On Thu, 3 Aug 2023 at 15:59 -0000, debian-u...@howorth.org.uk wrote: > I suspect you both may be misinterpreting the OP's question. I think > he is asking about doing a net install without needing to start with > a USB stick or similar. > > AIUI the issue is that the installer is started by booting the > system into it, so some bootable device is needed to boot from. > Whether it would be possible for some application to be written for > linux and/or Windows and/or MacOS etc that downloaded the installer > and booted into it I don't know, but I see some obvious > difficulties.
Installing Debian without additional physical devices is possible. It requires running/modifying DHCP, TFTP and possibly other services on another system (I guess that does actually mean additional hardware). See: https://wiki.debian.org/PXEBootInstall I have done this in the past. Just using a bootable USB stick is much easier. Stuart -- I've never been lost; I was once bewildered for three days, but never lost! -- Daniel Boone
