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Make README a bit clearer

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Ryan McGuire 2016-04-14 22:29:27 -04:00
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@ -33,8 +33,10 @@ Usage
Clone this repo somewhere. Everything will be self contained in this Clone this repo somewhere. Everything will be self contained in this
directory wherever you put it. directory wherever you put it.
arch-ppa should not be run as root, but the user that does run it does arch-ppa should not be run as root, but the user needs to have sudo
need sudo privileges as the underlying devtools need it. privileges as the underlying devtools need it. (If you know how to
make arch-nspawn create files with the current uid, please let me
know.)
Run setup: Run setup:
@ -51,8 +53,8 @@ Add packages from the AUR:
This downloads PKGBUILDs from the AUR for the listed packages: cower, This downloads PKGBUILDs from the AUR for the listed packages: cower,
curlbomb, pasystray, as well as all of their AUR dependencies, and curlbomb, pasystray, as well as all of their AUR dependencies, and
placed into the `src` directory. You can put PKGBUILDs from other placed into the `src` directory. You can manually put any PKGBUILDs
sources in the src directory too; they don't have to be from the you have into the `src` directory; they don't have to be from the
AUR. Note that any PKGBUILD that lists a dependency of another AUR. Note that any PKGBUILD that lists a dependency of another
package, that is not found in one of the arch repositories, needs to package, that is not found in one of the arch repositories, needs to
have it's own PKGBUILD in the `src` directory too. (The `add` command have it's own PKGBUILD in the `src` directory too. (The `add` command
@ -86,16 +88,20 @@ The repository directory can be listed in your /etc/pacman.conf like this:
Server = file:///home/ryan/git/arch-ppa/ryan Server = file:///home/ryan/git/arch-ppa/ryan
SigLevel = Required TrustedOnly SigLevel = Required TrustedOnly
This is the full path to the ryan repository just created. Run `pacman This is the full path to the ryan repository just created. Replace the
-Sy` and you should see pacman synchronize with the new repository name in brackets with your chosen repository name and use the path
name. Alternatively, upload the directory to a webserver and share it appropriate for your machine. Run `pacman -Sy` and you should see
with all your friends. pacman synchronize with the new repository name. Alternatively, upload
the directory to a webserver to share it with all your friends.
The SigLevel option specifies how pacman should trust our The SigLevel option specifies how pacman should trust our
repository. `Required TruestedOnly` is a strict rule that the key must repository. `Required TruestedOnly` is a strict rule that the key must
be in the local pacman keyring and be assigned a trust level. Pacman be in the local pacman keyring and be assigned a trust level. Pacman
will usually download the key without a problem, but you will still will usually download the key without a problem, but you will still
need to locally sign the key to trust it. need to locally sign the key to trust it.
See the next section if you're having problems with package signatures
not working.
Mini gpg tutorial Mini gpg tutorial
----------------- -----------------
@ -113,7 +119,8 @@ This should output something like this:
My public key ID is 4BAACCF8. Always omit the part before the My public key ID is 4BAACCF8. Always omit the part before the
slash. If it didn't output any key information at all, this means you slash. If it didn't output any key information at all, this means you
don't have a key yet. Create one and follow the prompts: don't have a key yet. If that's the case, create one and follow the
prompts:
gpg --gen-key gpg --gen-key
@ -121,9 +128,9 @@ Send your public key to the keyserver (replace with your ID):
gpg --send-keys 4BAACCF8 gpg --send-keys 4BAACCF8
On each machine you will use your package repository, run the On each machine you plan to use your package repository, run the
following to import the key and to locally sign (assign trust) the following to import the key and to locally sign it (meaning to trust
key (again, replace with your key ID): it from pacman's perspective. Like before, replace with your key ID):
sudo pacman-key -r 4BAACCF8 sudo pacman-key -r 4BAACCF8
sudo pacman-key --lsign-key 4BAACCF8 sudo pacman-key --lsign-key 4BAACCF8