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Re:What I would like to do

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by ebenson (erbenson.nospam@spamfree.alaska.net) on 08:47 PM September
22nd, 2000 PST
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if you have already installed one machine and have the packages the way you want run:

dpkg --get-selections \* > packagelist

on the target machine run:

dpkg --set-selections < packagelist

apt-get dselect-upgrade

done!

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From: Rick Moen (rick@linuxmafia.com)
Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 12:18:17 -0800

Quoting Nhadie Ramos (nhadie@yahoo.com):

> Has anyone here tried a remote installation of Linux?

Lots.

> I have 30 workstations and only one has a CD-ROM drive. I have to
> install Linux on all machines. Can anyone give me an idea on how to
> start this; any good sites I can go to?

The tools you want to use for this depend on how automated you aim for this task to be, and how much you need/want to be able to customise each machine as it's being installed.

Kickstart is a Red Hat package that deploys Red Hat to multiple installation targets with minimal customisation. SystemImager is a third-party tool that does a better job. http://systemimager.org/

fai (fully automated install) is a Debian-based tool to do likewise. http://www.informatik.uni-koeln.de/fai/ Like System Imager, it's suitable for building clusters.

Replicator is similar. http://replicator.sourceforge.net/ It tries to do some customisation for differences in hard disk sizes, video cards, etc.

Partition Image is a semi-automated tool for replicating a Linux partition to multiple targets. http://www.partimage.org/

(Of course, you can also use an LNX-BBC maintenance disk and "dd" or dump/restore images. Pick your poison.)

I hope this helps!

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From: Michael Thompson (Michael.Thompson@s3group.com)
Subject: Re: [ILUG] redistributing a distribution
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Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 13:33:50 +0000

http://systemimager.org/
Allows you to create an image of a golden client and install it on another machine using a boot floppy, or network booting.