[WBEL-users] merging updated rpms into a installation tree

[Kirby Bohling]

On Tue, Apr 13, 2004 at 04:32:18PM -0700, Keith Morse wrote:
> 
> Been perusing the web for references and how-to's that will allow me to 
> accomplish the above for my local server which I plan to use for 
> kick-start service.  So far my investigation hasn't really been 
> successful.
> 

This is how you would do it via a RedHat.  WhiteBox 3.0 is similar
to RHEL 3.0.  RHEL 3.0 is similar to RedHat 8/9 I believe.  So I'm
going to guess that a bastardized solution would be using the
procedure described below:

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/RedHat-CD-HOWTO/rpm-packages.html

In section 3, there is a link to rhcd-sripts.tar.gz, which is a set
of scripts that is supposed to do all the work for you.  I've never
actually gotten it to work, but presumable it would have if I had
given it more time.  The ISO's I built never would boot.  I never
tried using it for an http based kickstart install.  It's a more
full fledged description of what the whitebox site explains.

> 
> I do have a server with the install tree on it,  I have the updates 
> rsync'd from one of the mirrors.  Just went thru the 
> http://www.whiteboxlinux.org/howto.html on how to build iso's so I have 
> and idea on the anaconda side for updating the "configs" for an updated 
> tree.  But the merging the updated rpms into the Redhat/RPMS directory is 
> where I'm still doing some head scratching.

I just have my kickstart post install script run YUM.  It's easier
to deal with for me.  It takes a little longer, but it's less
hassle, and is a known good process done by lots of people.

	Thanks,
		Kirby


> 
> 
> Would any of the list members care to share links for references that 
> they are using? 
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