vm-sdk/README.md

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vm-sdk
======
vm-sdk is simple distro build system aimed at creating Vagrant boxes
and other virtual machines.
## Requirements
vm-sdk is designed to be used interactively from a terminal.
It requires the following packages to be installed in addition to the
[dependencies required for libdevuansdk](https://github.com/parazyd/libdevuansdk/blob/master/README.md#requirements).
`sudo` permissions are required for the user that is running the build.
### Devuan
```
qemu qemu-utils
```
### Gentoo
```
app-emulation/qemu
```
## Initial setup
After cloning the vm-sdk git repository, enter it and issue:
```
git submodule update --init
```
### Updating
To update vm-sdk, go to the root dir of the git repo and issue:
```
git pull && git submodule update --init --recursive
```
## Quick start
Edit the `config` file to match your needs. Sensible defaults are
already there. Then run zsh. To avoid issues, it's best to start a
vanilla version, without preloaded config files so it doesn't cause
issues with libdevuansdk/vm-sdk functions.
```
; zsh -f -c 'source sdk'
```
Now is the time you choose the OS and (optionally) a blend you want
to build the image for.
### Currently supported distros
* `devuan`
```
; load devuan
```
Once initialized, you can run the helper command:
```
; build_vm_dist
```
The image will automatically be build for you. Once finished, you will be
able to find it in the `dist/` directory in vm-sdk's root.