anaconda-ks.cfg is created based on the selections you make during a manual installation.
You need to give more information about your setup. Are you installing RHEL, or a rebrand (i.e. Fedora, CentOS or Scientific Linux)? Are you installing on physical hardware (describe it) or in a VM (describe that). Do you have a physical DVD, or an ISO image?
Here's an example anaconda-ks.cfg file that was created during a basic desktop installation (I have modified the partition information):
In particular you may need to modify the url, network, partition information and repo settings, and anything else to suit your needs.
To use the kickstart file during an installation, press TAB after starting the machine, during the GRUB loader, and edit the boot options (press e) and add the location of the kickstart file (ks=...) (reference here)
I would suggest that you first install manually from the DVD, then play around with the configurator.
I am trying to create a custom ks.cfg file with redhat AS 3.0. I have a certain package list I would like to install so we have just the packages we need. The issue is in the file it show groups so I have removed them and added my list of packages as I would when useing this in AS 2.1 but for some... (2 Replies)
Hi,
I have few questions to make this kickstart file to be more efficient:
1) I would like to reboot the server once the installation (included installed all the optional rpm) is done.
2) Is there a nicer way to install rpm packages? (Here I included the commands in my kickstart file)
#... (1 Reply)
Hi,
I was able to set up a kickstart to install Red Hat Enterprise thought a network.
I'm trying to enable a NTP time server in the post section of the kickstart file and also enable/disable a few services using chkconfig.
I can't seam to get it to work, can anyone help ? I don't beleive i... (2 Replies)
Hi,
I would like to create a script so that it will ask me the following:
1) What is the ip address?
2) What is the gateway address?
3) What is the hostname?
and then put the answer to the below kickstart file (kickstart.cfg)
Here I included the kickstart.cfg:
# Kickstart file... (9 Replies)
Hi,
I am trying to install RHEL5.3 using kickstart method. Copied the rhel.iso file from DVD to http location. ks.cfg and rhel.iso files are available on a WINDOWS2008 Server (via HTTP). In ks.cfg file, provided the media path as url --url=http://xx.xx.xx.xx/RHEL53. System understanding the... (3 Replies)
Hey all,
I'm not sure if this possible but I had tested it out manually during the installation (placed a sleep in the pre-installation) and it worked. I'm trying to have a pexpect script to log into the mysql and input a new row for the pre-installation, which will end up displaying on a web... (1 Reply)
Hi,
I heard a command that can collect all RHEL 5 log in a single compress file before I forget.
Does any body know...What the command is ?
Thanks. (4 Replies)
Hi guys
I have CentOS installed on my server. I have also installed TFTP server, DHCP server. I am able to install CentOS on remote machines using PXE boot and kickstart cfg file.
I would like to install OpenSUSE using CentOS kickstart file. How do I do it ? I am also fine with any other... (2 Replies)
I would like to write a script that would remove and/or create shortcuts in Gnome desktop in RHEL 6.3...
I googled all over the place could never find what I needed...
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thank you! (0 Replies)
Hi everyone,
I have a custom kickstart file from a software vendor and I'm trying to package that with a RHEL 6.5 and then attach it to a VM and install RHEL with the settings in the kickstarter file. I'm doing this from a windows PC using an app called InfraRecorder.
I've extracted the... (0 Replies)
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libgnome-desktop-2
libgnome-desktop-2(3) C Library Functions libgnome-desktop-2(3)NAME
libgnome-desktop-2 - experimental GNOME interfaces
DESCRIPTION
libgnome-desktop is a collection of volatile interfaces that are in the process of migrating to more stable GNOME libraries. Use these
interfaces at your own risk, according to the API documentation.
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/lib/libgnome-desktop-2.so
FreeDesktop vector graphics library
/usr/share/gtk-doc/html/gnome-desktop
Location of developer documentation
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-panel |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |Volatile |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO gnome-panel(1), libpanel-applet-2(3), libwnck-1(3), attributes(5), gnome-interfaces(5)NOTES
Written by Brian Cameron, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2006.
SunOS 5.11 31 Aug 2004 libgnome-desktop-2(3)