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Squashrootfs

The document describes how to mount a squashfs file system in read-only and read-write modes. For read-only mode, the squashfs file is mounted using loopback mounting and necessary system folders like proc, dev etc are bind mounted. For read-write mode, the squashfs is extracted to a folder and the same bind mounting is done before chrooting. Alternative methods using union filesystems like aufs, overlayfs are also mentioned to directly modify the mounted squashfs without extraction. Scripts to create and chroot to a squashfs are included.

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Squashrootfs

The document describes how to mount a squashfs file system in read-only and read-write modes. For read-only mode, the squashfs file is mounted using loopback mounting and necessary system folders like proc, dev etc are bind mounted. For read-write mode, the squashfs is extracted to a folder and the same bind mounting is done before chrooting. Alternative methods using union filesystems like aufs, overlayfs are also mentioned to directly modify the mounted squashfs without extraction. Scripts to create and chroot to a squashfs are included.

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#Mounting a squashfs file system in read-only mode

mount filesystem.squashfs /tmp/squashfs/ -o loop


mount -o bind /proc/ /tmp/squashfs/proc/
mount -o bind /dev/ /tmp/squashfs/dev/
mount -o bind /dev/pts /tmp/squashfs/dev/pts/
mount -o bind /sys /tmp/squashfs/sys/
cp /etc/resolv.conf /tmp/squashfs/etc/resolv.conf

chroot /tmp/squashfs /bin/bash

#Mounting a squashfs file system in read-write mode

unsquashfs filesystem.squashfs --> extract all file system to squashfs-root


foder.
cd squashfs-root
mount -o bind /proc/ /images/centos/squashfs-root/proc/
mount -o bind /dev/ /images/centos/squashfs-root/dev/
mount -o bind /dev/pts /images/centos/squashfs-root/dev/pts/
mount -o bind /sys /images/centos/squashfs-root/sys/
chroot /images/centos/squashfs-root/ /bin/bash
--> make changes: install softwares, packages....
exit
--> package new squashfs
mksquashfs squashfs-root filesystem.squashfs -b 1024k -comp xz -Xbcj x86 -e
boot

###
mount -o bind /proc/ /tmp/squashfs/proc/
mount -o bind /dev/ /tmp/squashfs/dev/
mount -o bind /dev/pts /tmp/squashfs/dev/pts/
mount -o bind /sys /tmp/squashfs/sys/
chroot /tmp/squashfs/ /bin/bash

umount /tmp/squashfs/proc/
umount /tmp/squashfs/dev/
umount /tmp/squashfs/dev/pts/
umount /tmp/squashfs/sys/
##
If your system supports some uion-filesystem, such as aufs or overlayfs, you don't
have to extract your original squashfs file.
For example the overlayfs is used( a kernel option to enable it): You can mount
your squashfs.file to /fm or somewhere else first. Prepare a writable filesystem
with 2 directories in it, say /to and /temp. prepare another writable directory
/fin for the merged results. Mount them together as an overlayfs to your system
mount -t overlay -o lowerdir=/fm,upperdir=/to,workdir=/temp overlay /fin
Now you can add/modify files in /fin. Once everything done, you can mksquashfs /fin
to a new squashfs file,
mksquashfs /fin newfile; umount /fin
, then clear/unmount all the other used directories as you will.

The squashfs and some unionfs are commonly used for a live-cd.

####################
Script make squashfs
####################
#!/bin/sh
#
# make a filesystem.squashfs for use in casper liveCD/liveUSB images
# usage sudo ./do_squashfs rootdir

rm filesystem.squashfs
chroot $1 dpkg-query -W --showformat='${Package} ${Version}\n' >
filesystem.manifest
mksquashfs $1 filesystem.squashfs
printf $(sudo du -sx --block-size=1 $1 | cut -f1) > filesystem.size

#############################
Script chroot to folder $1
##############################
#!/bin/sh
#
# chroot into a rootfs for the same architecture
# usage: sudo ./do_chroot rootdir

echo chrooting into $1


mkdir -p $1/proc
mkdir -p $1/sys
mkdir -p $1/dev

cp /etc/resolv.conf $1/etc

mount --bind /proc $1/proc


mount --bind /sys $1/sys
mount --bind /dev $1/dev
mount --bind /dev/pts $1/dev/pts

chroot $1 /bin/bash

umount $1/dev/pts
umount $1/dev
umount $1/sys
umount $1/proc || umount -lf $1/proc

rm $1/etc/resolv.conf
rm $1/var/lib/dbus/machine-id

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