Andrei POPESCU wrote:
On Jo, 17 ian 13, 09:49:05, Richard Owlett wrote:
No longer true. So my diary of my latest journey with hopes to aid
not only myself but generations of newbies to follow.
https://www.google.com/search?q=Download+apt-cdrom-setup+udeb+squeeze
lead to
http://packages.debian.org/stable/apt-cdrom-setup which said {in
part}
"Warning: This package is intended for the use in building
debian-installer images only.
Do not install it on a normal Debian system."
and lead to
http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/all/apt-cdrom-setup/download
I downloaded it and extracted the 276.1KB file templates. I browsed
it and recognized the questions asked during a manual install.
I've seen no reference to using it from preseed.cfg.
From B.3. Creating a preconfiguration file (third bullet):
[...] to preseed variables used in the installed system, the name of the
package that contains the corresponding debconf template should be used.
Yes, it's not obvious, and you have to know the name of the d-i package,
but it's there... somewhat ;)
Kind regards,
Andrei
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/mips/install.txt.en
[and it cousins] are prime examples of documents useful
*ONLY* to those who already know the contents and
implications thereof.
Any pointers to _useable_ examples?
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