grml-live: isohybrid is the default, reflect that.

[grml-live.git] / docs / grml-live.txt

diff --git a/docs/grml-live.txt b/docs/grml-live.txt
index 380ca9e..133badf 100644 (file)
--- a/docs/grml-live.txt
+++ b/docs/grml-live.txt
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ Linux Live system (CD/ISO)
 Synopsis
 --------
 
 Synopsis
 --------
 

-grml-live [-a <architecture>] [-c <classe[s]>] [-C <configfile>] [-g
-<grml_name>] [-i <iso_name> ] [-o <output_directory>] [-r <release_name>] [-s
-<suite>] [-t <template_directory>] [-v <version_number>] [-U <username>] [
--AbBFnNqQuVz]
+grml-live [-a <architecture>] [-c <classe[s]>] [-C <configfile>] [
+-e <extract_iso_name>] [-g <grml_name>] [-i <iso_name>] [
+-o <output_directory>] [-r <release_name>] [-s <suite>] [
+-t <template_directory>] [-v <version_number>] [-U <username>] [
+-w <date>] [-AbBFnNqQuVz]

 
 Description
 -----------
 
 Description
 -----------


@@ -42,8 +43,7 @@ completely independent at the same time!
 Please notice that you should have a fast network connection as all the Debian
 packages will be downloaded and installed via network. If you want to use a
 local mirror (strongly recommended if you plan to use grml-live more than once)
 Please notice that you should have a fast network connection as all the Debian
 packages will be downloaded and installed via network. If you want to use a
 local mirror (strongly recommended if you plan to use grml-live more than once)

-checkout mkdebmirror (see /usr/share/doc/grml-live/examples/mkdebmirror),
-debmirror(1), reprepro(1) (see /usr/share/doc/grml-live/examples/reprepro/ for a
+checkout debmirror(1), reprepro(1) (see /usr/share/doc/grml-live/examples/reprepro/ for a

 sample configuration), apt-cacher(1) and approx(8). To avoid downloading the
 base system again and again check out <<create-a-base-tgz,the base tar.gz
 feature>>.
 sample configuration), apt-cacher(1) and approx(8). To avoid downloading the
 base system again and again check out <<create-a-base-tgz,the base tar.gz
 feature>>.


@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ Options
 
   -A::
 
 
   -A::
 

-Clean up output directories before attempting the build. Packs the chroot
-into a tar archive, and removes chroot and ISO build directories before exiting.
+Clean up all output directories before running the build process. After finishing,
+clean up the Chroot target and Build target directories.

 
   -a **ARCHITECTURE**::
 
 
   -a **ARCHITECTURE**::
 


@@ -83,12 +83,10 @@ really know that you do not want to update the chroot.
 
 Specify the CLASSES to be used for building the ISO via FAI.  By default only
 the classes GRMLBASE, GRML_FULL and I386/AMD64 (depending on system
 
 Specify the CLASSES to be used for building the ISO via FAI.  By default only
 the classes GRMLBASE, GRML_FULL and I386/AMD64 (depending on system

-architecture) are assumed, resulting in a base system of about 350MB
-total ISO size. If using a non-I386 system (like AMD64) you should specify the
-appropriate architecture as well. Additionally you can specify a class providing
-a grml-kernel (see <<classes,the 'CLASSES' section in this document>> for
-details about available classes).  So instead of GRML_FULL you can also use
-GRML_SMALL and GRML_FULL.
+architecture) are assumed.  Additionally you can specify a class providing a
+(grml-)kernel (see <<classes,the 'CLASSES' section in this document>> for
+details about available classes). So instead of GRML_FULL you can also use e.g.
+GRML_SMALL.

 
 [IMPORTANT]
 All class names should be written in uppercase letters. Do not use a dash, use
 
 [IMPORTANT]
 All class names should be written in uppercase letters. Do not use a dash, use


@@ -132,6 +130,11 @@ grml-live this option provides you the option to use your own configuration
 directory. This directory is what's being referred to as ${GRML_FAI_CONFIG}
 throughout this documentation.
 
 directory. This directory is what's being referred to as ${GRML_FAI_CONFIG}
 throughout this documentation.
 

