Frank, No need for scripts, their is a directory you can copy across some of the files and it will update, I did it 3 weeks ago. I think it is /etc/urpmi, I will check tonight when I get home. But you copy the config file and the lists, then do an update.
Tony. -----Original Message----- From: Franki [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 02, 2002 7:22 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [expert] urpmi --auto-select Couple of new questions abouturpmi and installing big apps... I'll have to give some thought to this.. a shell script seems the most likely candidate... its a shame you can't export sources to a shell script from urpmi.. automate the process as it were, that would be handy.. guess it'll probably happen at some stage down the line.. rgds Frank -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of James Sparenberg Sent: Monday, 2 December 2002 5:48 AM To: Expert List Subject: Re: [expert] urpmi --auto-select Couple of new questions abouturpmi and installing big apps... What would be helpful in a case like this is to be able to do what PLF did. (actually I got it from Ranger's site) but somehow a PLF CD was created that you install from as if it was CD1 and it contains PLF's rpms This gets moved into a new category called PLF (duh!) and then it hands off to disc ... continues the install and asks for PLF at the end, Even if it were just possible to redo disk 3 (there is a ton of room on it) You would then have the disks available and could create rpms of data files you need. Just my 2 cents. James On Sun, 2002-12-01 at 10:36, Hoyt Duff wrote: > On Sunday 01 December 2002 10:43 am, Franki scribbled in crayon on a yellow > legal pad: > > 1. I have two dozen mdk 9.0 boxes around town.. and I have set most of > > them up to use the same urpmi sources. > > But its a time consuming process to do so.. is there some config file or > > directory that I can copy to the new servers to give them the same sources? > > (texstar, contrib, plf, updates etc)??? that would be very handy if I could > > just copy across some files and issue urpmi an update.. > > Why can't you tar /etc/urpmi and /var/lib/urpmi and install that tarball on > each new machine? You could even write a .spec file to create an .rpm with > them and install and update all the sources easily > > -- > Hoyt > http://www.MaximumHoyt.com/ > "Fix it until it breaks." > > > ---- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- Business Computer Projects - Disclaimer -+-+-+-+-+-+-+- This message, and any associated attachment is confidential. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system, do not use or disclose the information in any way, and notify either Tony S. Sykes or the postmaster <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> immediately. The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not necessarily the views of Business Computer Projects Ltd., unless specifically stated. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that emails and their attachments are virus free, it is the responsibility of the recipient(s) to verify the integrity of such emails. Business Computer Projects Ltd BCP House 151 Charles Street Stockport Cheshire SK1 3JY Tel: +44 (0)161 355-3000 Fax: +44 (0)161 355-3001 Web: http://www.bcpsoftware.com <http://www.bcpsoftware.com/>
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