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.. _build_vyos:
##########
Build VyOS
##########
*************
Prerequisites
*************
There are different ways you can build VyOS.
Building using a :ref:`build_docker` container, although not the only way,
is the easiest way as all dependencies are managed for you. However, you can
also set up your own build machine and run a :ref:`build_native`.
.. note:: Starting with VyOS 1.2 the release model of VyOS has changed. VyOS
is now **free as in speech, but not as in beer**. This means that while
VyOS is still an open source project, the release ISOs are no longer free
and can only be obtained via subscription, or by contributing to the
community.
The source code remains public and an ISO can be built using the process
outlined in this chapter.
Due to some differences in the version update and construction process,
this page no longer includes content related to VyOS 1.4 and above.
.. _build_native:
Native Build
============
To build VyOS natively you require a properly configured build host with the
following Debian versions installed:
- Debian Jessie for VyOS 1.2 (crux)
- Debian Buster for VyOS 1.3 (equuleus)
To start, clone the repository to your local machine:
.. code-block:: none
# For VyOS 1.2 (crux)
$ git clone -b crux --single-branch https://github.com/vyos/vyos-build
# For VyOS 1.3 (equuleus)
$ git clone -b equuleus --single-branch https://github.com/vyos/vyos-build
$ cd vyos-build
# For VyOS 1.2 (crux) and VyOS 1.3 (equuleus)
$ ./configure --architecture amd64 --build-by "j.randomhacker@vyos.io"
$ sudo make iso
For the packages required, you can refer to the ``docker/Dockerfile`` file
in the repository_. The ``./build-vyos-image`` script will also warn you if any
dependencies are missing.
.. _build_docker:
Docker
======
This will guide you though the process of building a VyOS ISO using Docker_.
This process has been tested on clean installs of Debian Bullseye (11) and
Bookworm (12).
Installing Docker_ and prerequisites:
.. hint:: Due to the updated version of Docker, the following examples may
become invalid.
`On Debian`_
.. code-block:: bash
# Add Docker's official GPG key:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ca-certificates curl gnupg
sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
# Add the repository to Apt sources:
echo \
"deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian \
$(. /etc/os-release && echo "$VERSION_CODENAME") stable" | \
sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
`On Ubuntu`_
.. code-block:: bash
# Add Docker's official GPG key:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install ca-certificates curl gnupg
sudo install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings
curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
sudo chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
# Add the repository to Apt sources:
echo \
"deb [arch="$(dpkg --print-architecture)" signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu \
"$(. /etc/os-release && echo "$VERSION_CODENAME")" stable" | \
sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io
`On Fedora`_
.. code-block:: bash
sudo dnf -y install dnf-plugins-core
sudo dnf config-manager \
--add-repo \
https://download.docker.com/linux/fedora/docker-ce.repo
sudo dnf install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io
`On CentOS and similar`_
.. code-block:: bash
sudo yum install -y yum-utils
sudo yum-config-manager \
--add-repo \
https://download.docker.com/linux/centos/docker-ce.repo
sudo yum install -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io
To be able to use Docker_ without ``sudo``, the current non-root user must be
added to the ``docker`` group by calling: ``sudo usermod -aG docker
yourusername``.
.. hint:: Doing so grants privileges equivalent to the ``root`` user! It is
recommended to remove the non-root user from the ``docker`` group after
building the VyOS ISO. See also `Docker as non-root`_.
.. note:: The build process needs to be built on a local file system, building
on SMB or NFS shares will result in the container failing to build properly!
VirtualBox Drive Share is also not an option as block device operations
are not implemented and the drive is always mounted as "nodev"
Build Container
---------------
The container can built by hand or by fetching the pre-built one from DockerHub.
Using the pre-built containers from the `VyOS DockerHub organisation`_ will
ensure that the container is always up-to-date. A rebuild is triggered once the
container changes (please note this will take 2-3 hours after pushing to the
vyos-build repository).
