Re: Installing Kali Linux using KVM virt-install tool

On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 1:32 PM Pavel Hrdina <phrdina(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote: > On Wed, Aug 05, 2020 at 06:57:11AM +0530, Kaushal Shriyan wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am trying to install kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso ( > > https://www.kali.org/downloads/) using KVM virt-install tool > > > > #virt-install --name=kalilinux --file=/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kalilinux.img > > --file-size=50 --nonsparse --vcpu=2 --ram=4096 --network=bridge:br0 > > --os-type=linux --os-variant=debian9 --graphics none > > --location=/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso > > --extra-args="console=ttyS0 > > > > Starting install... > > Retrieving file .treeinfo... > > > > | 0 B 00:00:00 > > Retrieving file content... > > > > | 0 B 00:00:00 > > Retrieving file info... > > > > | 104 B 00:00:00 > > Retrieving file info... > > > > | 104 B 00:00:00 > > Retrieving file info... > > > > | 104 B 00:00:00 > > ERROR Could not find an installable distribution at > > '/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso': The URL > could > > not be accessed, maybe you mistyped? > > > > The location must be the root directory of an install tree. > > See virt-install man page for various distro examples. > > Domain installation does not appear to have been successful. > > If it was, you can restart your domain by running: > > virsh --connect qemu:///system start kalilinux > > otherwise, please restart your installation. > > > > > > #virt-install --name=kalilinux --file=/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kalilinux.img > > --file-size=50 --nonsparse --vcpu=2 --ram=4096 --network=bridge:br0 > > --os-type=linux --os-variant=debian9 --graphics none > > --cdrom=/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso > > --extra-args="console=ttyS0" > > ERROR --extra-args only work if specified with --location. See the > man > > page for examples of using --location with CDROM media > > > > I did not find kali OS details to provide an option for* --os-variant= > * When > > I ran osinfo-query os | grep kali it did not return anything. > > Any help will be highly appreciated and I look forward to hearing from > you. > > Thanks in advance. > > Hi, > > Using --location with ISO image requires specific file to be available > in the ISO image where virt-install can look to figure out path to linux > kernel and initrd otherwise it is not able to use --location and > --extra-args as well. > > If you look into virt-install man page in the section for --location you > can find this example: > > Additionally, --location can take 'kernel' and 'initrd' sub options. > These paths relative to the specified location URL/ISO that allow > selecting specific files for kernel/initrd within the install tree. > This can be useful if virt-install/ libosinfo doesn't know where to > find the kernel in the specified --location. > > For example, if you have an ISO that libosinfo doesn't know about > called my-unknown.iso, with a kernel at 'kernel/fookernel' and > initrd at 'kernel/fooinitrd', you can make this work with: > > --location > my-unknown.iso,kernel=kernel/fookernel,initrd=kernel/fooinitrd > > > You can use isoinfo to get the content of your ISO image: > > isoinfo -J -i /path/to/your.iso -f > > and use the --location with kernel and initrd parameters which will make > it work and --extra-args will work as well. > > Pavel > Hi Pavel, Thanks for your email and much appreciated. I have pasted the output here https://paste.centos.org/view/89952d91 #virt-install --name=kalilinux --file=/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kalilinux.img --file-size=50 --nonsparse --vcpu=2 --ram=4096 --network=bridge:br0 --os-type=linux --os-variant=debian9 --graphics none --location=/linuxkvmaddgbdisk/kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso --extra-args="console=ttyS0 --location my-unknown.iso,kernel=kernel/fookernel,initrd=kernel/fooinitrd --location kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso,kernel=kernel/?,initrd=kernel/? I did not find kali OS details to provide an option for* --os-variant= * When I ran osinfo-query os | grep kali it did not return anything. What should be the value for --os-variant= as i want to install kali-linux-2020.2-installer-amd64.iso (https://www.kali.org/downloads/) using KVM virt-install tool Thanks once again and I look forward to hearing from you. Best Regards, Kaushal