[OE-core] [yocto] Contribute meta-installer to yocto

[akuster808]

Hello,



On 11/21/2017 12:55 AM, Hongxu Jia wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Wind River has maintained meta-installer for several years,
> and now we want to contribute it to yocto community.
>
> This layer provides an installation program based on
> OE platform. The installation program is anaconda from
> fedora, which is the installer of distribution Fedora,
> RedHat and Centos.
>
> The version of anaconda in meta-installer is 26.21.11
> which is based on Fedora 26.
>
> The meta-insatller requires:
> - systemd as init manager
> - python3
> - dnf2/rpm4
> - gobject-introspection which requires qemu-usermode
>   in MACHINE_FEATURES
>
> The meta-installer provides:
> - graphic install and text install.
>
> - package based (dnf/rpm) install and image (copy)
>   based install.
>
> - package based (dnf/rpm) install from local and
>   remote rpm sources such as CDs and DVDs, images
>   stored on a hard drive, NFS, HTTP, and FTP.
>
> - kickstart install which provides a fully unattended
>   installation that can be duplicated on scores of machines.
>
> - install over VNC on headless machines.
>
> - timezone setting.
>
> - root password setting.
>
> - user account creation.
>
> - a variety of advanced storage devices including
>   LVM, Btrfs, Ext4, and filesystem encryption.
>
> The repository of meta-installer is temporary on the github
> for review:
> https://github.com/jiahongxujia/meta-installer
>
> In above github, the logo picture is undefined, if yocto
> could accept this layer, I will update the picture with
> "Yocto project Compatible".
>
> The attachments are the snapshots of a package based
> installation.
>
> Hopefully it is helpful for yocto, and any feedback is
> appreciated.

I believe it can go beyond helping Yocto and help the overall OE community.

CC'ing oe mailings lists

>
> If yocto is interested in this layer and will accept it,
> I could send pull request or some one directly fetch
> from above github master branch.
If Yocto isn't I am sure OE will be.

Thank you Wind River for contributing your hard work for the greater
good of the community.

kind regards,
Armin
>
> //Hongxu
>
>

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