I have the 7 iso files for debian on my one server ... I know I dont need to burn all 7 to CD
Do I really have to extract all 7 to make a ftp site ( on my lan ) for me to ease the instalation, or is there a way to just put the 7 iso files on FTP and do it that way ?
I already burned cd one and it boots ok.... so no need to burn disk 2
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Oookay ... more info needed me thinks :
The server with the iso files is a windows 2000 server, so I can use deamon tools to mount the ISO files, but to set up a ftp site from 7 mounted iso files will be more effort than to just copy all the files inside the iso files to a directory that I make a ftp site. ( disk space not really a issue.
I am also looking for a solution to fit into the DEBIAN INSTALATION process... so want to do this while still in the installer, not later on ( more of a challinge ? )
I know I can install directly from the net, but I DONT want to do THAT ! My connection is slow.... I actualy had a frien download the ISO files for me ( with jigdo ), and put them on a dvd... from there to the server.
I am only setting up one debian box now, but more will follow, so I'm basicaly asking for best ease of use.
I know I can install over the network from my own ftp site ( containing all the files inside the ISO'z) or I can mount the ISO files. ( duh) but can I mount the ISO files on a ftp site during the instalation procedure of debian ? ?
If not ... I use apt get after the insrtalation to mount the FTP site that has the ISO files ?
Or should I just 'extract" the iso files and make a repository?
> but can I mount the ISO files on a ftp site during the instalation procedure of debian ? ?
never tried it, but i think it will fail. see below why.
> Or should I just 'extract" the iso files and make a repository?
it is not so easy. debian can be installed over network, but ONLY from a repository. a debian repository is a collection of packages plus a list of this packages (Packages.gz). every repository has a pre-defined and standardized directory structure. i never did this before under windows OS. for linux there is a howto on debian homepage (http://www.debian.org/doc
According to the how to ( I scanned trough it ) it will work fine if I just xcopy all the maped ISO files ( using deamon for windows ), thus by doing so populate the dists tree with everything that is on the cds .... the missing step would be to mount the ftp site and then to do something similar to the following
$ cd my-repository
$ dpkg-scanpackages binary /dev/null | gzip -9c > binary/Packages.gz
$ dpkg-scansources source /dev/null | gzip -9c > source/Sources.gz
And that should make a full source list ( instead of the incompleate source list that was overwritten by the last copy from CD )
Bam ... a supos.. ug, I mean a repository is born.
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by: idmiskPosted on 2005-05-19 at 11:32:52ID: 14039130
the question is: do you want to install more than one system? usually you need only one of the CDs (they have different kernels on, the list is on http://debian.org) to install your system. to upgrade the system or install new packages you can use apt tools, which gives you the ability to install from network/internet (repository). if you plan to create your own repository, then you need all 7, but you do not need to burn them - just mount them as loopback device:
mount -o loop <iso.filename> /media/cdrom
and then access the files under /media/cdrom
-michael