How to test the latest config and packages on amd64

[Petter Reinholdtsen <pere@hungry.com>]

The propagation times for packages from unstable to testing in Debian
is now enforced to 10 days, making it harder to test the Debian Edu
status.  To work around this, I have set up a new APT source with the
latest version of our packages, and created a preseeding file to
enable it.

I've only built our debian-edu package for amd64, so to fully take
advantage of this you need to use amd64, but you can test most of it
on i386 too.

To enable it, boot from a working ISO and add this to the kernel boot
line before the '--':

  url=http://www.reinholdtsen.name/skolelinux/jessie.dat

It will enable the APT source in that directory..

To fetch the latest ISO, use for example rsync from

  ftp.skolelinux.no::cd-edu-testing-nolocal-netinst/debian-edu-amd64-i386-NETINST-1.iso

Unfortunately, the Debian installation seem to be broken (for Debian
too) at the moment, because of linux kernel version skew.  Luckily I
got an older ISO at home and is able to test despite this.  You can
keep an eye on
<URL: https://jenkins.debian.net/view/edu/job/g-i-installation_debian-edu_jessie_main-server/ >

to check if this problem still exist.  If the installation get stuck
at "Cannot install kernel", the ISO is broken.

If you want to upload packages to this APT repository, let me know,
and we will figure something out.  If you need to test on i386, let me
know too. :)

-- 
Happy hacking
Petter Reinholdtsen