.. note:: If you are using the pre-built container, it will be automatically
downloaded from DockerHub if it is not found on your local machine when
you build the ISO.
Dockerhub
^^^^^^^^^
To manually download the container from DockerHub, run:
.. code-block:: none
$ docker pull vyos/vyos-build:crux # For VyOS 1.2
$ docker pull vyos/vyos-build:equuleus # For VyOS 1.3
Build from source
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The container can also be built directly from source:
.. code-block:: none
# For VyOS 1.2 (crux)
$ git clone -b crux --single-branch https://github.com/vyos/vyos-build
# For VyOS 1.3 (equuleus)
$ git clone -b equuleus --single-branch https://github.com/vyos/vyos-build
$ cd vyos-build
$ docker build -t vyos/vyos-build:crux docker # For VyOS 1.2
$ docker build -t vyos/vyos-build:equuleus docker # For VyOS 1.3
.. note:: Since VyOS has switched to Debian (11) Bullseye in its ``current``
branch, you will require individual container for `current`, `equuleus` and
`crux` builds.
Tips and Tricks
---------------
You can create yourself some handy Bash aliases to always launch the latest -
per release train (`current`, `equuleus` or `crux`) - container.
Add the following to your ``.bash_aliases`` file:
.. code-block:: none
# latest release
alias vybld='docker pull vyos/vyos-build:current && docker run --rm -it \
-v "$(pwd)":/vyos \
-v "$HOME/.gitconfig":/etc/gitconfig \
-v "$HOME/.bash_aliases":/home/vyos_bld/.bash_aliases \
-v "$HOME/.bashrc":/home/vyos_bld/.bashrc \
-w /vyos --privileged --sysctl net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6=0 \
-e GOSU_UID=$(id -u) -e GOSU_GID=$(id -g) \
vyos/vyos-build:current bash'
# v1.3
alias vybld_equuleus='docker pull vyos/vyos-build:equuleus && docker run --rm -it \
-v "$(pwd)":/vyos \
-v "$HOME/.gitconfig":/etc/gitconfig \
-v "$HOME/.bash_aliases":/home/vyos_bld/.bash_aliases \
-v "$HOME/.bashrc":/home/vyos_bld/.bashrc \
-w /vyos --privileged --sysctl net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6=0 \
-e GOSU_UID=$(id -u) -e GOSU_GID=$(id -g) \
vyos/vyos-build:equuleus bash'
# v1.2
alias vybld_crux='docker pull vyos/vyos-build:crux && docker run --rm -it \
-v "$(pwd)":/vyos \
-v "$HOME/.gitconfig":/etc/gitconfig \
-v "$HOME/.bash_aliases":/home/vyos_bld/.bash_aliases \
-v "$HOME/.bashrc":/home/vyos_bld/.bashrc \
-w /vyos --privileged --sysctl net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6=0 \
-e GOSU_UID=$(id -u) -e GOSU_GID=$(id -g) \
vyos/vyos-build:crux bash'
Now you are prepared with three new aliases ``vybld``, ``vybld_equuleus``, and
``vybld_crux`` to spawn your development containers in your current working
directory.
.. note:: Some VyOS packages (namely vyos-1x) come with build-time tests which
verify some of the internal library calls that they work as expected. Those
tests are carried out through the Python Unittest module. If you wan't to
build the ``vyos-1x`` package (which is our main development package)
you need to start your Docker container using the following argument:
``--sysctl net.ipv6.conf.lo.disable_ipv6=0``, otherwise those tests
will fail.
.. _build_iso:
*********
Build ISO
*********
Now as you are aware of the prerequisites we can continue and build our own
ISO from source. For this we have to fetch the latest source code from GitHub.
Please note as this will differ for both `current` and `equuleus`.
