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From [1] we have Project:Installer [2] which looks very interesting. |
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However, If I were to create a new gentoo installer, I think |
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I'd leverage ansible and the persistence mode (usb stick) code that |
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LikeWhoa put together, as a basis for the effort. I'd be most |
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curious to read other folk's ideas (strategies) to create a more |
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automated installation semantic for installing gentoo systems. The handbook |
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is fine; in fact it is great. But, many gentoo users that have performed |
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more than a dozen gentoo installs sooner or later get around to their own |
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installations customizations for a wide variety of valid reasons. |
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Ansible would lend itself to expanded and very targeted types of system |
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installs where an accomplished gentoo user could supplement the base install |
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with a collection of specific packages and config settings; imho. Say for |
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example a secure web or mail server, not that it would be the only |
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way to build such a server, but just one specific method a particular author |
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wanted to (share) publish. Surely there are other and better ideas that |
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folks have used or that they are currently contemplating for routine gentoo |
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installs? |
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Maybe some discussion herein could help shape the efforts of [2,3]? |
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Naturally, we should remember Release Engineering and their role |
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as pivotal [3]. [1 and 2] are interesting to read. |
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James |
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[1] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Gentoo |
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[2] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Installer |
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[3] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:RelEng_GRS |