Re: random data during install

2022-07-31 Thread David Wright
On Sun 31 Jul 2022 at 17:19:22 (+0100), Piscium wrote: > On Sun, 31 Jul 2022 at 13:49, David wrote: > > > > It seems like preseeding requires the building of an iso? If so that > > > is not I was looking for as there is a bit of work to do that that! > > > > You haven't explained what you're thin

Re: random data during install

2022-07-31 Thread Charles Curley
On Sun, 31 Jul 2022 10:01:11 +0100 Piscium wrote: > It seems like preseeding requires the building of an iso? If so that > is not I was looking for as there is a bit of work to do that that! That is one of several ways to do it. You can script building the ISO, of course, to automate it. I usua

Re: random data during install

2022-07-31 Thread Piscium
On Sun, 31 Jul 2022 at 13:49, David wrote: > > It seems like preseeding requires the building of an iso? If so that > > is not I was looking for as there is a bit of work to do that that! > > You haven't explained what you're thinking, or why, but it sounds wrong. > Most people would preseed a pr

Re: random data during install

2022-07-31 Thread David Wright
On Sun 31 Jul 2022 at 10:01:11 (+0100), Piscium wrote: > On Sat, 30 Jul 2022 at 03:04, David Wright wrote: > > > People with more experience of preseeding might comment on > > whether this suggestion would work. I notice that this option > > is available, which might be what you want: > > It see

Re: random data during install

2022-07-31 Thread David
On Sun, 31 Jul 2022 at 19:01, Piscium wrote: > On Sat, 30 Jul 2022 at 03:04, David Wright wrote: > > People with more experience of preseeding might comment on > > whether this suggestion would work. I notice that this option > > is available, which might be what you want: > It seems like prese

Re: random data during install

2022-07-31 Thread Piscium
On Sat, 30 Jul 2022 at 03:04, David Wright wrote: > People with more experience of preseeding might comment on > whether this suggestion would work. I notice that this option > is available, which might be what you want: It seems like preseeding requires the building of an iso? If so that is not

Re: random data during install

2022-07-29 Thread David Wright
On Fri 29 Jul 2022 at 19:19:43 (+0100), Piscium wrote: > When using netinst iso to install Debian, one is offered the > possibility of guided install with encrypted LVM. if such a choice is > made the installer fills the partition with random data. That is > generally the correct thing to do but in

Re: random data during install

2022-07-29 Thread David Christensen
On 7/29/22 11:19, Piscium wrote: When using netinst iso to install Debian, one is offered the possibility of guided install with encrypted LVM. if such a choice is made the installer fills the partition with random data. That is generally the correct thing to do but in some cases that is not need

Re: random data during install

2022-07-29 Thread Marco
Am Fri, 29 Jul 2022 19:19:43 +0100 schrieb Piscium : > Is there a way to disable that? You can immediately cancel it after it started.

random data during install

2022-07-29 Thread Piscium
When using netinst iso to install Debian, one is offered the possibility of guided install with encrypted LVM. if such a choice is made the installer fills the partition with random data. That is generally the correct thing to do but in some cases that is not needed or desired and it is an inconven