Install vzpkg2 and pkg-cacher - Revision history

SHaggY caT: This packege did'nt install by you for dependenses, and, Debian/Ubuntu template cahe did'nt created

2009-03-19T13:16:09Z

This packege did'nt install by you for dependenses, and, Debian/Ubuntu template cahe did'nt created

2008-11-26T15:30:54Z

Added info on how to build a single OS Template

2008-11-26T15:24:25Z

Updated to show how to build an individual OS Template rather than just all of them.

2008-11-26T15:21:03Z

Removed the mis-information that said the metadata packages were only available in rpm format.

2008-11-26T15:20:08Z

‎Adding New Templates:

2008-11-23T20:24:38Z

2008-11-22T00:58:46Z

2008-11-22T00:19:07Z

2008-11-21T23:59:12Z

‎Configure pkg-cacher

2008-11-20T19:53:11Z

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   yum install vzpkg2 vztmpl2-centos vztmpl2-fedora vztmpl2-debian vztmpl2-ubuntu
-  yum install pkg-cacher-sa
+  yum install pkg-cacher-sa debootstrap
 =====<u>Configure vzpkg2</u>=====

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 =====<u>Generate the new template cache</u>=====
-Now everything should be ready to go!  Make sure both the 'vz' service and 'pkg-cacher' service are running, then run as root:
+Now everything should be ready to go!  Make sure both the 'vz' service and 'pkg-cacher' service are running.
-  vzpkgcache
+To build an individual OS Template just run the 'vzpkgcache' command and pass it the name of the OS Template you want to build.  For a list of OS Templates you can build, run the 'vzpkgls' command.  Example:
 vzpkg2 should get to work generating your initial caches.  Now you can run 'vzctl create' and use them.

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 =====<u>Generate the new template cache</u>=====
-Now everything should be ready to go!  Make sure both the 'vz' service and 'pkg-cacher' service are running, then run as root:
+Now everything should be ready to go!  Make sure both the 'vz' service and 'pkg-cacher' service are running
   vzpkgcache
 vzpkg2 should get to work generating your initial caches.  Now you can run 'vzctl create' and use them.
 ===Source===

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:21, 26 November 2008
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	apt-get install vztmpl2-centos vztmpl2-fedora vztmpl2-ubuntu vztmpl2-debian		apt-get install vztmpl2-centos vztmpl2-fedora vztmpl2-ubuntu vztmpl2-debian
−
−
−	~~Then move the templates to where Debian expects them:~~
−
−	~~mv /vz/template/* /var/lib/vz/template/~~

	=====<u>Configure vzpkg2</u>=====		=====<u>Configure vzpkg2</u>=====

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 =====<u>Adding New Templates:</u>=====
-At the time of writing the OS templates were only available in RPM format.  To be able to install them, install yum:
+Install the desired OS Template Metadata packages:
-     apt-get install yum
+     apt-get install vztmpl2-centos vztmpl2-fedora vztmpl2-ubuntu vztmpl2-debian
 Then move the templates to where Debian expects them:
      mv /vz/template/* /var/lib/vz/template/
 =====<u>Configure vzpkg2</u>=====

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	=== Introduction ===		=== Introduction ===
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−	~~2008/11/19: This is still unfinished, a work in progress, give me a couple days or email me through wiki if you have questions or concerns -BurnMage~~

	Robert Nelson has created a couple new utilities to make managing and updating templates and containers easier, vzpkg2 pkg-cacher. So far they will create and update a large range of containers, including both 32bit and 64bit of the following:		Robert Nelson has created a couple new utilities to make managing and updating templates and containers easier, vzpkg2 pkg-cacher. So far they will create and update a large range of containers, including both 32bit and 64bit of the following:

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	=====<u>Configure pkg-cacher</u>=====		=====<u>Configure pkg-cacher</u>=====
		+
		+	Edit /etc/pkg-cacher/pkg-cacher.conf. You should read the included documentation in the file to ensure it is appropriate for your setup. Mostly the defaults will work just fine. By default pkg-cacher will let any system use its cache. You will probably want to limit it to your own systems on the line:
		+
		+	allowed_hosts=*
		+
		+	Once you have checked and updated pkg-cacher.conf, simply restart it.
		+
		+	=====<u>Generate the new template cache</u>=====
		+
		+	Now everything should be ready to go! Make sure both the 'vz' service and 'pkg-cacher' service are running, then run as root:
		+
		+	vzpkgcache
		+
		+	vzpkg2 should get to work generating your initial caches. Now you can run 'vzctl create' and use them.

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	service pkg-cacher restart		service pkg-cacher restart
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		+	=====<u>Generate the new template cache</u>=====
		+
		+	Now everything should be ready to go! Make sure both the 'vz' service and 'pkg-cacher' service are running, then run as root:
		+
		+	vzpkgcache
		+
		+	vzpkg2 should get to work generating your initial caches. Now you can run 'vzctl create' and use them.

	====Debian Installs:====		====Debian Installs:====

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	=====<u>Configure pkg-cacher</u>=====		=====<u>Configure pkg-cacher</u>=====

		+	Edit /etc/pkg-cacher/pkg-cacher.conf. You should read the included documentation in the file to ensure it is appropriate for your setup. Mostly the defaults will work just fine. By default pkg-cacher will let any system use its cache. You will probably want to limit it to your own systems on the line:
		+
		+	allowed_hosts=*
		+
		+	Once you have checked and updated pkg-cacher.conf, simply restart it by running as root:
		+
		+	service pkg-cacher restart

	====Debian Installs:====		====Debian Installs:====

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:53, 20 November 2008
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	Robert has setup repositories for Fedora, CentOS and Debian.		Robert has setup repositories for Fedora, CentOS and Debian.
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		+	====Screencast====
		+
		+	Scott Dowdle has recorded a good screencast overview of vzpkg2 and pkg-cacher at:
		+
		+	http://www.montanalinux.org/vzpkg2-screencast.html

	===Installation===		===Installation===