On Wed, Jul 04, 2001 at 12:27:03AM -0400, Russell Hires wrote: > > Well, in potato, because there is a base-root system installed already, I can > just change to a different console and mount a partition (say, macos) and > dpkg -i pppoe.deb. With woody, I can't do that, because there is no base-root > system. So, maybe there's another way?: about the $required list and the > $base list...what about a $other list: one that you can choose to have, well, > other stuff installed from a local partition, before it goes out and gets > stuff. (Is that the discussion of the null:// thing I was seeing earlier? ) > The $other would consist of packages I choose on the local partition. I just > don't know if this makes sense because I don't exactly know what's already > installed, right before the "get it from the network" message. debootstrap now installs poo over ethernet. there will eventually be support in dbootstrap for using basedebs.tgz on a local partition as the method by which debootstrap aquires its .debs. there is no need to get debs individually from a local disk. > BTW, is there any other documentation besides the source about how the woody > install works, and what's installed first, second, and so on? I'm > undereducated about this whole thing, and I haven't really found anything > that helps. Perhaps if I understand this well enough I'll write some docs? talk to Chris Tillman, he is rewriting all of the documentation. -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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