Jan Vicherek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi,
>
> I should be installing linux on several somewhat slow machines, each
> machine will have only slightly different package selection;
>
> I would like to try it with Mandrake 8 (beta).
>
> I would like to prepare the selection(s) on a fast server I have here,
> which already runs Linux. Is there a tool I could run on my fast server
> (on this server is also where I've downloaded the distro to), which would
> allow me to produce a file, a "package selection set", which I could later
> use on the slow machines ? (The slow machines have very bad mice, and it
> would take ages to do the graphical install with these mice and with so
> slow CPUs). I'll be doing NFS install.
>
> Is there such a tool I could run on my existing linux box ?
I saw Pixel adding the backup and restore of packages selection in drakx,
today. Probably next build will contain this feature.
In the meantime, you can have a look at auto_install, and g_auto_install.
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