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-<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
-<!-- original version: 30373 untranslated -->
-
-<informalexample condition="etch"><screen>
-#### Startup.
-
-# To use a preseed file, you'll first need to boot the installer,
-# and tell it what preseed file to use. This is done by passing the
-# kernel a boot parameter, either manually at boot or by editing the
-# syslinux.cfg (or similar) file and adding the parameter to the end
-# of the append line(s) for the kernel.
-#
-# If you're netbooting, use this:
-# preseed/url=http://host/path/to/preseed
-# If you're remastering a CD, you could use this:
-# preseed/file=/cdrom/preseed
-# If you're installing from USB media, use this, and put the preseed file
-# in the toplevel directory of the USB stick.
-# preseed/file=/hd-media/preseed
-#
-# If you feel comfortable modifying the installer's initrd image,
-# you can also place a preseed file in the root directory of the initrd's
-# filesystem, named "preseed.cfg" -- the installer will always use this
-# file if it is present. Otherwise, be sure to copy this file to the location
-# you specify.
-#
-# To make sure the installer gets the right preseed file, you can specify
-# a checksum for the file. Currently this needs to be a md5sum, and if
-# specified it must match the file or the installer will refuse to use the
-# file.
-# preseed/url/checksum=5da499872becccfeda2c4872f9171c3d
-# preseed/file/checksum=5da499872becccfeda2c4872f9171c3d
-#
-# Some parts of the installation process cannot be automated using
-# some forms of preseeding, because the questions are asked before
-# the preseed file is loaded. For example, if the preseed file is
-# downloaded over the network, the network setup must be done first.
-# One reason to use initrd preseeding is that it allows preseeding
-# of even these early steps of the installation process.
-#
-# If a preseed file cannot be used to preseed some steps, the install can
-# still be fully automated, since you can pass preseed values to the kernel
-# on the command line. Just pass path/to/var=value for any of the preseed
-# variables listed below.
-#
-# While you're at it, you may want to throw a debconf/priority=critical in
-# there, to avoid most questions even if the preseeding below misses some.
-# And you might set the timeout to 1 in syslinux.cfg to avoid needing to hit
-# enter to boot the installer.
-#
-# Note that the 2.4 kernel accepts a maximum of 8 command line options and
-# 8 environment options (including any options added by default for the
-# installer). If these numbers are exceeded, 2.4 kernels will drop any
-# excess options and 2.6 kernels will panic. With kernel 2.6.9 or newer,
-# you can use 32 command line options and 32 environment options.
-#
-# Some of the default options, like 'vga=normal' may be safely removed
-# for most installations, which may allow you to add more options for
-# preseeding.
-
-# To select your language and country, use this setting, but remember
-# that this will only work for initrd based preseeding, for other forms of
-# preseeding you must convert it into a kernel parameter,
-# such as debian-installer/locale=en_US
-d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US
-
-# To select your keyboard, use this setting. Again it will need to be
-# passed as a kernel parameter for most preseed setups.
-d-i console-keymaps-at/keymap select us
-
-#### Network configuration.
-
-# Of course, this won't work if you're loading your preseed file from the
-# network! But it's great if you're booting from CD or USB stick. You can
-# also pass network config parameters in on the kernel params if you are
-# loading preseed files from the network.
-
-# netcfg will choose an interface that has link if possible. This makes it
-# skip displaying a list if there is more than one interface.
-d-i netcfg/choose_interface select auto
-
-# If you have a slow dhcp server and the installer times out waiting for
-# it, this might be useful.
-#d-i netcfg/dhcp_timeout string 60
-
-# If you prefer to configure the network manually, here's how:
-#d-i netcfg/disable_dhcp boolean true
-#d-i netcfg/get_nameservers string 192.168.1.1
-#d-i netcfg/get_ipaddress string 192.168.1.42
-#d-i netcfg/get_netmask string 255.255.255.0
-#d-i netcfg/get_gateway string 192.168.1.1
-#d-i netcfg/confirm_static boolean true
-
-# Note that any hostname and domain names assigned from dhcp take
-# precedence over values set here. However, setting the values still
-# prevents the questions from being shown even if values come from dhcp.
-d-i netcfg/get_hostname string unassigned-hostname
-d-i netcfg/get_domain string unassigned-domain
-
-# Disable that annoying WEP key dialog.
-d-i netcfg/wireless_wep string
-# The wacky dhcp hostname that some ISPs use as a password of sorts.
-#d-i netcfg/dhcp_hostname string radish
-
-#### Mirror settings.
-
-d-i mirror/country string enter information manually
-d-i mirror/http/hostname string http.us.debian.org
-d-i mirror/http/directory string /debian
-d-i mirror/http/proxy string
-
-# What suite of Debian to install.
-#d-i mirror/suite string testing
-# What suite of Debian to use for loading installer components.
-# (Defaults to same as mirror/suite.)
-#d-i mirror/udeb/suite string testing
-
-#### Partitioning.
-
-# If the system has free space you can choose to only partition that space.
-#d-i partman-auto/init_automatically_partition \
-# select Use the largest continuous free space
-
-# Alternatively, you can specify a disk to partition. The device name can
-# be given in either devfs or traditional non-devfs format.
-# For example, to use the first disk devfs knows of:
-d-i partman-auto/disk string /dev/discs/disc0/disc
-
-# You can choose from any of the predefined partitioning recipes:
-d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe \
- select All files in one partition (recommended for new users)
-#d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select Desktop machine
-#d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select Multi-user workstation
-
-# Or provide a recipe of your own...
-# The recipe format is documented in the file devel/partman-auto-recipe.txt.
-# If you have a way to get a recipe file into the d-i environment, you can
-# just point at it.
-#d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe_file string /hd-media/recipe
-
-# If not, you can put an entire recipe the preseed file in one (logical)
-# line. This example creates a small /boot partition, suitable swap, and
-# uses the rest of the space for the root partition:
-#d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe string \
-# boot-root :: \
-# 40 50 100 ext3 \
-# $primary{ } $bootable{ } \
-# method{ format } format{ } \
-# use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext3 } \
-# mountpoint{ /boot } \
-# . \
-# 500 10000 1000000000 ext3 \
-# method{ format } format{ } \
-# use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext3 } \
-# mountpoint{ / } \
-# . \
-# 64 512 300% linux-swap \
-# method{ swap } format{ } \
-# .
-
-# This makes partman automatically partition without confirmation.
-d-i partman/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
-d-i partman/choose_partition \
- select Finish partitioning and write changes to disk
-d-i partman/confirm boolean true
-
-#### Boot loader installation.
-
-# Grub is the default boot loader (for x86). If you want lilo installed
-# instead, uncomment this:
-#d-i grub-installer/skip boolean true
-
-# This is fairly safe to set, it makes grub install automatically to the MBR
-# if no other operating system is detected on the machine.
-d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean true
-
-# This one makes grub-installer install to the MBR if if finds some other OS
-# too, which is less safe as it might not be able to boot that other OS.
-d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean true
-
-# Alternatively, if you want to install to a location other than the mbr,
-# uncomment and edit these lines:
-#d-i grub-installer/bootdev string (hd0,0)
-#d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean false
-#d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean false
-
-#### Finishing up the first stage install.
-
-# Avoid that last message about the install being complete.
-d-i prebaseconfig/reboot_in_progress note
-
-# This will prevent the installer from ejecting the CD during the reboot,
-# which is useful in some situations.
-#d-i cdrom-detect/eject boolean false
-
-#### Shell commands.
-
-# d-i preseeding is inherently not secure. Nothing in the installer checks
-# for attempts at buffer overflows or other exploits of the values of a
-# preseed file like this one. Only use preseed files from trusted
-# locations! To drive that home, and because it's generally useful, here's
-# a way to run any shell command you'd like inside the installer,
-# automatically.
-
-# This first command is run as early as possible, just after
-# preseeding is read.
-#d-i preseed/early_command string anna-install some-udeb
-
-# This command is run just before the install finishes, but when there is
-# still a usable /target directory.
-#d-i preseed/late_command string echo foo > /target/etc/bar
-
-# This command is run just as base-config is starting up.
-#base-config base-config/early_command string echo hi mom
-
-# This command is run after base-config is done, just before the login:
-# prompt. This is a good way to install a set of packages you want, or to
-# tweak the configuration of the system.
-#base-config base-config/late_command \
-# string apt-get install zsh; chsh -s /bin/zsh
-
-###### Preseeding the 2nd stage of the installation.
-
-#### Preseeding base-config.
-
-# Avoid the introductory message.
-base-config base-config/intro note
-
-# Avoid the final message.
-base-config base-config/login note
-
-# If you installed a display manager, but don't want to start it immediately
-# after base-config finishes.
-#base-config base-config/start-display-manager boolean false
-
-# Some versions of the installer can report back on what you've installed.
-# The default is not to report back, but sending reports helps the project
-# determine what software is most popular and include it on CDs.
-#popularity-contest popularity-contest/participate boolean false
-
-#### Clock and time zone setup.
-
-# Controls whether or not the hardware clock is set to UTC.
