> -----Original Message----- > From: Sven Luther [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 11:51 AM > To: Zenker, Matthias (Otometrics Stuttgart) > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: How to install without parted? > > > On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 11:31:52AM +0200, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Sven Luther [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 11:36 AM > > > To: Zenker, Matthias (Otometrics Stuttgart) > > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: How to install without parted? > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 11:16:18AM +0200, > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > > I'm really sorry, but I never did that before (didn't even > > > know that > > > > such a thing is possible), so it would take me more time > > > than I have > > > > since I am busy with other things also ... > > > > > > Then you are at the mercy of someone else finding the > will to do it. > > > > Yes, indeed. > > > > > > > > I can give you instructions though, it is quite easy. > > > > > > # apt-get install debootstrap > > > # debootstrap sid /path/to/your/chroot > > > # mount -t proc proc /path/to/your/chroot/proc > > > # chroot /path/to/your/chroot > > > > > > And there you are rocking in a sid chroot, you can install > > > stuff normally with apt-get install, in particular you would > > > install subversion, checkout the d-i tree, go into > > > d-i/installer/build, and follow the instructions for building > > > d-i images. > > > > > > Getting the new libparted and corresponding partman in the > > > initrd is a bit more involved though. > > > > ...and since I am quite unexperienced with that kind of things (I > > consider myself still more a Linux user with some limited > > administrator skills, though that should improve in the months to > > come), it would take me at least the rest of the day to do it. > > Bah, there is no age to learn, or whatever, the instructions > are pretty straightforward, so a normal d-i build is nothing > outlandish, even for someone with no much experience.
I am not afraid of learning, I know that I still have to learn much. I would do it if I had nothing else to do today. I appreciate the great work all of you are doing, and the time you spend on making Debian happen. But not everyone can do this - I hope I will be able to do more in a near future than I can today. Best regards, Matthias
