Creating an Installation Source to Add Packages During SLE 10 Install

Before beginning, create an install source with YaST if one doesn't exist.This only needs to be performed if no network install source is available.

Adding Packages to Network Install Source

1. Create an update install source directory.

Type the following at a terminal prompt.

create_update_source.sh /export/install/sles10_xx/CD1/

2. Copy update or 3^rdparty rpm to the appropriate directory.

Type the following at a terminal prompt.

cp updated.rpm /export/install/sles10_xx/CD1/updates/suse/x86

3. Change directories to the new update source directory.

cd /export/install/sles10_xx/CD1/updates/suse

4. Create package description file for updated rpm.

Type the following at a terminal prompt.

create_package_descr -x setup/descr/EXTRA_PROV

5. create directory.yast file in the setup/descr directory.

Type the following in at a terminal prompt.

cd setup/descr

create_directory.yast .                   #(note the '.' at the end of the command)

6. create a add_on_products file in the sles10_64 install source directory.

Type the following in at a terminal prompt.

cd /export/install/sles10_xx/CD1/

Type the following in all on one line.

echo nfs://inst.src.ip.addr/export/install/sles10_xx/CD1/updates>add_on_products

7. Add the following lines to the appropriate AutoYaST control file or templates.

Allow the installation of unsigned installation sources in the
general section of the autoyast xml file:

   <general>
     <signature-handling>
       <accept_file_without_checksum config:type="boolean">true</accept_file_without_checksum>
       <accept_non_trusted_gpg_key config:type="boolean">false</accept_non_trusted_gpg_key>
       <accept_unknown_gpg_key config:type="boolean">false</accept_unknown_gpg_key>
       <accept_unsigned_file config:type="boolean">true</accept_unsigned_file>
       <accept_verification_failed config:type="boolean">false</accept_verification_failed>
       <import_gpg_key config:type="boolean">false</import_gpg_key>
     </signature-handling>
   </general>

8. Perform AutoYaST install on system using new control file.

If the updated package is a updated package replacing one that is installed based on the packages listed in the autoyast.xml then nothing more needs to be done. Begin install of new system. If you are adding a package that is not an update to an existing package, you will need to add it to the list of packages to be installed. For example if I am installing an updated package called clamav-0.90.1-1.2.i586.rpm I would add the following to the Software section of the autoyast.xml file:

<package>clamav</package>

Once this is completed, start a network install, and when you reach the package selection portion of the install, do a search for the custom package to make sure it appears.