> What would you recommend as suitable starting points for this kind > of network-based booting and system installation, and what is your > favourite AutoYaST-lookalike for Debian? http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch04s06.html http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch04s07.html Combining both will guve you what you want, I guess. I have such setup currently being worked on at work.