[et-mgmt-tools] Installing cobbler on a debian system

[Michael DeHaan]

Javier Palacios wrote:
>>> Most of our machines are debian/ubuntu, so that was the second step.
>>> The manpage states "limited experimental support" for debian/suse but
>>> for your comments I understand that it works right. The "distro add"
>>> arguments resembles those for a syslinux/pxeboot. Is it posible also
>>> to import debian packages, manage debian repos and so on?
>>>       
>> No support for apt repos, though patches to add them can be applied.
>>     
>
> So do any patch exists? (I don't care if they are experimental, as
> right now I just plan make experiments with them)
>   

None exist.

>   
>>> Although I'll probably setup a fedora box, I'll keep trying to install
>>> & run cobbler from a debian system. If you think it might be valuable,
>>> I'll keep you/the list informed about the (expected) progress.
>>>       
>> Sounds good.
>>     
>
> Debian packages are available at
> http://usuarios2.arsystel.com/javierpb/cobbler/
> they need some improvements,  but they allow to import a Fedora8 DVD
> into cobbler (no test possible until next week).
>
> Although it might due to this non-standard setup, I have noticed that
> just after install cobbler and before importing anything, only 'list
> kickstarts' works in the web interface, and any other list action
> produces a python exception that is shown in the browser.
>   

Sounds like it's your setup to me.   If you want to forward details 
(off-list) I'll
take a look at it.

> Javier Palacios
>
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