+  -e **EXTRACT_ISO_NAME**::
+
+The squashfs inside the specified ISO will be extracted and used as the chroot.
+This option is useful for remastering, in combination with -A and -b or -u.
+

   -F::
 
 Force execution and do not prompt for acknowledgment of configuration.
   -F::
 
 Force execution and do not prompt for acknowledgment of configuration.


@@ -197,9 +200,10 @@ Specify name of the release.
 
   -s **SUITE**::
 
 
   -s **SUITE**::
 

-Specify the Debian suite you want to use for your live-system.  Defaults to
-"squeeze" (being current Debian/stable). Supported values are: etch, lenny,
-squeeze, sid. Debian "squeeze" requires a recent base.tgz
+Specify the Debian suite you want to use for your live-system. If unset defaults
+to "testing". Supported values are: stable, testing, unstable (or their
+corresponding release names like "stretch"). Please be aware that recent Debian
+suites might require a recent base.tgz

 (${GRML_FAI_CONFIG}/config/basefiles/$CLASSNAME.tar.gz) or a recent version of
 debootstrap.
 
 (${GRML_FAI_CONFIG}/config/basefiles/$CLASSNAME.tar.gz) or a recent version of
 debootstrap.
 


@@ -208,11 +212,6 @@ debootstrap.
 Specify place of the templates used for building the ISO. By default
 (and if not manually specified) this is /usr/share/grml-live/templates/.
 
 Specify place of the templates used for building the ISO. By default
 (and if not manually specified) this is /usr/share/grml-live/templates/.
 

-  -T **CHROOT_ARCHIVE**::
-
-Unpack chroot tar archive before starting. Most useful in combination with
--A and -b or -u.
-

   -u::
 
 Update existing chroot instead of rebuilding it from scratch. This option is
   -u::
 
 Update existing chroot instead of rebuilding it from scratch. This option is


@@ -230,6 +229,22 @@ Specify version number of the release.
 
 Increase verbosity in the build process.
 
 
 Increase verbosity in the build process.
 

+  -w **DATE**::
+
+The wayback machine. Build the system using Debian archives from the specified
+date.  Valid date formats are yyyymmddThhmmssZ or simply yyyymmdd.  To learn
+which snapshots exist, i.e. which date strings are valid, simply browse the
+lists on http://snapshot.debian.org/.  If there is no import at the exact time
+you specified you will get the latest available timestamp which is before the
+time you specified.
+This option is useful especially for release and debugging builds - for example
+if you know that the Debian archive was in a good state on a specific date but
+you want to build it on another day in the future, where the archive might not
+be as needed anymore. Please be aware that this is restricted to the plain
+Debian repositories only, as referred to in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian.list
+(so neither the Grml repositories nor any further custom ones are affected by
+the wayback machine).
+

   -z::
 
 Use ZLIB instead of LZMA/XZ compression in mksquashfs part of the build process.
   -z::
 
 Use ZLIB instead of LZMA/XZ compression in mksquashfs part of the build process.


@@ -238,7 +253,7 @@ Use ZLIB instead of LZMA/XZ compression in mksquashfs part of the build process.
 Usage examples
 --------------
 
 Usage examples
 --------------
 

-To get a Debian-stable and Grml-based Live-CD using /grml/grml-live
+To get a Debian-stable and Grml-based Live-CD using ./grml

 as build and output directory just run:
 
   # grml-live
 as build and output directory just run:
 
   # grml-live


@@ -251,12 +266,10 @@ system:
 
 [NOTE]
 
 
 [NOTE]
 

-If you have enough free space inside /dev/shm (being a tmpfs, usually you should
-have >=1GB of RAM) just run "mount -o remount,suid,dev,rw /dev/shm" and use
-/dev/shm as build and output directory - resulting in very fast build process.
-But please be aware of the fact that rebooting your system will result in an
-empty /dev/shm, so please use another directory for $CHROOT_OUTPUT,
-$BUILD_OUTPUT and $ISO_OUTPUT if you plan to create more persistent output. :)
+If you have enough RAM, just run "mount -t tmpfs none /media/ramdisk" to get a
+tmpfs ("RAMDISK"), and use /media/ramdisk as build and output directory - this
+results in a very fast build process. Note that these files will be gone when
+rebooting.

