Philippe Batailler wrote: > > Hi all, > > The d-i manual, > installer/doc/manual/en/appendix/chroot-install.xml, > reads: > > <command>debootstrap</command> can use the > <filename>basedebs.tar</filename> file, if you have already downloaded > it ahead of time. The <filename>basedebs.tar</filename> file is > generated only every once in a while, so you'll get the latest version > of the base system by pointing <command>debootstrap</command> directly > to a Debian archive as shown in the previous section. > > What does " only every once in a while " mean? > > Is it: > The basedebs.tar file is generated if you need it and only if you need it, > so you'll get the latest... ? d-i does not support basedebs.tar (which no longer exists). This is one of the no doubt huge number of innaccuracies in the manual that are the result of copying the boot floppies manual and modifying it for d-i. -- see shy jo
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