[gobolinux-users] GoboLinux NetInstall

[kenneth marken]

Frederico Recsky wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On 6/1/07, *Viola Zoltán* <violazoli at gmail.com 
> <mailto:violazoli at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     My big idea: GoboLinux NetInstall Script!
> 
>     As I think, all GoboLinux system is define-able with a simple TXT
>     file. This file should write the default language, charset, the
>     programs of /Programs, etc. I think, should write a script, what
>     should run under another Linux system, and we give to this script  a
>     parameter: only one txt file. For example:
> 
>     GoboLinuxNetInstall MySystem.txt
> 
> 
> You can do nearly of this with ChrootCompile. I do this with my suse 
> box, download the package and start to compile my "random" gobolinux 
> system. :) To say trust I don' t wait the end of compilation ...
> 
> As good perl programmer, my laziness makes me take the 
> /ChrootCompile/1.0.2/Data/PackagesList  and put in each line 
> "InstallPackage".
> Using  rootless gobolinux  (pointed to another partition) I run and this 
> make a fully already  functional gobo without boot any cd :). I have to 
> configure grub by hand also.
> I remember that the last package was the glibc, because the 
> installpackage Glibc requires kernel 2.6.20 and suse comes with 2.6.18, 
> also I instaled "by hand".
> 
> ps: Crazy, to think about, if you install cygwin and rootless inside, 
> maybe you can install a gobo with same process from windows.. :P  Easy 
> (mm, maybe not so easy, but ...)
> 

hmm, can cygwin write to ext formated partitions from inside windows?

if so it may well be workable. but i wonder if one could get grup into 
the right locations from inside windows...