Examples of using Preseeding in English and their translations into Danish
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Preseeding is not required.
Choose-mirror Make preseeding of oldstable possible.
Preseeding other packages B.5.
The following aliases can be useful when using(auto mode) preseeding.
Using preseeding to change default values B.5.3.
If there are multiple disks in the system, make very sure the correct one will be selected before using preseeding.
Preseeding locale to en_NL would for example result in en_US.
See Section B.5.2,"Using preseeding to change default values" for details.
Preseeding methods There are three methods that can be used for preseeding: initrd, file and network.
If an installation CD is used, when it is mounted it is available in/cdrom.d-i preseeding is inherently not secure.
You can also use preseeding to set up partitions on software RAID arrays.
You can also put the text in a stanza for only one particular host to avoid preseeding all installs on your network.
Normally, preseeding a question in this way will mean that the question will not be asked.
Auto-install/enable(auto) Delay questions that are normally asked before preseeding is possible until after the network is configured.
Be aware that preseeding passwords is not completely secure as everyone with access to the preconfiguration file will have the knowledge of these passwords.
Boot parameters can also be used if you do not really want to use preseeding, but just want to provide an answer for a specific question.
Full documentation on preseeding including a working example that you can edit is in Appendix B, Automating the installation using preseeding.
In order to easily avoid the questions that would normally appear before the preseeding occurs, you can start the installer in"auto" mode.
Introduction Preseeding provides a way to set answers to questions asked during the installation process, without having to manually enter the answers while the installation is running.
For most installations some of the default options in your bootloader configuration file, like vga=normal,may be safely removed which may allow you to add more options for preseeding.
This delays questions that would normally be asked too early for preseeding(i.e. language, country and keyboard selection) until after the network comes up, thus allowing them to be preseeded.
Installation method initrd file network CD/DVD yes yes yes[a] netboot yes no yes hd-media yes yes yes[a][a] butonly if you have network access, and set preseed/url appropriately An important difference between the preseeding methods is the point at which the preconfiguration file is loaded and processed.
See Section B.5.2,"Using preseeding to change default values" for details. auto-install/enable(auto) Delay questions that are normally asked before preseeding is possible until after the network is configured.
You need to be careful when doing this,since there will be two distinct runs at preseeding, meaning for example that you get another chance to run the preseed/early command, the second one happening after the network comes up.
Philip Hands will deliver a talk about preseeding of the debian-installer for automatic installation, Thomas Lange will talk about FAI, the fully automated installation, and Steve McIntyre will give a talk about jigdo on spreading the load of CD and DVD downloads.
Debian Involvement There will be three talks concerning Debian:Philip Hands will deliver a talk about preseeding of the debian-installer for automatic installation, Thomas Lange will talk about FAI, the fully automated installation, and Steve McIntyre will give a talk about jigdo on spreading the load of CD and DVD downloads.