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| author | Lars Wirzenius <liw@liw.fi> | 2023-08-12 11:45:26 +0300 |
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| committer | Lars Wirzenius <liw@liw.fi> | 2023-08-12 11:45:26 +0300 |
| commit | f1b03eada61be9dd41a20e51dd5e6ee74d0487dd (patch) | |
| tree | 0578af311518ee4fe176ab514f7a9bc045fa22fa | |
| parent | 98e4740739202021d6b808e2988529bdbc5b647a (diff) | |
| download | v-i-f1b03eada61be9dd41a20e51dd5e6ee74d0487dd.tar.gz | |
docs(README.md): update FAQ on which version of Debian
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@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ tedious.) [`build-installer.sh`]: build-installer.sh [`v-i`]: v-i [`std.yml`]: std.yml +[tutorial]: tutorial.md [author]: https://liw.fi/ [Debian installer]: https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ [preseed files]: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Preseed @@ -245,12 +246,14 @@ Also, to build an image to boot off for running the installer: * `installer.yml`---the Ansible playbook for creating the installer image -See the tutorial about ways to add your SSH public key to the image so +See the [tutorial][] about ways to add your SSH public key to the image so that you can log into the installer via SSH. You probably mostly only need to modify `v-i` and `std.yml`. The rest is to get you and your target machine into a state where you can run -the installer. +the installer. If you have a working installer image, you can update +those two files by copying new versions into place: this is much +faster than building a whole new installer image. @@ -261,7 +264,10 @@ yet, but expects the following to be asked. ### What version of Debian does v-i install? -**v-i** installs Debian 11 (bullseye). +**v-i** installs the Debian stable release, by default. That's version +12 (bookworm) at the time of writing this. You can install other +versions by setting the `debian_release` field in the target +specification file. Any version from Debian 11 onward should work. ### What about other releases of Debian? |