On Thu 16 May 2019 at 14:01:43 +0100, Rory Campbell-Lange wrote: [...]
> Consequently I'd be grateful to know if: > > * it is possible to somehow install the backport kernel and dependencies > during the netinstall process > (apt-get install doesn't seem available on the virtual terminals) You could consider preseeding the installation with a late_command to add backports to sources.list and update and install with apt-get. This wouldn't suit you, but it can be adapted: d-i preseed/late_command string \ mkdir /target/media/ARCHIVE-9; \ mount --bind /hd-media /target/media/ARCHIVE-9; \ sed -i 's/^/#/' /target/etc/apt/sources.list; \ echo "deb [ trusted=yes ] file:/media/ARCHIVE-9/debian jessie main contrib" >> /target/etc/apt/sources.list; \ in-target apt-get update; \ in-target apt-get -y install mc gpm vim bash-completion less; -- Brian.