-d-i clock-setup/utc boolean true
-
-# You may set this to any valid setting for $TZ; see the contents of
-# /usr/share/zoneinfo/ for options.
-d-i time/zone string US/Eastern
-
-#### Account setup.
-
-# To preseed the root password, you have to put it in the clear in this
-# file. That is not a very good idea, use caution!
-#passwd passwd/root-password password r00tme
-#passwd passwd/root-password-again password r00tme
-
-# If you want to skip creation of a normal user account.
-#passwd passwd/make-user boolean false
-
-# Alternatively, you can preseed the user's name and login.
-#passwd passwd/user-fullname string Debian User
-#passwd passwd/username string debian
-# And their password, but use caution!
-#passwd passwd/user-password password insecure
-#passwd passwd/user-password-again password insecure
-
-#### Apt setup.
-
-# This question controls what source the second stage installation uses
-# for packages. Choices are cdrom, http, ftp, filesystem, edit sources list
-# by hand
-base-config apt-setup/uri_type select http
-
-# If you choose ftp or http, you'll be asked for a country and a mirror.
-base-config apt-setup/country select enter information manually
-base-config apt-setup/hostname string http.us.debian.org
-base-config apt-setup/directory string /debian
-# Stop after choosing one mirror.
-base-config apt-setup/another boolean false
-
-# You can choose to install non-free and contrib software.
-#base-config apt-setup/non-free boolean true
-#base-config apt-setup/contrib boolean true
-
-# Do enable security updates.
-base-config apt-setup/security-updates boolean true
-
-#### Package selection.
-
-# You can choose to install any combination of tasks that are available.
-# Available tasks as of this writing include: Desktop environment,
-# Web server, Print server, DNS server, File server, Mail server,
-# SQL database, Laptop, Standard system, manual package selection. The
-# last of those will run aptitude. You can also choose to install no
-# tasks, and force the installation of a set of packages in some other
-# way. We recommend always including the Standard system task.
-tasksel tasksel/first multiselect Desktop environment, Standard system
-#tasksel tasksel/first multiselect Web server, Standard system
-
-#### Mailer configuration.
-
-# During a normal install, exim asks only a few questions. Here's how to
-# avoid even those. More complicated preseeding is possible.
-exim4-config exim4/dc_eximconfig_configtype \
- select no configuration at this time
-exim4-config exim4/no_config boolean true
-exim4-config exim4/no_config boolean true
-
-# It's a good idea to set this to whatever user account you choose to
-# create. Leaving the value blank results in postmaster mail going to
-# /var/mail/mail.
-exim4-config exim4/dc_postmaster string
-
-#### X Configuration.
-
-# Preseeding Debian's X config is possible, but you probably need to know
-# some details about the video hardware of the machine, since Debian's X
-# configurator does not do fully automatic configuration of everything.
-
-# X can detect the right driver for some cards, but if you're preseeding,
-# you override whatever it chooses. Still, vesa will work most places.
-#xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/config/device/driver select vesa
-
-# A caveat with mouse autodetection is that if it fails, X will retry it
-# over and over. So if it's preseeded to be done, there is a possibility of
-# an infinite loop if the mouse is not autodetected.
-#xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/autodetect_mouse boolean true
-
-# Monitor autodetection is recommended.
-xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/autodetect_monitor boolean true
-# Uncomment if you have an LCD display.
-#xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/lcd boolean true
-# X has three configuration paths for the monitor. Here's how to preseed
-# the "medium" path, which is always available. The "simple" path may not
-# be available, and the "advanced" path asks too many questions.
-xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method \
- select medium
-xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/mode-list \
- select 1024x768 @ 60 Hz
-
-#### Everything else.
-
-# Depending on what software you choose to install, or if things go wrong
-# during the installation process, it's possible that other questions may
-# be asked. You can preseed those too, of course. To get a list of every
-# possible question that could be asked during an install, do an
-# installation, and then run these commands:
-# debconf-get-selections --installer > file
-# debconf-get-selections >> file
-
-# If you like, you can include other preseed files into this one.
-# Any settings in those files will override pre-existing settings from this
-# file. More that one file can be listed, separated by spaces; all will be
-# loaded. The included files can have preseed/include directives of their
-# own as well. Note that if the filenames are relative, they are taken from
-# the same directory as the preseed file that includes them.
-#d-i preseed/include string x.cfg
-
-# The installer can optionally verify checksums of preseed files before
-# using them. Currently only md5sums are supported, list the md5sums
-# in the same order as the list of files to include.
-#d-i preseed/include/checksum string 5da499872becccfeda2c4872f9171c3d
-
-# More flexibly, this runs a shell command and if it outputs the names of
-# preseed files, includes those files.
-#d-i preseed/include_command \
-# string echo if [ "`hostname`" = bob ]; then echo bob.cfg; fi
-
-# To check the format of your preseed file before performing an install,
-# you can use debconf-set-selections:
-# debconf-set-selections -c preseed.cfg
-</screen></informalexample>
diff --git a/it/appendix/example-preseed-sarge.xml b/it/appendix/example-preseed-sarge.xml
index 3d79dda57..57141db5c 100644
--- a/it/appendix/example-preseed-sarge.xml
+++ b/it/appendix/example-preseed-sarge.xml
@@ -2,14 +2,26 @@
<!-- original version: 30372 untranslated -->
<informalexample condition="sarge"><screen>
+<!--
#### Startup.
+-->
+#### Avvio.
+<!--
# To use a preseed file, you'll first need to boot the installer,
# and tell it what preseed file to use. This is done by passing the
# kernel a boot parameter, either manually at boot or by editing the
# syslinux.cfg (or similar) file and adding the parameter to the end
# of the append line(s) for the kernel.
#
+-->
+# Per usare un file di preconfigurazione, sarà prima necessario avviare
+# l'installatore e dirgli quale file di preconfigurazione usare. Ciò si fa
+# passando al kernel un parametro di avvio, sia manualmente all'avvio, sia
+# editando il file syslinux.cfg (o simile) e aggiungendo il parametro alla
+# fine delle righe aggiuntive per il kernel.
+#
+<!--
# If you're netbooting, use this:
# preseed/url=http://host/path/to/preseed
# If you're remastering a CD, you could use this:
@@ -19,6 +31,18 @@
# preseed/file=/hd-media/preseed
# Be sure to copy this file to the location you specify.
#
+-->
+# Se si sta avviando da rete, usare questa:
+# preseed/url=http://host/path/to/preseed
+# Se si sta rimasterizzando un CD, si potrebbe usare questa:
+# preseed/file=/cdrom/preseed
+# Se si sta installando da un supporto di memoria USB, usare questa, mettendo
+# il file di preconfigurazione nella directory di livello superiore della
+# penna USB.
+# preseed/file=/hd-media/preseed
+# Ci si accerti di copiare questo file nella locazione specificata.
+#
+<!--
# Some parts of the installation process cannot be automated using
# some forms of preseeding, because the questions are asked before
# the preseed file is loaded. For example, if the preseed file is
@@ -26,48 +50,114 @@
# One reason to use initrd preseeding is that it allows preseeding
# of even these early steps of the installation process.
#
+-->
+# Alcune parti del processo di installazione non possono essere automatizzate
+# usando una qualche forma di preconfigurazione perché le domande sono poste
+# prima che il file di preconfigurazione sia caricato. Per esempio, se il file
+# di preconfigurazione è scaricato dalla rete, l'impostazione di rete deve
+# essere fatta prima. Una ragione per usare la preconfigurazione in initrd è
+# che questa consente la preconfigurazione anche di quei passi preliminari del
+# processo di installazione.
+#
+<!--
# If a preseed file cannot be used to preseed some steps, the install can
# still be fully automated, since you can pass preseed values to the kernel
# on the command line. Just pass path/to/var=value for any of the preseed
# variables listed below.
#
+-->
+# Se un file di preconfigurazione non può essere usato per preconfigurare
+# alcuni passi, l'installazione può ancora essere completamente automatizzata
+# poiché è possibile passare valori di preconfigurazione al kernel sulla linea
+# di comando. Basta passare percorso/della/var=valore per ciascuna delle
+# variabili di preconfigurazione sotto elencate.
+#
+<!--
# While you're at it, you may want to throw a debconf/priority=critical in
# there, to avoid most questions even if the preseeding below misses some.
# And you might set the timeout to 1 in syslinux.cfg to avoid needing to hit
# enter to boot the installer.
#
+-->
+# Fino a qui, si potrebbe voler aggiungere un debconf/priority=critical
+# per evitare la maggior parte delle domande anche se alla preconfigurazione
+# sotto riportata ne manca qualcuna. E si potrebbe impostare il timeout a 1
+# in syslinux.cfg per evitare che si debba premere il tasto di invio per
+# avviare l'installatore.
+#
+<!--
# Note that the kernel accepts a maximum of 8 command line options and
# 8 environment options (including any options added by default for the
# installer). If these numbers are exceeded, 2.4 kernels will drop any
# excess options and 2.6 kernels will panic. With kernel 2.6.9 or newer,
# you can use 32 command line options and 32 environment options.
#
+-->
+# Si noti che il kernel accetta un massimo di 8 opzioni della linea di comando
+# e 8 opzioni di ambiente (incluse le eventuali opzioni aggiunte in modo
+# predefinito per l'installatore). Se questi numeri sono superati, i kernel
+# 2.4 scarteranno le eventuali opzioni in eccesso e i kernel 2.6 andranno in
+# panico. Con il kernel 2.6.9 o più nuovi, è possibile usare 32 opzioni della
+# linea di comando e 32 opzioni di ambiente.
