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1 files changed, 13 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/etc/private/README b/etc/private/README index 6fd68f8..daecc6a 100644 --- a/etc/private/README +++ b/etc/private/README @@ -131,10 +131,11 @@ assign the VM its IP address and hostname. If you need to submit a request to your network administrator, then the following text could serve as a template: "I would like to run a VM on the <host> machine that needs to have its own IP - address and domain name (configured via DHCP. It will have fixed MAC address + address and domain name (configured via DHCP). It will have fixed MAC address <mac> (which was derived from <host>'s physical Ethernet address; but you are - welcome to assign a different MAC address if desired). I would like this - machine to have the <vm> name if possible. + welcome to assign a different MAC address if desired). The DHCP client ID is + the same as the MAC address. I would like this machine to have the <vm> name + if possible. This will be a QEMU/KVM virtual machine running as a systemd service. It will use bridged networking with a tap interface." @@ -145,8 +146,9 @@ Where: <mac> the generated mac address (02:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy) <vm> VM machine name, for example, mybrep.lan -Note that the VM is configured to receive its hostname from DHCP. Failed that, -the repository URL will use the IP address. +Note that the VM is configured to receive its hostname from DHCP server (the +DHCP protocol option 12, "Host Name"). Failed that, the repository URL will +use the IP address. Next, create the package repository directory and start the VM for testing (replace 02:yy:yy:yy:yy:yy with the actual MAC address): @@ -251,7 +253,10 @@ two rules that you must follow: 2. You must make any modification only as user brep. After performing the modifications, remove the 1/packages.manifest file to -trigger the repository metadata regeneration on the next VM startup. +trigger the repository metadata regeneration on the next VM startup. You can +also customize the repositories.manifest file in the same way. For example, +you could add cppget.org as a prerequisite repository for your private +repository. Putting it all together, the steps could look like this: @@ -266,8 +271,8 @@ $ exit Note also that it's easy to break the repository with manual modifications. For example, you may add a package that has an unmet dependency or remove a package that still has some dependents. In this case, the repository web -interface will be unavailable. As a result, you may want to login into the VM -and verify the repository regeneration was successful: +interface will be unavailable. In this case, you can login into the VM to +investigate: $ ~/bin/vm-login ~/brep-con.sock |