Re: Centos Livecd

[Scott Silva <ssilva@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on 2/20/2008 2:47 PM Johnny Hughes spake the following:
> Scott Silva wrote:
> > on 2/20/2008 2:17 PM Johnny Hughes spake the following:
> > > Scott Silva wrote:
> > > > on 2/20/2008 12:59 PM Sergio Belkin spake the following:
> > > > > 2008/2/20, Johnny Hughes 
> > > > > <johnny-IFYaIzF+flcdnm+yROfE0A-XMD5yJDbdMReXY1tMh2IBg-XMD5yJDbdMSQIYZ4X/+iSw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: 
> > > > >
> > > > > > Milton Calnek wrote:
> > > > > >  >
> > > > > >  >
> > > > > >  > Patrice Guay wrote:
> > > > > >  >> Milton Calnek wrote:
> > > > > >  >>> Johnny Hughes wrote:
> > > > > >  >>>> Milton Calnek wrote:
> > > > > >  >>
> > > > > >  >> The anaconda package does not need to be present on your build 
> > > > > > system.
> > > > > >  >> It needs to be present on the LiveCD.
> > > > > >  >
> > > > > >  > That's where the hacked anaconda comes in... and any CD 
> > > > > > produced is not
> > > > > >  > an official version of CentOS.
> > > > > >  >
> > > > > >  > Becomes clear to me.
> > > > > >  >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Right,
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  And there are a couple other packages too (pykickstart, 
> > > > > > dosfstools and
> > > > > >  syslinux) that are modified. For the most part the modified version
> > > > > >  works just fine, but there are things about it that are not 
> > > > > > officially
> > > > > >  supported.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  It should be stated the the purpose of the live CD is NOT to install
> > > > > >  centos (unless you want to, as a convenience use the Network install
> > > > > >  provided on there, which is fully supported) ... but to use to 
> > > > > > test your
> > > > > >  hardware and to use as a recovery disc.
> > > >
> > > > > Thanks for all of your comments, really I was looking for an easy way
> > > > > of install Centos downloading one only CD....
> > > >
> > > > If you are only doing a system or two, you can down the live cd and 
> > > > do a net install from a mirror close to you.
> > >
> > > OR ... of course, get CD1 and do a minimal install and then use "yum 
> > > groupinstall" option to install the groups of items you want.
> >
> > If only the first cd had an install option like "linux minimal" 
> > instead of going into anaconda and de-selecting everything one by one. 
> > Or even a button to "un-select all".
>
> I am pretty sure I tested it and the only thing one needs to do is to 
> unselect the macro group options.
>
> (the only one of which that is selected by default is Gnome Desktop)
>
> What you said is true of CentOS-5.0 CD1, but I don't think it is true of 
> CentOS-5.1 CD1.
OK. Time to fire up VMWare and play some more since I don't have any new 
hardware right now.


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