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Once the installer verifies you have all the required packages, the installer will ask you to really proceed installation, answer "Y" to begin install or "N" to quit. Here is a list of software packages going to be installed and some brief descriptions.
The Union File system is used to make the server's root file system share
The rootfs template is a distribution specific RPM contain the necessary files and directories to be used by groups of Aptus clients. The installer detects and installs the correct version for you.
The Aptus Configurator is the Webmin plug-in modules for configuring Aptus software.
Aptus server daemon (aptusd) is a DHCP server compatible program that provides boot-up parameters to you Aptus client. In addition, you can use aptusd as a normal DHCP server on your local area network. It also supports standard PXE clients.
Cogo File System is a compression file system. This package enables file compression and is only available for the ShaoLin Aptus 2.0 Professional Edition only.
Aptus client's Linux kernel is installed at the server. However, the kernel is not used by the server which they only store at the server's and loaded by the clients through network instead.
Some additional kernel modules provided by ShaoLin Microsystems, contains additional modules for Aptus clients.
Aptus client's Linux kernel is installed at the server. However, the kernel is not used by the server which they only store at the server's and loaded by the clients through network instead.
Aptus client control tools is a package contain remote monitoring facility for Aptus clients. It also contain security modules that allow to control multi-logins by a single user. This package is only available for the ShaoLin Aptus 2.0 Professional Edition only.
Cogo File System for Aptus clients. This package is only available for the ShaoLin Aptus 2.0 Professional Edition only.
NFS utilities for Aptus clients.
This is the package contain tools to generate .nb (network bootable kernel images) from the standard bzImage format. This package is optional unless you are compiling your own Aptus client kernel.
The Etherboot RPM contains commonly available boot-up diskette and boot ROM image for different NICs. You will need Etherboot to create a boot disk for your Aptus client machine if PXE boot ROM is not available on your client NIC.
Webmin is a powerful web based administration tool. It provides a web based interface of various Linux applications and administration. You will need it to allow configuring Aptus via the web interface with Aptus Configurator. Please check Webmin official web site for more details.
