On Tue, Feb 24, 2004 at 09:38:43PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote: > Erik Dykema wrote: > > Hi- > > 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? > > The debconf database is in /var/log/debian-installer/cdebconf on the > installed system.
Updated in the doc/manual/en/install-methods/automatic-install.xml > > > 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? > > I guess you could put the files into a deb, moved to /var/lib/cdebconf, > and then you'd have to work out how to make d-i load this deb. It might > be better though to have the preseeding deb get the files from the > network, then you'd not need to change the installation media, assuming > the preseeder was on the default media. Okay. It is fine that I create a tools/preseeder directory? Next step will be discussing the functionality of that udeb. (should it be code or only data) > > -- > see shy jo Geert Stappers P.S. Erik, please respect the culture of answering below the text. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
