[Mageia-dev] [Mageia-discuss] installing in parallel

[nicolas vigier]

On Mon, 17 Sep 2012, Marja van Waes wrote:

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> On 17/09/2012 15:12, Johnny A. Solbu wrote:
> > On Monday 17 September 2012 13:51, Marja van Waes wrote:
> >> If you don't use this option, but you do install in parallel,
> >> what do you use instead? Does your alternative only work on
> >> identical systems?
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> > I use a single command line for parrallel upgrades, that can be
> > used for parallel package installation. === ssh root at comp1 -t
> > "/usr/sbin/urpmi --auto-update" && ssh root at comp2 -t
> > "/usr/sbin/urpmi --auto-update" && ssh root at comp3 -t
> > "/usr/sbin/urpmi --auto-update" === If you have disabled root
> > login, add sudo just before the urpmi command. (btw, I use ssh keys
> > for auth and enforce "without-password".) Just replace
> > "--auto-update" with "name of package" for installation. I use a
> > similar line for managing updates on three Debian servers.
> > 
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> Ah, nice Johnny, your command line can even be used across different
> Mageia versions and arches :)
> 
> Now it looks odd that I ever thought the MCC/drakrpm-edit-media
> parallel option would only work on identical systems ;)

I think urpmi-parallel is not the same. It's using ka-tools or taktuk to
do parallel transfert of the package files on the servers.

I don't know if it is still working.