+#
+<!--
# Some of the default options, like 'vga=normal' may be safely removed
# for most installations, which may allow you to add more options for
# preseeding.
+-->
+# Alcune opzioni predefinite, come 'vga=normal', possono essere rimosse senza
+# problemi per la maggior parte delle installazioni, in modo da permettere di
+# aggiungere ulteriori opzioni per la preconfigurazione.
+<!--
# It is not possible to use preseeding to set language, country, and
# keyboard. Instead you should use kernel parameters. Example:
+-->
+# Non è possibile usare la preconfigurazione per impostare la lingua, la
+# nazione e la tastiera. Bisognerebbe usare, invece, i parametri del kernel.
+# Esempio:
# languagechooser/language-name=English
# countrychooser/shortlist=US
# console-keymaps-at/keymap=us
+<!--
#### Network configuration.
+-->
+#### Configurazione della rete.
+<!--
# Of course, this won't work if you're loading your preseed file from the
# network! But it's great if you're booting from CD or USB stick. You can
# also pass network config parameters in on the kernel params if you are
# loading preseed files from the network.
-
+-->
+# Naturalmente, questa non funzionerà se si sta caricando il file di
+# preconfigurazione dalla rete! Funzionerà se si sta avviando da CD o
+# da penna USB. È anche possibile passare in ingresso parametri di
+# configurazione di rete sui parametri del kernel, se si stanno caricando
+# file di preconfigurazione dalla rete.
+
+<!--
# netcfg will choose an interface that has link if possible. This makes it
# skip displaying a list if there is more than one interface.
+-->
+# netcfg sceglierà, se possibile, un'interfaccia che abbia un collegamento.
+# Questa farà in modo di evitare di visualizzare una lista se è presente più
+# di un'interfaccia.
d-i netcfg/choose_interface select auto
+<!--
# If you have a slow dhcp server and the installer times out waiting for
# it, this might be useful.
+-->
+# Se si ha un server dhcp lento e l'installatore andrà in timeout in attesa
+# di esso, questo potrebbe essere utile.
#d-i netcfg/dhcp_timeout string 60
+<!--
# If you prefer to configure the network manually, here's how:
+-->
+# Se si preferisce configurare manualmente la rete, ecco come fare:
#d-i netcfg/disable_dhcp boolean true
#d-i netcfg/get_nameservers string 192.168.1.1
#d-i netcfg/get_ipaddress string 192.168.1.42
@@ -75,58 +165,114 @@ d-i netcfg/choose_interface select auto
#d-i netcfg/get_gateway string 192.168.1.1
#d-i netcfg/confirm_static boolean true
+<!--
# Note that any hostname and domain names assigned from dhcp take
# precedence over values set here. However, setting the values still
# prevents the questions from being shown even if values come from dhcp.
+-->
+# Si noti che gli eventuali nomi di host e dominio assegnati da dhcp hanno la
+# precedenza sui valori qui impostati. Naturalmente, l'impostazione dei valori
+# previene ancora che le domande siano visualizzate anche se i valori arrivano
+# da dhcp.
d-i netcfg/get_hostname string unassigned-hostname
d-i netcfg/get_domain string unassigned-domain
+<!--
# Disable that annoying WEP key dialog.
+-->
+# Disabilita quella noiosa finestra di dialogo della chiave WEP.
d-i netcfg/wireless_wep string
+<!--
# The wacky dhcp hostname that some ISPs use as a password of sorts.
+-->
+# Lo stupido nome dell'host da dhcp che alcuni ISP usano come una sorta di
+# password.
#d-i netcfg/dhcp_hostname string radish
+<!--
#### Mirror settings.
+-->
+#### Impostazioni del mirror.
+<!--
d-i mirror/country string enter information manually
+-->
+d-i mirror/country string inserire manualmente le informazioni
d-i mirror/http/hostname string http.us.debian.org
d-i mirror/http/directory string /debian
d-i mirror/suite string testing
d-i mirror/http/proxy string
+<!--
#### Partitioning.
+-->
+#### Partizionamento.
+<!--
# If the system has free space you can choose to only partition that space.
#d-i partman-auto/init_automatically_partition \
# select Use the largest continuous free space
+-->
+# Se il sistema ha spazio libero è possibile scegliere di partizionare
+# soltanto quello spazio.
+#d-i partman-auto/init_automatically_partition \
+# select Usa lo spazio libero continuo più grande
+<!--
# Alternatively, you can specify a disk to partition. The device name can
# be given in either devfs or traditional non-devfs format.
# For example, to use the first disk devfs knows of:
d-i partman-auto/disk string /dev/discs/disc0/disc
+-->
+# In alternativa, è possibile specificare un disco da partizionare. Il nome
+# del dispositivo può essere dato sia nel formato devfs che nel tradizionale
+# formato non-devfs.
+# Per esempio, per usare il primo disco riconosciuto da devfs:
+d-i partman-auto/disk string /dev/discs/disc0/disc
+<!--
# You can choose from any of the predefined partitioning recipes:
+-->
+# È possibile scegliere da una qualsiasi delle ricette di partizionamento
+# predefinite:
d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select \
+<!--
All files in one partition (recommended for new users)
-#d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select Desktop machine
-#d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select Multi-user workstation
+-->
+ Tutti i file in una partizione (raccomandata ai nuovi utenti)
+#d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select Macchina desktop
+#d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select Stazione di lavoro multiutente
+<!--
# Or provide a recipe of your own...
# The recipe format is documented in the file devel/partman-auto-recipe.txt.
# If you have a way to get a recipe file into the d-i environment, you can
# just point at it.
+-->
+# Oppure fornite una ricetta delle vostre...
+# Il formato della ricetta è documentato nel file devel/partman-auto-recipe.txt.
+# Se si ha modo di importare un file ricetta dentro l'ambiente
+# dell'installatore, è possibile semplicemente puntare a questo.
#d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe_file string /hd-media/recipe
+<!--
# If not, you can put an entire recipe in one line. This example creates
# a small /boot partition, suitable swap, and uses the rest of the space
# for the root partition:
+-->
+# Altrimenti, è possibile mettere un'intera ricetta in una riga. Questo
+# esempio crea una piccola partizione /boot, un'area swap appropriata e usa
+# il resto dello spazio per la partizione root:
#d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe string boot-root :: \
# 20 50 100 ext3 $primary{ } $bootable{ } method{ format } format{ } \
# use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext3 } mountpoint{ /boot } . \
# 500 10000 1000000000 ext3 method{ format } format{ } \
# use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext3 } mountpoint{ / } . \
# 64 512 300% linux-swap method{ swap } format{ } .
+<!--
# For reference, here is that same recipe in a more readable form:
+-->
+# Come riferimento, ecco quella stessa ricetta in una forma più leggibile:
# boot-root ::
# 40 50 100 ext3
# $primary{ } $bootable{ }
@@ -143,147 +289,302 @@ d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select \
# method{ swap } format{ }
# .
+<!--
# This makes partman automatically partition without confirmation.
+-->
+# Questa fa in modo che partman partizioni automaticamente senza conferma.
+
d-i partman/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
d-i partman/choose_partition select \
+<!--
Finish partitioning and write changes to disk
+-->
+ Termina il partizionamento e scrivi le modifiche sul disco
d-i partman/confirm boolean true
+<!--
#### Boot loader installation.
+-->
+#### Installazione del boot loader.
+<!--
# Grub is the default boot loader (for x86). If you want lilo installed
# instead, uncomment this:
+-->
+# Grub è il caricatore di avvio predefinito (per x86). Se si desidera,
+# invece, che sia installato lilo, scommentare questa:
#d-i grub-installer/skip boolean true
+<!--
# This is fairly safe to set, it makes grub install automatically to the MBR
# if no other operating system is detected on the machine.
+-->
+# Questa è ragionevolmente sicura da impostare, fa in modo che grub sia
+# installato automaticamente nel MBR se nessun altro sistema operativo è
+# rilevato nella macchina.
d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean true
+<!--
# This one makes grub-installer install to the MBR if if finds some other OS
# too, which is less safe as it might not be able to boot that other OS.
+-->
+# Questa fa in modo che grub-installer si installi sul MBR se trova anche
+# qualche altro sistema operativo, che è un po' meno sicuro poiché potrebbe
+# non riuscire ad avviare gli altri sistemi operativi.
d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean true
+<!--
# Alternatively, if you want to install to a location other than the mbr,
# uncomment and edit these lines:
+-->
+# In alternativa, se si vuole installare in una locazione differente dal
+# MBR, scommentare ed editare queste linee:
#d-i grub-installer/bootdev string (hd0,0)
#d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean false
#d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean false
+<!--
#### Finishing up the first stage install.
+-->
+#### Termine della prima fase dell'installazione.
