[coLinux-users] Re: Fedora Core 2 Image

[John F. <J.P...@as...>]

Rob

Thank you for this very helpful posting.  I have been able to build 
and run a Fedora Core 2 image using it.

There are one or two comments I can make which may help others 
take less time than I have spent.  I started from a clean copy of the 
fc1_2GB_root file.

1.  I needed to edit the file /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 
to have GATEWAY=192.168.0.1
2.  I also needed to change the numbers in /etc/resolv.conf to point 
to the correct local DNS server.

This is enough for apt-get to start working.

3.  I needed to find a mirror for the APT site as the main one was 
down. As it is the location where the mirrors are listed.... this took 
some time.
4. apt-get dist-upgrade worked as mentioned, except that there 
were more errors as some files it needed are missing from the 
mirror site I was using. (!)
5. I was able to sort out the duplicates making use of a few extra 
things. 
(a) the -V (verbose) option of apt-get spells out version numbers.
(b) apt-get check  does some useful checking.
(c) rpm -q xyz   can be use to find the versions of a package xyz. 
This will report BOTH when there is a duplicate.
(d) rpm -e xyn.a.b-c can then be used to delete a particular version

The duplicates I found were basesystem words libattr

Thanks again

John

From:           	"Rob Irvin" <and...@ho...>
To:             	col...@li...
BCC to:         	Subject:        	[coLinux-users] Re: Fedora Core 2 Image
Date sent:      	Tue, 21 Sep 2004 11:16:57 +0100

> In reply to John Fletcher's post about a Fedora Core 2 image, it is
> possible to use the existing Fedora Core 1 image and update it.
> 
> Extract a new copy of the filesystem and setup the necessary CoLinux
> configuration.  Once done, edit the file /etc/apt/sources.list (pretty
> sure thats correct) and look for the uncommented line that details a
> repository over at freshrpms.net.  All you need to do in this file is
> change the .../1/... to a 2.  I left this line as it was, commented it
> out and made a new section in the file for Fedora Core 2, so stay
> inline with the existing contents.  Save the changes then return to
> the command line.
> 
> By running "apt-get update", the information about the Fedora Core 2
> packages will be downloaded which allows you to run "apt-get
> dist-upgrade" so downloaded all of the latest packages.  The only
> issue is that several of the files are protected and can not be
> automatically removed, for example basesystem (or something similar). 
> As a result apt-get will compain about two copies of the system
> existing.  It will also mention running "rpm --rebuilddb".  By running
> apt-get a few more times it is possible to solve these last few
> niggles.  Use "apt-get dist-upgrade" to find which files have two
> versions installed, and then use "apt-get remove packagename-version."
>  I found it easier if you load up the package list on the Fedora
> website, under projects, to determine which is the latest version.  If
> you have a copy of the package listings for Fedora Core 1 it makes it
> a lot easier.
> 
> After several runs of this process, there will be no error messages
> left.  Now simply reboot the system, or run shutdown, and you will be
> presented with Fedora Core 2.  Quickest way to tell is the colour of
> "Fedora" during start up and it should state Fedora Core 2 at the
> login screen.
> 
> Hope this helps.
> 
> 
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