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I'd like to add a tar archive in the standard Red Hat installation CD image and untar the same at a desired location using some post install scripts.

Can you kindly suggest me how to proceed? In particular:

  1. How do I add the tar in the iso image.
  2. Where should I place the script.
  3. How to link the script so that it is executed at the end of the installation process.
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Can you revise the first sentence. Do you want to add the tar files to the iso image. – Tshepang Feb 4 '11 at 6:58
yes... i mean the same... i.e, adding some file to the .iso image of the installation cd... and then running some script post installation.... – pratap Feb 4 '11 at 8:24

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While it's possible to rebuild a Red Hat CD ISO image, you might benefit from using the Kickstart mechanism available on existing Red Hat CDs/DVDs.

This is how I do something very similar to what you're asking. Simply create a kickstart and add a %post section that does whatever you're planning to do. You'll need to find a way to copy over the tar file, either by mounting an NFS share or using 'wget' to download from an HTTP server.

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can u give a sample of the %post section, about how its done... i have been trying the same but not able to achieve it. – pratap Feb 11 '11 at 12:06
@pratap: I'm not sure I know what you want to do. Perhaps you want to simply download a script and run it? An example:wget -O somescript.sh http://mysite/somescript.sh; sh -x somescript.sh – jsbillings Feb 11 '11 at 13:17
can u tell me if i have todo the same from cd instead of network then how this is done? – pratap Feb 14 '11 at 3:44

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