+<!--
# Avoid that last message about the install being complete.
+-->
+# Evita l'ultimo messaggio riguardo il completamento dell'installazione.
d-i prebaseconfig/reboot_in_progress note
+<!--
#### Shell commands.
+-->
+#### Comandi da shell.
+<!--
# d-i preseeding is inherently not secure. Nothing in the installer checks
# for attempts at buffer overflows or other exploits of the values of a
# preseed file like this one. Only use preseed files from trusted
# locations! To drive that home, and because it's generally useful, here's
# a way to run any shell command you'd like inside the installer,
# automatically.
-
+-->
+# La preconfigurazione del d-i è intrinsecamente non sicura. Niente
+# nell'installatore verifica i tentativi di buffer overflow o altri
+# exploit dei valori di un file di preconfigurazione come questo. Usare
+# solo file di preconfigurazione da locazioni fidate! Per riuscire in ciò, e
+# poiché è generalmente utile, ecco un modo per eseguire eventuali comandi
+# da shell che si desiderano dentro l'installatore, automaticamente.
+
+<!--
# This first command is run as early as possible, just after
# preseeding is read.
+-->
+# Questo primo comando è eseguito prima possibile, appena dopo la lettura
+# della preconfigurazione.
#d-i preseed/early_command string anna-install some-udeb
+<!--
# This command is run just before the install finishes, but when there is
# still a usable /target directory.
+-->
+# Questo comando è eseguito appena prima che l'installatore termini, ma
+# quando c'è ancora una directory /target usabile.
#d-i preseed/late_command string echo foo > /target/etc/bar
+<!--
# This command is run just as base-config is starting up.
+-->
+# Questo comando è eseguito non appena base-config si sta avviando.
#base-config base-config/early_command string echo hi mom
+<!--
# This command is run after base-config is done, just before the login:
# prompt. This is a good way to install a set of packages you want, or to
# tweak the configuration of the system.
+-->
+# Questo comando è eseguito dopo che base-config è terminato, appena prima
+# del prompt login:. Questo è un buon modo per installare un insieme di
+# pacchetti che si vuole o per mettere a punto la configurazione del sistema.
#base-config base-config/late_command string \
# apt-get install zsh; chsh -s /bin/zsh
+<!--
###### Preseeding the 2nd stage of the installation.
+-->
+###### Preconfigurazione della seconda fase dell'installazione.
+<!--
#### Preseeding base-config.
+-->
+#### Preconfigurazione di base-config.
+<!--
# Avoid the introductory message.
+-->
+# Evita il messaggio di introduzione.
base-config base-config/intro note
+<!--
# Avoid the final message.
+-->
+# Evita il messaggio finale.
base-config base-config/login note
+<!--
# If you installed a display manager, but don't want to start it immediately
# after base-config finishes.
+-->
+# Se si è installato un gestore di visualizzazione ma non si vuole avviarlo
+# immediatamente dopo il termine di base-config.
#base-config base-config/start-display-manager boolean false
+<!--
# Some versions of the installer can report back on what you've installed.
# The default is not to report back, but sending reports helps the project
# determine what software is most popular and include it on CDs.
+-->
+# Alcune versioni dell'installatore possono trasmettere un report di ciò che
+# si è installato. L'impostazione predefinita è di non inviare report, ma
+# l'invio dei report aiuta il progetto nel determinare quale software è più
+# popolare per includerlo nei CD.
#popularity-contest popularity-contest/participate boolean false
+<!--
#### Clock and time zone setup.
+-->
+#### Impostazione dell'orologio e del fuso orario.
+<!--
# Controls whether or not the hardware clock is set to UTC.
+-->
+# Controlla se l'orologio hardware è impostato o meno su UTC.
#base-config tzconfig/gmt boolean true
+<!--
# If you told the installer that you're in the United States, then you
# can set the time zone using this variable.
# (Choices are: Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Alaska, Hawaii,
# Aleutian, Arizona East-Indiana, Indiana-Starke, Michigan, Samoa, other)
+-->
+# Se si è detto all'installatore che ci si trova negli Stati Uniti, allora
+# è possibile impostare il fuso orario usando questa variabile.
+# (Le scelte sono: Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific, Alaska, Hawaii,
+# Aleutian, Arizona East-Indiana, Indiana-Starke, Michigan, Samoa, altri)
#base-config tzconfig/choose_country_zone/US select Eastern
+<!--
# If you told it you're in Canada.
# (Choices are: Newfoundland, Atlantic, Eastern, Central,
# East-Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Mountain, Pacific, Yukon, other)
+-->
+# Se si è detto di trovarsi in Canada.
+# (Le scelte sono: Newfoundland, Atlantic, Eastern, Central,
+# East-Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Mountain, Pacific, Yukon, altri)
#base-config tzconfig/choose_country_zone/CA select Eastern
+<!--
# If you told it you're in Brazil. (Choices are: East, West, Acre,
# DeNoronha, other)
+-->
+# Se si è detto di trovarsi in Brasile. (Le scelte sono: East, West, Acre,
+# DeNoronha, altri)
#base-config tzconfig/choose_country_zone/BR select East
+<!--
# Many countries have only one time zone. If you told the installer you're
# in one of those countries, you can choose its standard time zone via this
# question.
+-->
+# Molte nazioni hanno un solo fuso orario. Se si è detto all'installatore di
+# trovarsi in una di quelle nazioni, è possibile scegliere il fuso orario
+# standard attraverso questa domanda.
#base-config tzconfig/choose_country_zone_single boolean true
+<!--
# This question is asked as a fallback for countries other than those
# listed above, which have more than one time zone. You can preseed one of
# the time zones, or "other".
+-->
+# Questa domanda è posta per sicurezza per tutte le altre nazioni non
+# elencate sopra e che hanno più di un fuso orario. È possibile
+# preconfigurare uno di questi fusi orari oppure "other".
#base-config tzconfig/choose_country_zone_multiple select
+<!--
#### Account setup.
+-->
+#### Impostazione dell'account.
+<!--
# To preseed the root password, you have to put it in the clear in this
# file. That is not a very good idea, use caution!
+-->
+# Per preimpostare la password di root occorre metterla in chiaro in questo
+# file. Questa non è proprio una buona idea, fare attenzione!
#passwd passwd/root-password password r00tme
#passwd passwd/root-password-again password r00tme
+<!--
# If you want to skip creation of a normal user account.
+-->
+# Se si vuole saltare la creazione dell'account di un utente normale.
#passwd passwd/make-user boolean false
+<!--
# Alternatively, you can preseed the user's name and login.
+-->
+# In alternativa, è possibile preimpostare il nome e il login dell'utente.
#passwd passwd/user-fullname string Debian User
#passwd passwd/username string debian
+<!--
# And their password, but use caution!
+-->
+# E la sua password, ma si faccia attenzione!
#passwd passwd/user-password password insecure
#passwd passwd/user-password-again password insecure
+-->
+<!--
#### Apt setup.
+-->
+#### Impostazione di Apt.
+<!--
# This question controls what source the second stage installation uses
# for packages. Choices are cdrom, http, ftp, filesystem, edit sources list
# by hand
+-->
+# Questa domanda controlla quale origine per i pacchetti usa la seconda fase
+# di installazione. Le scelte sono: cdrom, http, ftp, filesystem, modifica
+# la lista delle sorgenti a mano
base-config apt-setup/uri_type select http
+<!--
# If you choose ftp or http, you'll be asked for a country and a mirror.
+-->
+# Se si sceglie ftp o http, sarà richiesta una nazione e un mirror.
base-config apt-setup/country select enter information manually
base-config apt-setup/hostname string http.us.debian.org
base-config apt-setup/directory string /debian
+<!--
# Stop after choosing one mirror.
+-->
+# Termina dopo aver scelto un mirror.
base-config apt-setup/another boolean false
+<!--
# You can choose to install non-free and contrib software.
+-->
+# È possibile scegliere di installare software non-free e contrib.
#base-config apt-setup/non-free boolean true
#base-config apt-setup/contrib boolean true
+<!--
# Do enable security updates.
+-->
+# Abilita gli aggiornamenti di sicurezza.
base-config apt-setup/security-updates boolean true
+<!--
#### Package selection.
+-->
+#### Selezione dei pacchetti.
+<!--
# You can choose to install any combination of tasks that are available.
# Available tasks as of this writing include: Desktop environment,
# Web server, Print server, DNS server, File server, Mail server,
@@ -291,76 +592,165 @@ base-config apt-setup/security-updates boolean true
# last of those will run aptitude. You can also choose to install no
# tasks, and force the installation of a set of packages in some other
# way. We recommend always including the Standard system task.
-tasksel tasksel/first multiselect Desktop environment, Standard system
-#tasksel tasksel/first multiselect Web server, Standard system
-
+-->
+# È possibile scegliere di installare qualsiasi combinazione di task che
+# siano disponibili. I task attualmente disponibili includono: Ambiente
+# desktop, Server web, Server di stampa, Server DNS, File server, Server di
+# posta, Database SQL, Computer portatile, Sistema standard, selezione
+# manuale dei pacchetti. L'ultimo di questi eseguirà aptitude. Si può anche
+# scegliere di non installare alcun task e forzare l'installazione di un
+# insieme di pacchetti in qualche altro modo. Raccomandiamo di includere
+# sempre il task Sistema standard.