.. code-block:: none
# For VyOS 1.2 (crux)
$ git clone -b crux --single-branch https://github.com/vyos/vyos-build
# For VyOS 1.3 (equuleus)
$ git clone -b equuleus --single-branch https://github.com/vyos/vyos-build
Now a fresh build of the VyOS ISO can begin. Change directory to the
``vyos-build`` directory and run:
.. code-block:: none
$ cd vyos-build
# For VyOS 1.2 (crux)
$ docker run --rm -it --privileged -v $(pwd):/vyos -w /vyos vyos/vyos-build:crux bash
# For VyOS 1.3 (equuleus)
$ docker run --rm -it --privileged -v $(pwd):/vyos -w /vyos vyos/vyos-build:equuleus bash
Start the build:
.. code-block:: none
vyos_bld@d4220bb519a0:/vyos# ./configure --architecture amd64 --build-by "j.randomhacker@vyos.io"
vyos_bld@d4220bb519a0:/vyos# sudo make iso
When the build is successful, the resulting iso can be found inside the
``build`` directory as ``live-image-[architecture].hybrid.iso``.
Good luck!
.. hint:: Attempting to use the Docker build image on MacOS will fail as
Docker does not expose all the filesystem feature required to the container.
Building within a VirtualBox server on Mac however possible.
.. hint:: Building VyOS on Windows WSL2 with Docker integrated into WSL2 will
work like a charm. No problems are known so far!
.. _build source:
.. _customize:
Customize
=========
This ISO can be customized with the following list of configure options.
The full and current list can be generated with ``./configure --help``:
.. code-block:: none
$ ./configure --help
usage: configure [-h] [--architecture ARCHITECTURE] [--build-by BUILD_BY]
[--debian-mirror DEBIAN_MIRROR]
[--debian-security-mirror DEBIAN_SECURITY_MIRROR]
[--pbuilder-debian-mirror PBUILDER_DEBIAN_MIRROR]
[--vyos-mirror VYOS_MIRROR] [--build-type BUILD_TYPE]
[--version VERSION] [--build-comment BUILD_COMMENT] [--debug]
[--custom-apt-entry CUSTOM_APT_ENTRY]
[--custom-apt-key CUSTOM_APT_KEY]
[--custom-package CUSTOM_PACKAGE]
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
--architecture ARCHITECTURE
Image target architecture (amd64 or i386 or armhf)
--build-by BUILD_BY Builder identifier (e.g. jrandomhacker@example.net)
--debian-mirror DEBIAN_MIRROR
Debian repository mirror for ISO build
--debian-security-mirror DEBIAN_SECURITY_MIRROR
Debian security updates mirror
--pbuilder-debian-mirror PBUILDER_DEBIAN_MIRROR
Debian repository mirror for pbuilder env bootstrap
--vyos-mirror VYOS_MIRROR
VyOS package mirror
--build-type BUILD_TYPE
Build type, release or development
--version VERSION Version number (release builds only)
--build-comment BUILD_COMMENT
Optional build comment
--debug Enable debug output
--custom-apt-entry CUSTOM_APT_ENTRY
Custom APT entry
--custom-apt-key CUSTOM_APT_KEY
Custom APT key file
--custom-package CUSTOM_PACKAGE
Custom package to install from repositories
.. _build_custom_packages:
Linux Kernel
============
The Linux kernel used by VyOS is heavily tied to the ISO build process. The
file ``data/defaults.json`` hosts a JSON definition of the kernel version used
``kernel_version`` and the ``kernel_flavor`` of the kernel which represents the
kernel's LOCAL_VERSION. Both together form the kernel version variable in the
system:
.. code-block:: none
vyos@vyos:~$ uname -r
5.10.135-amd64-vyos
.. note::
``5.10.135-amd64-vyos`` represents the kernel version at the time the
documentation was updated for VyOS 1.4 (Sagitta). It may not reflect the
version used in the latest release. VyOS 1.3 (Equuleus) uses 5.4.x Linux
kernels. https://phabricator.vyos.net/T3318 tracks Kernel changes for the
current release.
