[CentOS] Install CentOS based distro
Karanbir Singh
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Wed Dec 5 13:14:17 UTC 2007
Mário Gamito wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm making a dedicated distribution based on CentOS 5.1
Sounds good, but the usual question - why ?
> I was thinking about a (K)ubuntu kind of way: the CD/DVD boots, a
> graphical interface appears with an "Install" button, just a click on it
> and then just wait to finish.
That sounds like a good idea, and its easy to do as well. You dont need
to change anything in the CentOS-5 distro in order to achieve that. Also
not building everything from scratch means that things are easier for
you to update.
> Now, I'd like to avoid building RPMs for my added software. Is this
> possible this way ?
Thats a really bad idea. I would suggest you use something like
slackware or lfs, if you dont want to use a package management system.
> Other suggestions are welcome.
well, what problem are you trying to solve ? Maybe I can help, if you
share some more info.
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