+tasksel tasksel/first multiselect Ambiente desktop, Sistema standard
+#tasksel tasksel/first multiselect Server web, Sistema standard
+
+<!--
#### Mailer configuration.
+-->
+#### Configurazione del programma di posta.
+<!--
# During a normal install, exim asks only a few questions. Here's how to
# avoid even those. More complicated preseeding is possible.
+-->
+# Durante una normale installazione, exim pone soltanto qualche domanda.
+# Ecco come evitare persino quelle. Una preconfigurazione più complicata è
+# possibile.
exim4-config exim4/dc_eximconfig_configtype \
+<!--
select no configuration at this time
+-->
+ non selezionare alcuna configurazione in questo momento
exim4-config exim4/no_config boolean true
exim4-config exim4/no_config boolean true
+<!--
# It's a good idea to set this to whatever user account you choose to
# create. Leaving the value blank results in postmaster mail going to
# /var/mail/mail.
+-->
+# È una buona idea impostare questa per qualsiasi account utente si sceglie
+# di creare. Lasciare il valore vuoto farà in modo che la posta per
+# postmaster vada in /var/mail/mail.
exim4-config exim4/dc_postmaster string
+<!--
#### X Configuration.
+-->
+#### Configurazione di X.
+<!--
# Preseeding Debian's X config is possible, but you probably need to know
# some details about the video hardware of the machine, since Debian's X
# configurator does not do fully automatic configuration of everything.
+-->
+# La preconfigurazione di X di Debian è possibile, ma probabilmente è
+# necessario conoscere qualche dettaglio riguardo l'hardware video della
+# macchina, poiché il configuratore di X di Debian non fa completamente la
+# configurazione automatica di tutto.
+<!--
# X can detect the right driver for some cards, but if you're preseeding,
# you override whatever it chooses. Still, vesa will work most places.
+-->
+# X può rilevare il driver corretto per alcune schede, ma se si sta
+# preconfigurando, si sovrascriverà qualsiasi cosa esso scelga. Nella
+# maggioranza dei casi vesa funzionerà ancora.
#xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/config/device/driver select vesa
+<!--
# A caveat with mouse autodetection is that if it fails, X will retry it
# over and over. So if it's preseeded to be done, there is a possibility of
# an infinite loop if the mouse is not autodetected.
+-->
+# Un avvertimento per il rilevamento automatico del mouse è che se questo
+# fallisce, X lo proverà ancora e così via. Pertanto, se si è preconfigurato
+# che debba essere fatto, c'è la possibilità di un ciclo infinito se il
+# mouse non è rilevato automaticamente.
#xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/autodetect_mouse boolean true
+<!--
# Monitor autodetection is recommended.
+-->
+# Il rilevamento automatico del monitor è raccomandato.
xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/autodetect_monitor boolean true
+<!--
# Uncomment if you have an LCD display.
+-->
+# Scommentare se si ha uno schermo LCD.
#xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/lcd boolean true
+<!--
# X has three configuration paths for the monitor. Here's how to preseed
# the "medium" path, which is always available. The "simple" path may not
# be available, and the "advanced" path asks too many questions.
+-->
+# X ha tre percorsi di configurazione per il monitor. Ecco come
+# preconfigurare il percorso "medium", che è sempre disponibile. Il percorso
+# "simple" potrebbe non essere disponibile e il percorso "advanced" pone
+# troppe domande.
xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method \
select medium
xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/mode-list \
select 1024x768 @ 60 Hz
+<!--
#### Everything else.
+-->
+#### Tutto il resto.
+<!--
# Depending on what software you choose to install, or if things go wrong
# during the installation process, it's possible that other questions may
# be asked. You can preseed those too, of course. To get a list of every
# possible question that could be asked during an install, do an
# installation, and then run these commands:
+-->
+# A seconda del software che si sceglie di installare, o se le cose vanno
+# storte durante il processo di installazione, è possibile che altre domande
+# possano essere poste. Si possono preconfigurare anche quelle,
+# naturalmente. Per ottenere una lista di ogni possibile domanda che possa
+# essere posta durante un'installazione, fare un'installazione, quindi
+# eseguire questi comandi:
# debconf-get-selections --installer > file
# debconf-get-selections >> file
+<!--
# If you like, you can include other preseed files into this one.
# Any settings in those files will override pre-existing settings from this
# file. More that one file can be listed, separated by spaces; all will be
# loaded. The included files can have preseed/include directives of their
# own as well. Note that if the filenames are relative, they are taken from
# the same directory as the preseed file that includes them.
+-->
+# Se si preferisce, si possono includere altri file di preconfigurazione
+# dentro di questo.
+# Qualsiasi impostazione in quei file sovrascriverà le preesistenti
+# impostazioni di questo file. Più di un file può essere listato, separato
+# da spazi; tutti saranno caricati. I file inclusi possono avere direttive
+# di preconfigurazione/inclusione per conto proprio, a loro volta. Si noti
+# che se i nomi dei file sono relativi, essi sono presi dalla stessa
+# directory del file di preconfigurazione che li include.
#d-i preseed/include string x.cfg
+<!--
# More flexibly, this runs a shell command and if it outputs the names of
# preseed files, includes those files. For example, to switch configs based
# on a particular usb storage device (in this case, a built-in card reader):
+-->
+# In modo più flessibile, questo esegue un commando shell e se questo
+# restituisce in uscita i nomi di file di preconfigurazione, include quei
+# file. Per esempio, per commutare le configurazioni in base a un
+# particolare dispositivo di memorizzazione usb (in questo caso, un lettore
+# di schede incorporato):
#d-i preseed/include_command string \
# if $(grep -q "GUID: 0aec3050aec305000001a003" /proc/scsi/usb-storage-*/*); \
# then echo kraken.cfg; else echo otherusb.cfg; fi
+<!--
# To check the format of your preseed file before performing an install,
# you can use debconf-set-selections:
+-->
+# Per verificare il formato di un file di preconfigurazione prima di
+# effettuare un'installazione, si può usare debconf-set-selections:
# debconf-set-selections -c preseed.cfg
</screen></informalexample>
diff --git a/it/appendix/example-preseed.xml b/it/appendix/example-preseed.xml
index bc487cdf2..0c918ef89 100644
--- a/it/appendix/example-preseed.xml
+++ b/it/appendix/example-preseed.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
-<!-- original version: 30379 -->
+<!-- original version: 32424 -->
- <sect1 id="example-preseed">
+ <sect1 id="example-preseed" condition="sarge">
<!--<title>Preconfiguration File Example</title>-->
<title>Esempio di file di preconfigurazione</title>
<para>
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ carattere di commento ad alcune righe prima di usare il file.
</para>
-<note condition="sarge"><para>
+<note><para>
<!--
In order to be able to properly present this example in the manual, we've had
@@ -49,18 +49,9 @@ Un file di esempio <quote>pulito</quote> è disponibile da
</para></note>
-<para condition="etch">
-
-<!--
-The example file is also available from &urlset-example-preseed;.
--->
-
-Il file di esempio è disponibile anche da &urlset-example-preseed;.
-
-</para><para>
+<para>
&example-preseed-sarge.xml;
-&example-preseed-etch.xml;
</para>
</sect1>
diff --git a/it/appendix/preseed.xml b/it/appendix/preseed.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f576cfd26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/it/appendix/preseed.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,1003 @@
+<!-- retain these comments for translator revision tracking -->
+<!-- original version: 32512 untranslated -->
+
+<!--
+Be carefull with the format of this file as it is parsed to generate
+the example preseed file.
+In that file all text between <informalexample> tags that have the
+attribute 'role="example"' set is included, except if a 'condition'
+attribute is in force that does not match the specified release or if an
+'arch' attribute is in force that does not match the specified architecture.
+
+Currently only a single variant of the example file is generated (for i386).
+-->
+
+<appendix id="appendix-preseed" condition="etch">
+<title>Automating the installation using preseeding</title>
+
+<para>
+
+This appendix explains the intricacies of preseeding answers to questions in
+&d-i; to automate your installation.
+
+</para><para>
+
+The configuration fragments used in this appendix are also available as an
+example preseed file from &urlset-example-preseed;.
+
+</para>
+
+ <sect1 id="preseed-intro">
+ <title>Introduction</title>
+<para>
+
+Preseeding provides a way to set answers to questions without having to manually
+enter the answers while the installation is running. This makes it possible to
+fully automate most types of installation and even offers some features not
+available during normal installations.
+
+</para><para>
+
+Using preseeding it is possible to fill in answers to questions asked during
+both the first stage of the installation (before the reboot into the new
+system) and the second stage.
+
+</para>
+
+ <sect2 id="preseed-methods">
+ <title>Preseeding methods</title>
+<para>
+
+There are three methods that can be used for preseeding:
+<firstterm>initrd</firstterm>, <firstterm>file</firstterm> and
+<firstterm>network</firstterm>. Initrd preseeding will work with any
+installation method and supports preseeding of more things, but it requires
+the most preparation. File and network preseeding each can be used with
+different installation methods. With file and network preseeding the first
+few installer questions cannot be preseeded because the preseed configuration
+file is only loaded after they have been asked.
