Sanjay Nadkarni wrote: > On 03/25/09 17:18, Steven Goldberg wrote: >> Hi Sanjay, >> >> The answer to your question is both. We ultimately want to minimize >> OpenSolaris plus add our own custom application packages. > To replace/add custom pkgs you can use the finalizer. Here's my blog > on this. Though the documents provide a better description. > http://blogs.sun.com/nadkarni/entry/using_distro_constructor_to_add While the example in Sanjay's blog certainly works, the "official" way to add more packages to an image is to specify them in the <packages> section of the manifest you are using to build your image.
The install team does not have the time/resource to figure out what's the minimum set of packages required for a bootable Open Solaris image at this time. Some users have done some hacking on that, and they discussed about it in this alias. Here's a couple of threads I found, there are probably others, but I can't find them at the moment. http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?messageID=316802񍖂 http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?messageID=317320񍞈 Please note that we only have a GUI installer at this time. so, if your image doesn't include some sort of a desktop, you won't be able use the GUI installer for your image. --Karen > > The answer to your other question reduced set of pkgs, you really need > to elaborate on your requirements. What the are pkgs that you need at > a minimum ? Do you need Gnome (you do if you plan to use the GUI > installer). If what you are looking for is a minimized opensolaris > distro, look at milax. http://www.milax.org/ > > Here's a blurb from their web site. >> Version 0.3.3 requires at least 256MB RAM and a Pentium or Celeron to >> boot into a JWM desktop. 128MB RAM is sufficient for booting into >> Command-Line mode. MilaX is fast distro (~20secs from GRUB to fully >> functional desktop after zfs installation). > > -Sanjay > > > >> >> Steve >> >> Sanjay Nadkarni wrote: >>> On 03/25/09 15:08, Steve Goldberg wrote: >>>> Hello, >>>> >>>> Are there any docs (apart from the DC Guide and distro_const man >>>> page) that give examples of how to create a custom bootable >>>> OpenSolaris CD? Appreciate any pointers to papers, blogs, >>>> discussions, etc. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Steve >>>> >>> Exactly what do you mean by custom ? Do you want additional pkgs or >>> reduced set of pkgs ? >>> >>> -Sanjay >>> > > _______________________________________________ > caiman-discuss mailing list > caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/caiman-discuss
