Hi,
On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 6:41 AM piorunz <pior...@gmx.com> wrote:
>
> On 29/09/2021 04:33, Igor Korot wrote:
>
> > Very simple and straightforward process:
> > 1. Downloaded mini.iso.
> > 2. Created a VM with 4G of RAM and 500G HDD.
> > 3. Started the install
> > 4. In the first menu selected "Advanced Options", then "Expert Install"
> > 5. Follow thru the {install} menu. On the "Choosing a mirror..." ,
> > selected "sid - unstable"
> > 6. Got an error about "The installation media do not seem to contain a
> > valid Release file, or that file
> > could not be read correctly". I presume that this is OK, since
> > mini.iso contains only a boot image
> > and not really a full blown install.
> > 7. Next got following error:
> > "Installation step failed."
>
> Install Stable and then change to Sid. Overall process will probably
> take less than 5 minutes longer.
It probably will be simpler, but the method described in the link I
posted in reply
to Brian should work nevertheless.
Thank you.
>
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