Install five open-source software in batches in Linux (1)

Server preparation provisioning is the term that the system administrator uses a special software to create the installation configuration file in advance, so as to implement unattended automatic installation process, unattended automatic installation is a common saying, or often called batch installation and automatic installation. This is a bit similar to the common Ghost, the goal is to make the system ready more quickly. This article does not discuss how to prepare Windows servers. Of course, some of the Linux Server preparation software listed in this article also supports Windows.

Kickstart may be the most widely-known server preparation software in Linux. Indeed, this article will introduce it first, but next we will introduce four other attractive Linux batch installation software. Of course, they are all open-source.

1. Kickstart

The following is an excerpt from the Red Hat official guide:

"Many system administrators want to use automated installation methods to install Red Hat/Cent OS/Fedora Linux on their machines. To meet this requirement, Red Hat launched the Kickstart installation method, with kickstart, the system administrator can create a single file, which includes answers to questions asked during typical Red Hat Linux installation, it provides users with a method to automatically install Red Hat Linux."

Kickstart aggregator allows you to create or modify a Kickstart file on the graphic user interface, so you do not have to memorize the configuration Syntax of this file.

RHEL-Kickstart aggregator

For RHEL, Kickstart is the first choice for administrators to implement unattended automatic installation in batches. BKJIA also introduced the specific operation method: RHEL5 unattended installation graphic strategy. For more information about Kickstart, read the following article in English ):