run_iso.sh

#!/bin/bash
####
# @see:
#   https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Archiso#Test_the_ISO_in_QEMU
#
# @author stev leibelt <artodeto@bazzline.net>
# @since 2022-02-07
####

function _main ()
{
  local PATH_TO_THIS_SCRIPT=$(cd $(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"); pwd)
  local PATH_TO_THE_ISO="${1:-${PATH_TO_THIS_SCRIPT}/dynamic_data/out/archlinux-archzfs-linux.iso}"
  local WHO_AM_I=$(whoami)

  if [[ ${WHO_AM_I} == "roo" ]];
  then
    local SUDO_COMMAND_PREFIX=""
  else
    local SUDO_COMMAND_PREFIX="sudo "
  fi

  if [[ -f "${PATH_TO_THE_ISO}" ]];
  then
    if [[ ! -d "/usr/share/qemu" ]];
    then
      echo ":: qemu package is missing, installing it ..."

      ${SUDO_COMMAND_PREFIX} pacman -S qemu-full
    fi

    if [[ ! -d "/usr/share/edk2-ovmf" ]];
    then
      echo ":: edk2-ovmf package is missing, installing it ..."

      ${SUDO_COMMAND_PREFIX} pacman -S edk2-ovmf
    fi

    echo ":: Do you want to run it as UEFI? [y|N]"
    read RUN_AS_UEFI

    if [[ ${RUN_AS_UEFI} == "y" ]];
    then
      run_archiso -u -i "${PATH_TO_THE_ISO}"
    else
      run_archiso -b -i "${PATH_TO_THE_ISO}"
    fi
  else
    echo ":: Invalid path provided."
    echo "   >>${PATH_TO_THE_ISO}<< is not a valid file."
  fi
}

_main $@