[ValdikSS] > 2. eatmydata and libeatmydata1 packages should present in ISO images > (/pool directory) to make eatmydata-udeb possible to use without the > internet (you say it downloads the packages when internet is > connected, I'm not sure it works though).
If it do not work, it is a bug that should be fixed. > 3. eatmydata-udeb should also inject libeatmydata to the base system > installation process, which is performed by debootstrap. Base system > installation is also quite slow, not as slow as the main system due > to much less package count, but still takes much more time than it > should. While I agree, I have no idea how to sensible do this, ie how to convince debootstrap to use libeatmydata. In short, I do not believe it can be done without changing debootstrap, so I did not do it. :) > With this script, patched debian-10.6.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso ISO file which > previously took 1 hour, 44 minutes, 30 seconds to install, now > installs in 10 minutes 37 seconds. Patched netinstall image, when run > without the internet access, installs the whole mini distro with base > utilities in less than 3 minutes. I hope you will blog about this, email debian-boot@ and convince the people on #debian-boot that enabling eatmydata-udeb by default is a good idea. I just do not have the capacity to work on this myself, but I agree completely that a quicker installation is something to go for. :) > If #2 (packages in iso image) it not an eatmydata-udeb packaging > concern, please tell for which package I should create a bug, it's not > clear for me. Part of it is for the d-i teams (aka the debian-boot related contact points mentioned above to decide. I suspect eatmydata is has done as much as can be done in the package, and the rest need to be fixed elsewhere. :) -- Happy hacking Petter Reinholdtsen
