From 35a0654c009a51e033f252b88b6d4ac373f9139e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: BodgeMaster <>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2023 08:25:52 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Figure out process to follow

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+compare sizes of glibc and musl installations
+try running multiple MC versions on musl
+need xdg menu maker?
+
+ideas:
+use shell script for init, call real init via exec
+system lives on squashfs
+  -> overlayfs with tmpfs set up at boot
+  -> new system image generated and written back on shutdown
+    -> user-selectable ("Do you want to save changes to the system? This will take some time.")
+    -> fstrim (if applicable)
+swap on zram
+f2fs for home
+tmpfs for package cache, /tmp, logs?
+
+Steps to install:
+  - (user does this:) boot Void installer
+    -> log in as root
+    -> connect to the internet
+    -> download and run install script
+  - preparations:
+    -> update xbps
+    -> install xmirror
+    -> make our own or extract kb selection, mirror selection, and time zone selection (if feasible) to hijack them for our purposes
+  - warn user about formatting and making the USB stick unusable with Windows
+  - select kb layout
+  - set up disks
+    -> select disk from a list
+    -> wipe disk (new gpt)
+    -> partition disk
+      -> 270M ESP (if needed) or 2M BIOS GRUB
+      -> partition that holds home and the squashfs image
+    -> format partitions (use force option)
+      -> ESP FAT32
+      -> rest F2FS
+  - mount them things, set up tmpfs as / for now
+  - install base system
+    -> select mirror
+    -> select installation type (x86_32/x86_64/aarch64, glibc/musl)
+    -> install packages
+      -> linux bash shadow f2fs-tools dosfstools dbus NetworkManager iana-etc iw wpa_supplicant util-linux which tar man-pages iproute2 iputils wifi-firmware traceroute grep gzip file sed gawk less coreutils findutils diffutils pciutils usbutils tzdata base-files ncurses mdocml procps-ng kbd xbps sudo ethtool kmod eudev runit-void removed-packages nano acpid
+    -> configure XBPS (set mirror, anything else?)
+    -> configure sudo
+      -> drop a file with "%wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL" in /etc/sudoers.d/sudo_group
+    -> configure overlayfs setup
+    -> configure tmpfses
+    -> configure /home (bind mount or symlink?)
+    -> configure keymap (etc/rc.conf)
+    -> configure shutdown squashfs updater
+      -> rc.shutdown?
+    -> configure and install bootloader
+      -> determine BIOS or UEFI
+      -> if UEFI, install as removable device
+    -> xbps-reconfigure -fa
+    -> prepare 2nd stage installation
+      -> auto login root
+      -> put script in .bashrc
+    -> build squashfs
+    -> (if needed) set up an initramfs with busybox to mount the squashfs/overlayfs at boot time
+  - prompt user to reboot to finish installation
+  - second stage installation
+    -> configure services
+      -> dbus
+      -> NetworkManager
+      -> acpid
+    -> ask user to connect to network using nmtui
+    -> set up timezone
+      -> ask user which zone
+      -> ask user whether to use UTC or local time
+      -> configure (rc.conf and /etc/localtime)
+    -> set hostname
+      -> ask user
+      -> configure
+    -> install packages
+      -> setxkbmap xauth xorg-video-drivers mesa mesa-dri xorg-server elogind xorg-input-drivers xrandr acpilight xhost xinit xrdb xinput xgamma xset iceauth sessreg transset xcmsdb xkbutils xmodmap dejavu-fonts-ttf
+      -> ?? xorg-fonts pulsemixer PrismLauncher
+      -> ask about nvidia driver
+        -> install if needed
+      -> ask whether to use CTWM or IceWM
+        -> short description of up and downsides
+        -> if CTWM, also install
+          -> xclock
+        -> if IceWM, also install
+          -> network-manager-applet
+          -> sound applet
+        -> configure zram swap
+    -> passwd -l root
+    -> populate /etc/skel
+      -> ultimate bashrc bc why not
+      -> first run message in xinitrc
+        -> auto-deletes itself
+        -> displays README.txt on root dir of the F2FS partition
+      -> if using CTWM
+        -> put xclock in xinitrc
+        -> configure more sane defaults
+      -> prepend bashrc with a thing that checks of xorg is running
+        -> if not, run startx and ask user whether to shut down, reboot, or do nothing afterwards
+    -> set up user
+      -> ask for username
+      -> run useradd (non-interactively)
+      -> run passwd (interactively)
+      -> add to groups
+        -> including sudo group
+    -> build new squashfs image and reboot