[opensuse-autoinstall] How to select all the DVD / Autoyast ?
in a autoyast XML file, how can we say something : "install all the packages included in this openSUSE-12.2-DVD-i586.iso file" ? Dsant -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+owner@opensuse.org
On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Dsant
in a autoyast XML file, how can we say something : "install all the packages included in this openSUSE-12.2-DVD-i586.iso file" ?
I don't think that is possible. You could create such a list by listing the *.rpm files the different arch directories, stripping version etc, and then putting those into your autoyast profile, but that will most likely create conflicts (different packages that cannot be installed together, or the same package available for different archs). An easier way might be to install all the patterns available on it (patterns-openSUSE-*.rpm, <patterns> tag in autoyast IIRC). -- Kind regards 686f6c6d / Christopher 'm4z' Holm -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+owner@opensuse.org
On Thursday August 23 2012 14:16:19 686f6c6d wrote:
On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Dsant
wrote: in a autoyast XML file, how can we say something : "install all the packages included in this openSUSE-12.2-DVD-i586.iso file" ?
I don't think that is possible. You could create such a list by listing the *.rpm files the different arch directories, stripping version etc, and then putting those into your autoyast profile, but that will most likely create conflicts (different packages that cannot be installed together, or the same package available for different archs). An easier way might be to install all the patterns available on it (patterns-openSUSE-*.rpm, <patterns> tag in autoyast IIRC).
You're right. The best way was to use PATTERNS like these to get a minimal graphic system. Without, we get a text-only installation, which is usefull too sometimes. <package>patterns-openSUSE-lxde</package> <package>patterns-openSUSE-xfce</package> <package>patterns-openSUSE-xfce_basis</package> It works. Thanks a lot 686f6c6d ! (leet ?). Dsant -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+owner@opensuse.org
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Dsant
On Thursday August 23 2012 14:16:19 686f6c6d wrote:
On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 11:41 AM, Dsant
wrote: in a autoyast XML file, how can we say something : "install all the packages included in this openSUSE-12.2-DVD-i586.iso file" ?
I don't think that is possible. You could create such a list by listing the *.rpm files the different arch directories, stripping version etc, and then putting those into your autoyast profile, but that will most likely create conflicts (different packages that cannot be installed together, or the same package available for different archs). An easier way might be to install all the patterns available on it (patterns-openSUSE-*.rpm, <patterns> tag in autoyast IIRC).
You're right. The best way was to use PATTERNS like these to get a minimal graphic system. Without, we get a text-only installation, which is usefull too sometimes.
<package>patterns-openSUSE-lxde</package> <package>patterns-openSUSE-xfce</package> <package>patterns-openSUSE-xfce_basis</package>
It works.
Interesting. I have the opposite problem that I mostly need text-only (server) installations and always have to fight quite hard to keep the GUI from coming up. (Usually -- but this is just from the top of my head and I haven't verified it -- it should be enough just to install a minimal (patterns-openSUSE-minimal_base or greater) system, and whatever GUI package you like, and the GUI should come up.) If this was a question about how to start X when you already have the correct <packages> (or <patterns>) selected, you might also be able to achieve that with <runlevel> <default>5</default> [...] </runlevel> ...or with <sysconfig>.
Thanks a lot 686f6c6d ! (leet ?).
No, hex(asciicode('holm')). (; -- Kind regards 686f6c6d / Christopher 'm4z' Holm -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-autoinstall+owner@opensuse.org
On Aug 24, 2012, at 7:27 AM, 686f6c6d <686f6c6d@googlemail.com> wrote:
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 12:54 PM, Dsant
wrote: On Thursday August 23 2012 14:16:19 686f6c6d wrote:
You're right. The best way was to use PATTERNS like these to get a minimal graphic system. Without, we get a text-only installation, which is usefull too sometimes.
<package>patterns-openSUSE-lxde</package> <package>patterns-openSUSE-xfce</package> <package>patterns-openSUSE-xfce_basis</package>
It works.
Interesting. I have the opposite problem that I mostly need text-only (server) installations and always have to fight quite hard to keep the GUI from coming up. (Usually -- but this is just from the top of my head and I haven't verified it -- it should be enough just to install a minimal (patterns-openSUSE-minimal_base or greater) system, and whatever GUI package you like, and the GUI should come up.)
For my text-mode SLES 11 installs, I install the patterns "Minimal" and "base". For openSUSE they are called "base" and "enhanced_base" respectively. (Yes, sles.base != opensuse.base, but rather sles.Minimal == opensuse.base and sles.base == opensuse.enhanced_base.) You can get a working system with Minimal but it lacks many things you'd expect on a standard UNIX system. You can of course add "gnome" or "kde4" patterns to get the desktop environments (I have a different autoyast profile that does just that). 'zypper se -t pattern', 'zypper info -t pattern foo', etc. are useful.
Also, I don't know if this is still true, but it was for openSUSE 11.x -- I disabled image_installation to greatly speed up installation of my text-mode VMs. This is my openSUSE software section:
<!-- With image installation on (default), it will install default images
and then remove all the unwanted stuff (dozens of packages). Should be
faster with it off. -->
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