On Fri, Aug 18, 2006 at 02:34:01PM -0700, Shadow wrote: > Hi, All. > > A crazy idea came to me to install Debian Sarge 3.1r2 from source. > I bought that 3DVD set, but found that there is no installer on > those disks... > > Q1: in general, what is the process of installing debian from source? There isn't one. To bootstrap "source only" you must first have a compiler which requires a working compiler which requires a bootstrap ... so you need a running Linux system somewhere. [You _can_ build on another Unix or even Windows but it's significantly more involved - building the GNU toolchain takes a fair while even if you can.]
Linux from scratch assumes a running Linux system somewhere ... > Q2: in the readme on the first disk I read that I should start the > installation from Binary CD #1... > So I should also have the binary DVD-Set or maybe just the first disk > of the set? > Q3: can I use my Debian Sarge 3.1r0a binary set for that? Yes, of course. Install the base system and go from there. > Q4: maybe I can just use some mini-distribution like DfS to load the > debian-installer and proceed with my source-disks? > > > Thanks alot. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
