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On 18/01/18 23:36, Duncan wrote: |
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> Anthony G. Basile posted on Thu, 18 Jan 2018 06:46:53 -0500 as excerpted: |
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>> I'm trying to design an update system for many identical Gentoo systems. |
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>> Using a binhost is obvious, but there are still problems with this |
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>> approach. |
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I'd suggest go for a semi diskless OS - boot them from one central image |
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with an individual overlay filesystem with local customisations. NFS |
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mount the common directories. |
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you just have a one central host to build for and don't need to worry |
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about portage everywhere. |
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Worked ok with a small number of mythtv frontends. |
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BillK |
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