[Rule-list] Kickstarting Slinky

[Michael Fratoni]

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On Sunday 27 October 2002 01:33 am, Michael Fratoni wrote:
> Hi all,
> I've added the ability to use a config file for slinky. Most things
> that slinky prompted for in the past can be defined in the file,
> limiting the interaction required.
>
> However, I've done only limited testing, as it seems I've managed to
> kill my CD burner. I'll pick up a new on in the morning and do more
> testing.

Cd burner replaced and fully functional again. The fact that it is 4 times 
faster doesn't hurt, either. ;)

New version uploaded to both my server (less the iso) and the FSF server:
http://savannah.nongnu.org/download/rule/slinky/slinky-v0.3.3/

> Please have a look at the attached example config file, and see if it
> seems straight forward enough. When installing, it will be found in
> /scripts/slinky.config.sample. The file can be edited, and saved as
> slinky.config. The installer looks for /scripts/slinky.config, and
> sources the file, if found. All variables defined in the file will
> cause the installer to skip prompting for that variable.

I used the config file for a few tests. Seems to work fairly well, and 
cuts down the user input required during install.

User input was limited to answering "yes" to the install, selecting a 
mount point for my second partition, saying "yes" to formatting that 
partition, entering a password (this could be done via the config file, 
but having a plain text copy of the password in a config file seems 
foolish.) and saying "yes" to installing lilo.

If nothing else, it speeds up testing. ;)

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