Subject: Re: [vserver] CentOS 5 to Linux-Vserver-CentOS 6?
From: "Michael S. Zick" <mszick@morethan.org>
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:41:33 -0500

On Fri April 15 2011, Roderick A. Anderson wrote:
> Daniel Hokka Zakrisson wrote:
> > Roderick A. Anderson wrote:
> >> While playing/researching yesterday and this AM I've run into a problem
> >> installing the CentOS Linux-Vserver kernel and friends.
> >>
> >> I have a fresh CentOS 5.6 install (5.5 then update), followed by some
> >> stripping of unneeded packages.
> >>
> >> When I try to install the LV kernel I get a missing dependency.
> >> mkinitd-dhz ... and the kernel packages are el6.
> >>
> >> Any work around?
> > 
> > Install the mkinitrd packages in the repository?
> 
> Tried several different iterations/variations all ending up with a 
> kernel oops/panic/whatever.
> 
> Did a new install of CentOS 5.0, tried some slimming down then went for 
> the new kernel.  Semi-worked.  Had to reinstall several packages to get 
>   mkinitrd to install.
> 
> I have, what appears to be, a working Linux-Vserver host.  I'm chasing 
> down a few tuits so I can build some guests and see how badly I broke 
> stuff by slimming down the install.
> 
> Already missing vim so that is on the top of the list.
> 

Busybox provides a reduced vim editor.

Perhaps I am not reading your posts correctly -
Do you want a "minimal host" installation?
Or do you want a "minimal CentOS host" installation?

Mike
> > 
> >> I'll be trying a CentOS 5.6 to CentOS 6 to LV upgrade next but wondering
> >> if there another way to?
> > 
> > CentOS 6 has yet to see the light of day...
> 
> My bad. CentOS 5.6!
> 
> 
> Thanks for your help.
> Rod