+
+</para><para>
+
+The following table shows which preseeding methods can be used with which
+installation methods.
+
+<informaltable>
+<tgroup cols="4">
+<thead>
+<row>
+ <entry>Installation method</entry><entry>initrd</entry>
+ <entry>file</entry><entry>network</entry>
+</row>
+</thead>
+
+<tbody>
+<row>
+ <entry>CD/DVD</entry>
+ <entry>yes</entry>
+ <entry>yes</entry>
+ <entry>no</entry>
+</row><row>
+ <entry>netboot</entry>
+ <entry>yes</entry>
+ <entry>no</entry>
+ <entry>yes</entry>
+</row><row>
+ <entry>hd-media <phrase condition="bootable-usb">(including usb-stick)</phrase></entry>
+ <entry>yes</entry>
+ <entry>yes</entry>
+ <entry>no</entry>
+</row><row condition="supports-floppy-boot">
+ <entry>floppy based (cd-drivers)</entry>
+ <entry>yes</entry>
+ <entry>yes</entry>
+ <entry>no</entry>
+</row><row condition="supports-floppy-boot">
+ <entry>floppy based (net-drivers)</entry>
+ <entry>yes</entry>
+ <entry>no</entry>
+ <entry>yes</entry>
+</row><row arch="s390">
+ <entry>generic/tape</entry>
+ <entry>yes</entry>
+ <entry>no</entry>
+ <entry>yes</entry>
+</row>
+</tbody>
+
+</tgroup></informaltable>
+
+</para><para>
+
+An important difference between the preseeding methods is the point at which
+the preseed configuration file is loaded and processed. For initrd preseeding
+this is right at the start of the installation, before the first question is
+even asked. For file preseeding this is after the CD or CD image has been
+loaded. For network preseeding it is only after the network has been
+configured.
+
+</para><para>
+
+In practical terms this means for file and network preseeding that the
+questions about language, country and keyboard selection will already have
+been asked. For network preseeding add to that any questions related to
+network configuration. Some other questions that are only displayed
+at medium or low priority (like the first hardware detection run) will
+also already have been processed.
+
+</para><para>
+
+Obviously, any questions that have been processed before the
+preseeding configuration file is loaded, cannot be preseeded.
+<xref linkend="preseed-bootparms"/> offers a way to avoid these
+questions being asked.
+
+</para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="preseed-limitations">
+ <title>Limitations</title>
+<para>
+
+Although most questions used by &d-i; can be preseeded using this method,
+there are some notable exceptions. You must (re)partition an entire disk
+or use available free space on a disk; it is not possible to use existing
+partitions. You currently cannot use preseeding to set up RAID and LVM.
+
+</para>
+ </sect2>
+
+<!-- Joeyh feels this is too technical, so leave it out for now
+ <sect2 id="preseed-debconf">
+ <title>Debconf basics</title>
+<para>
+
+Preseeding makes use of the <classname>debconf</classname> framework. This
+framework is the preferred mechanism used in Debian to interact with the user
+when configuring packages and also forms the heart of &d-i;.
+In the <classname>debconf</classname> framework questions or dialogs are
+based on <firstterm>templates</firstterm>. There are different types of
+templates for different types of questions. The actual questions are
+<quote>generated</quote> from templates at runtime; multiple questions can
+use the same template.
+
+</para><para>
+
+The following types of templates are relevant for preseeding.
+
+</para>
+
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>
+ string: allows the user to type any value
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ password: similar to string but the value typed is not displayed
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ boolean: for yes/no or true/false type of questions
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ select: allows the user to select one option from a list
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ multiselect: allows the user to select zero, one or more options from a list
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ note: used to display a message
+</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+
+<para>
+
+In &d-i; templates are stored in a readable file
+<filename>/var/cache/debconf/templates.dat</filename>. This file contains all fixed
+text and all translations. It can also contain a default value for the
+template. The fixed text can include variables that will be replaced at
+runtime.
+
+</para><para>
+
+Another readable file <filename>/var/cache/debconf/questions.dat</filename>
+is used to store the values for variables and the answers given to questions.
+A question always refers to the template used to ask it. For obvious
+security reasons the values for templates of type <quote>password</quote>
+are stored in a separate, non-readable file in the same directory.
+
+</para>
+ </sect2>
+-->
+
+ <sect2 id="preseed-hooks">
+ <title>Running custom commands during the installation</title>
+<para>
+
+A very powerfull and flexible option offered by the preseeding tools is the
+ability to run commands or scripts at certain points in the installation.
+See <xref linkend="preseed-shell"/> for details.
+
+</para>
+
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>
+ <userinput>preseed/early_command</userinput>: is run as soon as the the
+ preseeding configuration file has been loaded
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ <userinput>preseed/late_command</userinput>: is run just before the reboot
+ at the end of the first stage of the installation, but before the
+ <filename>/target</filename> filesystem has been unmounted
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ <userinput>base-config/early_command</userinput>: is run early in the second
+ stage of the installation when <command>base-config</command> is starting up
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ <userinput>base-config/late_command</userinput>: is run at the end of
+ <command>base-config</command>, just before the login prompt
+</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="preseed-seenflag">
+ <title>Using preseeding to change default values</title>
+<para>
+
+It is possible to use preseeding to change the default answer for a
+question, but still have the question asked. To do this the
+<firstterm>seen</firstterm> flag must be reset to <quote>false</quote> after
+setting the value for a template.
+
+</para>
+
+<informalexample><screen>
+d-i foo/bar string value
+d-i foo/bar seen false
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="preseed-using">
+ <title>Using preseeding</title>
+<para>
+
+Of course you will first need to create a preseed file and place it in the
+location from where you want to use it. Creating the preseed file is covered
+later in this appendix. Putting it in the correct location is fairly
+straightforward for network preseeding or if you want to read the file off
+a floppy or usb-stick. If you want to include the file on a CD or DVD, you
+will have to remaster the ISO image. How to get the preseed file included
+in the initrd is outside the scope of this document; please consult the
+developers documentation for &d-i;.
+
+</para><para>
+
+An example preseed file that you can use as basis for your preseed file is
+available from &urlset-example-preseed;. This file is based on the
+configuration fragments included in this appendix.
+
+</para>
+
+ <sect2 id="preseed-loading">
+ <title>Loading the preseed file</title>
+<para>
+
+If you are using initrd preseeding, you only have to make sure a file named
+<filename>preseed.cfg</filename> is included in the root directory of the
+initrd. The installer will automatically check if this file is present and
+load it.
+
+</para><para>
+
+For the other preseeding methods you need to tell the installer what file to
+use when you boot it. This is done by passing the kernel a boot parameter,
+either manually at boot time or by editing the bootloader configuration file
+(e.g. <filename>syslinux.cfg</filename>) and adding the parameter to the end
+of the append line(s) for the kernel.
+
+</para><para>
+
+If you do specify the preseed file in the bootloader configuration, you might
+change the configuration so you don't need to hit enter to boot the installer.
+For syslinux this means setting the timeout to 1 in
+<filename>syslinux.cfg</filename>.
+
+</para><para>
+
+To make sure the installer gets the right preseed file, you can optionally
+specify a checksum for the file. Currently this needs to be a md5sum, and if
+specified it must match the preseed file or the installer will refuse to use it.
+
+</para>
+
+<informalexample><screen>
+Boot parameters to specify:
+- if you're netbooting:
+ preseed/url=http://host/path/to/preseed.cfg
+ preseed/url/checksum=5da499872becccfeda2c4872f9171c3d
+
+- if you're booting a remastered CD:
+ preseed/file=/cdrom/preseed.cfg
+ preseed/file/checksum=5da499872becccfeda2c4872f9171c3d
+
+- if you're installing from USB media (put the preseed file in the
+ toplevel directory of the USB stick):
+ preseed/file=/hd-media/preseed.cfg
+ preseed/file/checksum=5da499872becccfeda2c4872f9171c3d
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+<para>
+
+While you're at it, you may want to add a boot parameter
+<userinput>debconf/priority=critical</userinput>. This will avoid most
+questions even if the preseeding below misses some.
+
+</para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="preseed-bootparms">
+ <title>Using boot parameters to supplement preseeding</title>
+<para>
+
+Some parts of the installation process cannot be automated using some forms
+of preseeding because the questions are asked before the preseed file is
+loaded. For example, if the preseed file is downloaded over the network,
+the network setup must be done first. One reason to use initrd preseeding
+is that it allows preseeding of even these early steps of the installation
+process.
+
+</para><para>
+
+If a preseed file cannot be used to preseed some steps, the install can
+still be fully automated, since you can pass preseed values to the kernel
+on the command line. Just pass <userinput>path/to/var=value</userinput>
+for any of the preseed variables listed in the examples.
+
+</para>
+<note><para>
+
+The 2.4 kernel accepts a maximum of 8 command line options and
+8 environment options (including any options added by default for the
+installer). If these numbers are exceeded, 2.4 kernels will drop any
+excess options and 2.6 kernels will panic. For kernel 2.6.9 and later,
+you can use 32 command line options and 32 environment options.
