README.md

@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ There are a couple manual steps to get started before the installer scripts can
     - Be aware that Void uses a US keymap until you change it. If your keyboard is different, you might need to look up an image of a US keyboard to find the right keys.
   - If booting off the USB stick you want to install to, use (RAM) option
   - Log in as `root`, password `voidlinux`
-    - It won’t display anything while you type in the password but it will accept it.
   - If you need to use WiFi, run `void-installer`
     - Set your keyboard layout (optional)
     - Connect to your network
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ The scripts will take it from there, asking you for information and downloading
 - `install-stage2.sh`: continues setting up things after booting into the freshly installed base system
 - `opt/`: contains files to be installed in /opt/void-usb/
   - `grub-config`: custom grub config generator (probably not necessary but at this point I don’t wanna dig into the default one)
-  - `system-image`: helper script to rebuild the squashfs
+  - `backup-fs`: helper script to rebuild the squashfs
 - `kernel.d/`: kernel hooks to be installed in /etc/kernel.d
 - `skel/`: files to be added to /etc/skel
   - `bashrc`: my custom .bashrc

install-stage1.sh

@@ -26,11 +26,9 @@ function yesno {
     read -p "[y/n] " -n1 DISCARD_ME
     case "$DISCARD_ME" in
       y)
-        echo ""
         return 0
         ;;
       n)
-        echo ""
         return 1
         ;;
       *)
@@ -53,7 +51,7 @@ if [ ! "$(id -u)" -eq 0 ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-if ping -c2 repo-default.voidlinux.org >> $LOGFILE 2>&1; then
+if ping -c4 repo-default.voidlinux.org >> $LOGFILE 2>&1; then
   :
 else
   echo "An internet connection is required to run this script."
@@ -242,7 +240,7 @@ echo "Adding mirror configuration."
 echo "repository=$TARGET_MIRROR" > /mnt/target/etc/xbps.d/00-repository-main.conf
 
 echo "Adding sudo configuration."
-echo "%wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL" > /mnt/target/etc/sudoers.d/wheel_as_sudo_group
+echo "%wheel ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL" > /mnt/target/etc/sudoers.d/wheel_as_sudo_group.conf
 echo "Disabling root password."
 run_in_target passwd --lock root
 
@@ -268,13 +266,13 @@ wget --output-document=/mnt/target/lib/dracut/modules.d/90void-usb/overlay.sh "$
 chmod 744 /mnt/target/lib/dracut/modules.d/90void-usb/overlay.sh >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
 echo "done"
 
-echo -n "Adding system-image helper... "
+echo -n "Adding file system helper... "
 mkdir -p /mnt/target/opt/void-usb >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
 chmod 755 /mnt/target/opt/void-usb >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-wget --output-document=/mnt/target/opt/void-usb/system-image "$GIT_REPO_BASE/opt/system-image" >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+wget --output-document=/mnt/target/opt/void-usb/backup-fs "$GIT_REPO_BASE/opt/backup-fs" >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-chmod 744 /mnt/target/opt/void-usb/system-image >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
+chmod 744 /mnt/target/opt/void-usb/backup-fs >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
 echo "
-/opt/void-usb/system-image" >> /mnt/target/etc/rc.shutdown
+/opt/void-usb/backup-fs" >> /mnt/target/etc/rc.shutdown
 echo "done"
 
 echo "Adding fstab."
@@ -434,7 +432,7 @@ echo 'if [ -x /sbin/agetty -o -x /bin/agetty ]; then
 fi' > /mnt/target/etc/sv/agetty-tty1/conf
 
