[Simple-cdd-devel] Creating CD with custom debian installer

[Vagrant Cascadian]

On 2017-01-26, Laurent COOPER wrote:
> I do not fully understand the point for customized debian installer.
> (Yes, I need one because our customized installer xen creates virtual
> servers)
>
> The documentation is not very clear for me.

The main use of simple-cdd is to create an installer image with a custom
package selection and some custom debconf preseeding. It's also possible
to have a single CD image (which also work with USB these days) that can
install various different profiles with different sets of packages and
configurations.


> Shall I use official debian mirrors and have a customized version of the
> installer locally, along with my home made deb and udebs ?

This is more consistant with what simple-cdd is designed to handle.


> Or must I have my own repository with a version of debian installer
> (it was the way I tried to do the things, but failed)?

This usually results in a mirror that doesn't have all the needed
information, and doesn't tend to work with simple-cdd. Of course, if you
do everything perfect, it could work, but there are many things people
tend to miss when building a mirror.


live well,
  vagrant
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