 
 [[main-features]]
 Main features of grml-live
 
 [[main-features]]
 Main features of grml-live


@@ -285,7 +298,7 @@ The main and base class provided by grml-live is named GRMLBASE. It's strongly
 recommended to **always** use the class GRMLBASE when building an ISO using
 grml-live, as well as the architecture dependent class which provides the kernel
 (being 'I386' for x86_32 and 'AMD64' for x86_64) and a GRML_* class (like
 recommended to **always** use the class GRMLBASE when building an ISO using
 grml-live, as well as the architecture dependent class which provides the kernel
 (being 'I386' for x86_32 and 'AMD64' for x86_64) and a GRML_* class (like

-GRML_SMALL, GRML_MEDIUM or GRML_FULL). The following files and directories are
+GRML_SMALL or GRML_FULL). The following files and directories are

 relevant for class GRMLBASE by default:
 
   ${GRML_FAI_CONFIG}/config/scripts/GRMLBASE/
 relevant for class GRMLBASE by default:
 
   ${GRML_FAI_CONFIG}/config/scripts/GRMLBASE/


@@ -319,23 +332,33 @@ selected. The following classes are predefined:
 
 * DEBORPHAN: get rid of all packages listed in output of deborphan
 
 
 * DEBORPHAN: get rid of all packages listed in output of deborphan
 

+* FILE_RC: instead of using systemd as init system use file-rc instead. file-rc
+was the init system used by Grml until and including stable release 2014.11,
+starting with beginning of 2016 Grml switched to systemd instead. If you want to
+build a live system in the old style using file-rc instead of systemd then enable
+this class. Please notice that the Grml team no longer provides support for it
+though.
+
+* FRESHCLAM: execute freshclam (if it's present) to update clamav definitions
+(increases resulting ISO size ~70MB). By default it's skipped to avoid bigger
+ISO size.
+

 * GRMLBASE: the main class responsible for getting a minimal subset of what's
 defining a Grml system. Important parts of the buildprocess are specified in
 this class as well, so unless you have a really good reason you should always
 * GRMLBASE: the main class responsible for getting a minimal subset of what's
 defining a Grml system. Important parts of the buildprocess are specified in
 this class as well, so unless you have a really good reason you should always

-use this class.
+use this class. Please be aware that using *just* the GRMLBASE class won't be
+enough, because the kernel packages (e.g. linux-image-*) are chosen in further
+GRML_* classes (to provide maximum flexibility with kernel selection). If you
+don't want to use the existing GRML_FULL or GRML_SMALL classes, define your own
+CLASS file choosing the kernel package you want to use (and don't forget to
+include your CLASS in the arguments of grml-live's -c... command line option).

 
 * GRML_FULL: full featured Grml, also known as the "normal", full grml as
 
 * GRML_FULL: full featured Grml, also known as the "normal", full grml as

-introduced in December 2011 (~350MB ISO size).
+introduced in December 2011 (~750 ISO size).

 
 

-* GRML_MEDIUM: medium sized Grml version, used to be known as grml-medium
-until December 2011 (~220MB ISO size).
-
-* GRML_SMALL: minimum sized Grml version, known as grml-small (~110MB ISO
+* GRML_SMALL: minimum sized Grml version, known as grml-small (~360MB ISO

 size).
 
 size).
 

-* GRML_XL: large size Grml version, used to be known as "full grml" until
-December 2011 (~700MB ISO size).
-

 * LATEX: LaTeX(-related) packages like auctex, texlive,...
 (which used to be shipped by grml before the LaTeX removal)
 
 * LATEX: LaTeX(-related) packages like auctex, texlive,...
 (which used to be shipped by grml before the LaTeX removal)
 


@@ -401,16 +424,6 @@ GRML_FAI_CONFIG=/etc/grml/fai/config - both pointing to a directory shipped by
 grml-live out-of-the-box so you shouldn't have to configure anything in this
 file.
 
 grml-live out-of-the-box so you shouldn't have to configure anything in this
 file.
 

