diff --git a/developers/building/building-archlinux-template.md b/developers/building/building-archlinux-template.md index 0e30ee0e..b15743d4 100644 --- a/developers/building/building-archlinux-template.md +++ b/developers/building/building-archlinux-template.md @@ -16,12 +16,27 @@ The archlinux VM is now almost working as a NetVM. Based on qubes-builder code, Download qubes-builder git code ------------------------------- -Prefer the [marmarek git repository](https://github.com/marmarek/qubes-builder-archlinux) as it is the most recent one. +Prefer the [marmarek git repository](https://github.com/marmarek/qubes-builder) as it is the most recent one. + +~~~ +git clone https://github.com/marmarek/qubes-builder.git +~~~ Change your builder.conf ------------------------ -Change the following variables GIT\_SUBDIR=marmarek DISTS\_VM=archlinux +Change the following variables / add the following lines (as appropriate): + +~~~ +BUILDER_PLUGINS += builder-archlinux +GIT_PREFIX := marmarek/qubes- +DISTS_VM += archlinux +~~~ + +If you don't already have a `builder.conf` in the root of your qubes-builder +directory, a basic Archlinux template build may be achieved by copying +`example-configs/debian.conf` and making the above changes (don't forget to +also comment out any Debian-related `DISTS_VM += ` lines). Get all required sources ------------------------ @@ -46,12 +61,7 @@ Make all required qubes components The first use of the builder can take several hours depending on your bandwidth as it will install an archlinux chroot: ~~~ -make vmm-xen-vm -make core-vchan-xen-vm -make linux-utils-vm -make core-agent-linux-vm -make gui-common-vm -make gui-agent-linux-vm +make qubes-vm ~~~ Now build the template itself @@ -73,19 +83,17 @@ You can now find your template in qubes-src/linux-template-builder/rpm/noarch. I Known problems during building or when running the VM ===================================================== -Can't open file archlinux-2013.02.01-dual.iso ---------------------------------------------- +Build fails when fetching qubes-mgmt-salt +----------------------------------------- -Archlinux ISO files are sometimes removed from mirrors. Check the last version available on the archlinux mirror (eg: [http://mir.archlinux.fr/iso/](http://mir.archlinux.fr/iso/)), and update qubes-src/linux-template-builder/scripts\_archlinux/00\_prepare.sh accordingly: +The `qubes-mgmt-salt` repo is not currently forked under the marmarek user on +GitHub, to whom the above instructions set the `GIT_PREFIX`. As Archlinux is +not yet supported by mgmt-salt, simply leave it out of the build (when building +the Archlinux template on it's own) by appending the following to your +`builder.conf`: ~~~ -ISO_VERSION=2013.06.01 -~~~ - -You will also need to download the signature matching this ISO version inside qubes-src/linux-template-builder/scripts\_archlinux/: - -~~~ -wget http://mir.archlinux.fr/iso/2013.06.01/archlinux-2013.06.01-dual.iso.sig +BUILDER_PLUGINS := $(filter-out mgmt-salt,$(BUILDER_PLUGINS)) ~~~ The nm-applet (network manager icon) fails to start when archlinux is defined as a template-vm: