Re: package pre-selections tool
Henry Hollenberg speed@barney.iamerica.net
On 3 Apr 1998, Adam P. Harris wrote:
>
> Alrighty, so we all agree it would be a very good thing that, after
> the base system is installed, there should be some mechanism for users
> to preload one of several stock Debian configurations.
>
> Well, we better get to work ASAP if there's any hope of getting this
> into Debian 2.0. (Technically, it may already be too late; the freeze
> has occurred.)
>
> As I see it, the next steps are:
>
> * Determine whether there's a *straight-forward* was to implement with
> the existing dpkg or with only minor modifications. Would 'dpkg
> --get-selections' work?
I was going to use:
cd /
mount /dev/scd0 /mnt
cd /mnt/bo/binary-i386
dpkg -i `find . -name "at*.deb"`
dpkg -i `find . -name "cron*.deb"`
dpkg -i `find . -name "kernel-package*.deb"`
dpkg -i `find . -name "nvi*.deb"`
as a starter for the Debian firewall project....but I'm sure it could
be improved....
>
> * Find a volunteer to write a little (whiptail) configuration program
> to present the alternatives and drive dpkg prior to that first
> dselect run. This should support a modular configurations method
> that would allow us to add/remove/modify the stock configurations
> w/o altering the code.
>
> * Find volunteers to supply stock configurations for preloading.
I'm fine tuning a list of packages suitable for installation on
a firewall packet-filter and firewall bastion system now. Be happy to
show anyone what I've got.
hgh
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