On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 6:13 AM, Michael MacIsaac <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello linux-390 list, > > I'm working on an Ubuntu on z paper, and have an observation and a couple > of questions. > > The observation: The other day I was trying to get my new Raspberry Pi 3 > going (in case I don't get enough of computers at work I can now play with > them at home :)). I've been impressed with Ubuntu on z so I chose that > option for RPi3. The next day I needed to find where Ubuntu on z could be > downloaded for the paper. I followed a link and saw the Raspberry Pi 3 > download. I had a deja-vu moment and assumed I was on the wrong Web page. > But of course I wasn't. The s390x kernel was right there at the bottom of > the list. Then I thought "Wow the same system that runs on a $40 > system-on-a-board also runs on a million dollar mainframe!" It would seem > that's pretty much the entire spectrum. And to think Linus Torvalds > initially wrote the Linux kernel with the thought that it would only ever > run on his i386. > > Now to the questions. > > 1) There is an issue where some organizations do not allow mainframe access > to the Internet, nor by proxy server. I had the first issue, but was > eventually able to get proxy access. The install ISO image has a small > subset of the packages necessary, but many more are needed and appear to > only be on the Internet. My question is: "Will there be additional ISO > image(s) available so organizations can create a local repo?" Or, is there > a documented process for pulling a mirror so as to create a local repo? > I'd like to document something along these lines. > I'm not a Ubuntu user. Nor do I have a z/Linux installation. A quick Google search found this: http://askubuntu.com/questions/170348/how-to-make-my-own-local-repository I don't know if there is a z/Linux repository which has what you need. If not, you'll need to download source & compile it yourself. > > 2) In the "Clone vs. Build" debate, I have always gravitated to the Clone > side - that is - Install a Linux, customize it, then shut it down and call > it the "golden image" from which to copy. Others argue that building is > better, a la Kickstart and Autoyast, in that you then have an observable > set of steps at how you arrived at Linux systems. I understand both sides. > I've already documented one simple cloning approach. My question is - has > anyone done Kickstart on zUbuntu, and if so, could you share some details? > If so, I could add it to the paper. Either on-list or off is fine. > > Thanks all. > > -Mike MacIsaac > > -- The unfacts, did we have them, are too imprecisely few to warrant our certitude. Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For more information on Linux on System z, visit http://wiki.linuxvm.org/
