I took my time, but I did a methodic test of the alternative installation
method. I have encountered similar gotchas as with new Ubuntu Edgy and
I'm glad I have had a previous experience - because the solutions were
pretty much similar.
First off, I'd like to point out my goals and method of vali
Not sure what you mean by "the right way". [snip]
I (still) don't have Martin's book, so I don't know what exactly you are
referring to.
I apologize for the confusion. I was simply referring to the title of
the 3rd chapter ("Installing Debian the right way") of Martin's book.
Just a play of word
On Wednesday 18 October 2006 15:10, Wiktor Wandachowicz wrote:
> There's just one more thing, the installation guide clearly states in
> the first paragraph:
>
> "This section explains how to install Debian GNU/Linux from an existing
> Unix or Linux system, *without using the menu-driven installer
2006/10/17, Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Note that both methods are not really expected to give _identical_
results. When installing manually using debootstrap the burden to
configure things is by definition much more on the user.
I don't think we want to expand the appendix to the point that w
On Tuesday 17 October 2006 02:49, Wiktor Wandachowicz wrote:
> Probably a typical installation
> off the official installation CD/DVD would be necessary as well, to
> compare the final outcome of both methods. I will post my results as
> soon as I get them :)
Note that both methods are not really
> This method of installation is referenced as:
>
> "D.3. Installing Debian GNU/Linux from a Unix/Linux System" [1]
Yes, a review of this section would be welcome. It has been updated a few
times in the past year based on reports received.
Please make sure you use the most recent version of the
Hello Wiktor,
On Saturday 14 October 2006 17:56, Wiktor Wandachowicz wrote:
> However, I thought about trying to repeat a similar procedure with
> Debian Etch to make sure that everone could benefit from my efforts
> (not only Ubuntu). This method of installation is referenced as:
>
> "D.3. Instal
Op 15-10-2006 om 19:55 schreef Geert Stappers:
> Op 14-10-2006 om 17:56 schreef Wiktor Wandachowicz:
> > Dear maintainers,
> >
[ ubuntu reviewed ]
> >
> > However, I thought about trying to repeat a similar procedure with Debian
> > Etch to make sure that everone could benefit from my efforts (n
Op 14-10-2006 om 17:56 schreef Wiktor Wandachowicz:
> Dear maintainers,
>
> Recently I've been playing with alternative Ubuntu installation method
> without official installation media (https://launchpad.net/bugs/64765).
> During my experiments I've found that several steps in the installation
> g
Dear maintainers,
Recently I've been playing with alternative Ubuntu installation method
without official installation media (https://launchpad.net/bugs/64765).
During my experiments I've found that several steps in the installation
guide are misleading or lead to an error.
However, I thought ab
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