Re: Rebuilding minimal install iso RHEL 4 (U1)

[Jay Lee <jlee pbu edu>]

Michael Stiller wrote:
> I want to do unattended RHEL 4 U1 (ES) installations via 
> kickstart. Unfortunately this is not possible, cause
> the installer wants me to change cd-roms twice. 
> This is not acceptable for an unattended install. The installation
> itself is a minimal install with some more unneeded packages removed
> (mgetty, some serial stuff e.g.) 
> (actually about 220 packages are installed)
> A DVD image is not an option because not all machines
> are DVD-Rom equipped.
>
> Any clues on howto-rebuild the installation cd images 
> for a really "minimal" install which doesn't need that
> braindead cd changes. I tried to follow 
>
> http://www.techonthenet.com/linux/centos4_update.php
>
> but with no success so far. 
>
> I'm not really amused about this. The minimal install
> is also bloated as hell. And this crap is called 
> *enterprise* linux after all. 
>
> Any clues on the rebuild image issue?

Have you considered using PXE booting?  It's a bit of a pain to setup 
the first time but once you have it, you'll not remember how you lived 
without it.  There's nothing better than doing a "nothing but net" 
install in front of someone who's never seen one before to impress them. 
 And not having to go searching for boot media all the time is nice too.

Jay
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Jay Lee
Network / Systems Administrator
Information Technology Dept.
Philadelphia Biblical University
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