Other packages (e.g. vyos-1x) add dependencies to the ISO build procedure on
e.g. the wireguard-modules package which itself adds a dependency on the kernel
version used due to the module it ships. This may change (for WireGuard) in
future kernel releases but as long as we have out-of-tree modules.
* WireGuard
* Accel-PPP
* Intel NIC drivers
* Inter QAT
Each of those modules holds a dependency on the kernel version and if you are
lucky enough to receive an ISO build error which sounds like:
.. code-block:: none
I: Create initramfs if it does not exist.
Extra argument '4.19.146-amd64-vyos'
Usage: update-initramfs {-c|-d|-u} [-k version] [-v] [-b directory]
Options:
-k version Specify kernel version or 'all'
-c Create a new initramfs
-u Update an existing initramfs
-d Remove an existing initramfs
-b directory Set alternate boot directory
-v Be verbose
See update-initramfs(8) for further details.
E: config/hooks/live/17-gen_initramfs.chroot failed (exit non-zero). You should check for errors.
The most obvious reasons could be:
* ``vyos-build`` repo is outdated, please ``git pull`` to update to the latest
release kernel version from us.
* You have your own custom kernel `*.deb` packages in the `packages` folder but
neglected to create all required out-of tree modules like Accel-PPP,
WireGuard, Intel QAT, Intel NIC
Building The Kernel
-------------------
The kernel build is quite easy, most of the required steps can be found in the
``vyos-build/packages/linux-kernel/Jenkinsfile`` but we will walk you through
it.
Clone the kernel source to `vyos-build/packages/linux-kernel/`:
.. code-block:: none
$ cd vyos-build/packages/linux-kernel/
$ git clone https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
Check out the required kernel version - see ``vyos-build/data/defaults.json``
file (example uses kernel 4.19.146):
.. code-block:: none
$ cd vyos-build/packages/linux-kernel/linux
$ git checkout v4.19.146
Checking out files: 100% (61536/61536), done.
Note: checking out 'v4.19.146'.
You are in 'detached HEAD' state. You can look around, make experimental
changes and commit them, and you can discard any commits you make in this
state without impacting any branches by performing another checkout.
If you want to create a new branch to retain commits you create, you may
do so (now or later) by using -b with the checkout command again. Example:
git checkout -b <new-branch-name>
HEAD is now at 015e94d0e37b Linux 4.19.146
Now we can use the helper script ``build-kernel.sh`` which does all the
necessary voodoo by applying required patches from the
`vyos-build/packages/linux-kernel/patches` folder, copying our kernel
configuration ``x86_64_vyos_defconfig`` to the right location, and finally
building the Debian packages.
.. note:: Building the kernel will take some time depending on the speed and
quantity of your CPU/cores and disk speed. Expect 20 minutes
(or even longer) on lower end hardware.
.. code-block:: none
(18:59) vyos_bld 412374ca36b8:/vyos/vyos-build/packages/linux-kernel [current] # ./build-kernel.sh
I: Copy Kernel config (x86_64_vyos_defconfig) to Kernel Source
I: Apply Kernel patch: /vyos/vyos-build/packages/linux-kernel/patches/kernel/0001-VyOS-Add-linkstate-IP-device-attribute.patch
patching file Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
patching file include/linux/inetdevice.h
patching file include/linux/ipv6.h
patching file include/uapi/linux/ip.h
patching file include/uapi/linux/ipv6.h
patching file net/ipv4/devinet.c
Hunk #1 succeeded at 2319 (offset 1 line).
patching file net/ipv6/addrconf.c
patching file net/ipv6/route.c
I: Apply Kernel patch: /vyos/vyos-build/packages/linux-kernel/patches/kernel/0002-VyOS-add-inotify-support-for-stackable-filesystems-o.patch
patching file fs/notify/inotify/Kconfig
patching file fs/notify/inotify/inotify_user.c
patching file fs/overlayfs/super.c
Hunk #2 succeeded at 1713 (offset 9 lines).