+
+</para></note>
+<para>
+
+For most installations some of the default options in your bootloader
+configuration file, like 'vga=normal', may be safely removed which may
+allow you to add more options for preseeding.
+
+</para>
+<note><para>
+
+It may not always be possible to specify values with spaces for boot
+parameters, even if you delimit them with quotes.
+
+</para></note>
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+
+ <sect1 condition="FIXME" id="preseed-creating">
+ <title>Creating a preseed file</title>
+<para>
+
+The preconfiguration file is in the format used by the
+<command>debconf-set-selections</command> command.
+
+</para>
+
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>
+ File format
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ Only single space allowed between template type and value
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ Relation with /var/lib/(c)debconf/templates
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ Types of templates and how to provide values for them
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ Most values need to be in English or codes
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ Using a manual installation as base
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ Finding other possible values
+</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+
+<para>
+
+To check if the format of your preseed file is valid before performing an
+install, you can use the command <command>debconf-set-selections -c
+<replaceable>preseed.cfg</replaceable></command>.
+
+</para>
+ </sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="preseed-stage1">
+ <title>Preseeding the first stage of the installation</title>
+<para>
+
+The configuration fragments used in this appendix are also available as an
+example preseed file from &urlset-example-preseed;.
+
+</para><para>
+
+Note that this example is based on an installation for the Intel x86
+architecture. If you are installing a different architecture, some of the
+examples (like keyboard selection and bootloader installation) may not be
+relevant and will need to be replaced by debconf settings appropriate for your
+architecture.
+
+</para>
+
+ <sect2 id="preseed-l10n">
+ <title>Localization</title>
+<para>
+
+Setting localization values will only work if you are using initrd preseeding.
+With all other methods the preseed file will only be loaded after these
+questions have been asked.
+
+</para><para>
+
+The locale can be used to specify both language and country.
+To specify the locale as a boot parameter, use
+<userinput>debian-installer/locale=<replaceable>en_US</replaceable></userinput>.
+
+<informalexample role="example"><screen>
+# Locale sets language and country.
+d-i debian-installer/locale string en_US
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+</para><para>
+
+Keyboard configuration consists of selecting a keyboard architecture and a
+keymap. In most cases the correct keyboard architecture is selected by
+default, so there's normally no need to preseed it. The keymap must
+be valid for the selected keyboard architecture.
+
+<informalexample role="example"><screen>
+# Keyboard selection.
+#d-i console-tools/archs select at
+d-i console-keymaps-at/keymap select us
+# Example for a different keyboard architecture
+#d-i console-keymaps-usb/keymap select mac-usb-us
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+</para><para>
+
+To skip keyboard configuration preseed
+<classname>console-tools/archs</classname> with
+<userinput>skip-config</userinput>.
+This will result in the kernel keymap remaining active.
+
+</para>
+
+<note><para>
+
+The changes in the input layer for 2.6 kernels have made the keyboard
+architecture virtually obsolete. For 2.6 kernels normally a <quote>PC</quote>
+(<userinput>at</userinput>) keymap should be selected.
+
+</para></note>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="preseed-network">
+ <title>Network configuration</title>
+<para>
+
+Of course, preseeding the network configuration won't work if you're
+loading your preseed file from the network. But it's great when you're
+booting from CD or USB stick. If you are loading preseed files from
+the network, you can pass network config parameters in using kernel
+boot parameters.
+
+</para>
+
+<informalexample role="example"><screen>
+# netcfg will choose an interface that has link if possible. This makes it
+# skip displaying a list if there is more than one interface.
+d-i netcfg/choose_interface select auto
+
+# If you have a slow dhcp server and the installer times out waiting for
+# it, this might be useful.
+#d-i netcfg/dhcp_timeout string 60
+
+# If you prefer to configure the network manually, here's how:
+#d-i netcfg/disable_dhcp boolean true
+#d-i netcfg/get_nameservers string 192.168.1.1
+#d-i netcfg/get_ipaddress string 192.168.1.42
+#d-i netcfg/get_netmask string 255.255.255.0
+#d-i netcfg/get_gateway string 192.168.1.1
+#d-i netcfg/confirm_static boolean true
+
+# Any hostname and domain names assigned from dhcp take precedence over
+# values set here. However, setting the values still prevents the questions
+# from being shown, even if values come from dhcp.
+d-i netcfg/get_hostname string unassigned-hostname
+d-i netcfg/get_domain string unassigned-domain
+
+# Disable that annoying WEP key dialog.
+d-i netcfg/wireless_wep string
+# The wacky dhcp hostname that some ISPs use as a password of sorts.
+#d-i netcfg/dhcp_hostname string radish
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="preseed-mirror">
+ <title>Mirror settings</title>
+<para>
+
+Depending on the installation method you use, a mirror may used both to
+download additional components of the installer, the base system and to
+set up the <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> for the installed
+system.
+
+</para><para>
+
+The parameter <classname>mirror/suite</classname> determines the suite for
+the installed system.
+
+</para><para>
+
+The parameter <classname>mirror/udeb/suite</classname> determines the suite
+for additional components for the installer. It is only useful to set this
+if components are actually downloaded over the network and should match the
+suite that was used to build the initrd for the installation method used for
+the installation.
+By default the value for <classname>mirror/udeb/suite</classname> is the same
+as <classname>mirror/suite</classname>.
+
+</para>
+
+<informalexample role="example"><screen>
+d-i mirror/country string enter information manually
+d-i mirror/http/hostname string http.us.debian.org
+d-i mirror/http/directory string /debian
+d-i mirror/http/proxy string
+
+# Suite to install.
+#d-i mirror/suite string testing
+# Suite to use for loading installer components (optional).
+#d-i mirror/udeb/suite string testing
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="preseed-partman">
+ <title>Partitioning</title>
+<para>
+
+Using preseeding to partition the harddisk is very much limited to what is
+supported by <classname>partman-auto</classname>. You can choose to either
+partition existing free space on a disk or a whole disk. The layout of the
+disk can be determined by using a predefined recipe, a custom recipe from
+a recipe file or a recipe included in the preseed file. It is currently not
+possible to partition multiple disks using preseeding nor to set up RAID or
+LVM.
+
+</para>
+
+<warning><para>
+
+The identification of disks is dependent on the order in which their drivers
+are loaded. If there are multiple disks in the system, make very sure the
+correct one will be selected before using preseeding.
+
+</para></warning>
+
+<informalexample role="example"><screen>
+# If the system has free space you can choose to only partition that space.
+#d-i partman-auto/init_automatically_partition \
+# select Use the largest continuous free space
+
+# Alternatively, you can specify a disk to partition. The device name can
+# be given in either devfs or traditional non-devfs format.
+# For example, to use the first disk devfs knows of:
+d-i partman-auto/disk string /dev/discs/disc0/disc
+
+# You can choose from any of the predefined partitioning recipes:
+d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe \
+ select All files in one partition (recommended for new users)
+#d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe \
+# select Separate /home partition
+#d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe \
+# select Separate /home, /usr, /var, and /tmp partitions
+
+# Or provide a recipe of your own...
+# The recipe format is documented in the file devel/partman-auto-recipe.txt.
+# If you have a way to get a recipe file into the d-i environment, you can
+# just point at it.
+#d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe_file string /hd-media/recipe
+
+# If not, you can put an entire recipe the preseed file in one (logical)
+# line. This example creates a small /boot partition, suitable swap, and
+# uses the rest of the space for the root partition:
+#d-i partman-auto/expert_recipe string \
+# boot-root :: \
+# 40 50 100 ext3 \
+# $primary{ } $bootable{ } \
+# method{ format } format{ } \
+# use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext3 } \
+# mountpoint{ /boot } \
+# . \
+# 500 10000 1000000000 ext3 \
+# method{ format } format{ } \
+# use_filesystem{ } filesystem{ ext3 } \
+# mountpoint{ / } \
+# . \
+# 64 512 300% linux-swap \
+# method{ swap } format{ } \
+# .
+
+# This makes partman automatically partition without confirmation.
+d-i partman/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
+d-i partman/choose_partition \
+ select Finish partitioning and write changes to disk
+d-i partman/confirm boolean true
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="preseed-time">
+ <title>Clock and time zone setup</title>
+
+<informalexample role="example"><screen>
+# Controls whether or not the hardware clock is set to UTC.
+d-i clock-setup/utc boolean true
+
+# You may set this to any valid setting for $TZ; see the contents of
+# /usr/share/zoneinfo/ for valid values.
+d-i time/zone string US/Eastern
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="preseed-apt">
+ <title>Apt setup</title>
+<para>
+
+Setup of the <filename>/etc/apt/sources.list</filename> and basic configuration
+options is fully automated based on your installation method and answers to
+earlier questions. Only the two variables below are relevant for preseeding.
+
+</para>
+
+<informalexample role="example"><screen>
+# You can choose to install non-free and contrib software.
