Re: HOWTO install Debian from another distribution?

2003-10-24 Thread Guido Guenther
On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 12:51:43PM +0200, Arnaud Vandyck wrote: > I did build debootstrap from another powerpc and launched it. It > installed some packages but I do not have 'ar'! nor a 'functionnal' > Debian system! :( If you installed woody you can run 'base-config' which will guide

Re: HOWTO install Debian from another distribution?

2003-10-24 Thread Arnaud Vandyck
On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 06:16:48 -0700 "Chris Tillman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > [...] /sbin/base-config That's the one I forgot the name ;) > aptitude to pick individual packages. Yes, I love aptitude too! ;) > If you have dpkg running, but it's not registered, yo can use > > dpkg --install

Re: HOWTO install Debian from another distribution?

2003-10-24 Thread Chris Tillman
On Fri, Oct 24, 2003 at 12:51:43PM +0200, Arnaud Vandyck wrote: > [Note: arch=new powermac] > [Sorry for crosspost, I don't know which list is more appropriated] > > Hi all, > > I do have some problems to boot with the new debian-installer images. I > did also try woody but it fails to recogniz

[solved] Re: HOWTO install Debian from another distribution?

2003-10-24 Thread Arnaud Vandyck
On 24 Oct 2003 13:05:49 +0200 Jens Schmalzing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Arnaud Vandyck writes: [...] > > is it the good way to install Debian from another distribution? > debootstrap is definitely the way to go. It will give you a minimal > but functional Debian system. You may have to

Re: HOWTO install Debian from another distribution?

2003-10-24 Thread Jens Schmalzing
Hi, Arnaud Vandyck writes: > I did build debootstrap from another powerpc and launched it. It > installed some packages but I do not have 'ar'! nor a 'functionnal' > Debian system! :( [...] > is it the good way to install Debian from another distribution? debootstrap is definitely the way to g

HOWTO install Debian from another distribution?

2003-10-24 Thread Arnaud Vandyck
[Note: arch=new powermac] [Sorry for crosspost, I don't know which list is more appropriated] Hi all, I do have some problems to boot with the new debian-installer images. I did also try woody but it fails to recognize my harddisk! I got a GentooLive for powerpc that boots ok. I could part