As the installer is a part of the Clear Linux OS distribution, this program follows the Clear Linux OS Security processes.

The following bundles are required in order to run clr-installer:

• sysadmin-basic (for kbd)
• storage-utils
• network-basic

Make sure there is extra storage space, such as a USB memory stick, and choose it while running the installer.

git clone https://github.com/clearlinux/clr-installer.git

cd clr-installer && make

To create a bootable image which will launch the installer, use the installer.yaml as the config file.

sudo .gopath/bin/clr-installer --config scripts/installer.yaml

Refer to InstallerYAMLSyntax for syntax of the config file.

Create a bootable installer on USB media:

sudo .gopath/bin/clr-installer --config scripts/installer.yaml -b installer:<usb device>

Note: Replace <usb device> with the usb's device file as follows:

sudo .gopath/bin/clr-installer --config scripts/installer.yaml -b installer:/dev/sdb

In order to execute an install the user must run clr-installer as root. It's always possible to tweak configurations and only save the configuration for future use, in that case it's not required to run as root.

Having said that, to run a install do:

sudo .gopath/bin/clr-installer

Currently the installer supports 2 modes (a third one is on the way):

1. Mass Installer - using an install descriptor file
2. TUI - a text based user interface
3. GUI - a graphical user interface (yet to come)

In order to use the Mass Installer provide a --config, such as:

sudo .gopath/bin/clr-installer --config ~/my-install.yaml

Call the clr-installer executable without any additional flags, such as:

sudo .gopath/bin/clr-installer

For scenarios where a reboot may not be desired, such as when running the installer on a development machine, use the --reboot=false flag as follows:

sudo .gopath/bin/clr-installer --reboot=false

or if using the Mass Installer mode:

sudo .gopath/bin/clr-installer --config=~/my-install.yaml --reboot=false