>>>>> On Thu, 12 Jun 2014 14:59:18 -0500, Peter Keller <psil...@cs.wisc.edu> >>>>> said:
> The manual seems to be a little sparse on how to use a debian nfsroot > to install a different kind of linux distro, suppose xubuntu. I know I > have to create a base.tar.gz file, but what is in it? where does it go? The basefiles are made by calling debootstrap. Have a look at /usr/share/doc/fai-doc/examples/simple/basefiles/mk-basefile for more details. For naming the basefiles have a look at this for some examples http://fai-project.org/download/basefiles/ >> From where does the current one come? Who made it? I request some > enlightenment on the issue. :) The default (a Debian one) is located in the nfsroot in /srv/fai/nfsroot/var/tmp/basse.tar.xz. It created by fai-make-nfsroot. Maybe you like to write a smal HowTo for the FAI wiki on this topic. You can get an account from me if you like. -- regards Thomas