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2010-03-27partman now asks a slightly different (and less scary) confirmationColin Watson
question if it doesn't appear that any data is being overwritten. Document the associated preseeding changes.
2010-03-16Document the use of grub-installer/grub2_instead_of_grub_legacy toColin Watson
switch back to GRUB Legacy for those who need it.
2010-02-07Minor improvementFrans Pop
2010-02-07Improve documentation of partman preseedingFrans Pop
Add better references do the recipe documents in doc/devel. Also actually include the RAID example in the text version.
2010-02-07Update and extend information on preseeding partmanFrans Pop
Based on a patch from Vincent McIntyre.
2009-12-29Remove obsolete comment regarding installation of RecommendsFrans Pop
2009-12-27Update the appendix on chroot installs to not recommend mapping 127.0.0.1Steve Langasek
to the hostname; use 127.0.1.1, the same as the installer itself does.
2009-11-19Fix the preseeding example to say that allow_unauthenticated is aMartin Michlmayr
boolean (and not a string).
2009-11-16Document support for separate preseeding of language, country and localeFrans Pop
2009-11-06Document new help functionalityFrans Pop
2009-11-06Clarify preseeding of mirror/udeb/suiteFrans Pop
With current D-I functionality the defaults are a bit more complex than indicated and there should normally be no need to set this template.
2009-11-06Debian now installs Recommends by defaultFrans Pop
Document this and how to disable it using base-installer/install-recommends.
2009-09-01Note that partman-auto/init_automatically_partition is only honoured if ↵Frans Pop
partman-auto/method is not set Commit previously reverted patch now that freeze is over.
2009-08-27Revert previous commit as the manual is in string freezeFrans Pop
2009-08-27Note that partman-auto/init_automatically_partition is only honoured ifColin Watson
partman-auto/method is not set.
2009-07-24Use Anthony L. Awtrey <tony@awtrey.com> text instead of mine since it is ↵Otavio Salvador
much cleaner
2009-07-24Document the netcfg/enable preseeding that allows for disabling the network ↵Otavio Salvador
configuration.
2009-07-06Fix typo in chroot install appendixFrans Pop
Thanks to Jesse W <jessw@netwood.net> for spotting it.
2009-06-17partman/confirm_write_new_label was renamed toColin Watson
partman-partitioning/confirm_write_new_label in r50363, December 2007. Adjust preseeding documentation to match.
2009-06-10Fix build errorFrans Pop
2009-06-08Document the debian-installer/add-kernel-opts preconfiguration option.Frans Pop
2009-05-08fix sense of install-recommends documentationColin Watson
2009-05-08Document pkgsel/include/install-recommends.Colin Watson
2009-05-05* Merge from Ubuntu:Colin Watson
- Document partman/mount_style, which controls how filesystems are mounted.
2009-04-27Remove release conditions for squeezeFrans Pop
2009-04-27Remove empty paraFrans Pop
2009-04-05Fix example how to generate md5-encoded passwordFrans Pop
If a plain echo is used the newline gets included in the password. Thanks to René Engelhard for reporting the error.
2009-04-05chroot install: 'tzconfig' is deprecated for 'dpkg-reconfigure tzdata'Frans Pop
Also fix typo in para just before that.
2009-04-05* Explain Standard system task.Frans Pop
* Add LXDE desktop environment. * Mention option to select desktop environment from boot menu for x86 CDs. * Add task sizes for alternative desktop environments.
2009-02-28Revert unnecessary reformatting to make actual changes more clear for ↵Frans Pop
translators
2009-02-28Clarify that preseeding aliases are only aliases for question names, andColin Watson
that a value is always needed as well.
2009-02-28Clarify behaviour of "auto" preseed alias.Colin Watson
2009-02-21Use /dev/sda and /dev/sdb in the RAID preseeding example rather thanColin Watson
/dev/discs/disc0/disc and /dev/discs/disc1/disc, since the latter devices no longer exist.
2009-01-16Update info on passing boot parameter for PPPoE.Frans Pop
2009-01-14paragraph separation, and a further clarificationColin Watson
2009-01-14Add note about preseeding ownership to preseed-seenflag section, since IColin Watson
had a user confused by this who hadn't found the note elsewhere explaining owners.
2008-12-31Fix error in preseed variableFrans Pop
2008-12-28Fix issues with new partman/early_command description:Frans Pop
- split the example over two lines - mark it as post-lenny functionality
2008-12-27Document preseeding of network-console now that its postinst can beFrans Pop
relied on to be executed.
2008-12-26Document partman/early_command (added in partman-base 129).Colin Watson
2008-12-02Correct two minor errors in preconfiguration examples. With thanks to ↵Frans Pop
Andreas Beckmann for reporting them.
2008-10-24Update preconfiguration section for latest changes in the preseed udebsFrans Pop
and clarify preseeding of language/country.
2008-10-20Further clarify restrictions for preconfiguration filesFrans Pop
2008-10-15Correct spelling of setup (noun) and set up (verb); thanks to Justin B. RyeFrans Pop
2008-10-05Update partman preseeding: use Choices-C values instead of descriptionsFrans Pop
Main advantage is that users no longer have to provide translated values of the strings.
2008-10-03Revert accidental commitsFrans Pop
2008-10-03Update of untranslated documentsFrans Pop
2008-10-03Soften scary warning about preseeded RAID partitioningFrans Pop
Thanks to Holger Wansing for pointing out that it needed updating; closes: #500827
2008-10-03Remove section on X.Org preseeding as all descibed options are obsolete.Frans Pop
2008-09-26Mention parman-md/device_remove_md in preseeding appendixJérémy Bobbio