Why CentOS removed Xen Project?

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Re: Why CentOS removed Xen Project?

Post by avij » 2018/12/16 08:15:04

That is true, it needs to be installed after initial installation if desired.

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Re: Why CentOS removed Xen Project?

Post by hack3rcon » 2018/12/18 08:34:38

avij wrote:
2018/12/16 08:15:04
That is true, it needs to be installed after initial installation if desired.
But, I guess KVM exist as a package! It is kind of monopolization.

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Re: Why CentOS removed Xen Project?

Post by bluegroper » 2018/12/18 20:44:44

hack3rcon wrote:
2018/12/18 08:34:38
But, I guess KVM exist as a package! It is kind of monopolization.
No. CentOS is FLOSS. It gives software freedom.
Monopolization exists in some other dark places.
I'm not a complete idiot. There's still a few pieces missing.

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Re: Why CentOS removed Xen Project?

Post by hunter86_bg » 2018/12/19 14:47:09

Actually , I'm pretty sure you can define what to be installed during initial setup.
Also, a kickstart file can provide XEN on install..

Still,the CentOS project offers what Red Hat provide but with some extras.
If you wish XEN to be easily installable, you can always fork the project and call it XenOS if you wish.

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Re: Why CentOS removed Xen Project?

Post by hack3rcon » 2018/12/21 06:48:38

hunter86_bg wrote:
2018/12/19 14:47:09
Actually , I'm pretty sure you can define what to be installed during initial setup.
Also, a kickstart file can provide XEN on install..

Still,the CentOS project offers what Red Hat provide but with some extras.
If you wish XEN to be easily installable, you can always fork the project and call it XenOS if you wish.
Can you show me, How can I install Xen Project during installation?

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Re: Why CentOS removed Xen Project?

Post by hunter86_bg » 2018/12/27 21:22:57

Once you see the "Reboot" button, you can switch to another terminal (Ctrl + Alt + F2 ,for example) then:
1. Chroot in /mnt/sysimage
2. Install the xen as per the wiki ( I have noticed that the url of the repo is wrong , so just adjust it by replacng xen-46 with xen-108 or whatever is available in the mirrors)
3. You might consider updating at that point
4. Switch to GUI (Ctrl + Alt + F6) or just stick with the cli and reboot

As I haven't installed Xen since RHEL/CentOS 5 - I am not sure of the specifics.

Of course , this can be avoided by using a kickstart file with the necessary entries.

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Re: Why CentOS removed Xen Project?

Post by hack3rcon » 2019/01/02 10:17:02

hunter86_bg wrote:
2018/12/27 21:22:57
Once you see the "Reboot" button, you can switch to another terminal (Ctrl + Alt + F2 ,for example) then:
1. Chroot in /mnt/sysimage
2. Install the xen as per the wiki ( I have noticed that the url of the repo is wrong , so just adjust it by replacng xen-46 with xen-108 or whatever is available in the mirrors)
3. You might consider updating at that point
4. Switch to GUI (Ctrl + Alt + F6) or just stick with the cli and reboot

As I haven't installed Xen since RHEL/CentOS 5 - I am not sure of the specifics.

Of course , this can be avoided by using a kickstart file with the necessary entries.

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Re: Why CentOS removed Xen Project?

Post by hunter86_bg » 2019/01/02 21:06:04

Sadly the idea is to have a free version of RHEL and most of the extras (like XEN) are done by volunteers skilled enough to do it.

If you can modify it in such way to provide reliable XEN installation, then provide the details and files needed - and I'm sure it will be merged in the installation media.

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Re: Why CentOS removed Xen Project?

Post by hack3rcon » 2019/01/03 03:57:31

hunter86_bg wrote:
2019/01/02 21:06:04
Sadly the idea is to have a free version of RHEL and most of the extras (like XEN) are done by volunteers skilled enough to do it.

If you can modify it in such way to provide reliable XEN installation, then provide the details and files needed - and I'm sure it will be merged in the installation media.
Provide here? Can you tell me how can I contact to the team?

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Re: Why CentOS removed Xen Project?

Post by TrevorH » 2019/01/03 09:20:53

I really doubt if that would happen.
The future appears to be RHEL or Debian. I think I'm going Debian.
Info for USB installs on http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/InstallFromUSBkey
CentOS 5 and 6 are deadest, do not use them.
Use the FAQ Luke

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