Bug#1008597: debian-edu-install: Ask for hostname during standalone installation

To: Mike Gabriel <mike.gabriel@das-netzwerkteam.de>, 1008597@bugs.debian.org
Subject: Bug#1008597: debian-edu-install: Ask for hostname during standalone installation
From: Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@hungry.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2022 12:50:07 +0200
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Reply-to: Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@hungry.com>, 1008597@bugs.debian.org
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[Mike Gabriel]
> While testing 11u3 ISO images, I noticed that a standalone Debian Edu  
> installation does not ask for a hostname. It tries to find a hostname  
> via DNS/DHCP and falls back to am-<mac>.

Will it accept the hostname on the boot prompt as
hostname=some.domain.name?

-- 
Happy hacking
Petter Reinholdtsen

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