06-17-2009
Generic question: why not use the distributions package manager (rpm/apt/emerge/installpkg/...)?
8 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting
1. Gentoo
Hey Guys,
Can somebody help me get a unix OS installer (preferably no charge)?
Can I install it on intel pc? I got a copy of unix installer a year ago and tried installing it on an intel pc but I can't get it done although I was already following instructions.
Slick (42 Replies)
Discussion started by: Slick
42 Replies
2. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
hi
i wanna ask that is there a software available for unix to install different files... e.g. when we install a file in windows the installation wizard runs and guides us through the process... if so plz tell... and guide thnx! (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: umarbangash
5 Replies
3. Solaris
what is the name of the solaris installer? (for both x86 and sparc architecture)
In linux it is "anaconda". (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: kingston
7 Replies
4. Red Hat
Hi All,
I had created a installer (RPM), but later I came across that Netbeans (netbeans-6.9-ml-linux), Flex Builder Linux Alpha (flexbuilder_linux_install_a4_081408.bin) and JDK (jdk-6u20-linux-i586-rpm.bin) dont provide any RPM but they provide a huge binary executable shell script.
My... (0 Replies)
Discussion started by: jw_amp
0 Replies
5. SCO
Hi
I m sorry but to post this again.
Does anyone have installer of sco 5.0.6 and instruction to reinstall the current system?
This is urgent so Any help is appreciated.
Thousand thanks (25 Replies)
Discussion started by: OrangeKenny
25 Replies
6. UNIX for Advanced & Expert Users
I have an open source tool I am working on. As of right now, version 1 is complete but it's a set of programs in a directory. What I would like to do is create a flexible installer or package that puts things in the appropriate directories (/usr/bin ? ) or perhaps the user's personal bin directory... (7 Replies)
Discussion started by: tinypig
7 Replies
7. OS X (Apple)
Hi, I have a little problem with an Installer.
In my script I have a section that place a keyboard shortcut:
#!/usr/bin/perl
################################################################################
#
# Create Desktop shortcut for Swedish Menu Commands Document
#... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: peli
1 Replies
8. Debian
Good afternoon!
Could you please clarify me how to use correct Debian's preseed file?
I have a kernel version 4.15.0-20-generic (Ubuntu 18.04) and default initrd (both downloaded from official repo)
Also I have a little kickstart file and main preseed cfg file
Installation start by iPXE... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: nodorgrom
4 Replies
LEARN ABOUT LINUX
dpkg-preconfigure
DPKG-PRECONFIGURE(8) Debconf DPKG-PRECONFIGURE(8)
NAME
dpkg-preconfigure - let packages ask questions prior to their installation
SYNOPSIS
dpkg-preconfigure [options] package.deb
dpkg-preconfigure --apt
DESCRIPTION
dpkg-preconfigure lets packages ask questions before they are installed. It operates on a set of debian packages, and all packages that
use debconf will have their config script run so they can examine the system and ask questions.
OPTIONS
-ftype, --frontend=type
Select the frontend to use.
-pvalue, --priority=value
Set the lowest priority of questions you are interested in. Any questions with a priority below the selected priority will be ignored
and their default answers will be used.
--terse
Enables terse output mode. This affects only some frontends.
--apt
Run in apt mode. It will expect to read a set of package filenames from stdin, rather than getting them as parameters. Typically this
is used to make apt run dpkg-preconfigure on all packages before they are installed. To do this, add something like this to
/etc/apt/apt.conf:
// Pre-configure all packages before
// they are installed.
DPkg::Pre-Install-Pkgs {
"dpkg-preconfigure --apt --priority=low";
};
-h, --help
Display usage help.
SEE ALSO
debconf(7)
AUTHOR
Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
2011-06-22 DPKG-PRECONFIGURE(8)