¶ Use a live guest OS
As of now, netboot.xyz is one of the main way to deploy or use a guest operating system inside Phyllome OS. It is compatible with most (but not all) guest operating systems. This small guide will show you how to deploy a live system inside Phyllome OS.
¶ Preparation
By default, netboot.xyz.iso should already be located under var/lib/libvirt/iso. If it's not the case, please use the following command to fetch it, or navigate to the website:
wget https://boot.netboot.xyz/ipxe/netboot.xyz.iso -P /var/lib/libvirt/iso/
¶ Run the script
The following script, which also doesn't require root privileges, will create a virtual machine called my-first-live-vm. This virtual machine will be started automatically and added to virt-manager.
/usr/sbin/create-live-vm.sh
Notice the new icon under QEMU/KVM: this is the new virtual machine that has just been created. Go to the section to learn how to interact with it.
¶ Access your virtual machine display
- Double-click on my-first-live-vm to open its virtual display, then click on Connect to console.
Phyllome OS ships with a small ISO crafted by the team behind netboot.xyz, and that can do network boot, allowing it to do network-based installations of the most popular Linux distributions, among other niceties.
- After a few seconds, you will be greeted by the following screen.
- Under the menu, go to View and select Full Screen
- Go to Live CDs
There is no disk attached to this virtual machine. As a result, only Live CDs will work out-the-box.
- Scroll down this list
- Stop at Tiny Core Linux and press Enter
- Select Tiny Core Linux x86_64
- Select Tiny Core Linux CorePure
- Enjoy your disposable virtual machine
- When you are done messing around, input the following, and you will be back in Phyllome OS
sudo poweroff
That's it, congratulations!
Are you looking for other tasks to execute on your system? If so, go the suggested tasks section