Re: [CentOS] Centos 5.3 - kickstart configuration
> Finally, where on the installation cd’s would I place this kickstart file ? See the instructions I sent out a few weeks ago on how to set up your own KS server -- “Don't eat anything you've ever seen advertised on TV” - Michael Pollan, author of "In Defense of Food" ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Centos 5.3 - kickstart configuration
Hi Bill,
On 26/09/09 16:03, Bill Campbell wrote:
>> rpm -qa --queryformat '%{name}\n' will give you more useful output for
>> kickstart
> Except that jumpstart likes packages which that will not provide,
> only the individual RPMs.
Can you expand a bit on what you mean by 'jumpstart likes packages' ? a
rpm -qa will give you a list of all rpms installed on the machine, which
is exactly what anaconda would like.
- KB
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Re: [CentOS] Centos 5.3 - kickstart configuration
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009, Jim Wildman wrote:
>On Fri, 25 Sep 2009, Bill Campbell wrote:
>
>>
>> yum list installed
>>
>
>rpm -qa --queryformat '%{name}\n' will give you more useful output for
>kickstart
Except that jumpstart likes packages which that will not provide,
only the individual RPMs.
Bill
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Re: [CentOS] Centos 5.3 - kickstart configuration
On Fri, 25 Sep 2009, Bill Campbell wrote:
>
> yum list installed
>
rpm -qa --queryformat '%{name}\n' will give you more useful output for
kickstart
>> Finally, where on the installation cd's would I place this kickstart file ?
>
I would suggest putting it on a USB stick, or a web directory somewhere.
No need to burn more cd's. Check out the Red Hat site (under
documentation) for more info on kickstart.
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Re: [CentOS] Centos 5.3 - kickstart configuration
On Fri, Sep 25, 2009, Karl Kobata wrote: >Over the last couple of weeks, additional software was installed using the >package manager. >I would like to get a custom kickstart file created for our system. For >this, I would like to get complete list of software installed so they may >be add to the kickstart file package selection. >Can anyone tell me if this can be done? If it can, please give me >instructions? This will give you a list of installed packages: yum list installed >Finally, where on the installation cd's would I place this kickstart file ? You should have a file, /root/anaconda-ks.cfg, that was built when the system was installed which you can use as a starting point to see how things should be done. We normally use network installs starting with the minimal network install CD. The configuration goes in the base directory of the disk, often as ks.cfg which is specified at the boo prompt Linux: ks=cdrom:ks.cfg We have a few variants of this such as ksvmware.cfg to install in VMware virtural machines which we configure a bit differently than we do on-hardware systems. Bill -- INTERNET: b...@celestial.com Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC URL: http://www.celestial.com/ PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way Voice: (206) 236-1676 Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820 Fax:(206) 232-9186 Skype: jwccsllc (206) 855-5792 A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul -- George Bernard Shaw ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Centos 5.3 - kickstart configuration
Karl Kobata wrote: > Can I take this formatted output and add it into the %packages section of my > new kickstart file? Should be able to yes > I am assuming that using the kickstart GUI, the > @development-tools for instance, added to the %packages section will load > all packages grouped as "development-tools". Yes that's how it's supposed to work I believe. in my configuration I list out the individual packages - http://portal.aphroland.org/~aphro/centos_5_2_32.cfg > Since I do not have a floppy, only a cdrom drive, is adding to a network > share or http or nfs be for upgrading? > If for upgrading, how is the kickstart file launched? Upgrading? I've never used the installer to upgrade so can't speak to that, but the config file is accessed via the kernel command line paramters when you boot from the CD (or PXE if you do net boot). ks=. Myself I've only used http to store my config, so my installer command line looks like this for example: ks=http://10.1.10.31/config/centos_5_2_64/centos_5_2_64.cfg initrd=centos_5_2_64.img ramdisk_size=16384 nofb ksdevice=eth0 > If I am installing from "bare metal", can I add this kickstart file to the > install CD? If so where will I place this file? I don't think so, but you can try, just specify the path in the command line.. nate ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Re: [CentOS] Centos 5.3 - kickstart configuration
> Karl Kobata wrote:
> > Can anyone tell me if this can be done? If it can, please give me
> > instructions?
> rpm -qa
> or perhaps
> rpm -qa --queryformat "%{NAME}\n"
Can I take this formatted output and add it into the %packages section of my
new kickstart file? I am assuming that using the kickstart GUI, the
@development-tools for instance, added to the %packages section will load
all packages grouped as "development-tools".
> > Finally, where on the installation cd's would I place this kickstart
file ?
> Usually put it on a network share or floppy disk, access it via
> HTTP or NFS or something.
Since I do not have a floppy, only a cdrom drive, is adding to a network
share or http or nfs be for upgrading?
If for upgrading, how is the kickstart file launched?
If I am installing from "bare metal", can I add this kickstart file to the
install CD? If so where will I place this file?
nate
thanks very much.
karl
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Re: [CentOS] Centos 5.3 - kickstart configuration
Karl Kobata wrote:
> Can anyone tell me if this can be done? If it can, please give me
> instructions?
rpm -qa
or perhaps
rpm -qa --queryformat "%{NAME}\n"
> Finally, where on the installation cd's would I place this kickstart file ?
Usually put it on a network share or floppy disk, access it via
HTTP or NFS or something.
nate
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[CentOS] Centos 5.3 - kickstart configuration
Over the last couple of weeks, additional software was installed using the package manager. I would like to get a custom kickstart file created for our system. For this, I would like to get complete list of software installed so they may be add to the kickstart file package selection. Can anyone tell me if this can be done? If it can, please give me instructions? Finally, where on the installation cd's would I place this kickstart file ? Thank you. ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
