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== Administration ==
== Administration ==
=== Adding a package to the repository ===
* '''yumdownloader sysstat:''' Downloads the 'sysstat' packages, to the current directory, and with the same architecture as the current system architechture.
** 'uname -m' will print the system architecture.


== Trouble shooting ==
== Trouble shooting ==

Revision as of 06:05, 6 October 2010

Kickstart short cuts for noobs

Introduction

Purpose

Kickstart is the core of the automated installation system used by Fedora and RHEL.

This short cut describes how to set-up such a system.

Scope

Acronyms, descriptions

References

http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/Documents
KVM documentation page.

Open issues

Operating Environment

yum install yum-utils
This package will enable you to download packages, without installing them. So you can populate your kickstart server with packages that didn't come with the Install media.

Storage

Network

Administration

Adding a package to the repository

  • yumdownloader sysstat: Downloads the 'sysstat' packages, to the current directory, and with the same architecture as the current system architechture.
    • 'uname -m' will print the system architecture.

Trouble shooting