On Saturday 08 January 2005 14:34, Matthew Miller wrote: > On Sat, Jan 08, 2005 at 11:10:30AM +0200, Chadley Wilson wrote: > > > With apt or yum, all you need to do is to set up local apt/yum > > > repositories and set up apt/yum accordingly. > > > > Could you maybe give me a head start on this? > > what apps do I install for this? > > For apt, just apt -- use its 'genbasedir' program to create the metadata. > For yum, install and use 'createrepo'. > > But what you're trying to do is get updates onto new computers, right? > Running a script to update after installation isn't what I'd do; instead, > rebuild the install CDs with the old packages completely replaced. > > -- > Matthew Miller mattdm@xxxxxxxxxx <http://www.mattdm.org/> > Boston University Linux ------> <http://linux.bu.edu/> Well it a bit more complicated than that, I have scripted the installations of all my extra hardware, like modems which are source tarbals and require kernel sources, then used rpms for nvidia and the like. But there are also some fixes that need to be sorted. so I scripted those as well. then I create a script that calls all of them. Although creating the install discs is a good idea, I am just not smart enough yet. I have spent at one stage, 3 weeks trying and each avenue failed. also the disc route doesn't fix bugs for me. or configure drivers. for example I had to load the ide-scsi drivers on various systems. I have a script that does the work. But since man power is my problem. I need one big script that a PC builder will run and it will do all. as the level of staff that my company employs is scary to say the least. I had to train one guy just to install the personal desktop selection in fedora, after three weeks of showing him daily, he still was not sure if he should click "next". When I snapped and threatened to fire him he now blindly clicks next. This justifies a big complicated script, I also need to add other apps from the repos, so that we ship the machines in a working order. I also like adding feature apps like celestia to the 3D machine. and so on and so forth. How the facilty works is complicated as we are as big as mecer, but we don't work anything like they. mecer build stock lots of it. we build to order so each big order we get we create a new master. So the are only so many configurations that we can do. so if I create this big script and make variatons for the different configutions of PC. I can go on leave and the company can carry on. anyway thanks for the advice :) -- Chadley Wilson Redhat Certified Technician Cert Number: 603004708291270 Pinnacle Micro Manufacturers of Proline Computers ==================================== Exercise freedom, Use LINUX =====================================
