Re: "Debian GNU/Linux Installation Guide" needs examples

[Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org>]

Hi,

Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> wrote:
> What would people think about such addition to the manual:
> 
> 
> 
> diff --git a/en/appendix/preseed.xml b/en/appendix/preseed.xml
> index d7570d6b3..c11cc240d 100644
> --- a/en/appendix/preseed.xml
> +++ b/en/appendix/preseed.xml
> @@ -570,6 +570,27 @@ always need to specify a value as well: for example,
>  
>    </sect2>
>    
> +  <sect2 id="preseed-bootparms-examples">
> +  <title>Examples of boot prompt preseeding</title>
> +<para>
> +
> +Here are some examples of how the boot prompt might look like
> +(you will need to adapt this to your needs; also see <xref linkend="boot-screen"/>.)
> +
> +<informalexample><screen>
> +# To set French as language and France as country:
> +/install.amd/vmlinuz vga=788 initrd=/install.amd/gtk/initrd.gz language=fr country=FR --- quiet
> +# To set English as language and Germany as country, use a German keyboard layout:
> +/install.amd/vmlinuz vga=788 initrd=/install.amd/gtk/initrd.gz language=en country=DE locale=en_US.UTF-8 keymap=de --- quiet
> +# To install the MATE desktop:
> +/install.amd/vmlinuz vga=788 initrd=/install.amd/gtk/initrd.gz desktop=mate-desktop --- quiet
> +# To install the web-server task:
> +/install.amd/vmlinuz vga=788 initrd=/install.amd/initrd.gz tasksel:tasksel/first=web-server ---
> +</screen></informalexample>
> +</para>
> +
> +  </sect2>
> +
>    <sect2 id="preseed-dhcp">
>    <title>Using a DHCP server to specify preconfiguration files</title>
>  <para>


Just applied.


Holger



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