guix-devel/gnu/system/install.scm

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;;; Copyright © 2014 Ludovic Courtès <ludo@gnu.org>
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(define-module (gnu system install)
  #:use-module (gnu)
  #:use-module (guix gexp)
  #:use-module (guix monads)
  #:use-module ((guix store) #:select (%store-prefix))
  #:use-module (gnu packages linux)
  #:use-module (gnu packages package-management)
  #:use-module (gnu packages disk)
  #:use-module (gnu packages texinfo)
  #:export (installation-os))

;;; Commentary:
;;;
;;; This module provides an 'operating-system' definition for use on images
;;; for USB sticks etc., for the installation of the GNU system.
;;;
;;; Code:

(define (log-to-info)
  "Return a script that spawns the Info reader on the right section of the
manual."
  (gexp->script "log-to-info"
                #~(execl (string-append #$texinfo-4 "/bin/info") "info"
                         "-d" "/run/current-system/profile/share/info"
                         "-f" (string-append #$guix "/share/info/guix.info")
                         "-n" "System Installation")))

(define %backing-directory
  ;; Sub-directory used as the backing store for copy-on-write.
  "/tmp/guix-inst")

(define (make-cow-store target)
  "Return a gexp that makes the store copy-on-write, using TARGET as the
backing store.  This is useful when TARGET is on a hard disk, whereas the
current store is on a RAM disk."
  (define (unionfs read-only read-write mount-point)
    ;; Make MOUNT-POINT the union of READ-ONLY and READ-WRITE.

    ;; Note: in the command below, READ-WRITE appears before READ-ONLY so that
    ;; it is considered a "higher-level branch", as per unionfs-fuse(8),
    ;; thereby allowing files existing on READ-ONLY to be copied over to
    ;; READ-WRITE.
    #~(fork+exec-command
       (list (string-append #$unionfs-fuse "/bin/unionfs")
             "-o"
             "cow,allow_other,use_ino,max_files=65536,nonempty"
             (string-append #$read-write "=RW:" #$read-only "=RO")
             #$mount-point)))

  (define (set-store-permissions directory)
    ;; Set the right perms on DIRECTORY to use it as the store.
    #~(begin
        (chown #$directory 0 30000)             ;use the fixed 'guixbuild' GID
        (chmod #$directory #o1775)))

  #~(begin
      (unless (file-exists? "/.ro-store")
        (mkdir "/.ro-store")
        (mount #$(%store-prefix) "/.ro-store" "none"
               (logior MS_BIND MS_RDONLY)))

      (let ((rw-dir (string-append target #$%backing-directory)))
        (mkdir-p rw-dir)
        (mkdir-p "/.rw-store")
        #$(set-store-permissions #~rw-dir)
        #$(set-store-permissions "/.rw-store")

        ;; Mount the union, then atomically make it the store.
        (and #$(unionfs "/.ro-store" #~rw-dir "/.rw-store")
             (begin
               (sleep 1) ;XXX: wait for unionfs to be ready
               (mount "/.rw-store" #$(%store-prefix) "" MS_MOVE)
               (rmdir "/.rw-store"))))))

(define (cow-store-service)
  "Return a service that makes the store copy-on-write, such that writes go to
the user's target storage device rather than on the RAM disk."
  ;; See <http://bugs.gnu.org/18061> for the initial report.
  (with-monad %store-monad
    (return (service
             (requirement '(root-file-system user-processes))
             (provision '(cow-store))
             (documentation
              "Make the store copy-on-write, with writes going to \
the given target.")
             (start #~(case-lambda
                        ((target)
                         #$(make-cow-store #~target)
                         target)
                        (else
                         ;; Do nothing, and mark the service as stopped.
                         #f)))
             (stop #~(lambda (target)
                       ;; Delete the temporary directory, but leave everything
                       ;; mounted as there may still be processes using it
                       ;; since 'user-processes' doesn't depend on us.
                       (delete-file-recursively
                        (string-append target #$%backing-directory))))))))

(define (installation-services)
  "Return the list services for the installation image."
  (let ((motd (text-file "motd" "
Welcome to the installation of the GNU operating system!

There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.  In particular, you may
LOSE ALL YOUR DATA as a side effect of the installation process.  Furthermore,
it is alpha software, so it may BREAK IN UNEXPECTED WAYS.

You have been warned.  Thanks for being so brave.
")))
    (define (normal-tty tty)
      (mingetty-service tty
                        #:motd motd
                        #:auto-login "root"
                        #:login-pause? #t))

    (list (mingetty-service "tty1"
                            #:motd motd
                            #:auto-login "root")

          ;; Documentation.  The manual is in UTF-8, but
          ;; 'console-font-service' sets up Unicode support and loads a font
          ;; with all the useful glyphs like em dash and quotation marks.
          (mingetty-service "tty2"
                            #:motd motd
                            #:auto-login "guest"
                            #:login-program (log-to-info))

          ;; A bunch of 'root' ttys.
          (normal-tty "tty3")
          (normal-tty "tty4")
          (normal-tty "tty5")
          (normal-tty "tty6")

          ;; The usual services.
          (syslog-service)

          ;; The build daemon.  Register the hydra.gnu.org key as trusted.
          ;; This allows the installation process to use substitutes by
          ;; default.
          (guix-service #:authorize-hydra-key? #t)

          ;; Start udev so that useful device nodes are available.
          (udev-service)

          ;; Add the 'cow-store' service, which users have to start manually
          ;; since it takes the installation directory as an argument.
          (cow-store-service)

          ;; Install Unicode support and a suitable font.
          (console-font-service "tty1")
          (console-font-service "tty2")
          (console-font-service "tty3")
          (console-font-service "tty4")
          (console-font-service "tty5")
          (console-font-service "tty6")

          (nscd-service))))

(define %issue
  ;; Greeting.
  "
This is an installation image of the GNU system.  Welcome.

Use Alt-F2 for documentation.
")

(define installation-os
  ;; The operating system used on installation images for USB sticks etc.
  (operating-system
    (host-name "gnu")
    (timezone "Europe/Paris")
    (locale "en_US.UTF-8")
    (bootloader (grub-configuration
                 (device "/dev/sda")))
    (file-systems
     ;; Note: the disk image build code overrides this root file system with
     ;; the appropriate one.
     (cons (file-system
             (mount-point "/")
             (device "gnu-disk-image")
             (type "ext4"))
           %base-file-systems))

    (users (list (user-account
                  (name "guest")
                  (group "users")
                  (supplementary-groups '("wheel"))  ; allow use of sudo
                  (password "")
                  (comment "Guest of GNU")
                  (home-directory "/home/guest"))))

    (issue %issue)

    (services (installation-services))

    ;; We don't need setuid programs so pass the empty list so we don't pull
    ;; additional programs here.
    (setuid-programs '())

    (pam-services
     ;; Explicitly allow for empty passwords.
     (base-pam-services #:allow-empty-passwords? #t))

    (packages (cons* texinfo-4                ; for the standalone Info reader
                     parted ddrescue
                     wireless-tools
                     ;; XXX: We used to have GNU fdisk here, but as of version
                     ;; 2.0.0a, that pulls Guile 1.8, which takes unreasonable
                     ;; space; furthermore util-linux's fdisk is already
                     ;; available here, so we keep that.
                     %base-packages))))

;; Return it here so 'guix system' can consume it directly.
installation-os

;;; install.scm ends here