On Ma, 30 nov 10, 14:53:14, Urs Thuermann wrote: > I have a couple of questions concerning the debian installer (from the > testing distribution): > > 1. When downloading the iso image which I combine with boot.img.gz to > get an image for an USB stick, I have to choose the Debian release > (i.e. stable or testing) and the architecture I want to install on. > > I would like if I could use the same installer to install different > releases and for different architectures. I.e. I'd like to be to > choose between stable and testing and between i386 and amd64 using > the same installer instead of having 4 different installers on 4 > separate USB sticks. Is that possible or planned?
Yes, there is a multiarch CD image that you could use. > 2. Is it possible to install the debian installer onto a Debian live > system, i.e. call the installer from a running live system? AFAIK you can include D-I on a live image and use it to boot the installer, and there are also plans to do the installation from a running live system, but don't know if it's already usable. Regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic
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