a few questions regarding RHEL 3

[Harry Hoffman]

Anoop,

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Anoop Bhat wrote:

>Hi,
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>I am currently setting up a kickstart server and attempting to install
>without the X environment.
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>So far, it seems to be working with everything i need. However, when
>installing Oracle 9i, I realized that an X environment is needed. I read
>someplace that it would work if i only installed the X libs and then used
>something like ssh -X <server>
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You'll need the xlibs and also xauth (for tunnelling ssh)

>Also, I'd like to setup some sort of local build server so that machines in
>my DMZ can get updates locally without having to go out to the web. Are
>there any recommendations on how to do this for RHEL 3 on machines without X
>?
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nrh-up2date

>Somethings i found were missing from the rpms in cds 1-4, such as
>mysql-server and also lynx. Are those not shipped with RHEL3 and why not?
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Yeah, short answer is that redhat sucks on this! Haha, maybe that's a 
bit harsh but I really like lynx. They have links and w3m for text 
browsing. You can get the mysql server from mysql.com (or .org)

>Lastly, is there any sort of way to use kickstart to build a base system and
>then perhaps automate a way to with maybe another kickstart file to install
>X on selected boxes. that way the installation method is automated and a
>person can select which type of machine they need.
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Yes, use post scripts to determine something unique about the server 
(perhaps fqdn). I use cfengine to do things like this.

>I hope these questions make sense, i wrote them off and on over a period of
>8 hours.
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>thanks
>
>Anoop
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Cheers,
Harry