Bug#1040251: debian-installer: Add UTC timezone selection for all locales
Cyril,
Even better. Thanks. Currently in the process of translating things from Red Hat land to Debian, and this is now an non-issue with this information. Appreciate the responsiveness.
I think it is safe to close this item as I have paths forward for what I am wishing to accomplish.
All the best,
./brent
------- Original Message -------
On Monday, July 3rd, 2023 at 15:31, Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org> wrote:
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> Hi Brent,
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> Brent Kolasinski b@brentk.io (2023-07-03):
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> > There does seem to be quite a few extra steps involved in the expert
> > install vs the normal install, especially if the only reason you are
> > running expert mode is to just set the timezone to UTC.
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> Right. I forgot to mention a middle ground: passing time/zone=Etc/UTC on
> the kernel command line (instead of starting expert install) should give
> you the desired results without going through all those extra steps.
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> (That is, stuff you would stash in a preseed file/URL can also be passed
> on the kernel command line. Reading your mails, I'm not sure this is
> known / has been considered already.)
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>
> Cheers,
> --
> Cyril Brulebois (kibi@debian.org) https://debamax.com/
>
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