By Arya Pramudika in Linux — 05 Feb 2025

How to Install CHR In Linux

Introduction

I write this article because my friend request tutorial how to convert ubuntu server to CHR (Mikrotik), He have VPS but can't customize the ISO file, and the solution is reinstall use dd command .

Prerequisites

Ubuntu/Any Linux Distros
Git
Internet Connection

Setup and Running Script

Clone my repository on github

git clone https://github.com/aryapramudika/linux-chr.git

and then run the script, define chr version and disk path

cd linux-chr
chmod +x linux-chr.sh

bash linux-chr.sh -v 7.13.3 -p securepass -d /dev/sda

Details how to use this script.

Usage: linux-chr.sh [OPTIONS]
Install MikroTik RouterOS (CHR)

Options:
  -v, --version VERSION    CHR version to install (default: 7.13.3)
  -p, --password PASSWORD  Set admin password (default: admin)
  -d, --device DEVICE      Target disk device (default: /dev/vda)
  -h, --help              Show this help message

Example:
  linux-chr.sh -v 7.13.3 -p mypassword -d /dev/vda