diff --git a/BuildingArchlinuxTemplate.md b/BuildingArchlinuxTemplate.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0009a242 --- /dev/null +++ b/BuildingArchlinuxTemplate.md @@ -0,0 +1,121 @@ +--- +layout: wiki +title: BuildingArchlinuxTemplate +permalink: /wiki/BuildingArchlinuxTemplate/ +--- + +Template building +================= + +The archlinux VM is now almost working as a NetVM. Based on qubes-builder code, you could find below how to build it and problem that could arise from template building to using archlinux as a netvm: + +Download qubes-builder git code +------------------------------- + +Prefer marmarek git repository as it is the most recent one + +Change your builder.conf +------------------------ + +Change the following variables GIT\_SUBDIR=marmarek DISTS\_VM=archlinux + +Get all required sources +------------------------ + +``` {.wiki} +make get-sources +``` + +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): +------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ + +``` {.wiki} +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 +``` + +Now build the template itself +----------------------------- + +This can take again several hours, especially the first time you built and archlinux template: + +``` {.wiki} +make linux-template-builder +``` + +Retrieve your template +---------------------- + +You can now find your template in qubes-src/linux-template-builder/rpm/noarch. Install it in dom0 (just take care as it will replace your current archlinux-x64 template) + +* * * * * + +Known problems during building or when running the VM +===================================================== + +xen-vmm-vm fail to build with a PARSETUPLE related error: +--------------------------------------------------------- + +Commenting out "\#define HAVE\_ATTRIBUTE\_FORMAT\_PARSETUPLE" from chroot\_archlinux/usr/include/python2.7/pyconfig.h fixes the problem, but it isn't the right solution [1]... + +A better fix is planned for the next python release (the bug is considered release blocking), and will be updated in archlinux chroot as soon as available. + +[1] [​http://bugs.python.org/issue17547](http://bugs.python.org/issue17547) + +Qubes-OS is now using different xenstore variable names, which makes to archlinux VM failing to boot +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +Apply the following fix in the template to revert the variable name to the old Qubes version (eg: sudo mkdir /mnt/vm; sudo mount /var/lib/qubes/vm-templates/archlinux-x64/root.img /mnt/vm; sudo chroot /mnt/vm then apply the fix, then umount /mnt/vm) + +``` {.wiki} +sudo sed 's:qubes-keyboard:qubes_keyboard:g' -i /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc.d/qubes-keymap.sh + +sudo sed 's:qubes-netvm-domid:qubes_netvm_domid:g' -i /etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/30-qubes-external-ip +sudo sed 's:qubes-netvm-external-ip:qubes_netvm_external_ip:g' -i /etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/30-qubes-external-ip + +sudo sed 's:qubes-netvm-network:qubes_netvm_network:g' -i /usr/lib/qubes/init/network-proxy-setup.sh +sudo sed 's:qubes-netvm-gateway:qubes_netvm_gateway:g' -i /usr/lib/qubes/init/network-proxy-setup.sh +sudo sed 's:qubes-netvm-netmask:qubes_netvm_netmask:g' -i /usr/lib/qubes/init/network-proxy-setup.sh +sudo sed 's:qubes-netvm-secondary-dns:qubes_netvm_secondary_dns:g' -i /usr/lib/qubes/init/network-proxy-setup.sh + +sudo sed 's:qubes-vm-type:qubes_vm_type:g' -i /usr/lib/qubes/init/qubes-sysinit.sh + +sudo sed 's:qubes-ip:qubes_ip:g' -i /usr/lib/qubes/setup-ip +sudo sed 's:qubes-netmask:qubes_netmask:g' -i /usr/lib/qubes/setup-ip +sudo sed 's:qubes-gateway:qubes_gateway:g' -i /usr/lib/qubes/setup-ip +sudo sed 's:qubes-secondary-dns:qubes_secondary_dns:g' -i /usr/lib/qubes/setup-ip +sudo sed 's:qubes-netvm-network:qubes_netvm_network:g' -i /usr/lib/qubes/setup-ip +sudo sed 's:qubes-netvm-gateway:qubes_netvm_gateway:g' -i /usr/lib/qubes/setup-ip +sudo sed 's:qubes-netvm-netmask:qubes_netvm_netmask:g' -i /usr/lib/qubes/setup-ip +sudo sed 's:qubes-netvm-secondary-dns:qubes_netvm_secondary_dns:g' -i /usr/lib/qubes/setup-ip + +sudo sed 's:qubes-iptables-domainrules:qubes_iptables_domainrules:g' -i /usr/sbin/qubes-firewall +sudo sed 's:qubes-iptables-header:qubes_iptables_header:g' -i /usr/sbin/qubes-firewall +sudo sed 's:qubes-iptables-error:qubes_iptables_error:g' -i /usr/sbin/qubes-firewall +sudo sed 's:qubes-iptables:qubes_iptables:g' -i /usr/sbin/qubes-firewall + +sudo sed 's:qubes-netvm-domid:qubes_netvm_domid:g' -i /usr/sbin/qubes-netwatcher +sudo sed 's:qubes-netvm-external-ip:qubes_netvm_external_ip:g' -i /usr/sbin/qubes-netwatcher +``` + +The nm-applet (network manager icon) fails to start when archlinux is defined as a template-vm: +----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +In fact /etc/dbus-1/system.d/org.freedesktop.[NetworkManager?](/wiki/NetworkManager).conf does not allow a standard user to run network manager clients. To allow this, one need to change inside \: + +``` {.wiki} + +``` + +to + +``` {.wiki} + +``` + +DispVM, Yum proxy and most Qubes addons (thunderbird ...) have not been tested at all. +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------