Systemd-nspawn container

Container creation

as root, create the container folder:

mkdir -p /var/lib/machines/greatos

Extract the filesystem from the archive:

tar xf greatos-2023.07.tar.xz -C /var/lib/machines/greatos/

Boot and enter container

systemd-nspawn -D /var/lib/machines/greatos/ -b

Enter chroot

at least the first time, to upgrade and install some missing stuff

sudo LFS=/var/lib/machines/greatos/ install-great-os -ec
cards upgrade
cards install dialog dbus nano

Set the root passwd

pwconv
passwd

Errors and fixes

Fix a not found sbin/udevadm

If you see the following: /sbin/setup-great-os: line 81: /sbin/udevadm: No such file or directory You have to change the setup-great-os file from the root host machine:

nano /var/lib/machines/greatos/sbin/setup-great-os

Search and replace /sbin/udevadm with /bin/udevadm