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This is a guide for building the ArcheOS distribution on Debian 8 (Jessie).

Prepare the Environment¶

• Make sure the system is up to date:
  

  sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
  

• Install a few dependencies:
  

  sudo apt-get install apt-cacher-ng git live-build syslinux
  

• Start and enable apt-cacher-ng at boot:
  

  sudo systemctl enable apt-cacher-ng
  sudo systemctl start apt-cacher-ng
  

Build ArcheOS¶

• Download and import the qgis repo key:
  

  wget -O /tmp/qgis-2016.gpg.key http://qgis.org/downloads/qgis-2016.gpg.key
  sudo apt-key add /tmp qgis-2016.gpg.key
  

• Clone the hypatia branch of the ArcheOS repo and enter the build directory:
  

  git clone -b hypatia https://github.com/archeos/ArcheOS.git
  cd ArcheOS/debian-live/
  

  
  NOTE: I needed to update the qgis public key in both config/archives/qgis.key.binary and config/archives/qgis.key.chroot

• Clean the build and configure as necessary:
  

  sudo lb clean
  lb config --distribution jessie
  

• Build the ArcheOS ISO:
  

  sudo lb build
  

  
  NOTE: A file named binary-hybrid.iso will be created in the working directory.

• Clean the environment:
  

  sudo lb clean --purge
  

NOTE: The default user is live with empty password

Resources¶

• https://github.com/archeos/ArcheOS
• http://doc.archeos.eu/development/pages/build-iso.html