Building huronOS
To build huronOS you'll need to follow several steps:
Install Debian:
First, install Debian 11.6 in a computer with a minimal installation setup. Make sure to not install any extra software mentioned on the installer, and do not setup extra users other than root. (if you do, erase them).Get huronOS-build-tools
Clone this repo on the/
root directory of your newly installed Debian with the following commandgit clone --recurse-submodules https://github.com/equetzal/huronOS-build-tools
Compile the huronOS kernel
huronOS needs a kernel that supports AUFS, so we need to replace the kernel. To do so, run as root:cd kernel-builder/
chmod +x build-kernel.sh
./build-kernel.shBuild the base system
To build the base system (01-base.hsl
) and the huronOS bootable skeleton filesystem, run as root:chmod +x base-system/base.sh
./base-system/base.shAfterwards, you will find a similar structure to the following directory on
/tmp
:huronOS-build-tools-67321/ # Taking 67321 as an example, this will be different with each case. This value is the PID of the process.
├── iso-data/
└── make-iso.shBy default, make-iso.sh will have a field
ISO_DATA=/tmp/huronOS-build-tools-67321/iso-data
andISO_OUTPUT=/tmp/huronOS-build-tools-67321/huronOS-b2023.00xx-amd64.iso
. If you're planing to move the directory, please make sure to update this routes accordingly.Build the other system layers
To build the rest of the layers, you'll need to install huronOS at a temporal USB drive, so go ahead and run:
./make-iso.sh # This step is necessary as it will calculate the checksums of the files
./iso-data/install.sh # You just hit enter when prompt for directives URL and directives server IPAfter this, please boot up the installed system. Once booted, make sure to have access to that repository and internet connection. Please, consider that at this step, no persistence has been provided yet, so all the changes will be volatile
Run, as root, the following commands to build the rest of the modules:
02-firmware.hsl
:cd software-modules/base/02-firmware/
chmod +x firmware.sh
./firmware.sh
quick-reboot03-budgie.hsl
:cd software-modules/base/03-budgie/
chmod +x budgie.sh
chmod +x setup-desktop.sh
./budgie.sh
quick-reboot04-shared-libs.hsl
:cd software-modules/base/04-shared-libs/
chmod +x shared-libs.sh
./shared-libs.sh
quick-reboot05-custom.hsl
:cd software-modules/base/05-custom/
chmod +x custom.sh
./custom.sh
quick-reboot
Next, return to the debian installation and plug the USB drive, then copy the modules on the
iso-data/huronOS/base/
directory.Pack the current software
After installing the base, the software to be used on competitions like ICPC or IOI will be required. The build scripts for each package are located in the directories
After finishing with all the software, copy the resultant
.hsm
files to theiso-data/huronOS/software/
directory following the structure of the tree. Remember to reboot each time you create an.hsm
module to prevent accumulating changes.Create the ISO
After completing the huronOS iso-data directory, you can run again the
make-iso.sh
to create the packed ISO and the Sha256 checksum.