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# goal
Automate downloading and flashing of linux distributions to arbitrary storages(i.e. external usb device). Periodically (i.e. daemon) check for updates, download them and flash them.
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```
$ ./quickos -h
usage: quickos.py [-h] os storage
flash linux operating systems on the fly
positional arguments:
os the operating system that should be flashed
storage the storage where the os shall be flashed
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
```
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# roadmap
- [x] virtualenv
- [x] git repo
- [x] how to make a daemon?
- [x] get argparse working
- [x] implement config file in form of distributions.json
- [x] update distributions
- [ ] check signature
- [ ] flash storage with downloaded os
- [ ] make cli options working
# how are distributions offered?
- as latest
- with date in the download link
- the checksum is sometimes a file, sometimes written on a webpage
how to get the newest download link?
