On 31-01-2015 08:01, arnaud gaboury wrote: > On Sat, Jan 31, 2015 at 5:47 AM, Shridhar Daithankar > <ghodechhap@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Friday 30 Jan 2015 7:12:18 PM arnaud gaboury wrote: >>> I have happily used a second Arch as a container booted with systemd-nspawn. >>> >>> I would like now install a CentOS container, but I am not sure how to >>> proceed the install. What is the correct way ? >>> - first install minimal CentOS from an iso in a dedicated partition >>> (in my case it will be a ssd), then mount the ssd filesystem in >>> /var/lib/container/MyCentOS ? >>> - mount the iso file with systemd-nspawn --image=/path/to/CentOS.iso, >>> boot my container and then install CentOS . >> >> I haven't tried it myself but you could use a pre-built image like this >> >> http://images.linuxcontainers.org/images/centos/7/amd64/default/20150131_02:16/ >> >> Bonus point, it can run an lxc container as well. > > Thank you for the link, but i doesn't really answer my question with > systemd-nspwan. > Btw, I deicded to go Fedora and installed this way: >From reading the man page I suspect you would have to install a minimal image with qemu and then use that with --image, or install a minimal image with qemu, extract the files and use it as you have been using your second arch. This is something worth looking at, I'm not sure something like centos 4 would work with systemd-nspawn but would be nice to be able to (easily) setup a container with that in case of need (reason: compatibility with some older proprietary program). > > # yum -y --releasever=21 --nogpg --installroot=/srv/mycontainer > --disablerepo='*' --enablerepo=fedora install systemd passwd yum > fedora-release-server vim-minimal > -- Mauro Santos
