[Mageia-dev] ANNOUNCE: The /usr move cometh! <---- Instructions
Nicolas Lécureuil
nicolas.lecureuil at free.fr
Sun Jul 22 12:58:35 CEST 2012
Le dimanche 22 juillet 2012 12:56:42 Claire Revillet a écrit :
> Le 22/07/2012 02:12, Colin Guthrie a écrit :
> > OK, so the packages have now all been uploaded.
> >
> > You should see several packages now that you cannot install on Cauldron.
> > This is intended behaviour.
> >
> > Here is how to update your cauldron systems:
> > 1. Run "urpmi --auto-update" install everything that can be installed.
> > 2. Ensure that latest dracut is installed. Run "urpmi dracut" to make
> >
> > sure (it may have been excluded in the --auto-update if it was in a
> > transaction with other packages that could not be installed).
> >
> > 3. Ensure that you do not have zapata or dpkg installed (rpm -e zapata;
> >
> > rpm -e dpkg)
> >
> > 4. Generate a new initrd and include the conversion script: dracut -f
> >
> > -a convertfs
> >
> > 5. If you have /usr on a separate partition
> >
> > - Ensure there is enough free space to hold /bin, /sbin, /lib and
> >
> > /lib64 content.
> >
> > - If your /usr is mounted readonly, change your /etc/fstab to mount
> >
> > it rw.
> >
> > 6. Reboot.
> > 7. At the bootloader prompt, edit the command line and append: "rw
> >
> > rd.convertfs" (without the quotes) to your command line and then boot.
> >
> > That should be all that is needed :)
> >
> > If you are extra paranoid, or want to see what is going on, then you can
> > remove the "splash" and "quiet" options from the kernel too.
> >
> > If you want to see things in more depth, you can also add
> > rd.break=pre-pivot to the kernel. You will be dumped into a shell with
> > your / mounted as /sysroot. This shell is *before* conversion. If you
> > type "exit" the conversion will be done, and you'll be dumped to another
> > shell afterwards. Typing exit once more here will boot the system as
> > normal.
> >
> >
> >
> > All the best and good luck!!!
> >
> > Col
>
> Hi
> What append if we decide not to make the step on our machine ?
> Will it still be possible to update ? to package ?
>
> Claire
filesystem rpm won't install anymore so you won't be able to update your
cauldron anymore
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