How to install Debian 7 to external hard disk
Greetings,
Is there a preferred way to install Debian 7 from DVD to an external
(USB) hard disk ?
The whole external hard disk is to be used instead of the internal hard
disk. This is to experiment with the new release (and discover fish
hooks like graphics that don't work) while leaving the internal hard
disk with the production Debian 6 on it completely alone.
One then boots from either the external hard disk or the internal hard disk.
A live Debian is not to be set up. Grub and the rest of the boot
processing also goes on the external hard disk.
To set this up, at what stage in the install process does one actually
put the new release on to the external disk ?
Does one need to also tell the install program where to put grub ? or
does it do that automatically ?
Is there any other special configuration one needs to do to properly put
the new release on to the external hard disk ?
It is vastly preferable not to unplug the internal hard disk or
otherwise disrupt the functioning system.
Of course the internal hard disk will be backed up before the attempted
install ...
Thanks for any information.
frank.jansen@actrix.gen.nz, ZL2TTS
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