Klaus Kaempf wrote:
* Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@suse.de> [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 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-factory+help@opensuse.org