On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 09:10:57 -0500, Peter Scheie peter.scheie@visionshareinc.com wrote:
Thanks for the clarification. Is the 'liveinst' utility needed in order to install the image from the livecd to the hard drive? Or is it needed because anaconda isn't built to start an installation from an already running system (such as a running livecd session)? I assume it is the former, as the webpage says as much, but I wanted verify that I wasn't misunderstanding the requirements. (This *does* start drifting toward being an anaconda question, but it's all within the context of the livecd session.) If the 'liveinst' utility is only needed for installing the image from the CD to the system, then that suggests that I don't need the newer anaconda, as I just want to launch a 'normal' installation-via-http using a kickstart file on the http server or embeded on the livecd. Am I correct?
Live CDs don't install using repos with rpms; they copy over the filesystems. So normal anaconda is not going to get what it needs from the Live CD media. I haven't tried doing http installs using a live CD, as I typically use the netinst/boot isos for doing that. So I don't know if everything needed for doing that is on the Live CD.