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Richard Owlett
Dec 1, 2012, 11:00:03 AM12/1/12
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I'm looking for a more complete list of preseedable
questions/answers than given by the example preseed.cfg
files found on various sites. Methods revolving around
debconf-get-selections aren't satisfactory as I'm not
interested in duplicating and existing system. I'm doing a
number of installs until I find one I like. I'm also trying
to chase down some possible bugs [they actually may be
typo's]. I'm planning on using preseed.cfg files for a
record of trials.
Also I'm looking to be able to chose how the disk is
partitioned.
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/install
In Section B.4.7 says
"The examples below only provide basic information on the
use of recipes. For detailed information see the files
partman-auto-recipe.txt and partman-auto-raid-recipe.txt
included in the debian-installer package. Both files are
also available from the debian-installer source repository."
But it doesn't give a link.
I'll be having multiple Linuxes present. Is there a way to
tell the installer to use an existing SWAP partition?
TIA
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questions/answers than given by the example preseed.cfg
files found on various sites. Methods revolving around
debconf-get-selections aren't satisfactory as I'm not
interested in duplicating and existing system. I'm doing a
number of installs until I find one I like. I'm also trying
to chase down some possible bugs [they actually may be
typo's]. I'm planning on using preseed.cfg files for a
record of trials.
Also I'm looking to be able to chose how the disk is
partitioned.
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/install
In Section B.4.7 says
"The examples below only provide basic information on the
use of recipes. For detailed information see the files
partman-auto-recipe.txt and partman-auto-raid-recipe.txt
included in the debian-installer package. Both files are
also available from the debian-installer source repository."
But it doesn't give a link.
I'll be having multiple Linuxes present. Is there a way to
tell the installer to use an existing SWAP partition?
TIA
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Brian
Dec 1, 2012, 12:30:01 PM12/1/12
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On Sat 01 Dec 2012 at 09:55:22 -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
> I'm looking for a more complete list of preseedable
> questions/answers than given by the example preseed.cfg files found
> on various sites. Methods revolving around debconf-get-selections
> aren't satisfactory as I'm not interested in duplicating and
> existing system. I'm doing a number of installs until I find one I
> like. I'm also trying to chase down some possible bugs [they
> actually may be typo's]. I'm planning on using preseed.cfg files
> for a record of trials.
Download the udeb files from
> I'm looking for a more complete list of preseedable
> questions/answers than given by the example preseed.cfg files found
> on various sites. Methods revolving around debconf-get-selections
> aren't satisfactory as I'm not interested in duplicating and
> existing system. I'm doing a number of installs until I find one I
> like. I'm also trying to chase down some possible bugs [they
> actually may be typo's]. I'm planning on using preseed.cfg files
> for a record of trials.
http://packages.debian.org/stable/
and look at the templates file
> Also I'm looking to be able to chose how the disk is partitioned.
>
> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/install
> In Section B.4.7 says
> "The examples below only provide basic information on the use of
> recipes. For detailed information see the files
> partman-auto-recipe.txt and partman-auto-raid-recipe.txt included in
> the debian-installer package. Both files are also available from the
> debian-installer source repository." But it doesn't give a
> link.
http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/d-i//trunk/installer/doc/devel/
I'd start by rummaging about after going to
http://svn.debian.org/wsvn/d-i/
Or I'd use my initiative and download the debian-installer package.
> I'll be having multiple Linuxes present. Is there a way to tell the
> installer to use an existing SWAP partition?
it not to.
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Charles Kroeger
Dec 1, 2012, 12:40:02 PM12/1/12
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On Sat, 01 Dec 2012 17:00:03 +0100
Richard Owlett <row...@cloud85.net> wrote:
> multiple Linuxes present. Is there a way to
> tell the installer to use an existing SWAP partition?
I have such a system, and 'any' swap partition cut out of any other (Linux)
Richard Owlett <row...@cloud85.net> wrote:
> multiple Linuxes present. Is there a way to
> tell the installer to use an existing SWAP partition?
partition on your computer will be used by whatever version of Linux may be running
at the time, if the or these swap partitions appear in /proc/swaps .
/dev/sdb5 partition 17407996 0 -1
/dev/sda2 partition 12701692 0 -2
Of the four versions of Debian on my computer they all use these two swap partitions
as one. It can be argued that I have too much swap space and that would be true
but, there is so much space available these days the change isn't urgent.
