From f1b03eada61be9dd41a20e51dd5e6ee74d0487dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lars Wirzenius Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2023 11:45:26 +0300 Subject: docs(README.md): update FAQ on which version of Debian Sponsored-by: author --- README.md | 12 +++++++++--- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a069c8a..3aa2bc2 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -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? -- cgit v1.2.1