docker-slack64-current-zfs
Create a Slackware64-current installer with ZFS support and ZFS package included. This requires a working Docker environment.
git clone this repo
export USB_DRIVE=/dev/sdj
export ZFS_VERSION=0.8.2
export KERN=5.4.14
git clone https://github.com/TheRinger/docker-slack64-current-zfs.git
cd docker-slack64-current-zfs
docker build -t slack64_zfs:1.0 .
docker volume create slack64_zfs
docker run --volume slack64_zfs:/tmp --name slack64_zfs --env ZFS_VER=${ZFS_VERSION} --env KERNEL_VER=${KERN} slack64_zfs:1.0
sh /files/installer/usbinstaller.sh ${USB_DRIVE}
Or grab the latest version of the ZFS SBo package and Slackware64-current kernel package in a one liner:
docker run --volume slack64_zfs:/tmp --name slack64_zfs --env ZFS_VER="$(wget -qO- https://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.2/system/zfs-on-linux/ | grep 'zfs-on-linux.*</h2>' | sed -e 's#.*(\(.*\)).*#\1#')" --env KERNEL_VER="$(wget -qO- https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/slackware/slackware64-current/kernels/VERSIONS.TXT | grep kernels | sed -e 's#^These kernels are version \(.*\)\.$#\1#')" slack64_zfs:1.0
Create a USB-stick (UEFI)
When the container has done its job, all the files for the Slackware installer are in the container's data volume under /tmp/iso. This will most likely map to /var/lib/docker/volumes/slack64_zfs/_data/iso on your host.
docker volume inspect --format '{{ .Mountpoint }}' slack64_zfs
To create a bootable USB-stick, get a stick of at least 4 GB and create a single GPT FAT32 partition on it. Then copy the contents of /var/lib/docker/volumes/slack64_zfs/_data/iso to the stick with the small script below.
Modify the USB_DEV variable appropriately. Be careful, because this will destroy the data on the device configured in ${USB_DEV}!
USB_DEV=${"modifythis":-$USB_DEV} # change this
sgdisk -Z ${USB_DEV}
sgdisk -og ${USB_DEV}
sgdisk -N 1 -c 1:"SLACK64" -t 1:ef00 -A 1:set:2 ${USB_DEV}
mkfs.vfat -F32 -n SLACK64 ${USB_DEV}1
mount ${USB_DEV}1 /mnt/usb
rsync -rv --progress /var/lib/docker/volumes/slack64_zfs/_data/iso/ /mnt/usb
Install Slack64-current on ZFS
The installer will have ZFS support and install the ZFS package. You will have to create the ZFS storage pools and modify several startup and shutdown scripts yourself to get Slackware up and running.
Follow the steps in files/installer/INSTALL. This file will also be included in the installer in /zfs/INSTALL.
One liners
Build everything for latest versions
_KERNELVER="$(wget -qO- https://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/slackware/slackware64-current/kernels/VERSIONS.TXT | grep kernels | sed -e 's#^These kernels are version \(.*\)\.$#\1#')"
_ZFSVER="$(wget -qO- https://slackbuilds.org/repository/14.2/system/zfs-on-linux/ | grep 'zfs-on-linux.*</h2>' | sed -e 's#.*(\(.*\)).*#\1#')"
if [ -n "${_KERNELVER}" -a -n "${_ZFSVER}" ]
then
docker build -t slack64_zfs:${_KERNELVER}_${_ZFSVER} . && \
docker volume create slack64_zfs && \
docker run --rm --volume slack64_zfs:/tmp --name slack64_zfs --env ZFS_VER=${_ZFSVER} --env KERNEL_VER=${_KERNELVER} slack64_zfs:${_KERNELVER}_${_ZFSVER} && \
docker volume inspect --format '{{ .Mountpoint }}' slack64_zfs
fi