 [ -f /mnt/target/root/.profile ] && mv /mnt/target/root/.profile /mnt/target/root/.profile.bak >> $LOGFILE 2>&1
-echo "if ps aux | grep 'installer-stage2.sh' | grep -v 'grep' > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+echo "if ps aux | grep 'installer-stage2.sh' > /dev/null 2>&1; then
   true
 else
   /opt/void-usb/installer/install-stage2.sh
@@ -455,6 +453,6 @@ press_any_key
 
 echo "Creating system image..."
 #TODO: make this work without user interaction
-run_in_target /opt/void-usb/system-image
+run_in_target /opt/void-usb/backup-fs
 reboot
 #

install-stage2.sh

@@ -14,11 +14,9 @@ function yesno {
     read -p "[y/n] " -n1 DISCARD_ME
     case "$DISCARD_ME" in
       y)
-        echo ""
         return 0
         ;;
       n)
-        echo ""
         return 1
         ;;
       *)
@@ -95,17 +93,15 @@ for I in ${!SECTIONS[@]}; do
   else
     clear
     cat "/opt/void-usb/installer/package_selections/${SECTIONS[$I]}/description.txt"
-    echo ""
     for J in ${!AVAILABLE_OPTIONS[@]}; do
       source "/opt/void-usb/installer/package_selections/${SECTIONS[$I]}/${AVAILABLE_OPTIONS[$J]}"
       echo "$J: $DESCRIPTION"
     done
     CHOICE=""
     while [ -z "$CHOICE" ]; do
-      echo ""
       echo "Select by entering the corresponding number."
       read -p "> " CHOICE_NUMBER
-      grep "^[0-9]*$" <<< "$CHOICE_NUMBER" && CHOICE="${AVAILABLE_OPTIONS[$CHOICE_NUMBER]}"
+      CHOICE="${AVAILABLE_OPTIONS[$CHOICE_NUMBER]}"
     done
   fi
 

notes_to_self.txt

@@ -8,16 +8,14 @@ do not rely on the RTC
     - only fall back to using rtc if offline
   - do not set the RTC
 make our own or extract (if feasible) kb selection and time zone selection to hijack them for our purposes
-  - potentially interesting packages
-    - ckbcomp
-    - kbd-data
 vkpurge old stuff - only keep 2 vkpurgeable kernels
   - change kernel pre-install hook
 overview of the installation process at the start
 overall progress indication (step x out of y)
 exclude optical drives
+add newline after yesno (also in backup script)
 add bash completion along the line somewhere
-replace OpenBox with something lighter
+test that OpenBox is actually lighter than IceWM - or replace it with something that is
 allow unprivileged users to mount / unmount disks in GUI sessions
 look into roxterm as an alternative terminal
 add a zram swap option to package_selections
@@ -30,15 +28,8 @@ first run message in xinitrc
 put a README.txt on root dir of F2FS partition
 add online check to all the selections that need internet
 sort out /etc/resolv.conf for the chroot
-set keyboard layout for initramfs
-need some sort of notification handler?
 
-when installing GUI also install elogind xdg-utils dbus-elogind dbus-elogind-libs dbus-elogind-x11
+Minimum viable Xorg setup: 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
-allow backgrounds only for icewm-fancy
-when pre-configuring desktop
-  -> check if pipewire installed
-    -> add pipewire, pipewire-pulse, wireplumber
-  -> run IceWM directly if the lighter setup was selected
 
 musl downsides:
   - no nvidia drivers
@@ -57,16 +48,9 @@ Stage 2:
   -> set up user
     -> ask for username
     -> run useradd (non-interactively)
-      -> useradd --groups "comma,separated,groups" --create-home --shell /bin/bash $USERNAME
-      -> groups: dialout users wheel
-      -> ?? groups:
-        -> video - Can use GUI? Can use webcam?
-        -> cdrom optical - can listen to CDs? Can watch DVDs? Can mount / unmount CDs/DVDs?
-        -> storage - can mount / unmount disks from GUI?
-        -> scanner - can scan things (for example using XSane?)
-        -> network - can interface with NetworkManager?
-        -> kvm - can run QEMU?
     -> run passwd (interactively)
+    -> add to groups
+      -> including sudo group
   -> clean up
     -> mv /mnt/target/etc/sv/agetty-tty1/conf.bak /mnt/target/etc/sv/agetty-tty1/conf
     -> if [ -f /mnt/target/root/.profile.bak ]; then mv /mnt/target/root/.profile.bak /mnt/target/root/.profile; else rm /mnt/target/root/.profile; fi

opt/backup-fs

@@ -14,11 +14,9 @@ function yesno {
     read -p "[y/n] " -n1 DISCARD_ME < $TTY_OR_CONSOLE
     case "$DISCARD_ME" in
       y)
-        echo ""
         return 0
         ;;
       n)
-        echo ""
         return 1
         ;;
       *)
@@ -50,39 +48,34 @@ for I in ${!MOUNT_LIST[@]}; do
   fi
 done
 