Hunk #3 succeeded at 1739 (offset 9 lines).
Hunk #4 succeeded at 1762 (offset 9 lines).
patching file include/linux/inotify.h
I: Apply Kernel patch: /vyos/vyos-build/packages/linux-kernel/patches/kernel/0003-RFC-builddeb-add-linux-tools-package-with-perf.patch
patching file scripts/package/builddeb
I: make x86_64_vyos_defconfig
HOSTCC scripts/basic/fixdep
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/conf.o
YACC scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.c
LEX scripts/kconfig/zconf.lex.c
HOSTCC scripts/kconfig/zconf.tab.o
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#
# configuration written to .config
#
I: Generate environment file containing Kernel variable
I: Build Debian Kernel package
UPD include/config/kernel.release
/bin/sh ./scripts/package/mkdebian
dpkg-buildpackage -r"fakeroot -u" -a$(cat debian/arch) -b -nc -uc
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source package linux-4.19.146-amd64-vyos
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source version 4.19.146-1
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source distribution buster
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source changed by vyos_bld <christian@poessinger.com>
dpkg-buildpackage: info: host architecture amd64
dpkg-buildpackage: warning: debian/rules is not executable; fixing that
dpkg-source --before-build .
debian/rules build
make KERNELRELEASE=4.19.146-amd64-vyos ARCH=x86 KBUILD_BUILD_VERSION=1 KBUILD_SRC=
SYSTBL arch/x86/include/generated/asm/syscalls_32.h
...
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: binaries to analyze should already be installed in their package's directory
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: binaries to analyze should already be installed in their package's directory
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: binaries to analyze should already be installed in their package's directory
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: binaries to analyze should already be installed in their package's directory
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: binaries to analyze should already be installed in their package's directory
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: binaries to analyze should already be installed in their package's directory
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: binaries to analyze should already be installed in their package's directory
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: binaries to analyze should already be installed in their package's directory
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: binaries to analyze should already be installed in their package's directory
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: binaries to analyze should already be installed in their package's directory
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: binaries to analyze should already be installed in their package's directory
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: binaries to analyze should already be installed in their package's directory
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: package could avoid a useless dependency if /vyos/vyos-build/packages/linux-kernel/linux/debian/toolstmp/usr/bin/trace /vyos/vyos-build/packages/linux-kernel/linux/debian/toolstmp/usr/bin/perf were not linked against libcrypto.so.1.1 (they use none of the library's symbols)
dpkg-shlibdeps: warning: package could avoid a useless dependency if /vyos/vyos-build/packages/linux-kernel/linux/debian/toolstmp/usr/bin/trace /vyos/vyos-build/packages/linux-kernel/linux/debian/toolstmp/usr/bin/perf were not linked against libcrypt.so.1 (they use none of the library's symbols)
dpkg-deb: building package 'linux-tools-4.19.146-amd64-vyos' in '../linux-tools-4.19.146-amd64-vyos_4.19.146-1_amd64.deb'.
dpkg-genbuildinfo --build=binary
dpkg-genchanges --build=binary >../linux-4.19.146-amd64-vyos_4.19.146-1_amd64.changes
dpkg-genchanges: warning: package linux-image-4.19.146-amd64-vyos-dbg in control file but not in files list
dpkg-genchanges: info: binary-only upload (no source code included)
dpkg-source --after-build .
dpkg-buildpackage: info: binary-only upload (no source included)
In the end you will be presented with the kernel binary packages which you can
then use in your custom ISO build process, by placing all the `*.deb` files in
the vyos-build/packages folder where they will be used automatically when
building VyOS as documented above.
Firmware
^^^^^^^^
If you upgrade your kernel or include new drivers you may need new firmware.
