OS customization packaged as .deb

[debian6500.git] / simple-cdd / readme

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 This uses the simple-cdd package (available on the official Debian repository) to create a custom install CD for the master blade of the TRC6500 system's computing cluster. A number of components are installed automatically (either during install or on first boot) ; the CD also includes useful files for subsequent configuration.
 
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 ** What the built CD includes
 
 - a selection of useful/required packages
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 This CD does NOT create an usable operating system. All included systems should be reviewed, but particularly the network configuration (/etc/hosts, DHCP config, TFTP config..), which is partly automated thanks to scripts provided by the TRC6500 exploitation software, which is NOT bundled with this CD. 
 
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 ** What files we'll be using
 
 - simple-cdd.conf (name is clear enough) should be passed to the build-simple-cdd program
 - the entire profiles/ directory is used by build-simple-cdd
 - myrc.local is the script executed on first boot
 - the local_packages/ directory contains packages not available on the regular repository, or more recent versions of packages available there. 
-- the additional_scripts/ directory contains useful scripts to be included in the master.tar.gz archive, in the /opt/trc6500/script/ folder.
-- master.tar.gz is an archive of the "master" directory on the debian6500 repository, unpacked during install (NOT PROVIDED)
+- the additional_scripts/ directory contains useful scripts included in the trc6500-master-files deb archive, in the /opt/trc6500/script/ folder.
+- the deb_build/ folder contains the necessary stuff to build the trc6500-master-files deb package which contains a collection of scripts, config files and config instructions
 - TRC6500.pub is a GPG public key added to the OS's keyring during install, corresponding to a makeshift Debian repo from T. Pérennou
 - splash-thales.png is a 640*480 image used for the splashscreen
 
-The files marked (NOT PROVIDED) were not included. It's up to you to put them together.
 
 ** How build-simple-cdd works
 
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 You should look into the provided simple-cdd.conf file ! It is tailored to a quite specific use case, and making your own should be easy enough since the simple-cdd package contains a detailed config file.
 
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+** Building the trc6500-master-files deb packages
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+This package has been put together in replacement of an earlier tarball ; the main benefit to using a deb being easier upgrade of existing systems.
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+Check out the deb_build/ folder to learn more ; most of it is done by the Makefile.
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 ** Regarding install vectors
 
 To set up a bootable USB key :