on Wed, Oct 29, 2003 at 12:14:22PM -0500, e-bone (ebone@DotsAndLoops.net) wrote:
> I'm trying to install debian from a KNOPPIX cd,
> using debootstrap and chroot.
>
> I'm just curious. If debootstrap goes south for whatever reason ...
> (when trying to install sarge it couldn't find one of the files e.g.)
>
> (another time I ran out of memory (with no swap mounted) and it crapped
> out) ...
Add swap first ;-)
> is there anyway to restart this bugger where you left off ?
While I haven't tried breaking installs partway through:
- Debian package management is idempotent, by policy. That is: if
you need to interrupt and restart package installation, you're not
going to break anything. If you do break anything, it's a bug.
File a bug report.
- Most of the installation process is basic setup anyway:
language, keyboard, parititioning, modules. After that, you're at
package selection. See above.
> What if everything is downloaded and some stuff is configured and other
> stuff is not ...
See above.
More significantly: when downloading packages, apt will pick up a
download where it left off if interrupted.
Once you've got your system(s) up and running, apt-proxy is a great way
to manage upgrades for multiple systems at a site.
> Can you basically just run dpkg to root out and configure stuff that
> needs configuring ?
If you need to install packages manually, I'd recommend aptitude in
either full-screen or command-line modes.
You generally *don't* use dpkg directly for package installation and
removal. Though 'dpkg --configure --pending' can be useful when you've
borked something.
Otherwise, I generally just use dpkg for querying package state and
files ('dpkg -l <package list>', 'dpkg -L <package>', or 'dpkg
--get-selections', etc.).
> Then just edit your fstab, install lilo, and that's it ?
Pretty much. For more info, see the 'chroot install' instructions in
the standard Debian installation manual, or at:
http://twiki.iwethey.org/Main/DebianChrootInstall
Note that the Installation Manual instructions are for dbootstrap, while
the TWikIWeThey ones are for a base tarball from Potato. Otherwise,
pretty similar.
> An unrelated quetion:
> when using apt-cache show or aptitude is there a way to figure out
> which release (woody, sarge, etc) a version is associated with ?
Yes.
But I forget how ;-)
Peace.
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