Does cobbler support metalink URLs for repos like those found in /etc/yum.repos.d? Something like (with the variables expanded for the specific release and arch):
https://mirrors.fedoraproject.org/metalink?repo=fedora-14&arch=i386 Last time I tried this, I found I had to provide a specific mirror. /a On 03/06/2011 02:04 AM, Christian Horn wrote: > On Sat, Mar 05, 2011 at 09:15:20PM -0500, Bob Cochran wrote: >> Many of the packages on the DVD have been updated since the Fedora 14 >> release. How can I tell kickstart or cobbler to check for updated >> packages and download and install updates as needed? > - use 'cobbler repo add' to add the repo with updated. Via parameters > you have the 2 options: to mirror the repo locally or just point at > the url on the internet where it is available > - execute 'cobbler reposync' > - then use 'cobbler profile edit --name=<profilename> \ > --profiles=<name-of-your-profile>'. Servers deployed with named > profile will then know about the updates-repo - if you use a proper > kickstart-file which evaluates the repo-variable. > I am not sure if anaconda is then automatically using the latest > packages from the updates repo or in the first place the older > versions get installed. However, in the %post section you can use > the repo for sure, 'yum -y update' updates the system there. > > > Christian > _______________________________________________ > cobbler mailing list > [email protected] > https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler > > _______________________________________________ cobbler mailing list [email protected] https://fedorahosted.org/mailman/listinfo/cobbler
