[Mageia-dev] [Mageia-discuss] installing in parallel

Mon Sep 17 17:15:09 CEST 2012

On Mon, 17 Sep 2012, Marja van Waes wrote:
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+> On 17/09/2012 15:12, Johnny A. Solbu wrote:
+> > On Monday 17 September 2012 13:51, Marja van Waes wrote:
+> >> If you don't use this option, but you do install in parallel,
+> >> what do you use instead? Does your alternative only work on
+> >> identical systems?
+> > 
+> > I use a single command line for parrallel upgrades, that can be
+> > used for parallel package installation. === ssh root at comp1 -t
+> > "/usr/sbin/urpmi --auto-update" && ssh root at comp2 -t
+> > "/usr/sbin/urpmi --auto-update" && ssh root at comp3 -t
+> > "/usr/sbin/urpmi --auto-update" === If you have disabled root
+> > login, add sudo just before the urpmi command. (btw, I use ssh keys
+> > for auth and enforce "without-password".) Just replace
+> > "--auto-update" with "name of package" for installation. I use a
+> > similar line for managing updates on three Debian servers.
+> > 
+> 
+> Ah, nice Johnny, your command line can even be used across different
+> Mageia versions and arches :)
+> 
+> Now it looks odd that I ever thought the MCC/drakrpm-edit-media
+> parallel option would only work on identical systems ;)
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+I think urpmi-parallel is not the same. It's using ka-tools or taktuk to
+do parallel transfert of the package files on the servers.
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+I don't know if it is still working.
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