Re: Regarding live installer

Hi Harshad,

I do use `d-i netcfg/enable boolean false` to avoid downloading packages. However, there is something that the documentation doesn't explain well (if at all): make sure you use pass the option `--debian-installer-preseedfile FILE` to `lb config`. There, FILE is the name of a file in `config/includes.binary/install`.

For example, do the following:

lb config --debian-installer-preseedfile preseed.cfg

If your preseed file is at `config/includes.binary/install/preseed.cfg`.

The config I use is on Github: https://github.com/pablobm/w2c3-livecd. These two files are relevant:

https://github.com/pablobm/w2c3-livecd/blob/master/auto/config
https://github.com/pablobm/w2c3-livecd/blob/master/config/includes.binary/install/preseed.cfg

I hope that helps,

On 9 August 2015 at 12:17, Harshad Joshi <firewalrus@gmail.com> wrote:

http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/example-preseed.txt

I will use this example..the package selection line is commented.

Do i need to comment this line

d-i netcfg/enable boolean false

to disable installer from looking up for repositories online?!

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On 09-Aug-2015 3:07 PM, "Ben Armstrong" <synrg@sanctuary.nslug.ns.ca> wrote:
On 09/08/15 03:41 AM, Harshad Joshi wrote:
>
> I built a standard non GUI Debian system, but why does the Debian live
> installer offers me options of selecting gnome, or any GUI?!
>

Did you use --debian-installer live? That will install only what's on
the media.

> how to prevent installer from downloading binary packages from mirror
> during installation?
>

That's a matter of preseeding, not a live issue. Consult the
debian-installer docs.

Ben

Pablo Brasero Moreno
pablo@pablobm.com