libreschool-iso
This tool automates the generation of LibreSchool iso
how to locally create your ISO file
First, download the build container:
docker pull registry.libreschool.org/libreschool-automation/libreschool-iso-builder:latest
Then start it with these parameters:
docker run --rm \
-v "$PWD:/drone/src" \
-w "/drone/src" \
registry.libreschool.org/libreschool-automation/libreschool-iso-builder:latest
If you want to skip the download of the source ISO, you can provide an already downloaded one:
docker run --rm \
-v "$PWD:/drone/src" \
-v "$HOME/Downloads/nethserver-7.6.1810-x86_64.iso:/source.iso:ro" \
-w "/drone/src" \
registry.libreschool.org/libreschool-automation/libreschool-iso-builder:latest
Components
This ISO creation script has 3 main components:
- the anaconda folder: this stores all the customizations for the installer, basically only images;
- the root folder: this contains all the custom files that are applied over the NethServer source ISO;
- the packages.list file: this contains all the URLs of the packages required for this customization;
How to modify the ISO
The isolinux background image (the one that's displayed when booted from DVD or non-UEFI USB) is stored in root/isolinux/splash.jpg. The other images (used in the installer) are in anaconda/usr/share/anaconda/pixmaps. To add a package, you have to include the URL in the package.list file, then you have to tell the installer to use it: in the kickstart files (the ones in the /ks folder of the ISO), in the "%packages" section, we specify the packages and the package groups that are going to be installed; if you think that the package is needed in a specific installation type, then modify the kickstart file. Otherwise, if the package should be installed in all installation types, you have to modify the package-group: edit root/libreschool/comps.xml and add the package name here; the "libreschool-iso" package group is always installed.
TODO:
- FIX images
- package group
- Rename network interface
- Enforce the minimum required network interfaces (anaconda)
- PXE + Preseed (external package)
- assign wan0 to red on first boot?
- add nethserver packages
- customize Organization contacts?