Will Dyson on 5 Jan 2010 18:45:35 -0800


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Re: [PLUG] install debian from live usb


On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 9:25 PM, Michael Lazin <microlaser@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> What I would like to do is use the flash drive to install Debian from the
> bootable flash drive to the server.  I booted the flash drive to try it out
> and it is not immediately apparent to me how to install.  Is there an easy
> way to do this?  Would I be better off with a bootable knoppix usb drive
> instead of this debian image I dd'd to my flash drive?

If you want to install, you probably don't want to be using the
DebianLive image. Unlike Ubuntu or similar, Debian's installer is
separate from the live system image.

See here for getting the debian installer image onto a USB stick:
http://blogs.koolwal.net/2009/02/25/installing-linux-on-usb-part-7-install-debian-linux-from-usb-drive/

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Will Dyson
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