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Pre-built ISO's are back. Updating readme to reflect this change.

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@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ Pre-built ISO's can be found here which autostarts archinstall *(in a safe guide
* archinstall [discord](https://discord.gg/cqXU88y) server
* ~~archinstall [documentation](#)~~ *(TBA)*
* ~~archinstall guided install ISO's: https://hvornum.se/archiso/~~ *(Being re-built to v2.0)*
* archinstall ISO's: https://hvornum.se/archiso/
* archinstall on [#archinstall@freenode (IRC)](irc://#archinstall@FreeNode)
# Usage
# Installation & Usage
## ~~Run on Live-CD (Binary)~~
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# wget https://gzip.app/archinstall
# chmod +x archinstall; ./archinstall
~~This downloads and runs a "compiled" *(using nuitka)* version of the project.<br>
It defaults to starting a guided install with some safety checks in place.~~
~~This downloads and runs a "compiled" *(using nuitka3)* version of the project.<br>
It will ask fora disk and start a guided installation.~~
## Install Python on Live-CD and run manually:
## Run on Live-CD with Python:
# wget https://github.com/Torxed/archinstall/archive/v2.0.2.tar.gz
# wget https://github.com/Torxed/archinstall/archive/v2.0.3.tar.gz
# tar xvzf v2.0.2.tar.gz
# cd archinstall-2.0.2
# pacman -S --noconfirm python; python examples/guided.py
This will ask for a disk and start a guided installation.
## Run using PIP and Python module:
## Install using `pip` and run as a Python module:
# pip install archinstall
# python -m archinstall guided
This assumes tho that `python >= 3.8` and `pip` is present *(not always the case on the default Arch Linux ISO)*, see above for pre-built ISO's containing Python+pip or follow the [docs](docs/) to see how to build an ISO yourself.
## Scripting an installation
## Scripting an installation to put on a ISO media
Assuming you're building your own ISO and want to create an automated install process.<br>
This is probably what you'll need, a [minimal example](examples/main_example.py) of how to install using archinstall as a Python library.
@ -102,11 +101,10 @@ This will create a *5GB* `testimage.img` and create a loop device which we can u
You can also run a pre-built ISO with pip and python
# qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -cdrom /home/user/Downloads/archlinux-2020.07.08-x86_64.iso -machine q35,accel=kvm -device intel-iommu -cpu host -m 4096 -boot order=d -drive file=./testimage.img,format=raw -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/ovmf/x64/OVMF_CODE.fd -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/ovmf/x64/OVMF_VARS.fd
# qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -cdrom /home/user/Downloads/archinstall-2020.07.08-x86_64.iso -machine q35,accel=kvm -device intel-iommu -cpu host -m 4096 -boot order=d -drive file=./testimage.img,format=raw -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/ovmf/x64/OVMF_CODE.fd -drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/ovmf/x64/OVMF_VARS.fd
and once inside, just do
# pip install archlinux
# python -m archlinux guided
## End note