Build a new ``vyos-linux-firmware`` package with the included helper scripts.
.. code-block:: none
$ cd vyos-build/packages/linux-kernel
$ git clone https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git
$ ./build-linux-firmware.sh
$ cp vyos-linux-firmware_*.deb ../
This tries to automatically detect which blobs are needed based on which drivers
were built. If it fails to find the correct files you can add them manually to
``vyos-build/packages/linux-kernel/build-linux-firmware.sh``:
.. code-block:: bash
ADD_FW_FILES="iwlwifi* ath11k/QCA6390/*/*.bin"
Building Out-Of-Tree Modules
----------------------------
Building the kernel is one part, but now you also need to build the required
out-of-tree modules so everything is lined up and the ABIs match. To do so,
you can again take a look at ``vyos-build/packages/linux-kernel/Jenkinsfile``
to see all of the required modules and their selected versions. We will show
you how to build all the current required modules.
WireGuard
^^^^^^^^^
First, clone the source code and check out the appropriate version by running:
.. code-block:: none
$ cd vyos-build/packages/linux-kernel
$ git clone https://salsa.debian.org/debian/wireguard-linux-compat.git
$ cd wireguard-linux-compat
$ git checkout debian/1.0.20200712-1_bpo10+1
We again make use of a helper script and some patches to make the build work.
Just run the following command:
.. code-block:: none
$ cd vyos-build/packages/linux-kernel
$ ./build-wireguard-modules.sh
I: Apply WireGuard patch: /vyos/packages/linux-kernel/patches/wireguard-linux-compat/0001-Debian-build-wireguard-modules-package.patch
patching file debian/control
patching file debian/rules
I: Build Debian WireGuard package
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source package wireguard-linux-compat
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source version 1.0.20200712-1~bpo10+1
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source distribution buster-backports
dpkg-buildpackage: info: source changed by Unit 193 <unit193@debian.org>
dpkg-buildpackage: info: host architecture amd64
dpkg-source --before-build .
dpkg-source: info: using patch list from debian/patches/series
dpkg-source: info: applying 0001-Makefile-do-not-use-git-to-get-version-number.patch
dpkg-source: info: applying 0002-Avoid-trying-to-compile-on-debian-5.5-kernels-Closes.patch
...
dpkg-genchanges: info: binary-only upload (no source code included)
debian/rules clean
dh clean
dh_clean
dpkg-source --after-build .
dpkg-source: info: unapplying 0002-Avoid-trying-to-compile-on-debian-5.5-kernels-Closes.patch
dpkg-source: info: unapplying 0001-Makefile-do-not-use-git-to-get-version-number.patch
dpkg-buildpackage: info: binary-only upload (no source included)
After compiling the packages you will find yourself the newly generated `*.deb`
binaries in ``vyos-build/packages/linux-kernel`` from which you can copy them
to the ``vyos-build/packages`` folder for inclusion during the ISO build.
Accel-PPP
^^^^^^^^^
First, clone the source code and check out the appropriate version by running:
.. code-block:: none
$ cd vyos-build/packages/linux-kernel
$ git clone https://github.com/accel-ppp/accel-ppp.git
We again make use of a helper script and some patches to make the build work.
Just run the following command:
.. code-block:: none
$ ./build-accel-ppp.sh
I: Build Accel-PPP Debian package
CMake Deprecation Warning at CMakeLists.txt:3 (cmake_policy):
The OLD behavior for policy CMP0003 will be removed from a future version
of CMake.
The cmake-policies(7) manual explains that the OLD behaviors of all
policies are deprecated and that a policy should be set to OLD only under
specific short-term circumstances. Projects should be ported to the NEW
behavior and not rely on setting a policy to OLD.
-- The C compiler identification is GNU 8.3.0
...
CPack: Create package using DEB
CPack: Install projects
CPack: - Run preinstall target for: accel-ppp
CPack: - Install project: accel-ppp
CPack: Create package
CPack: - package: /vyos/vyos-build/packages/linux-kernel/accel-ppp/build/accel-ppp.deb generated.
