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This chapter introduces important parts of a control file for standard purposes. To have an idea about the other options available, use the configuration management system.
This is a required section of the profile. General options include all the settings related to the installation process and the environment of the installed system. Among others it includes the following 4 properties which are required: language, keyboard, clock and mouse almost for any installation. If left out, default values will be used, which might not be in one hand with what you want.
Example 4-1. General Options
<install> ... <general> <language>de_DE</language> <keyboard> <keymap>german</keymap> </keyboard> <clock> <timezone>US/Eastern</timezone> <hwclock>UTC</hwclock> </clock> <mouse> <id>ps0</id> <device>/dev/psaux</device> </mouse> <mode> <confirm config:type="boolean">true</confirm> <forceboot config:type="boolean">false</forceboot> <reboot config:type="boolean">false</reboot> </mode> </general> ... </install> |
The reboot property in the mode resource is used to force a reboot after initial system setup and before the system is booted for the first time.
By default, the auto-installation process has to be confirmed by the user. The confirmation should be disabled if a fully unattended installation is desired. This options is used to view and change the settings on a target system before anything is committed and can be used for debugging. It is set to true by default to avoid recursive installs when the system schedules a reboot after initial system setup.
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