On Thu 06 Dec 2018 at 13:53:38 (+0000), Brian wrote: > On Thu 06 Dec 2018 at 07:00:43 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: > > > I'm setting up a machine dedicated to *experimenting* with Debian installs > > using the content of purchased sets of DVDs. > > > > The project's goals include creating: > > 1. a preseed.cfg implementing *my* idea of a "minimal" install > > Should be no problem; you have done this in the past. > . > > 2. suitable meta-packages(ww?) for above. > > Sorry, I don't know what you mean here. What is ww? > > > The project's constraints/assumptions include: > > 1. doing repeated scratch installs w/o internet. > > Again - no problem with achieving this. > > > 2. the DVDs' content will be decompressed and stored on a > > dedicated partition > > Does the content have to be on a hard disk or could it go on the flash > drive? > > > My tentative procedure will be: > > 1. copy DVD1 to a flash drive with dd. > > 2. copy custom preseed.cfg to that flash drive. > > You'll need a partition to put it on. The dd process might create a > suitable one. > > > 3. use that flash drive for each trial install. > > Booting into DVD1 will be no problem. How will the preseed file get to > be read? > > > 4. create a script to install packages not on DVD1. > > Not sure about how easy getting a workable script is. > > > *MY QUESTIONS* > > > > 1. Any problems with above? > > Multiple, probably. There always are when trailblazing. > > > 2. Content of the Nth DVD of DVD set Q will be stored at > > /media/richard/DVDsets/setQ/dvdN . > > Does the content of the other DVDs have to be on a hard disk or could it > go on the flash drive? > > > Is this the correct content for sources.list ?> > > > deb file:/media/richard/DVDsets/setQ/dvd1 stable main contrib deb > > > file:/media/richard/DVDsets/setQ/dvd2 stable main contrib > > > . > > > . > > > . deb file:/media/richard/DVDsets/setQ/dvdN stable main contrib > > Pass.
I could have sworn this had all moved from the todo list to the list of accomplishments. In fact, I thought the copying step had been achieved back in 2015 when I wrote https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2017/03/msg00680.html and that the preseed.cfg was done and dusted as reported in https://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2017/01/msg00994.html so it might be helpful to know a little more about all the items listed above before even looking at something as vague as Question 1. Any problems with above? let alone actually answering it. Cheers, David.