After compiling the packages you will find yourself the newly generated `*.deb`
binaries in ``vyos-build/packages/linux-kernel`` from which you can copy them
to the ``vyos-build/packages`` folder for inclusion during the ISO build.
Intel NIC
^^^^^^^^^
The Intel NIC drivers do not come from a Git repository, instead we just fetch
the tarballs from our mirror and compile them.
Simply use our wrapper script to build all of the driver modules.
.. code-block:: none
./build-intel-drivers.sh
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 490k 100 490k 0 0 648k 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 648k
I: Compile Kernel module for Intel ixgbe driver
...
I: Building Debian package vyos-intel-iavf
Doing `require 'backports'` is deprecated and will not load any backport in the next major release.
Require just the needed backports instead, or 'backports/latest'.
Debian packaging tools generally labels all files in /etc as config files, as mandated by policy, so fpm defaults to this behavior for deb packages. You can disable this default behavior with --deb-no-default-config-files flag {:level=>:warn}
Created package {:path=>"vyos-intel-iavf_4.0.1-0_amd64.deb"}
I: Cleanup iavf source
After compiling the packages you will find yourself the newly generated `*.deb`
binaries in ``vyos-build/packages/linux-kernel`` from which you can copy them
to the ``vyos-build/packages`` folder for inclusion during the ISO build.
Intel QAT
^^^^^^^^^
The Intel QAT (Quick Assist Technology) drivers do not come from a Git
repository, instead we just fetch the tarballs from 01.org, Intel's
open-source website.
Simply use our wrapper script to build all of the driver modules.
.. code-block:: none
$ ./build-intel-qat.sh
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 5065k 100 5065k 0 0 1157k 0 0:00:04 0:00:04 --:--:-- 1157k
I: Compile Kernel module for Intel qat driver
checking for a BSD-compatible install... /usr/bin/install -c
checking whether build environment is sane... yes
checking for a thread-safe mkdir -p... /bin/mkdir -p
checking for gawk... gawk
checking whether make sets $(MAKE)... yes
...
I: Building Debian package vyos-intel-qat
Doing `require 'backports'` is deprecated and will not load any backport in the next major release.
Require just the needed backports instead, or 'backports/latest'.
Debian packaging tools generally labels all files in /etc as config files, as mandated by policy, so fpm defaults to this behavior for deb packages. You can disable this default behavior with --deb-no-default-config-files flag {:level=>:warn}
Created package {:path=>"vyos-intel-qat_1.7.l.4.9.0-00008-0_amd64.deb"}
I: Cleanup qat source
After compiling the packages you will find yourself the newly generated `*.deb`
binaries in ``vyos-build/packages/linux-kernel`` from which you can copy them
to the ``vyos-build/packages`` folder for inclusion during the ISO build.
Packages
========
If you are brave enough to build yourself an ISO image containing any modified
package from our GitHub organisation - this is the place to be.
Any "modified" package may refer to an altered version of e.g. vyos-1x package
that you would like to test before filing a pull request on GitHub.
Building an ISO with any customized package is in no way different then
building a regular (customized or not) ISO image. Simply place your modified
`*.deb` package inside the `packages` folder within `vyos-build`. The build
process will then pickup your custom package and integrate it into your ISO.
Troubleshooting
===============
Debian APT is not very verbose when it comes to errors. If your ISO build breaks
for whatever reason and you suspect it's a problem with APT dependencies or
installation you can add this small patch which increases the APT verbosity
during ISO build.
