Thanks for the links to the other automatic installation packages. Looking at what they do, they confirm that what I think I want to do is use the actual debian-installer, as suggested where you wrote:
1) Manual install. 2) Save the answers from the debconf database into a file. 3) Put the file in a preseeding udeb.
Can anyone expand on points two and three? If I could get it working for myself I'd be happy to contribute some more complete documentation for this part.
I have the manual install part down, it's the rest that I'm not clear about. I'm not sure how to get answers out of the debconf database, or what/where the debconf database is, or once I have them what format to put them into in the 'file', and once I have that file how to make it into a 'preseeding udeb'. I taught myself the bare minimums of making regular deb's last week, is it a similar process?
Thanks, Erik
Geert Stappers wrote: > +<sect2> > +<title>debian-installer</title> > +<!-- rough idea --> > +<para>this section needs love & care</para> > + > +<para> > +Manual install > +</para> > + > +<para> > +Save the answers from the debconf database into a file. > +</para> > + > +<para> > +Put the file in <filename>preseeding udeb</filename>
On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 03:51:18PM -0500, Erik Dykema wrote:
Hi-
A while back there was a lot of talk about automating installations, and in many places it was claimed that it actually worked. Does anyone have instructions for how to actually do it?
For example, if I wanted to automate a network install, and I had done the homework, including:
Install first by hand making sure things work.
Making notes of all my choices and the answers to the questions that it asks me (alternately keystrokes?)
How would I then translate this into an automated installation?
I know of FAI and have been trying to use it, but it is extremely complicated and provides a lot of functionality that most users (even most administrators!) don't need.. I just want to use the regular debian-installer without having to sit here and press enter and type in my mirror location every time :)
AFAIK:
--- doc/manual/en/install-methods/automatic-install.xml 15 Jun 2003 17:39:02 -0000 1.3 +++ doc/manual/en/install-methods/automatic-install.xml 24 Feb 2004 21:40:28 -0000 @@ -9,8 +9,28 @@ automatic installations. Debian packages intended for this include <classname>fai</classname> (which uses an install server), <classname>replicator</classname>, -<classname>systemimager</classname>, and -<classname>autoinstall</classname>. +<classname>systemimager</classname>, +<classname>autoinstall</classname>, and +<classname>debian-installer</classname>.
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