On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 10:13 PM Kaushal Shriyan <kaushalshri...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 1:32 PM Pavel Hrdina <phrd...@redhat.com> 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 > Hi Pavel, I will appreciate it if you can have a look at my earlier email to this mailing list and I look forward to hearing from you. Thanks in Advance. Best Regards, Kaushal