Re: HOWTO install Debian from another distribution?
On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 12:51:43PM +0200, Arnaud Vandyck wrote:
> [Note: arch=new powermac]
> [Sorry for crosspost, I don't know which list is more appropriated]
>
> Hi all,
>
> I do have some problems to boot with the new debian-installer images. I
> did also try woody but it fails to recognize my harddisk!
>
> I got a GentooLive for powerpc that boots ok. I could partition my hd
> and now I have yaboot configured (some linux and osX). I did copy the
> gentoo kernel, modules and modules.conf and told yaboot to boot on it.
>
> I did build debootstrap from another powerpc and launched it. It
> installed some packages but I do not have 'ar'! nor a 'functionnal'
> Debian system! :(
>
> I did not recall the program that is launched at the first
> installation. Also, is it the good way to install Debian from another
> distribution? Do you have some more informations about it? What can I
> launch to re-install debian? how can I build it?
>
> Many thanks for some links. Now that I have a running linux on the
> powerbook, I can try to compile some stuff to install...
I assume you are already referring to
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual
for installing via debootstrap? The program to run after booting or
chrooting into Debian is /sbin/base-config. Then run tasksel to
install major pieces of software, and aptitude to pick individual
packages.
If you have dpkg running, but it's not registered, yo can use
dpkg --install dpkg
The same logic works with
apt-get --reinstall install apt-get
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