-  ${GRML_FAI_CONFIG}/make-fai-nfsroot.conf
-
-This file is used by make-fai-nfsroot(8) only. Usually you don't have to change
-anything inside this file. If you want to modify NFSROOT though you can adjust
-it there.
-
-  ${GRML_FAI_CONFIG}/NFSROOT
-
-This file specifies the package list for creating the NFSROOT.
-

   ${GRML_FAI_CONFIG}/config/
 
 The main directory for configuration of FAI/grml-live. More details below.
   ${GRML_FAI_CONFIG}/config/
 
 The main directory for configuration of FAI/grml-live. More details below.


@@ -436,7 +449,7 @@ installation process.
 Directory with lists of software packages to be installed or removed.  The
 different classes describe what should find its way to your ISO.  When running
 "grml-live -c GRMLBASE,GRML_SMALL,AMD64 ..." only the configuration of GRMLBASE,
 Directory with lists of software packages to be installed or removed.  The
 different classes describe what should find its way to your ISO.  When running
 "grml-live -c GRMLBASE,GRML_SMALL,AMD64 ..." only the configuration of GRMLBASE,

-GRML_SMALL and and AMD64 will be taken. If you use 'grml-live -c
+GRML_SMALL and AMD64 will be taken. If you use 'grml-live -c

 GRMLBASE,GRML_SMALL,AMD64,FOOBAR ...' then the files of GRMLBASE, GRML_SMALL,
 AMD64 **plus** the files from FOOBAR will be taken. So just create a new class to
 adjust the package selection according to your needs.  Please notice that the
 GRMLBASE,GRML_SMALL,AMD64,FOOBAR ...' then the files of GRMLBASE, GRML_SMALL,
 AMD64 **plus** the files from FOOBAR will be taken. So just create a new class to
 adjust the package selection according to your needs.  Please notice that the


@@ -471,15 +484,14 @@ please send us a bug report then). Check out <<deploy-on-debian,How do I deploy
 grml-live on a plain Debian installation>> for details how to set up grml-live
 on a plain, original Debian system.
 
 grml-live on a plain Debian installation>> for details how to set up grml-live
 on a plain, original Debian system.
 

-* enough free disk space; at least 800MB are required for a minimal grml-live
-run (\~400MB for the chroot [$CHROOT_OUTPUT], \~150MB for the build target
-[$BUILD_OUTPUT] and \~150MB for the resulting ISO [$ISO_OUTPUT] plus some
-temporary files), if you plan to use GRML_FULL you should have at least 4GB of
-total free disk space
+* enough free disk space; at least ~2GB are required for a minimal grml-live
+run (\~1GB for the chroot [$CHROOT_OUTPUT], \~400MB for the build target
+[$BUILD_OUTPUT], \~35MB for the netboot files and \~350MB for the resulting ISO
+[$ISO_OUTPUT] plus some temporary files), if you plan to use GRML_FULL you
+should have at least 4GB of total free disk space

 
 * fast network access for retrieving the Debian packages used for creating the
 
 * fast network access for retrieving the Debian packages used for creating the

-chroot (check out "local mirror" and "NFSROOT" to workaround this problem as far
-as possible)
+chroot (check out "local mirror" to workaround this problem as far as possible)

 
 For further information see next section.
 
 
 For further information see next section.
 


@@ -488,9 +500,8 @@ For further information see next section.
 Current state of grml-live with squashfs-tools and kernel
 ---------------------------------------------------------
 
 Current state of grml-live with squashfs-tools and kernel
 ---------------------------------------------------------
 

-Use squashfs-tools >=4.2-1 (available from Grml repositories as well as from
-Debian/testing and Debian/unstable) to build Grml (based) ISOs featuring kernel
-version 2.6.38-grml[64] or newer.
+Use squashfs-tools >=4.2-1 to build Grml (based) ISOs featuring kernel version
+2.6.38-grml[64] or newer.

