SYA710 Lab05

Building a Fedora Kickstart DVD

• Install Fedora 9 (from supplied DVD) onto /dev/sdb in lab T2107
  • Choose a PC with only one network card
  • Create an account named clown with password seneca99
  • Set seneca99 as the root password
  • Set the timezone to Toronto
  • Install the default set of packages
• Login to this new installation and install k3b and isomaster
• Use k3b to make an ISO image on the HD from the DVD
• Use isomaster and add /root/anaconda-ks.cfg (naming it ks.cfg) to a new ISO image
• Use k3b to burn the new image to a blank DVD
• Use the new DVD to perform an automated install on another lab PC
  • You'll have to add "ks=cdrom" to the install boot prompt
• Write a blog about your experience and send a notification to your teacher when done

   Please see the discussion page to see a lovely detail procedure (Nes)