On Thursday 04 April 2019 14:56:09 David Wright wrote: > On Thu 04 Apr 2019 at 13:12:58 (-0400), Felix Miata wrote: > > Gene Heskett composed on 2019-04-04 10:39 (UTC-0400): > > > So how _exactly_ do I make the installer take what it finds, > > > format it, and just get on with it? > > > > First select manual partitioning (all these are the same screen): > > https://www.howtoforge.com/images/debian_stretch_minimal_server/debi > >an-9-server-img-16.png > > https://debian-handbook.info/browse/stable/images/inst-partman.png > > https://photonsphere.org/img/PartitionDisks.png > > > > Then select the disk (should resemble one of these): > > https://www.tecmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Select-free-space > >-to-partition.png > > https://www.tecmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Overview-of-disks > >.png https://photonsphere.org/img/PartitionDisksManual3.png > > > > Choose the partition to configure (I think these are actually the > > same screen as previous group, except with disk's partitions > > expanded): > > https://www.pontikis.net/blog/media/2013/04/debian-7-wheezy-rc1-lamp > >-server-setup-step-by-step/post/VBX_DEBIAN7_31_partitioning.png > > https://blog.sleeplessbeastie.eu/assets/uploads/2013/10/debian_insta > >ll-partition_disks-partitions_end.png > > > > Here's the screen where the main business gets done, selecting mount > > point, format type, mount options, volume label: > > https://www.tecmint.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Swap-Partition-De > >tails.png > > https://photonsphere.org/img/PartitionDisksBootPartitionSettings.png > > https://www.pontikis.net/blog/media/2013/04/debian-7-wheezy-rc1-lamp > >-server-setup-step-by-step/post/VBX_DEBIAN7_25_partitioning.png > > > > Select mount point detail screen: > > https://www.pontikis.net/blog/media/2013/04/debian-7-wheezy-rc1-lamp > >-server-setup-step-by-step/post/VBX_DEBIAN7_26_partitioning.png > > > > If I knew how to get my own screencaps from a text install on real > > hardware (not a virtual machine) I would make my own web page to do > > what the Debian Handbook seems can't be bothered to do. It would > > probably be somewhat like > > https://www.pontikis.net/blog/debian-7-wheezy-rc1-lamp-server-setup- > >step-by-step except the images would be big enough to see without > > having to open each in turn. > > (I haven't looked at these links yet.) > > The way I've always done it is to use script (or cut and paste) while > installing over ssh. To get the first few screens, you have to go back > to the beginning (Select a Language) and repeat them. > > The trickiest screens are the ones that set up the network itself. > That debian finally got right, piece of cake.
> Cheers, > David. Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
