Getting a custom package into a new system early in the install process

I have a customized package, adduser, that I want to get into new VM's early in the wheezy installation process. In particular, it must happen before installing the "debian basic system tools" (DBST hereafter) recommended when the installer gets to task selection. The modified adduser tweaks the

Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process

On Sun, Mar 18, 2007 at 11:15:11AM +0530, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote: > * Roberto C. Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-03-07 > > On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 10:34:17PM +0530, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote: > > > Background: Installing Debian Testing with DVD 1 on a workstation. > > > > > > Why not install t

Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process

* Roberto C. Sanchez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2007-03-07 > On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 10:34:17PM +0530, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote: > > Background: Installing Debian Testing with DVD 1 on a workstation. > > > > Why not install the following software by default? > > > Because Debian has a very minimal base

Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process

Paul E Condon writes: > I do not see "Standard system" as a declared task option. Perhaps OP > meant "Desktop environment". No. He means "standard system" as in including all packages of priority standard or higher. Nothing to do with tasksel. -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAI

Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process

On Fri, Mar 09, 2007 at 09:42:51AM -0800, Michael M. wrote: > On Wed, 2007-03-07 at 22:34 +0530, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote: > > > What is a "Standard system" in Tasksel? > > > According to this: > http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/apds02.html > > "Standard system" in tasksel takes up

Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process

On Wed, 2007-03-07 at 22:34 +0530, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote: > What is a "Standard system" in Tasksel? According to this: http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/apds02.html "Standard system" in tasksel takes up 365MB of disk space, whereas the minimal base installation will take 227MB. I

Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process

On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 05:24:21PM -0500, Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote: > > You are mixing up different topics here. > 1. Having a live CD for just a subset of architechtures > 2. Installer team needs man power > > They are related. But they are different. You are basically mixing up cause > and

Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process

Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 01:45:48PM -0500, Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote: >> Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: >> >> >> Why not make the install disk also a live one? Ubuntu does this. >> >> >> > OK. So go use Ubuntu. >> > >> > Seriously, Ubuntu supports like two or three har

Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process

Masatran, R. Deepak wrote: [...] Why not make the install disk also a live one? Ubuntu does this. Its the other way around. The Debian Live project (http://debian-live.alioth.debian.org/) is working to include the netinst installer on a separate partition of the same CD. It may already

Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process

On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 01:45:48PM -0500, Kamaraju S Kusumanchi wrote: > Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > > >> Why not make the install disk also a live one? Ubuntu does this. > >> > > OK. So go use Ubuntu. > > > > Seriously, Ubuntu supports like two or three hardware architectures. > > Debian supp

Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process

Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: >> Why not make the install disk also a live one? Ubuntu does this. >> > OK. So go use Ubuntu. > > Seriously, Ubuntu supports like two or three hardware architectures. > Debian supports like 13. A live CD doesn't make sense on all of those > and probably isn't possib

Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process

On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 12:12:21PM -0500, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote: > On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 10:34:17PM +0530, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote: > > Background: Installing Debian Testing with DVD 1 on a workstation. > > > > Why not install the following software by default? > > > Because Debian has a v

Re: Suggestions about the Debian install process

On Wed, Mar 07, 2007 at 10:34:17PM +0530, Masatran, R. Deepak wrote: > Background: Installing Debian Testing with DVD 1 on a workstation. > > Why not install the following software by default? > Because Debian has a very minimal base install. You can install all of these packages yourself. I wi

Suggestions about the Debian install process

Background: Installing Debian Testing with DVD 1 on a workstation. Why not install the following software by default? 1. Vim 2. Emacs 3. Screen 4. SSHD Why not make the install disk also a live one? Ubuntu does this. What is a "Standard system" in Tasksel? -- Masatran, R. Deepak

Re: problem with woody install process

On Sat, May 11, 2002 at 12:36:03PM +, Alex Moreno López wrote: > In woody, then problem has dissapeared, but when the computer restart, > the installation process begins a eternal loop asking one and another > time my time zone configuration (Europe, gmt, users, europe, gmt, > users...). Is th

problem with woody install process

Hi, Im trying to install potato in my new laptop, the new toshiba satellite 1900. This potato is right downloaded because i was using it without problems during lot of time in my old laptop, a satellite 2610. But, when i try to run the installation process, the machine hangs up. In woody, then p

