--ignoremissing and other %package line controls.

[C. Petro]

​I had a ISO that I built for this client 2 years ago based off REHL7.2
that worked a treat.

I was updating it to RHEL 7.5 for some new server builds, and fixing some
minor issues (some additional packages like Nano, telnet and adcli because
they're a windows shop).

"Ideally" I'd do something like this out of Cobbler or whatever they're
calling it these days, or do a local package mirror. But they have such a
small Linux footprint that it's not really worth it, And these servers are
in a DMZ, so they're really isolated network wise.

​

On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 4:06 PM, Greg Oliver <oliver.greg at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 4:50 PM, C. Petro <petro at cpetro.us> wrote:
>
>> Oh, and also does anyone know a good way to check to make sure that the
>> contents of your isolinux/Package directory contains all the depedencies
>> that your %packages section is asking for?
>>
>> The script I found...missed 20 or 30 things.
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 9:17 AM, C. Petro <petro at cpetro.us> wrote:
>>
>>> I've been trying to build a custom RHEL7 ISO for installing secure(ish)
>>> servers in a DMZ.
>>>
>>> Basically I am trying to minimize the packages installed. I had a
>>> working set based on RHEL 7.2, and tried to just copy that package list and
>>> use RHEL7.5. Of course, dependencies have changed.
>>>
>>> So I tried to add:
>>>
>>> %packages --ignoremissing
>>>
>>> Which did not work--it still attempts to access a non-local repo and
>>> install additional packages--10 tries at 30 seconds each!
>>>
>>> So I set:
>>> %packages --ignoremissing --retries=2 --timeout=2
>>>
>>> And got no behavior change.
>>>
>>> What am I missing here?
>>>
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>> Petro.
>>> :wq
>>>
>>
> ​I originally was not going to chime in, but it seems you are looking for
> an ISO for installation that has already baked bread and wine.
>
>
> What I do is cp -al the current mirror I have, then rsync mirror the
> current repo and add that as a repo in my kickstart file.  I know I will
> always the same exact packages for the duration.  It is really not much
> data to mirror by today's standards and you will not have to ever worry
> about missing packages.. ​
>
> Of course, you did not share any specifics, so no telling what you are
> battling.
>
> -Greg
>
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