Re: [vserver] CentOS 5 to Linux-Vserver-CentOS 6?

From: Michael S. Zick <mszick_at_morethan.org>
Date: Fri 15 Apr 2011 - 19:41:33 BST
Message-Id: <201104151341.35336.mszick@morethan.org>

On Fri April 15 2011, Roderick A. Anderson wrote:
> Daniel Hokka Zakrisson wrote:
> > Roderick A. Anderson wrote:
> >> While playing/researching yesterday and this AM I've run into a problem
> >> installing the CentOS Linux-Vserver kernel and friends.
> >>
> >> I have a fresh CentOS 5.6 install (5.5 then update), followed by some
> >> stripping of unneeded packages.
> >>
> >> When I try to install the LV kernel I get a missing dependency.
> >> mkinitd-dhz ... and the kernel packages are el6.
> >>
> >> Any work around?
> >
> > Install the mkinitrd packages in the repository?
>
> Tried several different iterations/variations all ending up with a
> kernel oops/panic/whatever.
>
> Did a new install of CentOS 5.0, tried some slimming down then went for
> the new kernel. Semi-worked. Had to reinstall several packages to get
> mkinitrd to install.
>
> I have, what appears to be, a working Linux-Vserver host. I'm chasing
> down a few tuits so I can build some guests and see how badly I broke
> stuff by slimming down the install.
>
> Already missing vim so that is on the top of the list.
>

Busybox provides a reduced vim editor.

Perhaps I am not reading your posts correctly -
Do you want a "minimal host" installation?
Or do you want a "minimal CentOS host" installation?

Mike
> >
> >> I'll be trying a CentOS 5.6 to CentOS 6 to LV upgrade next but wondering
> >> if there another way to?
> >
> > CentOS 6 has yet to see the light of day...
>
> My bad. CentOS 5.6!
>
>
> Thanks for your help.
> Rod
Received on Fri Apr 15 19:41:48 2011

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