Re: Is it possible to conduct a Debian install over wifi (iwlwifi)?
On Mon 07 Mar 2016 at 16:19:37 +0100, Nicolas George wrote:
> L'octidi 18 ventôse, an CCXXIV, Brian a écrit :
> > 2. Unpack the .deb for the firmware you want:
> >
> > ar -x /cdrom/pool/non-free/f/firmware-nonfree/<your_firmware.deb>
> >
> > 3. Uncompress data.tar.xz:
> >
> > unxz data.tar.xz
> >
> > 4. Install the firmware in /lib/firmware:
> >
> > tar xvf data.tar
>
> What is the point of doing three steps with intermediate files when a single
> step is enough?
It makes things clearer for someone who doesn't mind doing step-by-step
processes. Walking before running springs to mind.
> For decompressing and detaring, everybody knows how to use a pipe:
>
> unxz < data.tar.xz | tar x
>
> With GNU tar, "tar xJ" will call unxz automatically, and if the input is a
> file, "tar xf" will detect the compression.
I'm positive this is good advice. Thanks for posting it.
> Furthermore, dpkg provides tools to handle deb packages:
>
> dpkg --fsys-tarfile /path/to/file.deb | tar x
You've tried using dpkg from a console in the installer at the install
stage we are considering? Feel free to report back on your experience.
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