 
 [[faq]]
 FAQ
 
 [[faq]]
 FAQ


@@ -504,9 +515,9 @@ The easiest way to get a running grml-live setup is to just use Grml.
 Of course using grml-live on a plain, original Debian installation is supported
 as well. So there we go.
 
 Of course using grml-live on a plain, original Debian installation is supported
 as well. So there we go.
 

-What we have: plain, original Debian squeeze (6.0).
+What we have: plain, original Debian stretch (9.x).

 
 

-What we want: build a Grml ISO based on Debian/wheezy for the amd64 architecture
+What we want: build a Grml ISO based on Debian/stretch for the amd64 architecture

 using grml-live.
 
 Instructions
 using grml-live.
 
 Instructions


@@ -524,17 +535,6 @@ Instructions
   # deb-src http://deb.grml.org/ grml-testing main
   EOF
 
   # deb-src http://deb.grml.org/ grml-testing main
   EOF
 

-  # adjust apt-pinning (only prefer squashfs stuff from grml):
-  cat >> /etc/apt/preferences << EOF
-  Package: *
-  Pin: origin deb.grml.org
-  Pin-Priority: 1
-
-  Package: squashfs-tools
-  Pin: origin deb.grml.org
-  Pin-Priority: 996
-  EOF
-

   # get keyring for apt:
   apt-get update
   apt-get --allow-unauthenticated install grml-debian-keyring
   # get keyring for apt:
   apt-get update
   apt-get --allow-unauthenticated install grml-debian-keyring


@@ -542,12 +542,11 @@ Instructions
   # optionally(!) install basefile so we don't have to build basic
   # chroot from scratch, grab from http://daily.grml.org/
   # mkdir -p /etc/grml/fai/config/basefiles/
   # optionally(!) install basefile so we don't have to build basic
   # chroot from scratch, grab from http://daily.grml.org/
   # mkdir -p /etc/grml/fai/config/basefiles/

-  # mv base.tgz /etc/grml/fai/config/basefiles/I386.tar.gz
-  # mv base64.tgz /etc/grml/fai/config/basefiles/AMD64.tar.gz
+  # mv I386.tar.gz /etc/grml/fai/config/basefiles/
+  # mv AMD64.tar.gz /etc/grml/fai/config/basefiles/

 
   # install relevant tools
 
   # install relevant tools

-  # please check out http://grml.org/grml-live/#current_state when encountering problems!
-  apt-get -o APT::Install-Recommends=false install grml-live squashfs-tools
+  apt-get --no-install-recommends install grml-live

 
   # adjust grml-live configuration for our needs:
   cat > /etc/grml/grml-live.local << EOF
 
   # adjust grml-live configuration for our needs:
   cat > /etc/grml/grml-live.local << EOF


@@ -558,21 +557,21 @@ Instructions
   # SQUASHFS_BINARY='/usr/bin/mksquashfs'
   ## install local files into the chroot
   # CHROOT_INSTALL="/etc/grml/fai/chroot_install"
   # SQUASHFS_BINARY='/usr/bin/mksquashfs'
   ## install local files into the chroot
   # CHROOT_INSTALL="/etc/grml/fai/chroot_install"

-  ## adjust if necessary (defaults to /grml/grml-live):
+  ## adjust if necessary (defaults to ./grml/):

   ## OUTPUT="/srv/grml-live"
   ## OUTPUT="/srv/grml-live"

-  FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP="wheezy http://cdn.debian.net/debian/"
+  FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP="stretch http://ftp.debian.org/debian/"

   # ARCH="amd64"
   CLASSES="GRMLBASE,GRML_FULL,AMD64"
   EOF
 
   # just optional(!) - upgrade FAI to latest available version:
   # ARCH="amd64"
   CLASSES="GRMLBASE,GRML_FULL,AMD64"
   EOF
 
   # just optional(!) - upgrade FAI to latest available version:

-  cat >> /etc/apt/sources.list << EOF
-  # fai:
-    deb http://fai-project.org/download squeeze koeln
+  cat >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/fai.list << EOF
+  deb     http://jenkins.grml.org/debian fai main
+  deb-src http://jenkins.grml.org/debian fai main

   EOF
 
   # get gpg key of FAI repos and install current FAI version:
   EOF
 
   # get gpg key of FAI repos and install current FAI version:

-  gpg -a --recv-keys AB9B66FD; gpg -a --export AB9B66FD | apt-key add -
+  wget -O - http://jenkins.grml.org/debian/C525F56752D4A654.asc | sudo apt-key add -

   apt-get update
   apt-get install fai-client fai-server fai-doc
 
   apt-get update
   apt-get install fai-client fai-server fai-doc
 


@@ -627,7 +626,7 @@ Can I use my own (local) Debian mirror?
 