.. stop_vyoslinter
.. code-block:: diff
diff --git i/scripts/live-build-config w/scripts/live-build-config
index 1b3b454..3696e4e 100755
--- i/scripts/live-build-config
+++ w/scripts/live-build-config
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ lb config noauto \
--firmware-binary false \
--updates true \
--security true \
- --apt-options "--yes -oAcquire::Check-Valid-Until=false" \
+ --apt-options "--yes -oAcquire::Check-Valid-Until=false -oDebug::BuildDeps=true -oDebug::pkgDepCache::AutoInstall=true \
+ -oDebug::pkgDepCache::Marker=true -oDebug::pkgProblemResolver=true -oDebug::Acquire::gpgv=true" \
--apt-indices false
"${@}"
"""
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Virtualization Platforms
========================
QEMU
----
Run following command after building the ISO image.
.. code-block:: none
$ make qemu
VMware
------
Requires ovftool already installed.
Run following command after building the ISO image.
.. code-block:: none
$ make vmware
.. _build_packages:
********
Packages
********
VyOS itself comes with a bunch of packages that are specific to our system and
thus cannot be found in any Debian mirror. Those packages can be found at the
`VyOS GitHub project`_ in their source format can easily be compiled into
a custom Debian (`*.deb`) package.
The easiest way to compile your package is with the above mentioned
:ref:`build_docker` container, it includes all required dependencies for
all VyOS related packages.
Assume we want to build the vyos-1x package on our own and modify it to our
needs. We first need to clone the repository from GitHub.
.. code-block:: none
$ git clone https://github.com/vyos/vyos-1x
Build
=====
Launch Docker container and build package
.. code-block:: none
# For VyOS 1.3 (equuleus)
$ docker run --rm -it --privileged -v $(pwd):/vyos -w /vyos vyos/vyos-build:equuleus bash
# Change to source directory
$ cd vyos-1x
# Build DEB
$ dpkg-buildpackage -uc -us -tc -b
After a minute or two you will find the generated DEB packages next to the
vyos-1x source directory:
.. code-block:: none
# ls -al ../vyos-1x*.deb
-rw-r--r-- 1 vyos_bld vyos_bld 567420 Aug 3 12:01 ../vyos-1x_1.3dev0-1847-gb6dcb0a8_all.deb
-rw-r--r-- 1 vyos_bld vyos_bld 3808 Aug 3 12:01 ../vyos-1x-vmware_1.3dev0-1847-gb6dcb0a8_amd64.deb
Install
=======
To take your newly created package on a test drive you can simply SCP it to a
running VyOS instance and install the new `*.deb` package over the current
running one.
Just install using the following commands:
.. code-block:: none
vyos@vyos:~$ dpkg --install /tmp/vyos-1x_1.3dev0-1847-gb6dcb0a8_all.deb
(Reading database ... 58209 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../vyos-1x_1.3dev0-1847-gb6dcb0a8_all.deb ...
Unpacking vyos-1x (1.3dev0-1847-gb6dcb0a8) over (1.3dev0-1847-gb6dcb0a8) ...
Setting up vyos-1x (1.3dev0-1847-gb6dcb0a8) ...
Processing triggers for rsyslog (8.1901.0-1) ...
You can also place the generated `*.deb` into your ISO build environment to
include it in a custom iso, see :ref:`build_custom_packages` for more
information.
.. warning:: Any packages in the packages directory will be added to the iso
during build, replacing the upstream ones. Make sure you delete them (both
the source directories and built deb packages) if you want to build an iso
from purely upstream packages.
.. stop_vyoslinter
.. _Docker: https://www.docker.com
.. _`Docker as non-root`: https://docs.docker.com/install/linux/linux-postinstall/#manage-docker-as-a-non-root-user
.. _VyOS DockerHub organisation: https://hub.docker.com/u/vyos
.. _repository: https://github.com/vyos/vyos-build
.. _VyOS GitHub project: https://github.com/vyos
.. _`On Debian`: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/debian/
.. _`On Ubuntu`: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/ubuntu/
.. _`On Fedora`: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/fedora/
.. _`On CentOS and similar`: https://docs.docker.com/engine/install/centos/
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