From fac9bdb48c618ac3e97300a7b0d5b5bb89d40671 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dan MacDonald Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2018 10:27:57 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Bump script to v0.4 and update README --- README.md | 8 ++++---- alez.sh | 6 +++--- 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 71a48e0..993922c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Arch Linux Easy ZFS (ALEZ) installer ==================================== -**by Dan MacDonald** +**by Dan MacDonald and John Ramsden** @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ WHAT IS ALEZ? ALEZ (pronounced like 'ales', as in beer) is a shell script to simplify the process of installing Arch Linux using the ZFS file system. -ALEZ automates the processes of partitioning disks, creating and configuring a zpool and some basic datasets, installing a base Arch Linux system and configuring and installing the GRUB bootloader so that they all play nicely with ZFS. The datasets are structured so as to be usable for boot environments. +ALEZ automates the processes of partitioning disks, creating and configuring a ZFS pool and some basic datasets, installing a base Arch Linux system and configuring and installing the GRUB bootloader so that they all play nicely with ZFS. The datasets are structured so as to be usable for ([zedenv](https://github.com/johnramsden/zedenv)) boot environments. LIMITATIONS @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ ALEZ has a few limitations you need to be aware of: * This script currently only supports partitioning or installing to drives using GPT which requires a small (1-2 MB) unformatted BIOS bootloader partition. This is created automatically by the partitioning feature of ALEZ. ALEZ does not support creating MBR partitions. -* ALEZ currently only supports creating single or double-drive (mirrored) zpools - no RAIDZ support yet. +* ALEZ currently only supports creating single or double-drive (mirrored) pools - there is no RAIDZ support yet. HOW DO I USE IT? @@ -38,4 +38,4 @@ See [this link for instructions on creating a custom Arch installer with ZFS sup Otherwise, add [this repo to your /etc/pacman.conf](https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Unofficial_user_repositories#archzfs) -Apart from having one of those three ZFS packages installed, ALEZ must be run as root plus you need a working internet connection so that it can download the required packages. Once you have booted an Arch install disc, you have a suitable ZFS package installed and you have copied the script onto your system (all this is done for you with archlinux-alez) simply run alez.sh from any location and answer the few simple questions it prompts you for. +Apart from having one of those three ZFS packages installed, ALEZ must be run as root plus you need a working internet connection so that it can download the required packages. Once you have booted an Arch install disc, you have a suitable ZFS package installed and you have copied the script onto your system (all this is done for you with archlinux-alez) simply run `alez` from any location and answer the simple questions it prompts you for. diff --git a/alez.sh b/alez.sh index e4de379..fe6948f 100644 --- a/alez.sh +++ b/alez.sh @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ #!/bin/bash -# Arch Linux Easy ZFS (ALEZ) installer 0.333 -# by Dan MacDonald 2016-2018 +# Arch Linux Easy ZFS (ALEZ) installer 0.4 +# by Dan MacDonald 2016-2018 with contributions from John Ramsden # Exit on error set -o errexit -o errtrace @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ lsparts() { done } -echo -e "\nArch Linux Easy ZFS (ALEZ) installer 0.333\n\nBy Dan MacDonald 2016-2018\n\n" +echo -e "\nThe Arch Linux Easy ZFS (ALEZ) installer v0.4\n\n" echo -e "Please make sure you are connected to the Internet before running ALEZ.\n\n" # No frills BIOS/GPT partitioning