[Mageia-dev] ANNOUNCE: The /usr move cometh! <---- Instructions

Sun Jul 22 12:58:35 CEST 2012

Le dimanche 22 juillet 2012 12:56:42 Claire Revillet a écrit :
+> Le 22/07/2012 02:12, Colin Guthrie a écrit :
+> > OK, so the packages have now all been uploaded.
+> > 
+> > You should see several packages now that you cannot install on Cauldron.
+> > This is intended behaviour.
+> > 
+> > Here is how to update your cauldron systems:
+> >   1. Run "urpmi --auto-update" install everything that can be installed.
+> >   2. Ensure that latest dracut is installed. Run "urpmi dracut" to make
+> > 
+> > sure (it may have been excluded in the --auto-update if it was in a
+> > transaction with other packages that could not be installed).
+> > 
+> >   3. Ensure that you do not have zapata or dpkg installed (rpm -e zapata;
+> > 
+> > rpm -e dpkg)
+> > 
+> >   4. Generate a new initrd and include the conversion script: dracut -f
+> > 
+> > -a convertfs
+> > 
+> >   5. If you have /usr on a separate partition
+> >   
+> >       - Ensure there is enough free space to hold /bin, /sbin, /lib and
+> > 
+> > /lib64 content.
+> > 
+> >       - If your /usr is mounted readonly, change your /etc/fstab to mount
+> > 
+> > it rw.
+> > 
+> >   6. Reboot.
+> >   7. At the bootloader prompt, edit the command line and append: "rw
+> > 
+> > rd.convertfs" (without the quotes) to your command line and then boot.
+> > 
+> > That should be all that is needed :)
+> > 
+> > If you are extra paranoid, or want to see what is going on, then you can
+> > remove the "splash" and "quiet" options from the kernel too.
+> > 
+> > If you want to see things in more depth, you can also add
+> > rd.break=pre-pivot to the kernel. You will be dumped into a shell with
+> > your / mounted as /sysroot. This shell is *before* conversion. If you
+> > type "exit" the conversion will be done, and you'll be dumped to another
+> > shell afterwards. Typing exit once more here will boot the system as
+> > normal.
+> > 
+> > 
+> > 
+> > All the best and good luck!!!
+> > 
+> > Col
+> 
+> Hi
+> What append if we decide not to make the step on our machine ?
+> Will it still be possible to update ? to package ?
+> 
+> Claire
+
+filesystem rpm won't install anymore so you won't be able to update your 
+cauldron anymore
+