Re: Newbie observations on Woody install process

On Tue, 2002-01-29 at 01:12, Adam Majer wrote: > Ximian isn't bad as potato add on. But then you will have problems upgrading > to > woody and getting rid off Ximian.. It took me a while to replace all those > -ximian > packages! :) > > But for desktop, they do have a good product... Well I have

Re: Newbie observations on Woody install process

On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 12:14:56AM -0500, Scott Henson wrote: > > Ok well both 1 and 2 would be solved by installing ximian gnome. Go to > ximian.com and thier gnome packages are far supirior to the debian > ones(no offense but this is my opinion). They take care of the gpm > problem by stoping

Re: Newbie observations on Woody install process

On Mon, 2002-01-28 at 17:10, Phillip Remaker wrote: > 1) Both gpm and X were installed, and I naively told XFree86 that mouse was > at /dev/psaux instead of /dev/gpmdata. This is apparently a VERY common > mistake and I'm surprised there are no methods to catch and compensate for > the problem at

Re: Newbie observations on Woody install process

Phillip Remaker wrote: 3) (minor) Since GDM was installed and running by default, I had no way to get a nice, dumb terminal to work out config issues (since the window manager and mouse were both hoarked). I wish there was an easy, keyboard-based way to kill gdm and drop back to a terminal in

Newbie observations on Woody install process

So I got Ian Eure's "netinst" iso image so that I could install Debian (woody) fresh on a new machine (die, floppies, die!). I use Debian because apt-get is VERY cool, and I try to advocate it to my friends considering Linux, thanks to the ease of installs and upgrades. And I figure I might as we

Re: Will the Progeny graphical install process inspire our developers ?

On Thursday 15 November 2001 21:03, spear wrote: > Hi there ! > > I was wondering : a few weeks ago, i contacted Steve Schaffer from > Progeny, about the graphical installation process of the Progeny > Debian, wondering if they would let it to our community ... > He said yes ... > > So, did anybody

Re: Will the Progeny graphical install process inspire our developers ?

But it makes it a bit easier. My first linux was Progeny and it's GUI > installer helped me very much. I vote for GUI installer as a option at > boot-time. > > Patrik Corel was my first Linux and I was sold by the easy install process. I wasn't computer illiterate (had used O

Re: Will the Progeny graphical install process inspire our developers ?

On Friday 16 November 2001 15:03, Patrik Modesto wrote: > On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 11:16:37AM +1000, Jason Currey wrote: > > A GUI installer might not make install easier, but it gives > > first time linux users a much better feeling about > > installing the product. > > Yes! But it makes it a bit e

Re: Will the Progeny graphical install process inspire our developers ?

On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 11:16:37AM +1000, Jason Currey wrote: > A GUI installer might not make install easier, but it gives first time linux > users a much better feeling about installing the product. Yes! But it makes it a bit easier. My first linux was Progeny and it's GUI installer helped me v

Re: Will the Progeny graphical install process inspire our developers ?

A GUI installer might not make install easier, but it gives first time linux users a much better feeling about installing the product. I have seen a number of linux flavour comparisons and most comparisons show the debian installer as one of the weaknesses of a debian flavoured linux.

Re: Will the Progeny graphical install process inspire our developers ?

On Thu, Nov 15, 2001 at 03:49:14PM -0800, Dmitriy wrote: > What exactly does make a GUI install easier? > > It is a lot more hassle, and not much use. > > I agree that installer can be made more userfriendly proably for some > people, but there can be a nice Curses based install. I certainl

Re: Will the Progeny graphical install process inspire our developers ?

On Thu, Nov 15, 2001 at 03:49:14PM -0800, Dmitriy wrote: > What exactly does make a GUI install easier? > > It is a lot more hassle, and not much use. > > I agree that installer can be made more userfriendly proably for some > people, but there can be a nice Curses based install. > > I think ma

Re: Will the Progeny graphical install process inspire our developers ?

On Thu, Nov 15, 2001 at 02:03:23PM +0100, spear wrote: > Hi there ! > > I was wondering : a few weeks ago, i contacted Steve Schaffer from Progeny, > about the graphical installation process of the Progeny Debian, wondering if > they would let it to our community ... > He said yes ... > > So, did

Will the Progeny graphical install process inspire our developers ?

