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| Newer page: | version 10 | Last edited on Tuesday, November 9, 2004 3:27:33 pm | by CraigBox | Revert |
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This isn't quite as easy; and it seems to be because not all packages (notably [LILO]) choose to use debconf(7) as their post installation question-asking tool. There was a great deal of debate by Debian developers about this, which appears to have been resolved in the [suggestion that people use debconf|http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-archive.html#s2.3.9.1] in Debian policy.
Seems looks like you have four options.
-# [FAI (Fully Automated Installation)|http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/] - This does an install off an NFS server.
# AutoInstall - This is a kickstart-alike config on a floppy system, but designed to be generated by a pre installed Debian system generating you a config rather than a bunch of questions in a configuration program. Developed by [Progeny]. See http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/users-guide/ap-ami.en.html for some configuration options.
-# [SystemImager|http://www.systemimager.org] - what appears to be a free Ghost for Linux, SystemImager is software that automates Linux installs, software distribution, and production deployment.
+# [FAI (Fully Automated Installation)|http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/] - This does an install off an NFS server.
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# [SystemImager|http://www.systemimager.org] - what appears to be a free Ghost for Linux, !
SystemImager is software that automates Linux installs, software distribution, and production deployment.
# [replicator|http://replicator.sourceforge.net/] - Designed for potato. Outdated.
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+I suggest at this point you go read the AutoInstall page.
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+Quick 'n' Dirty note: If you are quite happy to do a base install of debian manually (which is pretty quick), and just want to restore a system to the state it was in, in terms of the packages you had installed, a very cool tool is dpkg --get-selections>installed-packages.
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+On your freshly installed system, use dpkg --set-selections<installed-packages, and then apt-get -u dselect-upgrade.
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+If you wish to get really tricksy, you can copy the debconf database as well, so your config choices will be pre-selected for you. -- GreigMcGill
+(AutoInstall has a really good set of scripts for the debconf database.) -- CraigBox
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