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Questions tagged [installer-anaconda]

system installation program used by Fedora, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, and others. Closely related to kickstart. Contrast the usage of this tag with datascience-anaconda, the Python and R Data Science package.

Anaconda is used by Fedora and RHEL to install the OS. It can be scripted with Kickstart to automate installation.

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Project home page: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda

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How does the CentOS installation work from the inside?

I am trying to understand the content of a Linux distribution's ISO image file and how the installation process take place. Here I am specifically talking about CentOS 6.4 in its minimal version. So ISOLINUX is triggered, and I get the menu…
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How to override anaconda/kickstart package ordering?

I am building a bootable ISO to be used to install a Linux image (Oracle Linux, 5.8). This is using anaconda with a kickstart file to select the packages to be loaded. Some of these packages are failing with dependency problems in their %post…
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subprocess activate conda environment from python script

I am using a python program that uses some modules installed by conda in a separate variable. So before running the script I call from unix shell the following command to source the environment: conda activate my-rdkit-env is it possible to call it…
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CentOS 7 Install: Error populating transaction

I am having a yum issue with a CentOS 7 minimal DVD. I've spun a custom ISO based on CentOS-7-x86_64-Minimal-1503-01 and have only added a kickstart file that installs @core, sudo, rsyslog, and NetworkManager-tui. I have not added any additional…
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Which Kickstart commands and options cannot be %included?

I'm using Kickstart to automate a CentOS 7 installation and I'd like to create a common Kickstart file so I can %include it. After some testing it seems like some commands (like text) cannot be included, but I can't find any official documentation…
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whereis Gstreamer - located in two paths - causing issues

Gstreamer doesn't run as expected when executed from the command line. It turns out all the plugins I am installing are defaulting to one location while when I'm running gstreamer its opening from the other. whereis gst-launch-1.0 gst-launch-1:…
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What does "Supported ISO: no" mean in Fedora installer?

I just installed Fedora Workstation 30. On boot, I selected "Test this media & start Fedora-Workstation-Live". The screen shows: /dev/disk/by-label/Fedora-WS-Live-30-1-2: b340a38cf5c1f09fdd769e259e449119 Fragment sums: 6dc04c22c2275... (a bit long…
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conda command doesn't work despite changing the bashrc file

I am running Manjaro i3wm. I have installed anaconda to my machine but despite changing the bashrc file, I can't run conda commands on the Manjaro terminal or the PyCharm terminal. I've done this before but I'm not sure whether I'm the one making a…
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extracting security profile specific files RHEL CentOS

during the install of RHEL 7.x or CentOS one can choose (or not choose) to apply one of these security profiles these are from 7.6: United States Government Configuration Baseline Standard System Security Profile for RHEL 7 Criminal Justice…
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How can I manage anaconda post install output visible on install console?

While running anaconda installer in unattended mode the post install steps are run in the background and nothing is displayed on screen. If things go wrong you are likely to not be able to see what happened if you cannot login to the machine once it…
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How do I calculate Linux physical volume and volume group metadata overhead?

I am trying to install a CentOS 7.4 system using a kickstart file and have received the following error: 'new lv is too large to fit in free space' There is an additional message that 752.85MiB is needed. Here are the relevant parts of the kickstart…
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How can i include all recent updates during kickstart install on fedora/centos without %post

A standard install with a kickstart file on fedora or centos just installs the packages from the install repository, which are usually outdated after some days after the release of a new fedora/centos version. So installing a fedora/centos always…
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CentOS PXE/Anaconda/kickstart waiting to gather enough entropy

When kickstarting a CentOS 7 system, with configuring full disk encryption, the anaconda process either hangs on obtaining enough entropy or will take the entire 10 minutes (timeout period). Is there a way to either point to the kickstart server to…
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Kickstart not installing X on rhel 7.2

I'm trying to use kickstart and install a RHEL 7.2 system with a GUI. In my ks.cfg file I have specified these options to achieve a system that boots with X enabled. %packages --ignoremissing @Server with GUI @GNOME Desktop @X Window…
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Fedora 25 Workstation : Anaconda throws Traceback error during installation

I'm trying to install Fedora 25 Workstation on Lenovo Ideapad. Using VMWare Player with 20GB HDD space, 2GB RAM, 2 Processor core. Installation goes fine till stage 2 where Anaconda tries to create the User. Then, it shows a pop up that an error has…
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