 Yes. Set up an according sources.list configuration as class file in
 ${GRML_FAI_CONFIG}/config/files/etc/apt/sources.list.d/ and adjust the variable
 
 Yes. Set up an according sources.list configuration as class file in
 ${GRML_FAI_CONFIG}/config/files/etc/apt/sources.list.d/ and adjust the variable

-FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP (if not already using NFSROOT's base.tgz) inside
+FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP (if not already using a base.tgz) inside

 /etc/grml/grml-live.conf[.local]. If you're setting up your own class file don't
 forget to include the class name in the class list (grml-live -c ...).
 
 /etc/grml/grml-live.conf[.local]. If you're setting up your own class file don't
 forget to include the class name in the class list (grml-live -c ...).
 


@@ -645,7 +644,7 @@ How do I add additional Debian package(s) to my CD/ISO?
 Just create a new class (using the package_config directory):
 
   # cat > /etc/grml/fai/config/package_config/MIKA << EOF
 Just create a new class (using the package_config directory):
 
   # cat > /etc/grml/fai/config/package_config/MIKA << EOF

-  PACKAGES aptitude
+  PACKAGES install

 
   vim
   another_name_of_a_debian_package
 
   vim
   another_name_of_a_debian_package


@@ -666,50 +665,6 @@ what you are searching for just run:
   rm -rf /etc/grml/fai /etc/grml/grml-live.conf
   dpkg -i --force-confnew --force-confmiss /path/to/grml-live_..._all.deb
 
   rm -rf /etc/grml/fai /etc/grml/grml-live.conf
   dpkg -i --force-confnew --force-confmiss /path/to/grml-live_..._all.deb
 

-[[create-a-base-tgz]]
-How do I create a base.tgz for use as NFSROOT?
-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
-
-First of all build the chroot system:
-
-  mkdir /tmp/nfsroot && cd /tmp/nfsroot
-  debootstrap squeeze /tmp/nfsroot/ http://cdn.debian.net/debian
-  tar zcf base.tgz ./
-
-Then check out where your NFSROOT is located:
-
-  # grep '^NFSROOT' /etc/grml/fai/make-fai-nfsroot.conf
-  NFSROOT=/grml/fai/nfsroot
-
-So as /grml/fai/nfsroot is your NFSROOT place the file under
-/grml/fai/nfsroot/live/filesystem.dir/var/tmp/:
-
-  mv base.tgz /grml/fai/nfsroot/live/filesystem.dir/var/tmp/base.tgz
-
-or even better use /etc/grml/fai/config/basefiles/$CLASSNAME.tar.gz instead.
-Use I386 as $CLASSNAME for i386 builds and AMD64 for amd64 builds.
-
-Now running "grml-live ..." will use this file as main system instead of
-executing debootstrap. Check out the output for the following lines if using
-NFSROOT:
-
-  [...]
-  Calling task_extrbase
-  Unpacking Debian base archive
-  Extracting /grml/fai/nfsroot/live/filesystem.dir/var/tmp/base.tgz
-  Calling task_mirror
-  [...]
-
-or if using /etc/grml/fai/config/basefiles/$CLASSNAME.tar.gz for:
-
-  [...]
-  ftar: extracting /etc/grml/fai/config/basefiles///AMD64.tar.gz to
-  /grml-live/grml-live_20071029.22138/grml_chroot//
-  [...]
-
-[TIP]
-Existing base.tgz can be found at http://daily.grml.org/
-

 [[apt-cacher]]
 Set up apt-cacher-ng for use with grml-live
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 [[apt-cacher]]
 Set up apt-cacher-ng for use with grml-live
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~


@@ -721,7 +676,7 @@ FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP:
   [...]
   APT_PROXY="http://localhost:3142/"
   [...]
   [...]
   APT_PROXY="http://localhost:3142/"
   [...]

