Comments on: Silver Lining: More People! http://blog.ianbicking.org/2010/04/21/silver-lining-more-people/ Fri, 06 May 2011 07:16:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dr Silver http://blog.ianbicking.org/2010/04/21/silver-lining-more-people/comment-page-1/#comment-176736 Dr Silver Sun, 10 Oct 2010 05:34:28 +0000 http://blog.ianbicking.org/?p=224#comment-176736 Where can I get a copy of Silver Lining? Where can I get a copy of Silver Lining?

]]> By: Graham Higgins http://blog.ianbicking.org/2010/04/21/silver-lining-more-people/comment-page-1/#comment-160821 Graham Higgins Thu, 29 Apr 2010 02:02:06 +0000 http://blog.ianbicking.org/?p=224#comment-160821 Preseeding looks like it'll do most of the work, so is the obvious way to go but people might need something custom [1] - in which case the recommended way appear to be to bind debconf data to DEBCONF_DB_OVERRIDE, e.g. by punting up a debconf file to the remote and then binding a reference: $ DEBCONF_DB_OVERRIDE='File{/root/config.dat}' apt-get -y -q=2 install ... where the debconf file content follows this format: Name: postfix/main_mailer_type Template: postfix/main_mailer_type Value: Internet site Owners: postfix Flags: seen [1] I needed to feed postfix on karmic with necessary choices in order to get it to run. BTW, I wrote up my recent experience of using Silver Lining to create cloud-resident Pylons apps using customised Pylons templates - http://bel-epa.com/posts/shabti-silver-cloud.xml Preseeding looks like it’ll do most of the work, so is the obvious way to go but people might need something custom [1] – in which case the recommended way appear to be to bind debconf data to DEBCONFDBOVERRIDE, e.g. by punting up a debconf file to the remote and then binding a reference:

$ DEBCONF_DB_OVERRIDE='File{/root/config.dat}' apt-get -y -q=2 install ...

where the debconf file content follows this format:

Name: postfix/main_mailer_type
Template: postfix/main_mailer_type
Value: Internet site
Owners: postfix
Flags: seen

[1] I needed to feed postfix on karmic with necessary choices in order to get it to run.

BTW, I wrote up my recent experience of using Silver Lining to create cloud-resident Pylons apps using customised Pylons templates – http://bel-epa.com/posts/shabti-silver-cloud.xml

]]> By: Jorge Vargas http://blog.ianbicking.org/2010/04/21/silver-lining-more-people/comment-page-1/#comment-160163 Jorge Vargas Thu, 22 Apr 2010 17:10:48 +0000 http://blog.ianbicking.org/?p=224#comment-160163 We indeed need more people. I have been putting some work on this but for now it's a hobby :) We indeed need more people. I have been putting some work on this but for now it’s a hobby :)

]]> By: Thomas Smith http://blog.ianbicking.org/2010/04/21/silver-lining-more-people/comment-page-1/#comment-160145 Thomas Smith Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:53:00 +0000 http://blog.ianbicking.org/?p=224#comment-160145 Or 'debconf noninteractive frontend' Or ‘debconf noninteractive frontend’

]]> By: Marius Gedminas http://blog.ianbicking.org/2010/04/21/silver-lining-more-people/comment-page-1/#comment-160137 Marius Gedminas Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:41:01 +0000 http://blog.ianbicking.org/?p=224#comment-160137 I believe you want to google for "debconf preseeding". I believe you want to google for “debconf preseeding”.

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