Debian install via DSL?Forum: HD Install Topic: Debian install via DSL? started by: Tim Posted by Tim on Aug. 27 2006,23:04
Ok, this is probably a bit of an odd one, given that I've eaten too many gummy bears and drank far too much coffee..I really like DSL, it's certainly been the best distro that works out-of-the-box on my fairly ancient laptop, but there are certain things that irk me about it and so far no amount of google and forum-crawling has resolved these (perhaps I should be editing my 'Don't Despair! topic?!).. Anyway, I've now come to the conclusion that I'd really like to give debian-proper a go - I've used it a bit in the past on a hard-wired (ethernet) computer and it genuinly did everything I asked of it and with ease. It does have a major flaw however, in that install is only via DVD (no drive on my laptop) CD (have you tried to download 20-odd CD's?) or Netinstall (wireless unsupported) - so, here comes the big question.. Since DSL is debian based and includes an option to use apt-get AND I can get my wireless card to work under it - is there a way to install debian 'proper' using DSL? I'm not talking the apt-get upgrade route here, which leaves me with an unstable version of DSL.. I'll try and explain what I mean.. I'd like to be able to install the packages I want onto a clean debian system and ONLY the packages I want.. Basically I'd like to use DSL to somehow commence a clean debian install if possible? Perhaps I should reply to this, or edit when cafine has left my system..! Sorry for the slightly rambling nature of this post, but if anyone can explain to me how I achieve what I'd like to achieve, then I really would be most grateful! Cheers! Tim Posted by Tim on Aug. 28 2006,08:11
Appologies for the wittering above. Heres a simplified question now that I've calmed down from the sugar..Does DSL ship with debootstrap and if so, are there any instructions on using it with DSL? Thanks, Tim |