-  FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP="squeeze http://localhost:3142/cdn.debian.net/debian squeeze main contrib non-free"
+  FAI_DEBOOTSTRAP="stretch http://localhost:3142/ftp.debian.org/debian stretch main contrib non-free"

 
 Make sure apt-cacher-ng is running ('/etc/init.d/apt-cacher-ng restart').
 That's it.  All downloaded files will be cached in /var/cache/apt-cacher-ng then.
 
 Make sure apt-cacher-ng is running ('/etc/init.d/apt-cacher-ng restart').
 That's it.  All downloaded files will be cached in /var/cache/apt-cacher-ng then.


@@ -730,47 +685,134 @@ That's it.  All downloaded files will be cached in /var/cache/apt-cacher-ng then
 How do I revert the manifold feature from an ISO?
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 How do I revert the manifold feature from an ISO?
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 

-The so called manifold feature Grml ISOs use by default allows one to use the same
-ISO for CD boot and USB boot. If you notice any problems when booting just
-revert the manifold feature running:
+The so-called manifold feature Grml ISOs can, but by default do not, use allows
+one to use the same ISO for CD boot and USB boot. If you notice any problems
+when booting manifold-crafted media, just revert the manifold feature running:

 
   % dd if=/dev/zero of=grml.iso bs=512 count=1 conv=notrunc
 
 To switch from manifold to isohybrid mode (an alternative approach provided by
 
   % dd if=/dev/zero of=grml.iso bs=512 count=1 conv=notrunc
 
 To switch from manifold to isohybrid mode (an alternative approach provided by

-syslinux) then just execute:
+syslinux, used by default for official Grml images) then just execute:

 
   % isohybrid grml.iso
 
 
   % isohybrid grml.iso
 

-[[basetgz]]
+[[create-a-base-tgz]]

 How do I create a base tar.gz (I386.tar.gz or AMD64.tar.gz)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 How do I create a base tar.gz (I386.tar.gz or AMD64.tar.gz)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

+[[basetgz]]
+
+First of all create the chroot using debootstrap (requires root):
+
+  BASECHROOT='/tmp/basefile'  # path where the chroot gets generated
+  SUITE='stretch'              # using the current stable release should always work
+  debootstrap --exclude=info,tasksel,tasksel-data "$SUITE" "$BASECHROOT" http://ftp.debian.org/debian
+  tar -C "$BASECHROOT" --exclude='var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb' -zcf "${SUITE}".tar.gz ./
+
+[TIP]
+By default debootstrap builds a chroot matching the architecture of the running
+host system. If you're using an amd64 system and want to build an i386 base.tgz
+then invoke debootstrap using the '--arch i386' option. Disclaimer: building an
+AMD64 base.tgz won't work if you are using a 32bit kernel system of course.
+
+Finally place the generated tarball in /etc/grml/fai/config/basefiles/ (note
+that it needs to be uppercase letters matching the class names, so: e.g.
+AMD64.tar.gz for amd64 and I386.tar.gz for i386).
+
+Then executing grml-live should use this file as base system instead of executing
+debootstrap. Check out the output for something like:
+
+  [...]
+  ftar: extracting //etc/grml/fai/config/basefiles///AMD64.tar.gz to /srv/grml64_testing/grml_chroot//
+  [...]
+
+[[localrepos]]
+How to use your own local repository
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Let's assume you have Debian package(s) in your filesystem inside
+`/home/foobar/local-packages` and want to provide them to your grml-live build.
+This can be achieved either 1) through a bind mount (using the MIRROR_DIRECTORY
+configuration) or 2) by serving a repository via HTTP.
+
+Serving via bind mount / MIRROR_DIRECTORY
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 
 

-Execute the following commands (requires root):
+Make sure to create an according sources.list configuration file, e.g. using
+your own class name `CUSTOM`:

 
 