It is my view that one doesn't need to make but one swap partition for all the
other versions of Linux on your computer.
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Chris Bannister
Dec 1, 2012, 8:50:01 PM12/1/12
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On Sat, Dec 01, 2012 at 09:55:22AM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
>
> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/install
> In Section B.4.7 says
> "The examples below only provide basic information on the use of
> recipes. For detailed information see the files
> partman-auto-recipe.txt and partman-auto-raid-recipe.txt included in
> the debian-installer package. Both files are also available from the
> debian-installer source repository." But it doesn't give a
> link.
File a wishlist bug against the appropriate package.
>
> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/install
> In Section B.4.7 says
> "The examples below only provide basic information on the use of
> recipes. For detailed information see the files
> partman-auto-recipe.txt and partman-auto-raid-recipe.txt included in
> the debian-installer package. Both files are also available from the
> debian-installer source repository." But it doesn't give a
> link.
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Tom H
Dec 1, 2012, 11:20:01 PM12/1/12
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On Sat, Dec 1, 2012 at 8:29 PM, Chris Bannister
<cbann...@slingshot.co.nz> wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 01, 2012 at 09:55:22AM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>
>> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/install
>> In Section B.4.7 says
>> "The examples below only provide basic information on the use of
>> recipes. For detailed information see the files
>> partman-auto-recipe.txt and partman-auto-raid-recipe.txt included in
>> the debian-installer package. Both files are also available from the
>> debian-installer source repository." But it doesn't give a
>> link.
>
> File a wishlist bug against the appropriate package.
http://anonscm.debian.org/gitweb/?p=d-i/debian-installer.git;a=tree
<cbann...@slingshot.co.nz> wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 01, 2012 at 09:55:22AM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>
>> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/install
>> In Section B.4.7 says
>> "The examples below only provide basic information on the use of
>> recipes. For detailed information see the files
>> partman-auto-recipe.txt and partman-auto-raid-recipe.txt included in
>> the debian-installer package. Both files are also available from the
>> debian-installer source repository." But it doesn't give a
>> link.
>
> File a wishlist bug against the appropriate package.
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Andrei POPESCU
Dec 2, 2012, 4:50:03 AM12/2/12
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On Sb, 01 dec 12, 09:55:22, Richard Owlett wrote:
>
> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/install
> In Section B.4.7 says
> "The examples below only provide basic information on the use of
> recipes. For detailed information see the files
> partman-auto-recipe.txt and partman-auto-raid-recipe.txt included in
> the debian-installer package. Both files are also available from the
> debian-installer source repository." But it doesn't give a
> link.
The source repository should be mentioned elsewhere in the document.
>
> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/install
> In Section B.4.7 says
> "The examples below only provide basic information on the use of
> recipes. For detailed information see the files
> partman-auto-recipe.txt and partman-auto-raid-recipe.txt included in
> the debian-installer package. Both files are also available from the
> debian-installer source repository." But it doesn't give a
> link.
Kind regards,
Andrei
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Richard Owlett
Dec 2, 2012, 7:30:01 AM12/2/12
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Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> On Sb, 01 dec 12, 09:55:22, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>
>> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/install
>> In Section B.4.7 says
>> "The examples below only provide basic information on the use of
>> recipes. For detailed information see the files
>> partman-auto-recipe.txt and partman-auto-raid-recipe.txt included in
>> the debian-installer package. Both files are also available from the
>> debian-installer source repository." But it doesn't give a
>> link.
>
> The source repository should be mentioned elsewhere in the document.
>
> Kind regards,
> Andrei
>
The keyword is *should* ;<
> On Sb, 01 dec 12, 09:55:22, Richard Owlett wrote:
>>
>> http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/install
>> In Section B.4.7 says
>> "The examples below only provide basic information on the use of
>> recipes. For detailed information see the files
>> partman-auto-recipe.txt and partman-auto-raid-recipe.txt included in
>> the debian-installer package. Both files are also available from the
>> debian-installer source repository." But it doesn't give a
>> link.
>
> The source repository should be mentioned elsewhere in the document.
>
> Kind regards,
> Andrei
>
One suggestion I received was "File a wishlist bug against
the appropriate package."
Even a "wishlist" should have a reasonable outline of a
realizable proposed solution.
One element of my "wishlist" would include a "Debian Style
Manual for Documentation".
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