I recently installed a system using the CentOS 4.3 CDs which is now up and running. Everything is running fine, but I forgot to install one of the "package groups" that Anaconda offers as an option. Is there a way to install this group on a running system using the data on the CDs (i.e., not via a repository)? If not, is there a way to get the list of RPMs that belong to a package group? If I had that information, I could install the RPMs manually.
Thanks, Alfred
Alfred von Campe wrote:
I recently installed a system using the CentOS 4.3 CDs which is now up and running. Everything is running fine, but I forgot to install one of the "package groups" that Anaconda offers as an option. Is there a way to install this group on a running system using the data on the CDs (i.e., not via a repository)? If not, is there a way to get the list of RPMs that belong to a package group? If I had that information, I could install the RPMs manually.
Thanks, Alfred
Hi -
Investigate 'yum grouplist'.
'man yum' has some pretty detailed options for managing groups.
Thanks! -dant
Alfred von Campe wrote:
On May 23, 2006, at 16:04, Dan Trainor wrote:
Investigate 'yum grouplist'.
'man yum' has some pretty detailed options for managing groups.
Yes, I know, but I wanted to install from the CDs, not from a repository like yum uses.
Alfred
Hi -
Unless you are worried about somethign else happening, the worst that's going to happen is that you'll be given packages which may be more up-to-date.
Is using yum not an option?
Thanks! -dan
On May 23, 2006, at 18:04, Dan Trainor wrote:
Unless you are worried about somethign else happening, the worst that's going to happen is that you'll be given packages which may be more up-to-date.
Is using yum not an option?
That's correct. I wanted to install the packages quickly and didn't want to set up a local yum repository (I will eventually). Policies at my company prevent me accessing a public yum repository.
Alfred
Alfred von Campe wrote:
On May 23, 2006, at 18:04, Dan Trainor wrote:
Unless you are worried about somethign else happening, the worst that's going to happen is that you'll be given packages which may be more up-to-date.
Is using yum not an option?
That's correct. I wanted to install the packages quickly and didn't want to set up a local yum repository (I will eventually). Policies at my company prevent me accessing a public yum repository.
Alfred
Hi -
Ah, yeah, that's a good reason :)
Thanks -dant
One more thing. I was able to install the package group I wanted using "Add/Remove Applications", but is there a way to do the same thing from the command line? If this had been a headless server, I wouldn't have been able to use the GUI.
Alfred
On Tue, 2006-05-23 at 20:29 -0400, Alfred von Campe wrote:
One more thing. I was able to install the package group I wanted using "Add/Remove Applications", but is there a way to do the same thing from the command line? If this had been a headless server, I wouldn't have been able to use the GUI.
not without yum
Alfred von Campe spake the following on 5/23/2006 5:29 PM:
One more thing. I was able to install the package group I wanted using "Add/Remove Applications", but is there a way to do the same thing from the command line? If this had been a headless server, I wouldn't have been able to use the GUI.
Alfred
If you have the DVD version, I think it is already set up as a local yum repo. You just have to point to it.
On Tue, 2006-05-23 at 16:00 -0400, Alfred von Campe wrote:
I recently installed a system using the CentOS 4.3 CDs which is now up and running. Everything is running fine, but I forgot to install one of the "package groups" that Anaconda offers as an option. Is there a way to install this group on a running system using the data on the CDs (i.e., not via a repository)? If not, is there a way to get the list of RPMs that belong to a package group? If I had that information, I could install the RPMs manually.
if you have a graphical desktop you can use Add/remove software in the system menu
Thanks, Alfred
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if you have a graphical desktop you can use Add/remove software in the system menu
This option is only 'good' if you have the install cds and have not updated software yet. This software doesn't handle updated packages or networked installs properly and will cause a decrease in sanity if actual functionality is expected.
On May 23, 2006, at 16:33, Jim Perrin wrote:
if you have a graphical desktop you can use Add/remove software in the system menu
This option is only 'good' if you have the install cds and have not updated software yet.
Which is exactly the situation I am in. I just installed the system and forgot to include a "package group". Using the "Add/Remove Applications" utility did indeed solve my problem.
Thanks, Alfred
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