Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 2018-02-02 07:37, Per Jessen wrote:
Carlos E. R. wrote:
On 2018-02-02 06:03, Basil Chupin wrote:
On 31/01/18 23:28, Carlos E. R. wrote:
You could do a "default install", then use a script stored somewhere to customize things.
What I cannot understand is why Per should be having this (other?) problem(s) when doing a clean install using a DVD is one of the most simplest things to do and without any dramas.
If your system-to-be-installed happens to have an NTFS filesystem, it looks like YaST insists on installing those ntfs utilities, regardless of whether you're mounting them. To recreate, install Leap 423 from DVD, deselect SuSEfirewall2, ntfs-3g and ntfsprogs.
Sometimes it is easier not to fight it ;-)
Very true.
Per, are you installing from a DVD or using some other method?
He boots an image from the network. PXE. It ends being the same DVD, but once installed he has to do several customizations. There are too many, so perhaps what he needs is autoyast.
autoyast is big gun with a steep learning curve. I don't really install often enough to warrant the full effort. However, what would be really cool is for an installation to fetch certain defaults, e.g. from a tftp server or similar, if available. i.e. a list of pre-set option: language, keyboard, timezone, userid+passwds, packages to include, packages to exclude. I think it might even be possible with autoyast, I have experimented a bit.
Yes, autoyast is difficult, I had a look once. But it does those things. I don't remember if it handles repos, though.
Ah yes, forgot about those - would be nice to have the standard set added automagically too. One of these days I'll have a closer look.
If the machines are very similar, another method is install an image (dd or clonezilla). Then you only need to change IP and name.
Yes, for e.g. clusters I just do a tar'ed image of the first install, copy to the rest. For the desktops, they're rarely the same spec. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (4.5°C) http://www.hostsuisse.com/ - dedicated server rental in Switzerland. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org