On Fri, 29 Dec 2006, Stephan Wiesand wrote: > On Thu, 21 Dec 2006, Troy Dawson wrote: > > > The Scientific Linux developers are pleased to announce our "Very Alpha > > Release" of Scientific Linux 5.0 > > This looks very promising. Great job. > > Kickstart installation worked. The installation as well as the resulting > system seem to behave just like EL5beta2. > > [...] > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > /Client /Server /VT /Workstation /Cluster /ClusterStorage > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > TUVv5b2 consists of 2 cd sets, Server and Client. Each cd set has a group > > of directories which contain the actual rpms. On the Client cd this consists > > of Client,Workstation and VT. On the Server cd this consists of Server,VT, > > Cluster, ClusterStorage. The VT directory contains the same rpms on each cd. > > The Cluster, ClusterStorage and Workstation directories do not have any > > common rpms. The Client and Server directories contain many common rpms along > > with many unique rpms. I have combined the 2 cd sets into 1 big tree. If a > > rpm is in multiple directories I have made it via a hard link to save disk > > space > > > > We are not sure if we will keep this big tree of directories or not. It has > > the advantage as having the same tree structure as RHELv5b2. > > Now why would that be an advantage ;-) Maybe I just don't like it because > it's unfamiliar. Still, I don't like it. > > > To install the rpms in /VT /Workstation /Cluster /ClusterStorage you > > need to enter V for VT and W for Workstation and C for Cluster and S for > > ClustorStorage at the "key" prompt in the installer. This is code from > > TUVv5b2. It will be changed in our next beta. > > So to install all of these you would put in > > > > VWCS > > > > at the "keys" prompt > > Hasn't this changed with beta2 and you now need an "installation number"? Might be called something different but still have to put in the VWCS > > NB here's how I do unintended ks installs: > > key --skip > repo --name=SL5 --baseurl=http://.../SL/5rolling/i386/SL/RPMS > %packages --resolvedeps > @core > autofs > ... > > Where I've 'cp -al'd all RPMS into SL/RPMS and ran createrepo there. See Troy's email about this subject. My vote is for SL/RPMS . Biggest reason is that it is easier for everybody, for us to build and for users to find manually. -Connie Sieh > > Cheers, > Stephan > > > -- > Stephan Wiesand > DESY - DV - > Platanenallee 6 > 15738 Zeuthen, Germany >