On Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 12:18:25PM -0200, Otavio Salvador wrote: > > As you know, initramfs images must be fairly small in order to netboot, > > but once they are booted, they can expand. So I am including apt-get > > and in this case just the bare minimum required to run MySQL in the > > initramfs, and the user can then install whatever mysql support packages > > they want after they have booted. > > Well but then user would need to reinstall the packages every time > machine is rebooted, wouldn't it?
Yes, but part of the value of software appliances is that they are stateless. You can think of them like a LiveCD. So I want users to be able to add packages at runtime, and if they decided they want them to be there permanently I will make a new appliance with a stripped-down package included. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
