[CentOS-devel] custom iso spin

Thu Dec 29 16:02:29 UTC 2011
Larry Brigman <larry.brigman at gmail.com>

On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 7:46 AM, Karanbir Singh <mail-lists at karan.org>wrote:

> hey,
>
> On 12/29/2011 04:21 AM, Larry Brigman wrote:
> > I see the small ISO images but I would like
> > to build something custom but not a live image.
>
> So, in CentOS-6, we have the capability to churn our almost arbitrary
> number of 'spins' at buildtime and have them tested / released in sync
> with the main distro ( eg. the minimal install iso set ).
>
> Have an interesting idea that could potentially appeal to more than just
> yourself and your kitchen sink ? why not do this as a part of the CentOS
> buildprocess and have the results pushed in sync with the main distro.
>
> We could, should there be a need, even have rpms that are not a part of
> the distro ( eg. somethings from an external third party repo ). There
> would be some stuff that needs resolved and make sure all licenses etc
> are in place, and some level of assurances are in place for upgrade path
> etc. But it can be done, fairly easily.
>

That sounds good.  I have built ISO's with upstream packages that weren't
available
even from EPEL.


>
> > What tools do you use to create these images?
>
> we have only ever used anaconda. There are various other tools that are
> around, some more popular at various points in time than others - but
> within the CentOS space - we have only used anaconda.
>

I take it the tools are in anaconda-runtime or their dependency set?


>
> > Is there some documentation on building a custom iso spin?
> > I would also like to be able to drive the tools.
>
> What does that mean 'drive the tools' ?
>

I have used buildinstall from anaconda-runtime package but trying
my same recipe that I used from Centos 5 doesn't work.  So I wonder,
 if I was giving the correct input to the tool or if the project has a set
of
scripts that provide that input in some manner that would better
document the tools?
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