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Re: [Rule-list] install disk idea
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Marco Fioretti |
Subject: |
Re: [Rule-list] install disk idea |
Date: |
Sat, 11 May 2002 05:42:11 +0200 |
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Mutt/1.2.5i |
On Fri, May 10, 2002 23:17:32 at 11:17:32PM -0400, Michael Fratoni wrote:
> > I too was thinking to something like this (see my posts some week ago
> > about looking at the application database and generating the package
> > list from there). Where you thinking about modifying
> > mkkickstart/ksconfig, or something else?
>
> I think the "something else" option.
> Perhaps a shell script containing only variable definitions, with
> detailed instructions, which could have definitions for all the variables
> used by the installer. Since disk1 is a dos formated disk, the user could
> edit it on either a linux or windows machine.
>
> Then the installer could source that file, and prompt only for missing
> information. If not defined prompt for the answer, otherwise, use the
> pre-defined variable and continue?
>
> It's just a rough idea at this point, but adding support for it wouldn't
> be too difficult. This would be just for slinky, as miniconda already
> supports a standard kickstart file.
>
Then what we want (not now, of course) is that eventually slinky
supports the standard kickstart format too, maybe with some
extensions, isn't it?
Ciao,
Marco Fioretti
RULE project leader
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