[katello-devel] Katello installation -- one docs issue, one blocker

[Bryan Kearney]

On 07/21/2011 07:52 AM, Jan Pazdziora wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I tried to install Katello on RHEL 6 x86_64 minimal using the steps
> described at
>
> 	https://fedorahosted.org/katello/wiki/Install
>
> and documents referenced from there.
>
> At https://fedorahosted.org/candlepin/wiki/Setup, the first step
> failed for me
>
> 	# java -version
> 	-bash: java: command not found
> 	# update-alternatives --config java
> 	# java -version
> 	-bash: java: command not found
> 	#

This has been added to the spec file. The next build should do this 
automatically.

>
> In the end I did
>
> 	# yum install java-1.6.0
>
> but the requirement for the java package being installed should
> probably be spelled out.
>
> I then got blocked in the step
>
> 	# service katello initdb
> 	(in /usr/lib/katello)
> 	Could not find rake-0.9.2 in any of the sources
> 	Try running `bundle install`.
>
> What yum repo should I add to get that rake thing? I obviously want
> to only install software via rpm, not via bundle.
>
I will let shannon speak to this. We are working towards an all rpm 
install.. I think there are current issues with it.

-- bk