Brian wrote: >> Cause I may not have the time to do so, but of course it can be me. > > Time (and the fun in taking on a task) is what keeps Debian alive. >
I would write a wiki on debian only if it is approved by the community. I think it is fair, so if we agree, but also someone else can do this, why not - for example OP could bring his share or even you. >> >> This is a step by step how to to install debian on a USB stick and >> >> make this stick bootable. The stick in the example is found under >> >> /dev/sdb. Change to fit your setup. >> > >> > [Clear instructions snipped] >> > >> > The installer can be used to install to a USB stick. What disadvantage >> > is there in doing that? >> >> There is no disadvantage but perhaps you want to make a copy of your >> system to a usb stick or drive, and using debootstrap is IMO a convenient >> way to get a default example. > > A fair point. But that wasn't the focus of the instructions. > Problem is a setup is always different, but I could include the commands I use for copying a running system over - or lets say the basics. >> I do not use the installer that often. Following the procedure I can also >> copy a pre-configured system from a usb drive/stick to a pc/server. >> And the bonus is that I do not have to download all the packages again. > > Another reasonable justification. > I have put this from couple of sources during the years with different variation (crypted root with or without lvm and so on). As mentioned last week I did this exercise on a RHEL server. It seems to be a robust process. Another advantage is that you get only the base system installed - I do not recall if this option exists in the installer, but I assume it exists. > The OP will be along in a while to give his assessment of the suggested > techniques and how they fit his aspirations. lets see. thanks for the opinion regards
