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# Chimera pyinfra Config
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Goal: Point these [pyinfra] operations at a machine booted into the Chimera live
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CD and install [Chimera Linux] to a bootable base state.
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These scripts are intended for quick, automated installation of Chimera Linux
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on virtual machines. They've been used against local VMs in [virt-manager] as
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well as the web-based VNC console provided by some VPC hosts.
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## Setup
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Initial setup to install [pyinfra] in a virtual env.
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UNIX-like:
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```shell
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python -m venv .venv
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. .venv/bin/activate
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pip install --require-virtualenv -r requirements.txt
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```
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Windows:
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```powershell
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python -m venv .venv
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.venv\Scripts\Activate.ps1
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pip install --require-virtualenv -r requirements.txt
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powershell -Command { $env:VCPKG_ROOT="D:\Source\vcpkg"; pip install -r .\requirements.txt }
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```
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## Configuration
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EFI systems will use `install.py`, BIOS systems will use `install-bios.py`.
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Edit files before running.
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<!-- TODO: Make this inventory data -->
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1. Add your SSH public key to the `user_ssh_key` variable.
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1. Review the 'Add swap' step and adjust the amount of swap if desired.
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## Install
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1. Boot from the Chimera base live CD
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1. Log into the console as root
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1. Bootstrap SSH access with [xdotool]; replace `<key> your-public-ssh-key` with your public SSH key:
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* `xdotool windowfocus --sync $(xdotool selectwindow) type 'dinitctl start sshd && mkdir ~/.ssh && echo "<key> your-public-ssh-key" > ~/.ssh/authorized_keys && ip addr && fdisk -l'`
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1. Note IP address above
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1. Note the name of the disk to install to from above `fdisk` output
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1. For EFI based systems run the `install.py` operation against the IP noted in step 5: `pyinfra -vvv --user root IP install.py`
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1. For BIOS based systems run the `install-bios.py` operation against the IP noted in step 5: `pyinfra -vvv --user root IP install-bios.py`
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1. At the beginning of the run after the disk device confirmation note the root password that is printed
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1. Reboot: `pyinfra --user root IP exec reboot`
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1. Log in and set passwd for regular user (if `doas` access is required)
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## Post Install
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Perform these steps either manually or by writing pyinfra code.
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- https://chimera-linux.org/docs/configuration/post-installation
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- https://chimera-linux.org/docs/configuration/microcode
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## Troubleshooting
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### Remount root
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If something goes wrong and you want to remount a previous attempt (replace `/dev/vda2` as necessary):
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xdotool windowfocus --sync $(xdotool selectwindow) type 'mkdir /media/root && mount /dev/vda2 /media/root && mount /dev/vda1 /media/root/boot'
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### Dropped Characters With Typing With xdotool
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Add `--delay 100` to the `xdotool type` command.
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## Maintenance Status
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I'm publishing this code in the hope it's useful to others but maintenance will
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be limited. I'm unlikely to implement feature requests, but will review smaller
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contributions and bug reports.
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## Licence
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This code is licenced under terms of the [Zero-Clause BSD licence](LICENSE).
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[xdotool]: https://github.com/jordansissel/xdotool
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[Chimera Linux]: https://chimera-linux.org/
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[pyinfra]: https://pyinfra.com/
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[virt-manager]: https://virt-manager.org/
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