[Spacewalk-list] Managing the size on disk of software channels

[Paul Brunck]

In order to use kickstart it is recommended that you use a child channel that has tools for kickstart.  Suppose you put the RPMs from an install dvd in a repository under Manage Repositories and the spacewalk client tools under a 2nd repository.  Then in channels you make a parent channel that includes the rpms from the dvd and a child channel that includes the rpms from both the dvd and the Spacewalk client tools.  Does this mean that you will end up with 2 copies of every rpm under /var/satellite/redhat from the install dvd and thereby waste 3-4GB of space?

Paul Brunck
Health Language, Inc.
System Administrator