[cobalt-users] quick package installer

["Greg O'Lone" <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Excuse my ignorance, but doesn't this look too easy:

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#!/bin/sh
# set -v
# RaQ Package Installer
#
# Installs all packages in the current folder (in alphabetical order)
and then reboots the machine. # # Suggestion: Rename the package files
with ##_packagename.pkg in chronological order to ensure # install order
package_list=`ls *.pkg`
for package in $package_list ; do
echo $package
/usr/local/sbin/cobalt_upgrade $package
done
/sbin/reboot
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Just tried this on my RaQ 4, everything seems to have worked correctly,
I assume this is how Sun does it on the OS Restore CD's. Anybody see any
reason this shouldn't work? I named all of the upgrade .pkg files with
numbered prefixes (01, 02, 03, etc.) and the script grabbed them in
order, but I am still a bit weary about it.

By the way, it took about a third of the time as the machine didn't have
to reboot each time, and because it uses a Cobalt script, they even show
up in the GUI!

Anybody see anything gone awry here?

Greg