-  ARCH='amd64' # replace with i386 if necessary
-  SUITE='squeeze' # using the current stable release should always work
-  debootstrap --arch "$ARCH" --exclude=info,tasksel,tasksel-data "$SUITE" "$ARCH" http://debian.netcologne.de/debian
-  cd "$ARCH"
-  rm var/cache/apt/archives/*.deb
-  tar zcf ../"${ARCH}".tar.gz *
+  # cat > /etc/grml/fai/config/files/etc/apt/sources.list.d/local-packages.list/CUSTOM << EOF
+  deb file:///home/foobar/local-packages ./
+  EOF
+
+Add the according MIRROR_DIRECTORY configuration to your grml-live configuration:
+
+  # echo "MIRROR_DIRECTORY='/home/foobar/packages'" >> /etc/grml/grml-live.local
+
+Make sure the local directory looks like a mirror:
+
+  % cd /home/foobar/packages
+  % dpkg-scanpackages . /dev/null | gzip > Packages.gz

 
 

-And finally place the generated tarball in /etc/grml/fai/config/basefiles/ (note
-that it needs to be uppercase letters matching the class names, so: AMD64.tar.gz
-for amd64 and I386.tar.gz for i386).
+Finally invoke grml-live with your class name (`CUSTOM` in this example) added
+to the list of classes on the command line (see grml-live option `-c`).
+
+Serving a repository via HTTP
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+
+Make sure to create an according sources.list configuration file, e.g. using
+your own class name `CUSTOM`:
+
+  # cat > /etc/grml/fai/config/files/etc/apt/sources.list.d/local-packages.list/CUSTOM << EOF
+  deb http://127.0.0.1:8000/ ./
+  EOF
+
+Make sure the local directory is served via HTTP on the according IP address and
+port. For the `http://127.0.0.1:8000/` example from above it should be enough to
+just invoke:
+
+  % cd /home/foobar/packages
+  % dpkg-scanpackages . /dev/null | gzip > Packages.gz
+  % python -m SimpleHTTPServer 8000
+
+[TIP]
+Of course you can also use a real Debian repository setup using tools like
+reprepro(1) and/or using a real web server, though for quick debugging sessions
+python's SimpleHTTPServer in combination with dpkg-scanpackages from package
+dpkg-dev is a simple and easy approach.
+
+Finally invoke grml-live with your class name (`CUSTOM` in this example) added
+to the list of classes on the command line (see grml-live option `-c`).

 
 [[download]]
 Download / install grml-live as a Debian package
 ------------------------------------------------
 
 
 [[download]]
 Download / install grml-live as a Debian package
 ------------------------------------------------
 

-Debian packages are available through the grml-repository at
-link:http://deb.grml.org/pool/main/g/grml-live/[deb.grml.org].  If you want to
-build a Debian package on your own (using for example a specific version or the
-current development tree), just execute:
+Stable Debian packages are available through the grml-repository at
+link:http://deb.grml.org/pool/main/g/grml-live/[deb.grml.org] and the latest
+Git commits are available as Debian packages from
+link:http://jenkins.grml.org/job/grml-live-binaries/[jenkins.grml.org].
+If you want to build a Debian package on your own (using for example a specific
+version or the current development tree), just execute:

 
   git clone git://git.grml.org/grml-live
   cd grml-live
   debuild -us -uc
 
 
   git clone git://git.grml.org/grml-live
   cd grml-live
   debuild -us -uc
 

+[[run-from-git]]
+Run grml-live directly from git
+-------------------------------
+
+In case you want to run grml-live directly from the git repository checkout
+(after making sure all dependencies are installed), you should set
+`GRML_FAI_CONFIG` so that a) it finds the according FAI configuration files and
+b) does not use the config files of an possibly installed `grml-live` package.
+Usage example:
+
+    # export GRML_FAI_CONFIG=$(pwd)/etc/grml/fai
+    # export SCRIPTS_DIRECTORY=$(pwd)/scripts
+    # export TEMPLATE_DIRECTORY=$(pwd)/templates
+    # ./grml-live -s sid -a amd64 -c GRMLBASE,GRML_FULL,AMD64
+

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