Re: Installing Debian (fresh) from Linux????
On Tue, 18 Jun 1996, Hal Brand wrote:
> I'd like to install the latest Debian on a new SCSI disk (just partitioned).
> I already have Linux running from a second SCSI disk. I'd like to avoid
> the hassles of boot floppies, etc. as I already have a working Linux
> running. (Note: my Linux is kernel 2.0.0, a.out, manually upgraded from
> SLS Linux kernel 0.93. I'm tired of manual upgrades so I'd like to
> go to Debian and ELF in one shot). I haven't found any documentation
> on installing Debian without using boot floppies. Can anyone provide
> assistance (including pointers to documentation)?
>
Try the base...tar.gz file (in the disks section). Untar it onto your
partition, set up a kernel and lilo (or whatever boot method you use) ,
edit passwd and modules, inittab and fstab to fit your conditions and you
should have a base system you can boot into and install the rest of the
packages.
Luck,
Dwarf
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