From: Alexander Iliev <ailiev@mamul.org>
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Subject: [alpine-user] Installing in data mode
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Date: Wed, 6 May 2015 01:33:11 +0300
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Hi,

I=92m trying out alpine linux and I really like most of the design =
choices.

However I=92m having trouble installing alpine linux in data mode. I=92ve =
read several times [1], [2], [3], [4], [5] and [6] and it looks like I=92m=
 missing something.

What I=92m trying to achieve is a run-from-ram system (booting from =
CDROM if possible) and having my disk mounted as /var and also storing =
lbu and apk cache in a subdirectory under /var. I=92m trying to set this =
up in a virtual machine.

What I=92ve tried:

* setup-alpine;
* setup-disk -m data;
* googling.

The setup-lbu part of the setup-alpine script failed consistently when I =
tried to point it to a partition or a pre-mounted directory. It seemed =
to have worked once I attached a floppy image and pointed it there, but =
then it looks like nothing gets actually installed or lbu backed up.

I tried `setup-disk -m data -s 0 /mnt` with pre-created and pre-mounted =
partitions (/dev/sda2 on /mnt, /dev/sda1 on /mnt/mydata) and it created =
a whole filesystem hierarchy in /mnt, while I was aiming at having =
/dev/sda2 as /var only.

The wiki documentation IMO is pretty confusing regarding the different =
installation modes. For example =97 I don=92t understand whether I =
*must* install the OS to disk (although I want it in data mode) or I =
could run it from the CDROM (ISO) while having my modifications (root =
password, installed packages) loaded?

I assume that I=92ve misread and/or misunderstood some bits from the =
wiki, any help will be greatly appreciated!

Links:
1. http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Installation
2. http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Alpine_setup_scripts
3. http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Alpine_local_backup
4. http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Setting_up_disks_manually
5. http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Tutorials_and_Howtos#Storage
6. http://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Alpine_Linux_package_management

Regards,
--
alexander iliev





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