Directions for Custom Endeavour ISO running KDE

jputnam · May 26, 2023, 6:45pm

I did notice there is a typo in the run_before_squash script. Line 92:

rm "# Set wallpaper for live-session and original for installed system

I think something is missing or the rm " just needs to be removed.

jputnam · May 26, 2023, 6:56pm

This pops up when it runs which made me notice it:

rm: cannot remove '# Set wallpaper for live-session and original for installed system'$'\n''mv endeavouros-wallpaper.png /etc/calamares/files/endeavouros-wallpaper.png'$'\n''mv /root/livewall.png /usr/share/endeavouros/backgrounds/endeavouros-wallpaper.png'$'\n''chmod 644 /usr/share/endeavouros/backgrounds/*.png'$'\n\n\n''# TEMPORARY CUSTOM FIXES'$'\n\n''# Fix for getting bash configs installed'$'\n''cp -af /home/liveuser/{.bashrc,.bash_profile} /etc/skel/'$'\n\n''# Move blacklisting nouveau out of ISO (copy back to target for offline installs)'$'\n''mv /usr/lib/modprobe.d/nvidia-utils.conf /etc/calamares/files/nv-modprobe'$'\n''mv /usr/lib/modules-load.d/nvidia-utils.conf /etc/calamares/files/nv-modules-load'$'\n\n''# Get extra drivers!'$'\n''mkdir /opt/extra-drivers'$'\n''sudo pacman -Sw --noconfirm --cachedir /opt/extra-drivers r8168'$'\n\n''# install packages'$'\n''mkdir -p /usr/share/packages'$'\n''sudo pacman -Sw --noconfirm --cachedir /usr/share/packages grub eos-dracut kernel-install-for-dracut refind os-prober xf86-video-intel'$'\n\n''# Clean pacman log and package cache'$'\n''rm /var/log/pacman.log'$'\n''# pacman -Scc seem to fail so:'$'\n''rm -rf /var/cache/pacman/pkg/'$'\n\n''#calamares BUG https://github.com/calamares/calamares/issues/2075'$'\n''rm -rf /home/build'$'\n''#/var/log/pacman.log': No such file or directory

Pudge · May 26, 2023, 8:29pm

A couple of tips for using makepkg

In your home directory make a directory named Packages
edit /etc/makepkg.conf
change

#PKGDEST=/home/packages

to

PKGDEST=/home/$USER/Packages

Instead of placing the finished package in amongst the source files, this will place the
package in ~/Packages. Easier to find, plus if you are compiling more than one package, all packages end up in the same place.

and change

PKGEXT='.pkg.tar.gz'

to

PKGEXT='.pkg.tar.zst

Which will change the compression type to zst

Pudge

EDIT:
Fixed misspelled word

jputnam · May 26, 2023, 9:22pm

Good idea. Thanks.

manuel · May 27, 2023, 8:07am

I can’t find command rm in the beginning of that line… and here the line number is 69. Where did you get that file?

EDIT: OK, you seem to be using Joe’s dev version…

github.com

endeavouros-team/EndeavourOS-ISO/blob/e0dd896bfb02c58e0ae76df51e49a07798d6a16e/run_before_squashfs.sh#L69


      
          # Enable systemd services
          systemctl enable NetworkManager.service systemd-timesyncd.service bluetooth.service firewalld.service
          systemctl enable vboxservice.service vmtoolsd.service vmware-vmblock-fuse.service
          systemctl set-default multi-user.target
          systemctl enable intel.service
          
          # Install locally builded packages on ISO (place packages under airootfs/root/packages)
          pacman -U --noconfirm -- "/root/packages/"*".pkg.tar.zst"
          rm -rf "/root/packages/"
          
          # Set wallpaper for live-session and original for installed system
          mv "endeavouros-wallpaper.png" "/etc/calamares/files/endeavouros-wallpaper.png"
          mv "/root/livewall.png" "/usr/share/endeavouros/backgrounds/endeavouros-wallpaper.png"
          chmod 644 "/usr/share/endeavouros/backgrounds/"*".png"
          #test to use the new xfce4-desktop.xml file
          #rm -rf "/usr/share/backgrounds/xfce/xfce-verticals.png"
          #ln -s "/usr/share/endeavouros/backgrounds/endeavouros-wallpaper.png" "/usr/share/backgrounds/xfce/xfce-verticals.png"
          
          
          # TEMPORARY CUSTOM FIXES

jputnam · May 27, 2023, 3:45pm

The file has already been updated. There was a mis-paste before a commit and rendered a section unusable. I works fine now and I have my custom live image. Already had to use it this morning on another laptop that upgraded mesa.

joekamprad · May 28, 2023, 11:24am

to use personal dotfiles for the live session you will need to clean some script or modify to use yours.
We do create a skel package for the live session on the run but on installing it will use default skel package. so in case you want your personal skel setup installed with offline install you need to modify the way it runs on the ISO build…
I can help with that indeed…

joekamprad · May 28, 2023, 11:27am

github.com

killajoe/EndeavourOS-ISO-KDE/blob/main/prepare.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# Get mirrorlist for offline installs
wget -qN --show-progress -P "airootfs/etc/pacman.d/" "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/endeavouros-team/EndeavourOS-ISO/main/mirrorlist"

# Get wallpaper for installed system
wget -qN --show-progress -P "airootfs/root/" "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/endeavouros-team/endeavouros-theming/master/backgrounds/endeavouros-wallpaper.png"

# current downgrade mesa for calamares lag in vms:
#wget "https://archive.archlinux.org/packages/m/mesa/mesa-22.1.7-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst"
#mv mesa-22.1.7-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst "airootfs/root/packages/"

# Make sure build scripts are executable
chmod +x "./"{"mkarchiso","run_before_squashfs.sh"}

# Build liveuser skel
cd "airootfs/root/endeavouros-skel-liveuser"
makepkg -f


# Build liveuser skel
cd "airootfs/root/endeavouros-skel-liveuser"
makepkg -f

github.com

killajoe/EndeavourOS-ISO-KDE/blob/main/run_before_squashfs.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# Made by Fernando "maroto"
# Run anything in the filesystem right before being "mksquashed"
# ISO-NEXT specific cleanup removals and additions (08-2021 + 10-2021) @killajoe and @manuel
# refining and changes november 2021 @killajoe and @manuel

script_path=$(readlink -f "${0%/*}")
work_dir="work"

# Adapted from AIS. An excellent bit of code!
# all pathes must be in quotation marks "path/to/file/or/folder" for now.

arch_chroot() {
    arch-chroot "${script_path}/${work_dir}/x86_64/airootfs" /bin/bash -c "${1}"
}

do_merge() {

arch_chroot "$(cat << EOF

This file has been truncated. show original

# Install liveuser skel (in case of conflicts use overwrite)
pacman -U --noconfirm --overwrite "/etc/skel/.bash_profile","/etc/skel/.bashrc" -- "/root/endeavouros-skel-liveuser/"*".pkg.tar.zst"
***
# Remove liveuser skel to then install user skel
pacman -Rns --noconfirm -- "endeavouros-skel-liveuser"
rm -rf "/root/endeavouros-skel-liveuser"

the skel package used for livesession is taking the settings from here:

jputnam · May 29, 2023, 6:48pm

I really just need the files for the live session for troubleshooting my clients computers. I has a custom bash script, instructions, and aditional programs installed. I use the regular image for installs.

I actually put the files in a folder then copy them to the liveuser folder towards the end of the run_before script and give them liveuser permissions. It works for the intended purpose.

system · May 31, 2023, 6:49pm

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