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There really isn't a great tutorial for things beyond the basics
(although if someone knows of one, please correct me). The mailing
list archive is a good place to find this stuff as long as you throw
the right search terms at it. But, a couple of quickies from my notes:<br>
<br>
For non-standard packages, create a basic archive (put the packages in
a directory, run createrepo on that directory) and then add it to your
list of repositories.<br>
<br>
Display settings... I believe that's a standard kickstart options.
Maybe someone else will pipe up.<br>
<br>
You can directly change firefox-related stuff by editing <code>/usr/lib/firefox-2.0.0.5/defaults/pref/all-redhat.js</code><br>
But, the simplest way (for me) to do this and the rest of the things
you can to do is by booting up your livecd, customizing things to taste
(e.g. set your browser config, cookies, etc) and then tar up the
appropriate parts of /home/[username]. Copy that tar file to someplace
your kickstart can reach and then add something in post %nochroot to
untar the file & copy everything to /etc/skel/. I've never tried
it, but you should (theoretically) be able to just tar up (make sure
you use the permissions flag) the whole user home directory and just
stomp /etc/skel in post %nochroot.<br>
<br>
Note, some things seem to be more resistant to this treatment than
others. It appears that when the actual user directory is created some
things are automatically set, overiding settings you throw into
/etc/skel. For instance, I tend to just replace the default desktop
graphic file (/usr/blah/blah/blah) rather than trying to convince
/etc/skel to point to my custom graphic.<br>
<br>
Tim<br>
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Todd N wrote:
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type="cite">
<div>Hello,</div>
<div> </div>
<div>I am trying to determine the best way to create a custom spin of
Fedora which, in addition to having a customized set of
standard Fedora packages that we need for our environment, also
includes changes like:</div>
<div> </div>
<div>* Browser configuration changes</div>
<div>* Possible browser cookie(s) added</div>
<div>* Display settings</div>
<div>* Installation of non-standard packages (i.e. packages you would
not find in a standard yum repository</div>
<div>* Other custom changes to individual files</div>
<div> </div>
<div>I know that the Kickstart file allows for post install
customizations. I am wondering whether anyone could point me towards a
good tutorial that would help me in setting up these detailed config
changes. I am also researching on my own, but any additional ideas are
appreciated.</div>
<div> </div>
<div>Thanks much,</div>
<div>Todd</div>
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