Mark -- ...and then Mark Roach said... % % On Thu, 2004-02-05 at 13:07, David T-G wrote: % % > I need to be able to build and install the system in slice hda3 while % > running from hda2 and then I'll do a test boot and eventually set hda3 as ... % > Can debian be installed in this manner, much like LFS is bootstrapped? % > How about maintenance of packages and things? % % Yes, this is similar to how I build all my remote servers, I have the % remote MCSE boot off a knoppix disk and start ssh, then I use *grin* % debootstrap to load the system. once you've bootstrapped the system, you % can chroot it, and run base-config to set up your apt sources. Here's a % nice howto on the subject % http://trilldev.sourceforge.net/files/remotedeb.html Cool! That looks perfect. Thanks. % % The important things to remember are fstab of course, and network config % (man interfaces). You'll find this list a valuable resource for any % questions you might have. So I imagine :-) % % Good luck. Thanks! I'll try it first on a SuSE-running desktop I need to rebuild anyway and then try it on the real server. % -- % Mark Roach HAND :-D -- David T-G * There is too much animal courage in (play) davidtg@justpickone.org * society and not sufficient moral courage. (work) davidtgwork@justpickone.org -- Mary Baker Eddy, "Science and Health" http://justpickone.org/davidtg/ Shpx gur Pbzzhavpngvbaf Qrprapl Npg!
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