install_packages(8) install FAI configured packages

SYNOPSIS

install_packages

DESCRIPTION

This command is only called internally by FAI and not directly by the user.

install_packages is a Perl script written for FAI to selectively install, hold, remove, or purge packages or tasks. Its function is to parse the package_config files based on the class definitions of the client. For example, if the client belonged to the SMTPSERVER class, install_packages would parse ../package_config/SMTPSERVER for instructions on what packages to install, hold, remove, or purge.

OPTIONS

-d
Only download packages instead of installing them. Variable $aptoptions must be set.
-h
Show help, version and summary of options.
-H
Show list of all available commands for the file in package_config.
-l
Print only the list of all packages that would be installed, then exit.
-L
Print the list of all packages with version number that would be installed, then exit.
-m MAX
Install only MAX packages at a time. Same as setting the shell environment variable MAXPACKAGES.
-n
Dry run. Do not execute installation commands, just print them.
-N
Do not check package names whether they are valid.
-p DIRECTORY
Read the configuration files from DIRECTORY instead of $FAI/packages_config.
-s
Download source of binary packages that are installed. Currently supported only for apt-get/aptitude based installations.
-v
Be verbose.

NOTES

install_packages expects to find the FAI_ROOT directory, the location of class definitions, package configurations, and custom install scripts, somewhere in the filesystem.

FILES

/srv/fai/config/package_config/
The FAI package configuration directory.

AUTHOR

Thomas Lange <[email protected]>