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Install Debian using vmdb2
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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.
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