[BlueOnyx:23280] Re: Upcoming BlueOnyx 5210R additions

[Ernie]

Hi Michael,
curious, are you going to upgrade the 5210R source so it works with the
glib2 that is shipped with Centos8 rather than the old glib1 ?


- Ernie.


> Hi Ernie,
> 
> > what's the eta on 5210R atm?
> 
> Last week I fixed up transitional errors and dependency issues related
> to the difference between RHEL8 beta and CentOS 8. Also some issues
> where I early on had made manual changes (such as permissions) on the
> initial test box and forgot to put them into the actual code.
> 
> The next step is to get 5210R to a stage where we can do a "yum
> groupinstall blueonyx" onto an already installed CentOS 8 (minimal
> install), as that will tell me which corrective steps the YUM
> post-install will have to make to deliver a fully working system. This
> knowledge will then be incorporated into the kickstart scripts and the
> blueonyx-cd-installer RPM which I need for the ISO.
> 
> The step after that is getting a Pungi configuration ready to actually
> roll up a working ISO.
> 
> The "yum groupinstall blueonyx" might yield usable results as soon as
> the next weekend or early next week. The ISO building and testing will
> take at least another week. Intent is to get the first ISO to a stage
> where it provides a hassle free install and to avoid delivering a series
> of duds that generate a bad first impression.
> 
> So tentatively:
> 
> - "yum groupinstall blueonyx" (on a CentOS 8): Perhaps next week
> - BlueOnyx 5210R ISO image: ~ 10-14 days
> 
> -- 
> With best regards
> 
> Michael Stauber
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