- DESCRIPTION: I like to install Debian on old computers, and the better way to do so is to use the netinstall CD. But the installation is quite long, because of slow network and slow computer. Then, I must watch the computer every few minutes to respond at some questions (which desktop, software options...). Sometime I do not respond, and the installation is stuck for a while. It will be very useful to ask all questions in one go, at the beginning, and never ask till the end.
- DISTRIBUTION: netinstall
- ROLE/AFFILIATION: Draftsman, French free software enthusiast
Off topic: I am pleased that Debian still provide a non-pae kernel, then I can reuse some old hardware (for example: make a local distro mirror, a file server, recycling an old computer for someone who would like to test GNU/Linux...). I don't understand why the non-pae kernel is not the default for the x86 computers: if someone really need a computer with more than 4GB of ram, why would he use a 32bit computer? He should better use a newer computer.
This is already done through DebConf, but some packages use it wrong so DebConf can't ask the questions before actually installing the package :-(.
If you see some package asking questions in the middle of the instalation instead of at the start, please, file a bug report for it.
Thanks!!!
- DESCRIPTION: I like to install Debian on old computers, and the better way to do so is to use the netinstall CD. But the installation is quite long, because of slow network and slow computer. Then, I must watch the computer every few minutes to respond at some questions (which desktop, software options...). Sometime I do not respond, and the installation is stuck for a while. It will be very useful to ask all questions in one go, at the beginning, and never ask till the end.
- DISTRIBUTION: netinstall
- ROLE/AFFILIATION: Draftsman, French free software enthusiast
Off topic: I am pleased that Debian still provide a non-pae kernel, then I can reuse some old hardware (for example: make a local distro mirror, a file server, recycling an old computer for someone who would like to test GNU/Linux...). I don't understand why the non-pae kernel is not the default for the x86 computers: if someone really need a computer with more than 4GB of ram, why would he use a 32bit computer? He should better use a newer computer.