Re: [custom] Some issues for custom debian distributions
On Fri, Jul 25, 2003 at 05:58:31PM +0200, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote:
> - Preconfigure the packages we install
>
> Using two different approaches: (1) Load answers into the debconf
> database before the packages are installed using some home-make
> scripts, and (2) rewrite/replace configuration files using
> cfengine at the end of the installation if the package is unable
> to configure what we want using debconf. I'm fairly satisfied
> with this solution, but am not sure if the method used to feed
> the debconf database is the best available. I believe the best
> option would be to extend all the packages we use to make it
> possible to configure everything we need using debconf answers.
There is a package in Debian called dpsyco that is just for this kind
of stuff. You create a package that you install and it sets things
up for you. It has hooks for cfengine (I have never used them though
so I do not know if they work properly.
I use them to configure my servers.
Regards,
// Ola
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