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Installfest "Services" is an experiment by [[User:Bseklecki || Brian A. Seklecki]] and [[User:trodgers | Ted Rodgers]] to provide high performance Linux Distro Install and Update FTP/NFS/HTTP mirrors for use at the Installfest event.
Installfest "Services" is an experiment by [[User:Bseklecki || Brian A. Seklecki]] and [[User:trodgers | Ted Rodgers]] to provide high performance servers for Linux Distro Boot, Install Media, and Updates retrieval via a local FTP/HTTP mirror within the Installfest event.


The services run on CMU Hardware Resources and prevent the need for [[WPLUG]] attendees to consume Commodity Internet (commercial upstream Internet Connectivity).
The service runs on local hardware in the LAN.  Having local install/update mirrors avoids the need for [[WPLUG]] attendees to consume Commodity Internet (commercial upstream Internet Connectivity) at the [[InstallFest]] venue.


NOTE: WPLUG doesn't officially endorse or support the distros provided on Install Services.
NOTE: WPLUG doesn't officially endorse or support the distros provided on Install Services.
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   '''# yum upgrade'''
   '''# yum upgrade'''


== Updates for Fedora Core 6 / i386 ==
1) Install the following file into directory ''/etc/yum.repos.d/"
[http://digitalfreaks.org/~lavalamp/wplug-updates.repo Fedora Core 6 i386 YUM Repo Config File]
Note: To ensure that the local WPLUG / CMU repositories are utilized instead of the default Redhat / Fedora for all yum(8) functions, always prepend the command "--disablerepo=updates"
2) Update the available RPM database YUM maintains
  '''# yum update'''
3) Update your system:
  '''# yum check-update'''
  '''# yum upgrade'''
== Updates the Mandriva Linux 2007.0 Free i586 ==
1) Run the following command:
  '''# urpmi.addmedia --update WPLUGUpdates \ http://updates.wplug.org/mandriva/Mandrakelinux/official/updates/2007.0/i586/media/main/updates with ../../../media/meda_info/hdlist_main_updates.cz'''
2) Instruct the URPMI system to update its database of available updates:
  '''# urpmi.update WPLUGUpdates'''
3) To automatically select available updates and install them ("update your system"):
  '''# urpmi --auto-select'''


= Install Services =
= Install Services =


Coming soon ~BAS
The installfest service runs a DHCP+TFTP service which will serve PXE compatible boot loaders and kernels.


End.
The service also provides NAT+PAT routing on an as-needed basis.  When it is not functioning as a router, DHCP service should be turned off on the router in use.

Revision as of 06:07, 3 February 2009

Installfest "Services" is an experiment by | Brian A. Seklecki and Ted Rodgers to provide high performance servers for Linux Distro Boot, Install Media, and Updates retrieval via a local FTP/HTTP mirror within the Installfest event.

The service runs on local hardware in the LAN. Having local install/update mirrors avoids the need for WPLUG attendees to consume Commodity Internet (commercial upstream Internet Connectivity) at the InstallFest venue.

NOTE: WPLUG doesn't officially endorse or support the distros provided on Install Services.

Update Services

Updates for Fedora Core 10 / i386

1) Install the following file into directory /etc/yum.repos.d/"

Fedora Core 10 i386 YUM Repo Config File

Note: To ensure that the local WPLUG / CMU repositories are utilized instead of the default Redhat / Fedora for all yum(8) functions, always prepend the command "--disablerepo=updates"

2) Update the available RPM database YUM maintains 

  # yum update

3) Update your system: 

 # yum check-update
 # yum upgrade


Install Services

The installfest service runs a DHCP+TFTP service which will serve PXE compatible boot loaders and kernels.

The service also provides NAT+PAT routing on an as-needed basis. When it is not functioning as a router, DHCP service should be turned off on the router in use.

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