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To just give Alpine Linux a try in diskless mode, qemu can be used to boot the .iso file without any need for a virtual HDD image or further configuration. | |||
{{Cmd|qemu -m 512 -cdrom alpine- | {{Cmd|qemu-system-x86_64 -m 512 -nic user -boot d -cdrom alpine-{{AlpineLatest}}-x86_64.iso --accel kvm}} | ||
== Letting the .iso image load an apkovl == | |||
This works by mounting a persistent filesystem under /media and selecting it to store the '''apkovl''' and the '''apkcache'''. | |||
< | Preparing a KVM with a virtual drive: | ||
{{cmd|mkdir -p /media/usb/images | |||
qemu-img create -f raw /media/usb/images/mykvm.config 32M | |||
qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -m 384 \ | |||
-name mykvm \ | |||
-cdrom /media/usb/images/alpine-{{AlpineLatest}}-x86_64.iso \ | |||
-drive file{{=}}/media/usb/images/mykvm.config,if{{=}}virtio \ | |||
-net lan \ | |||
-boot d &}} | |||
And inside the KVM (running Alpine Linux): | |||
<pre> | |||
fdisk /dev/vda #creating a partition | |||
mkdosfs /dev/vda1 | |||
mkdir -p /media/vda1 | |||
echo "/dev/vda1 /media/vda1 vfat rw 0 0" >> /etc/fstab | |||
mount -a | |||
setup-alpine # (select vda1 for saving configs) | |||
lbu commit | |||
</pre> | |||
The next reboot then loads the generated apkovl and apkcache found on /dev/vda1 -- completely ''running-from-ram'' based on the latest official ISO. | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:31, 21 January 2024
To just give Alpine Linux a try in diskless mode, qemu can be used to boot the .iso file without any need for a virtual HDD image or further configuration.
qemu-system-x86_64 -m 512 -nic user -boot d -cdrom alpine-3.20.3-x86_64.iso --accel kvm
Letting the .iso image load an apkovl
This works by mounting a persistent filesystem under /media and selecting it to store the apkovl and the apkcache.
Preparing a KVM with a virtual drive:
mkdir -p /media/usb/images qemu-img create -f raw /media/usb/images/mykvm.config 32M qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -m 384 \ -name mykvm \ -cdrom /media/usb/images/alpine-3.20.3-x86_64.iso \ -drive file=/media/usb/images/mykvm.config,if=virtio \ -net lan \ -boot d &
And inside the KVM (running Alpine Linux):
fdisk /dev/vda #creating a partition mkdosfs /dev/vda1 mkdir -p /media/vda1 echo "/dev/vda1 /media/vda1 vfat rw 0 0" >> /etc/fstab mount -a setup-alpine # (select vda1 for saving configs) lbu commit
The next reboot then loads the generated apkovl and apkcache found on /dev/vda1 -- completely running-from-ram based on the latest official ISO.