[Fedora-livecd-list] launch anaconda & kickstart from running livecd

Patrice Guay patrice.guay at nanotechnologies.qc.ca
Fri Oct 16 14:49:09 UTC 2009


Peter Scheie 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.)

This is definitely a question related to anaconda. The liveinst utility 
was added to anaconda in order to support installation from a LiveCD. 
You should ask the package maintainers what are the limitations of their 
utility and its normal usage.

--
Patrice




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