on Wed, Sep 25, 2002, George Morey (GMorey2@ci.tucson.az.us) wrote:
> Can I avoid the CD creation route for installing the debian linux? I
> would just as soon get the linux kernal, ramdisk file system and a
> robust file system and create my linux guests using those files
> thereby forgoing the CD create intermediate step that appears to be
> required. I do not require any install aids.
Your question is unclear, but the answer is "probably".
If you're asking whether a CDROM is necessary to install Debian, the
answer is "no", and detailed in depth at the http://www.debian.org/ site
under installation instructions.
If you use a bootable GNU/Linux system (e.g.: Tom's Root/Boot
(untested), LNX-BBC, or Knoppix), then debootstrap should be able to
build your system for you.
Several people, self included, have documented chroot install methods:
http://kmself.home.netcom.com/GNU/Linux/FAQs/DebianChrootInstall.html
Peace.
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