Re: How to install without parted?
On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 11:31:52AM +0200, mzenker@gnotometrics.de wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sven Luther [mailto:sven.luther@wanadoo.fr]
> > Sent: Friday, September 03, 2004 11:36 AM
> > To: Zenker, Matthias (Otometrics Stuttgart)
> > Cc: sven.luther@wanadoo.fr; debian-boot@lists.debian.org
> > Subject: Re: How to install without parted?
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Sep 03, 2004 at 11:16:18AM +0200,
> > mzenker@gnotometrics.de wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm really sorry, but I never did that before (didn't even
> > know that
> > > such a thing is possible), so it would take me more time
> > than I have
> > > since I am busy with other things also ...
> >
> > Then you are at the mercy of someone else finding the will to do it.
>
> Yes, indeed.
>
> >
> > I can give you instructions though, it is quite easy.
> >
> > # apt-get install debootstrap
> > # debootstrap sid /path/to/your/chroot
> > # mount -t proc proc /path/to/your/chroot/proc
> > # chroot /path/to/your/chroot
> >
> > And there you are rocking in a sid chroot, you can install
> > stuff normally with apt-get install, in particular you would
> > install subversion, checkout the d-i tree, go into
> > d-i/installer/build, and follow the instructions for building
> > d-i images.
> >
> > Getting the new libparted and corresponding partman in the
> > initrd is a bit more involved though.
>
> ...and since I am quite unexperienced with that kind of things (I
> consider myself still more a Linux user with some limited administrator
> skills, though that should improve in the months to come), it would take
> me at least the rest of the day to do it.
Bah, there is no age to learn, or whatever, the instructions are pretty
straightforward, so a normal d-i build is nothing outlandish, even for someone
with no much experience.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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