I install Debian
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| From floppies |
   2% | 16 votes |
| From CD-ROM |
27% | 156 votes |
| From DVD |
12% | 72 votes |
| Over a network |
51% | 288 votes |
| With FAI |
1% | 10 votes |
| With SystemImager |
1% | 9 votes |
| Some other way... |
0% | 4 votes |
| Total 559 votes |
Posted by Anonymous (24.58.xx.xx) on Mon 10 Oct 2005 at 21:21
Would using floppies to boot a minimal system and installing from the Net count as a floppy install, or 'other'?
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Posted by Steve (82.41.xx.xx) on Mon 10 Oct 2005 at 22:14
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Hehe.
I figure that counts as a network install.
After all I've booted from network-boot CD-ROMs, and I'd count that as a network installaton. It just happened to start with a CD-ROM.
Similarly FAI is FAI, even though it actually occurs over the network..
Steve
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We have a local mirror at our Univ and thats where my deb install comes from.
Fast n Easy
Fast n Easy
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We keep a live image and use systemimager to install. For those who don't know systemimager is basically a bunch of perl scripts wrapped around rsync.
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I am first install only debian base syastem from CD. Then do further installation from Local stable mirror that i have setup. And then run security updates. I think that's enough to start & secure debian......
With Cheers,
Hardik Dalwadi.
With Cheers,
Hardik Dalwadi.
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i tend to install a minimal base by use of the `expert' or `expert26' option at the installer prompt, and then skip the package installation steps and add everything i actually need over the network. this gives you very nice trimmed-down server systems, although installing a fancy desktop in this manner may have you going back to `apt-get' a few too many times for your liking..
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Posted by SanctimoniousHypocrite (12.221.xx.xx) on Wed 12 Oct 2005 at 18:07
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I did an hd-media install a couple of times when I had no floppy and no cd drive.
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debootstrap from an existing system to a new drive (in a external usb enclosure). Then install it in the new system.
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Posted by Anonymous (202.65.xx.xx) on Thu 13 Oct 2005 at 09:12
I have 2 Debian Sarge DVDs and start the installation from first of those DVDs. Once the base system is installed(including the Desktop Environment and some server programs), I install additional packages as and when needed using apt-get/aptitude from the local server where the same two DVDs are dumped and hosted through the local web server. I don't know if its called DVD install or a network install(i voted for DVD install).
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