-touch /run/void-usb/system-image-excludes
+touch /run/void-usb/backup-fs-excludes
-touch /run/void-usb/system-image-pseudo
+touch /run/void-usb/backup-fs-pseudo
 for I in ${!EXCLUDE_LIST[@]}; do
-  echo "/${EXCLUDE_LIST[$I]}" >> /run/void-usb/system-image-excludes
+  echo "/${EXCLUDE_LIST[$I]}" >> /run/void-usb/backup-fs-excludes
   FILE_PERMS="$(stat -c '%a %u %g' "${EXCLUDE_LIST[$I]}")"
-  echo "\"/${EXCLUDE_LIST[$I]}\" d $FILE_PERMS" >> /run/void-usb/system-image-pseudo
+  echo "\"/${EXCLUDE_LIST[$I]}\" d $FILE_PERMS" >> /run/void-usb/backup-fs-pseudo
 done
 
 #TODO: refuse to run if system is running
 
-#TODO: add a way to force a new system image up without asking (for example a file in /run/void-usb)
+#TODO: add a way to force backing up without asking (for example a file in /run/void-usb)
 
 #TODO: colors (bright white / light gray for readability)
-echo "Create a new system image?
+echo "Back up system changes to disk?
 
-This will replace the existing system image with a snapshot of the currently
+This only affects things outside the /home directory.
-running system. Choosing no here will discard any newly installed programs,
+Backing up the system will take some time.
-updates, system configuration changes, etc.
-
-This should not affect your files in /home as they are stored to disk directly.
-Check /TODO/README.txt for more information.
-
-Creating a new system image will take some time.
 "
 
 if yesno; then
-  echo "Building image..."
+  echo "Backing up..."
-  mksquashfs / /run/void-usb/container/new_squashfs.img -b 1M -comp xz -progress -noappend -pf /run/void-usb/system-image-pseudo -ef /run/void-usb/system-image-excludes
+  mksquashfs / /run/void-usb/container/new_squashfs.img -b 1M -comp xz -progress -noappend -pf /run/void-usb/backup-fs-pseudo -ef /run/void-usb/backup-fs-excludes
   #TODO: check if enough disk space
   # yes -> create new image next to old image
   # no  -> create new image in RAM
   #TODO: figure out when appending to existing squashfs is a good idea
   mv /run/void-usb/container/new_squashfs.img /run/void-usb/container/squashfs.img
 else
-  echo "Discarding system changes."
+  echo ""
+  echo "Not backing up."
 fi

package_selections/desktop/icewm-fancy

@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ function check {
 
 DESCRIPTION="BodgeMaster’s IceWM setup (recommended)"
 
-XORG_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"
 # TODO
-PACKAGES="$XORG_PACKAGES icewm elogind"
+PACKAGES=""
 
 function post_install {
   echo "desktop/icewm-fancy" >> /tmp/stage-2-choices

package_selections/desktop/icewm-light

@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ function check {
 
 DESCRIPTION="Lighter IceWM setup"
 
-XORG_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"
 # TODO
-PACKAGES="$XORG_PACKAGES icewm elogind"
+PACKAGES=""
 
 function post_install {
   echo "desktop/icewm-light" >> /tmp/stage-2-choices

package_selections/desktop/openbox

@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ function check {
 # TODO: more information for the user
 DESCRIPTION="OpenBox window manager (even more lightweight???)"
 
-XORG_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"
+# TODO also add xclock
-# TODO
+PACKAGES=""
-PACKAGES="$XORG_PACKAGES xclock openbox elogind"
 
 function post_install {
   echo "desktop/openbox" >> /tmp/stage-2-choices