Re: is debian right for me?

From: Mark Roach (mrroach_at_okmaybe.com)
Date: 02/06/04

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Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2004 18:37:46 -0500

    On Thu, 2004-02-05 at 13:07, David T-G wrote:

    > I need to be able to build and install the system in slice hda3 while
    > running from hda2 and then I'll do a test boot and eventually set hda3 as
    > my default slice in lilo. I'll eventually move back over to hda2 since
    > it's next to the swap space, and I'll have the hda3 version as a spare.
    >
    > Can debian be installed in this manner, much like LFS is bootstrapped?
    > How about maintenance of packages and things?

    Yes, this is similar to how I build all my remote servers, I have the
    remote MCSE boot off a knoppix disk and start ssh, then I use
    debootstrap to load the system. once you've bootstrapped the system, you
    can chroot it, and run base-config to set up your apt sources. Here's a
    nice howto on the subject
    http://trilldev.sourceforge.net/files/remotedeb.html

    The important things to remember are fstab of course, and network config
    (man interfaces). You'll find this list a valuable resource for any
    questions you might have.

    Good luck. 

    -- 
Mark Roach
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