install rPath linux on KVM

just want to try rPath Linux …

So I have installed rPath Linux ( rPL ) on KVM.

download rpath-2.0.1-x86_64-disc1.iso from
http://linux.softpedia.com/progDownload/rPath-Linux-Live-CD-Download-13651.html

before installing the rPL , check the Release notes.

# mount -t iso9660 -o loop rpath-2.0.1-x86_64-disc1.iso tmp_mnt # cd tmp_mnt/

Seen from the Release notes , kernel ver. is 2.6.24

Major Contents    - Conary 2.0.14    - Linux kernel 2.6.24.6    - GCC 4.1.2    - Glibc 2.5    - Xorg-X11 7.3

unmount

# cd .. # umount tmp_mnt/

install rPath Linux with virt-manager.

OS type : Linux
Version : 2.6.x

The installation is easy , just click next , next …




after installing rPath.
It looks like there’s no desktop environment by default installation.




openssh server have not been installed..

install openssh server with conary command.

# conary update openssh-server openssh info-sshd # /etc/init.d/sshd start # chkconfig sshd on

or specify –resolve option to resolve dependencies

# conary update openssh-server –resolve

update all installed packages

# conary updateall Resolving dependencies...Performing critical system updates, will then restart update. Applying update job 1 of 2:    Update  conary:config (2.0.42-0.1-1 -> 2.3.9-0.1-1)    Update  conary:python (2.0.42-0.1-1 -> 2.3.9-0.1-1)    Update  conary:runtime (2.0.42-0.1-1 -> 2.3.9-0.1-1)    Update  python:lib (2.4.4-41-0.1 -> 2.4.4-41.4-1) Applying update job 2 of 2:    Update  conary:data (2.0.42-0.1-1 -> 2.3.9-0.1-1) Critical update completed, rerunning command... Applying update job 1 of 10:    Update  bash(:config :runtime) (3.2.10-7-0.1 -> 3.2.10-7.1-1)    Update  bzip2(:lib :runtime) (1.0.5-3-0.1 -> 1.0.6-0.1-1)    Update  chkconfig(:runtime) (1.3.32-6-0.1 -> 1.3.32-6.2-1)

Let’s try to install desktop environment via conary.

nnnn , I’m not familiar with conary command..

list all packages which I can install via conary.

# conary rq ConfigObj:source=4.4.0-2 ConfigObj=4.4.0-2-0.1 ConsoleKit=0.2.6-1-0.1 ConsoleKit:source=0.2.6-1

group-X package is for desktop environment ??

# conary rq | grep ^group group-X=2.0.2-0.3-17 group-X-applications=2.0.2-0.3-17 group-anaconda-deps=2.0.2-0.3-17 group-appliance:source=2.0-0.4

# conary update group-X –resolve

reboot rPath Linux.

# reboot

# startx

oh .. pity


nnnn , If we want to use using GNOME or KDE or Xfce , I think it’s easy to install Foresight Linux which is rPath Linux based distribution … (http://www.foresightlinux.org/ )