'everything' install option in FC5test1

[Rudi Chiarito]

On Sat, Nov 26, 2005 at 09:39:49AM -0500, Matthew Miller wrote:
> How about making Anaconda always only do a minimal install, and make
> firstboot have the option to install other things if you want 'em? :)

That's what I do with kickstart. I install the bare minimum plus
cfengine (and host keys of all sorts... an interesting exercise that
maybe anaconda could tackle once for all). When the system reboots,
cfengine does its regular job of asking yum to install the packages
defined for that machine's profile(s), tweaking configuration files,
copying files from the master, (re)starting services, monitoring mounts
and processes, etc.

Now, why cfengine appeared in Core (Rawhide) only for a brief period...
when, as Seth pointed out, the much larger JOnAS was brought in without
batting an eye. I'd argue that having cfengine in Core is a good idea.
It can perform useful work at install time - without resorting to large
kickstart scripts, which, by definition, are an one-off affair (you need
to rely on something else to make changes after the installation).
Having a bit of integration between cfengine and yum/anaconda would be
even better - unless there are even more suitable alternatives.

-- 
Rudi