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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7e20de3 --- /dev/null +++ b/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +Install Debian using vmdb2 +============================================================================= + +This is a hack for my own amusement. It's not meant to be taken +seriously. + +This is a rudimentary installer of Debian based on vmdb2. It has +nothing to do with debian-install, the official Debian installer, +known as d-i. I use d-i, but would like something better: + +* I'd like something I can easily modify. d-i requires building + special udeb packages for any software that's to be part of the + installer. v-i is happy with normal debs. + +* d-i uses preseeding for automating an installation. Preseeding means + providing answers, in a file, to questions the package may ask + during its installation. This is fine, if a little cumbersome, but + only helps to answer questions the packages ask. v-i lets you have + the full power of Ansible during initial installation. + +On the other hand, d-i is mature software and tested by thousands. v-i +can just barely install my own Thinkpad x220 laptop. |