Hi Alan,

As far as I know, this is what happens...

The file vsd-genskel.pl is in charge of generating a skel.  This will take
the majority of files on your current setup and will copy them to a skel
directory (default /home/vsd/skel/xxx/ where xxx is the name of the skel.)
Once this is done, it will then install the RPMs installed by the
freevsd-pkgs RPM into the skel, overwriting any files that are already
present.

So I would think you should probably do it like this...

Install base system
Install the apps you want
Install freeVSD (dont generate a skel yet)
Check /etc/vsd/freevsd.conf to ensure that all files from your apps will be
copied to skel
Install freevsd-pkgs and make sure the rpms that are installed by it will
not overwrite your apps
(if they do - its because they have been specifically patched to work with
freeVSD and yours probably wont work properly)
Create a skel with vsd-genskel.pl
Create a VS

Might be an idea to wait and see if anyone agrees with me first, though :)

Hope this helps,

Ben Kennish
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Alan Murrell
Sent: 18 January 2002 18:59
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: installation "strategy"?


Hello again!

sorry for all the questions, but I have one that the install docs didn't
really quite answer: I am planning on installing all the apps i want
myself, and creating the skel based on those apps.  My question is:

Do I:

1. install the base system, then freevsd, then the freevsd-pkg, *then*
the apps, or

2. install the base system, then the apps i want, then freevsd,
*then*the free-vsd-pkg?

Agan, thanx for your help and input!

Alan Murrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>


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