Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-factory (297 mails)

[Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@xxxxxxx>]

Klaus Kaempf wrote:
> * Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@xxxxxxx> [Jan 18. 2007 16:03]:
>> So you need some convinent way to install software.  You also want security updates for
>> them.  I don't see how xen guests are that much different than a minimum
>> system on real hardware.
> 
> Depends on how you manage your xen guests. From the 'inside' (having network
> and e.g. online-update running inside the guest) or the 'outside' (loopback
> mounting the image and install selected updates) ?

Inside.  Outside implies downtime.  Or do you install security updates
on real hardware by booting the rescue system, mounting disk and
installing them?

> But even for these environments, you probably need a minimal set
> of packages like glibc, bash, etc. The question is, shouldn't this
> minimal set be the 'very minimal base' (:-)) pattern ?

Hmm, maybe we need two then?  One "boot to bash prompt" and one
"rescue-system like, with network and zypper"?

cheers,
  Gerd
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