ISO update question

[cinder salmon]

Is it possible to manually update (in an easy way) the ISO to get the latest improvements before installing?

For example, I found an issue where a package that is now removed in the latest secureblue os-tree image still creates unneeded files in my home directory because the ISO isn't up-to-date to reflect that change.

I think one way to circunvemt this would be to:

• create a temp user in the anaconda installer
• update system
• create new user
• delete temp user
• be happy

but IDK if that creates other problems...

[full orchid]

no

isos are offline

[tender hollow]

What I typically do for new secureblue installations is that I perform an install from the .iso as-is, then on first boot don't login graphically, and login on a TTY instead. Then I run system upgrade, and only login graphically after reboot. This somewhat mitigates "deprecated" things being installed into the home directory.

[cinder salmon]

doesn't login via TTY also generate a user home folder?

[tender hollow]

The folder is generated during installation, but only the bare minimum is copied there at that stage, you can check with tree -a after you login in this manner

[cinder salmon]

to login via TTY you use shift+alt+f2 and proceed it from there, right?

[tender hollow]

Yep

[cinder salmon]

@tender hollow I think your idea of login via TTY could be recommended as a post-install step

that fixes both annoyances as well as potential security vulnerabilities

[tender hollow]

Let's see what @full orchid thinks about this! 🙂