[arch-releng] RFC: Automated Install

[Tim Meusel]

There exists a nice solution to install different linux operating
systems, installimage:
* https://github.com/virtapi/installimage (my version)
* https://github.com/hetzneronline/installimage (the hetzner version)

This can be executed via any live linux, for example a custom arch PXE:
* https://github.com/virtapi/LARS

This utilizes the mentioned .automated_script.sh to run installimage at
multiple big ISPs.

There is also a Python based API to manage DHCP, PXE and installimage
configs via a web API at are processed by isc-dhcp (their ldap
backend)/tftp-hpa with pxelinux/installimage
* https://github.com/virtapi/marmoset

Let me know if you've questions about any of these projects. The
installimage and LARS repos also have flowcharts in their README.md.

Cheers, Tim

On 09.07.21 08:32, Li-Yu Yu via arch-releng wrote:
> brent s. via arch-releng <arch-releng at lists.archlinux.org> 於 2021年7月9日
> 週五 下午2:24寫道：
>>
>> Hey, all.
>>
>> One of the things that I feel limits Arch Linux is the lack of an
>> ability to kick off an unattended install. Sure, you can boot via PXE or
>> the like, but the actual install does not take place.
> Just FYI, maybe not what you want, but I have been sending the script=
> kernel cmdline from the PXE server:
> https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/archiso/-/blob/master/configs/releng/airootfs/root/.automated_script.sh
> 

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