+#d-i apt-setup/non-free boolean true
+#d-i apt-setup/contrib boolean true
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="preseed-account">
+ <title>Account setup</title>
+<para>
+
+The password for the root account and name and password for a first regular
+user's account can be preseeded. For the passwords you can use either clear
+text values or MD5 <emphasis>hashes</emphasis>.
+
+</para>
+<warning><para>
+
+Be aware that preseeding passwords is not completely secure as everyone
+with access to the preseed file will have the knowledge of these passwords.
+Using MD5 hashes is considered slightly better in terms of security but it
+might also give a false sense of security as access to a MD5 hash allows
+for brute force attacks.
+
+</para></warning>
+
+<informalexample role="example"><screen>
+# Root password, either in clear text
+#passwd passwd/root-password password r00tme
+#passwd passwd/root-password-again password r00tme
+# or encrypted using an MD5 hash.
+#passwd passwd/root-password-crypted password [MD5 hash]
+
+# Skip creation of a normal user account.
+#passwd passwd/make-user boolean false
+
+# Alternatively, create a normal user account.
+#passwd passwd/user-fullname string Debian User
+#passwd passwd/username string debian
+# Normal user's password, either in clear text
+#passwd passwd/user-password password insecure
+#passwd passwd/user-password-again password insecure
+# or encrypted using an MD5 hash.
+#passwd passwd/user-password-crypted password [MD5 hash]
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+<para>
+
+The <classname>passwd/root-password-crypted</classname> and
+<classname>passwd/user-password-crypted</classname> variables can also be
+preseeded with <quote>!</quote> as their value. In that case, the corresponding
+account is disabled. This may be convenient for the root account, provided
+of course that an alternate method is setup to allow administrative
+activities or root login (for instance by using SSH key authentication or
+sudo).
+
+</para><para>
+
+An MD5 hash for a password can be generated using the following command.
+
+<informalexample><screen>
+$ echo "r00tme" | mkpasswd -s -H MD5
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+</para>
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="preseed-bootloader">
+ <title>Boot loader installation</title>
+
+<informalexample role="example"><screen>
+# Grub is the default boot loader (for x86). If you want lilo installed
+# instead, uncomment this:
+#d-i grub-installer/skip boolean true
+
+# This is fairly safe to set, it makes grub install automatically to the MBR
+# if no other operating system is detected on the machine.
+d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean true
+
+# This one makes grub-installer install to the MBR if if finds some other OS
+# too, which is less safe as it might not be able to boot that other OS.
+d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean true
+
+# Alternatively, if you want to install to a location other than the mbr,
+# uncomment and edit these lines:
+#d-i grub-installer/bootdev string (hd0,0)
+#d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean false
+#d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean false
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="preseed-finish">
+ <title>Finishing up the first stage install</title>
+
+<informalexample role="example"><screen>
+# Avoid that last message about the install being complete.
+d-i prebaseconfig/reboot_in_progress note
+
+# This will prevent the installer from ejecting the CD during the reboot,
+# which is useful in some situations.
+#d-i cdrom-detect/eject boolean false
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="preseed-stage2">
+ <title>Preseeding the second stage of the installation</title>
+
+ <sect2 id="preseed-baseconfig">
+ <title>Base config</title>
+
+<informalexample role="example"><screen>
+# Avoid the introductory message.
+base-config base-config/intro note
+
+# Avoid the final message.
+base-config base-config/login note
+
+# If you installed a display manager, but don't want to start it immediately
+# after base-config finishes.
+#base-config base-config/start-display-manager boolean false
+
+# Some versions of the installer can report back on what you've installed.
+# The default is not to report back, but sending reports helps the project
+# determine what software is most popular and include it on CDs.
+#popularity-contest popularity-contest/participate boolean false
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="preseed-tasksel">
+ <title>Package selection</title>
+<para>
+
+You can choose to install any combination of tasks that are available.
+Available tasks as of this writing include:
+
+</para>
+
+<itemizedlist>
+<listitem><para>
+ <userinput>Standard system</userinput>
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ <userinput>Desktop environment</userinput>
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ <userinput>Web server</userinput>
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ <userinput>Print server</userinput>
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ <userinput>DNS server</userinput>
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ <userinput>File server</userinput>
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ <userinput>Mail server</userinput>
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ <userinput>SQL database</userinput>
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ <userinput>Laptop</userinput>
+</para></listitem>
+<listitem><para>
+ <userinput>manual package selection</userinput>
+</para></listitem>
+</itemizedlist>
+
+<para>
+
+The last of these will run aptitude. You can also choose to install no tasks,
+and force the installation of a set of packages in some other way. We recommend
+always including the <userinput>Standard system</userinput> task.
+
+</para>
+
+<informalexample role="example"><screen>
+tasksel tasksel/first multiselect Standard system, Desktop environment
+#tasksel tasksel/first multiselect Standard system, Web server
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="preseed-mailer">
+ <title>Mailer configuration</title>
+<para>
+
+During a normal install, exim asks only a few questions. Here's how to
+avoid even those. More complicated preseeding is possible.
+
+</para>
+
+<informalexample role="example"><screen>
+exim4-config exim4/dc_eximconfig_configtype \
+ select no configuration at this time
+exim4-config exim4/no_config boolean true
+exim4-config exim4/no_config boolean true
+exim4-config exim4/dc_postmaster string
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="preseed-X">
+ <title>X configuration</title>
+<para>
+
+Preseeding Debian's X config is possible, but you probably need to know
+some details about the video hardware of the machine, since Debian's X
+configurator does not do fully automatic configuration of everything.
+
+</para>
+
+<informalexample role="example"><screen>
+# X can detect the right driver for some cards, but if you're preseeding,
+# you override whatever it chooses. Still, vesa will work most places.
+#xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/config/device/driver select vesa
+
+# A caveat with mouse autodetection is that if it fails, X will retry it
+# over and over. So if it's preseeded to be done, there is a possibility of
+# an infinite loop if the mouse is not autodetected.
+#xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/autodetect_mouse boolean true
+
+# Monitor autodetection is recommended.
+xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/autodetect_monitor boolean true
+# Uncomment if you have an LCD display.
+#xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/lcd boolean true
+# X has three configuration paths for the monitor. Here's how to preseed
+# the "medium" path, which is always available. The "simple" path may not
+# be available, and the "advanced" path asks too many questions.
+xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/selection-method \
+ select medium
+xserver-xfree86 xserver-xfree86/config/monitor/mode-list \
+ select 1024x768 @ 60 Hz
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="preseed-other">
+ <title>Preseeding other packages</title>
+
+<informalexample role="example"><screen>
+# Depending on what software you choose to install, or if things go wrong
+# during the installation process, it's possible that other questions may
+# be asked. You can preseed those too, of course. To get a list of every
+# possible question that could be asked during an install, do an
+# installation, and then run these commands:
+# debconf-get-selections --installer > file
+# debconf-get-selections >> file
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+
+ <sect1 id="preseed-advanced">
+ <title>Advanced options</title>
+
+ <sect2 id="preseed-shell">
+ <title>Shell commands</title>
+
+<informalexample role="example"><screen>
+# d-i preseeding is inherently not secure. Nothing in the installer checks
+# for attempts at buffer overflows or other exploits of the values of a
+# preseed file like this one. Only use preseed files from trusted
+# locations! To drive that home, and because it's generally useful, here's
+# a way to run any shell command you'd like inside the installer,
+# automatically.
+
+# This first command is run as early as possible, just after
+# preseeding is read.
+#d-i preseed/early_command string anna-install some-udeb
+
+# This command is run just before the install finishes, but when there is
+# still a usable /target directory.
+#d-i preseed/late_command string echo foo > /target/etc/bar
+
+# This command is run just as base-config is starting up.
+#base-config base-config/early_command string echo hi mom
+
+# This command is run after base-config is done, just before the login:
+# prompt. This is a good way to install a set of packages you want, or to
+# tweak the configuration of the system.
+#base-config base-config/late_command \
+# string apt-get install zsh; chsh -s /bin/zsh
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+ </sect2>
+
+ <sect2 id="preseed-chainload">
+ <title>Chainloading preseed files</title>
+<para>
+
+It is possible to include other preseed files from a preseed file. Any
+settings in those files will override pre-existing settings from files
+loaded earlier. This makes it possible to put, for example, general
+networking settings for your location in one file and more specific
+settings for certain configurations in other files.
+
+</para>
+
+<informalexample><screen>
+# More that one file can be listed, separated by spaces; all will be
+# loaded. The included files can have preseed/include directives of their
+# own as well. Note that if the filenames are relative, they are taken from
+# the same directory as the preseed file that includes them.
+#d-i preseed/include string x.cfg
+
+# The installer can optionally verify checksums of preseed files before
+# using them. Currently only md5sums are supported, list the md5sums
+# in the same order as the list of files to include.
+#d-i preseed/include/checksum string 5da499872becccfeda2c4872f9171c3d
+
+# More flexibly, this runs a shell command and if it outputs the names of
+# preseed files, includes those files.
+#d-i preseed/include_command \
+# string echo if [ "`hostname`" = bob ]; then echo bob.cfg; fi
+</screen></informalexample>
+
+ </sect2>
+ </sect1>
+</appendix>