Hi there ! I was wondering : a few weeks ago, i contacted Steve Schaffer from Progeny, about the graphical installation process of the Progeny Debian, wondering if they would let it to our community ... He said yes ... So, did anybody hear about it's amelioration, and, maybe, future integration i

(help)-Install process hangs after DC390:0 adapters found

Hi all, I have a really BIG problem with the install process of a 2.1r4 Debian system. I've already managed to install it on 3 computers of mine : Celeron300/32M,486/8M,486/16M. Now I want to install it on my primary system, which is an Athlon650/128M. But the install process crashes

Re: Missing cd-rom chokes off the install process

ughie > > > > > > ÿMessage--- Missing cd-rom chokes off the install process > > > > Hi: name here is Hughie. Hope you can help me, if you will. > > > > I'm very new to Linux so have very little knowledge of choosing and > > organizing commands. > >

Re: Missing cd-rom chokes off the install process

On Thu, 25 May 2000, David Wright wrote: Thanks a lot for the info David. I'll bring it into my hd and and try out some of the good things you mention. This is my first time contacting the Linux people. You are sure a good group thanks again. hughie > Quoting Hugh Welwood ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):

Re: Missing cd-rom chokes off the install process

Quoting Hugh Welwood ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > The diagnostic seems to be o.k except for > EATA PIO No Bios32 extension present makes itself known > > My question - is "Bios32 extension really needed at this stage of the > game? Well, they've toned down the message then! My non-PCI mac

Re: Missing cd-rom chokes off the install process

> > > ÿMessage--- Missing cd-rom chokes off the install process > > Hi: name here is Hughie. Hope you can help me, if you will. > > I'm very new to Linux so have very little knowledge of choosing and > organizing commands. > > I know that ""

Missing cd-rom chokes off the install process

ÿMessage--- Missing cd-rom chokes off the install process Hi: name here is Hughie. Hope you can help me, if you will. I'm very new to Linux so have very little knowledge of choosing and organizing commands. I know that """ w """ wipes out Dos 6 and Windo

Re: [PADS] The Corel LINUX Install Process: Under the Hood

- From: "CHAN Kin Poon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Chris Fearnley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; ; ; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 2:13 PM Subject: Re: [PADS] The Corel LINUX Install Process: Under the Hood > Greetings to all, > I&#

Re: [PADS] The Corel LINUX Install Process: Under the Hood

; ; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 11, 2000 11:24 AM Subject: [PADS] The Corel LINUX Install Process: Under the Hood > The Philadelphia Area Debian Society (PADS) > (http://www.CJFearnley.com/pads/) > >

RE: [PADS] The Corel LINUX Install Process: Under the Hood

ists.debian.org; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [PADS] The Corel LINUX Install Process: Under the Hood The Philadelphia Area Debian Society (PADS) (http://www.CJFearnley.com/pads/) presents The Corel LINUX Install

Re: [PADS] The Corel LINUX Install Process: Under the Hood

>Finally, we will discuss procedures for converting an existing >Debian GNU/Linux 2.1 system into a Corel LINUX system. ..should I bring a copy of the GPL and a bottle of correction fluid then??

[PADS] The Corel LINUX Install Process: Under the Hood

The Philadelphia Area Debian Society (PADS) (http://www.CJFearnley.com/pads/) presents The Corel LINUX Install Process: Under the Hood When: Wednesday 16 February 2000, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM Speaker

the debian install process...

I just read the Bob Young essay linked on slashdot. It made me think. How come no debian folks have attempted to take RH's GPLed install app and make it work in debian. Or does debian have other plans to develop an equally good install app? If debian had an install app that autodetected hardwa

Re: Install process

/orwdt > > > > Note. The documentation seems to indicate that I should create a drv1440.bin > > floppy; but the install process did not call for this floppy. This may be > > that I > > installed from cd. > > Yes, that's the reason. All you mentioned above are

Re: Install process

G. Kaplan wrote > 1.) is there a log file of the choices make during the installation > process that begins with resc1440.bin execution? No. > 2.) can one do a partial reinstall that will modify some of the choices > previously make by stepping through the install menu? This should be possible at

Re: Install process

under "misc" lp (took the default one the parameters) , and > psaux > > I wonder if I should have selected in > addition Serial Softdog and/orwdt > > Note. The documentation seems to indicate that I should create a d

Re: Install process

> 1.) is there a log file of the choices make during the installation > process that begins with resc1440.bin execution? > 2.) can one do a partial reinstall that will modify some of the choices > previously make by stepping through the install menu? The answer would be "No" to both, but... Once y

Install process

1.) is there a log file of the choices make during the installation process that begins with resc1440.bin execution? 2.) can one do a partial reinstall that will modify some of the choices previously make by stepping through the install menu? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a s