diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ad67729..2f7f468 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -5,9 +5,22 @@ The script is a new edition of an earlier [mkstage4 script](https://github.com/g More information on mkstage4 can be found on its own Chymeric Tutorials article: [mkstage4 - Stage 4 Tarballs Made Easy](http://tutorials.chymera.eu/blog/2014/05/18/mkstage4-stage4-tarballs-made-easy/). -##Usage +##Installation -Preparing to run mkstage4 from its own directory: +####On [Gentoo Linux](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentoo_linux) and [Derivatives](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Gentoo_Linux_derivatives): + +Mkstage4 is available in the [Portage](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_(software)) *[chymerc overlay](https://github.com/TheChymera/chymeric)* as **[app-backup/mkstage4](https://github.com/TheChymera/chymeric/tree/master/app-backup/mkstage4)**. +Just run the following command: + +``` +emerge app-backup/mkstage4 +``` + +*If you are not yet using this overlay, it can be enabled with just two commands, as seen in [the README](https://github.com/TheChymera/chymeric).* + +####On all other Operating Systems: + +For all other Linux distributions or operating systems, the script can also be run directly from the containing folder: ```bash git clone https://github.com/TheChymera/mkstage4.git /your/mkstage4/directory @@ -15,6 +28,10 @@ cd /your/mkstage4/directory chmod +x mkstage4.sh ``` +*Please bear in mind that this will not pull in RawTherapee, make sure you have already installed it.* + +##Usage + Archive your current system (mounted at /): ```bash @@ -29,9 +46,9 @@ Archive system located at a custom mount point: Other options: -* ```-q```: (quiet) runs without prompting for confirmation (careful!). -* ```-b```: (no-boot) excludes the ```/boot``` (or ```/cutom/mount/point/boot```) directory. -* ```-c```: (no-connman) excludes connman saved networks directory. +* `-q`: (quiet) runs without prompting for confirmation (careful!). +* `-b`: (no-boot) excludes the `/boot` (or `/cutom/mount/point/boot`) directory. +* `-c`: (no-connman) excludes connman saved networks directory. ##Extract Tarball