13 New Calamares because of boost and boost-libs update – zst compression for mkinitcpio
After a big Arch Linux update we needed to rebuild Calamares because of these updates. Boost and boost-libs being part of these updates. We use the opportunity to change /etc/mkinitcpio.conf from xz compression to zstd.
12 A new Calamares release is out – workflow shown on ArcoLinux
A comment on Discord triggered me in testing out the latest Calamares. Why not document the workflow I go through every single time there is an update. Then we give feed-back to the developers of Calamares. The workflow is very similar for Carli or Alci or any other...
11 How to add your personal configuration to the iso – workflow
In this video I will show you how to add a keyboard shortcut to Cinnamon. Some things are saved in .config or .local but some desktops keep their settings in .config/dconf/user. That is the file we need to package it for the users. Workflow video
10 Adding more servers for our repository – creating our own mirrorlist
We give you a "in retrospect" video of what has been changed. What changed in Carli 10? We want to host our repo also on Gitlab.com so we have a fall-back and a choice. Users can decide for themselves which one is better for them. We create a new package to include...
Getting the Carli key and mirrors in to be able to build the iso
We have a script for you to get and install the key on any Arch Linux based system. With the key you can use our packages and pacman will not throw errors at you. March 2022 we added lines to the script to download and install the Carli key and mirror automatically
9 Creation of a new Calamares and a new Calamares configuration based on the QML modules
Read here to know more about the bay I mentioned in the beginning of the video. We show you how to create a new Calamares version and will show a possible workflow. Some tips and tricks as well. We decide to keep the configuration apart from the application. The...
8 New archiso – new Calamares – new Calamares config
The goal is to create a new look for Calamares. We did not record the jump to the last version of Archiso since there was almost no change. But before we do that there is more maintenance work to be done. We need to update our Calamares package to version 3.2.40....
7 Archiso 55-1 changes incorporated
Archiso gets an update. It is time for us to check what the next Arch Linux iso will look like. We use meld to compare and decide what to change.
6 Archiso 54-1 comes in – compare and decide – choices
Archiso gets an update. It is time for us to check what the next Arch Linux iso will look like. We use meld to compare and decide what to change.Virtual Box
5 Archiso 53-1 comes in – compare and decide – choices
Archiso gets an update. It is time for us to check what the next Arch Linux iso will look like. We use meld to compare and decide what to change.
4 Rebuild Calamares if one of its dependencies gets an update – boost and boost-libs
You see a message in Calamares and you did not change anything. Maybe Calamares did not changeMaybe the configuration did not change but everything else changed. New kernels, new systemd and also the packages that are needed to make Calamares work. Here the two...
3 Archiso 52-1 comes in – compare and decide – choices
Archiso gets an update. It is time for us to check what the next Arch Linux iso will look like. We use meld to compare and decide what to change.
2 Adding a netinstall module from a third party to the Calamares configuration
Making an iso, making an operating system is all the time about making choices. There is no Operating System out there that is 100% for everone. Linux is creative. Linux is making choices. Here we use the creativity from TechXero and add his view for a netinstall...
1 Carli 10 – Moving away from using customize_airootfs.sh
We did not record all the changes.It started out with a small change and ended in a complete switch. We will use gitahead and meld to check the changes. What is different between Carli 9 and Carli 10? The video is one hour. Summary customize_airootfs.sh is NOT used...