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diff --git a/en/appendix/preseed.xml b/en/appendix/preseed.xml index 7a2ff8d4d..9488398fb 100644 --- a/en/appendix/preseed.xml +++ b/en/appendix/preseed.xml @@ -292,14 +292,30 @@ Note that <filename>preseed/url</filename> can be shortened to just </sect2> <sect2 id="preseed-bootparms"> - <title>Using boot parameters to supplement preseeding</title> + <title>Using boot parameters to preseed questions</title> <para> If a preconfiguration file cannot be used to preseed some steps, the install can still be fully automated, since you can pass preseed values on -the command line when booting the installer. Just pass -<userinput>path/to/var=value</userinput> for any of the preseed variables -listed in the examples. +the command line when booting the installer. + +</para><para> + +Boot parameters can also be used if you do not really want to use preseeding, +but just want to provide an answer for a specific question. Some examples where +this can be useful are documented elsewhere in this manual. + +</para><para> + +To set a value to be used inside &d-i;, just pass +<userinput><replaceable>path/to/variable</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></userinput> +for any of the preseed variables listed in the examples in this appendix. +If a value is to be used to configure packages for the target system, you +will need to prepend the <firstterm>owner</firstterm> of the variable as in +<userinput><replaceable>owner</replaceable>:<replaceable>path/to/variable</replaceable>=<replaceable>value</replaceable></userinput>. +If you don't specify the owner, the value for the variable will not be +copied to the debconf database in the target system and thus remain unused +during the configuration of the relevant package. </para><para> @@ -308,7 +324,8 @@ have a shorter alias. If an alias is available, it is used in the examples in this appendix instead of the full variable. In particular, the <literal>preseed/url</literal> variable has been aliased as <literal>url</literal> and has some extra magic to allow -shortened urls to be used. +shortened urls to be used. Another example is the <literal>tasks</literal> +alias, which translates to <literal>tasksel:tasksel/first</literal>. </para><para> |