> On Mon, 18 Jun 2001, Nicolas Parody wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > My co-located server at my provider runs, and only supports Red Hat but
> > I would like to switch to Debian. Is it possible to install Debian on
> > this system without physical access (The server is in Texas and I am in
> > Germany)? Has anyone already done this and what is your experience?
One way to do it is to install debian on a separate hard drive and configure
the system and the kernel to run on the overseas server. Then ship the hard
drive overseas and get someone to install it on the system. Then you should
be able to log into the system and add any other programs or configure the
system futher.
I had a problem where I had to fly interstate to fix a hard disk crash, but
in hindsight could have done the above from a backup I had.
I don't know if you can convert from redhat to debian...in theory you should
be able to...but I can imagine the headaches!! Probably you are better off
doing a fresh install. I had enough troubles upgrading from debian 1.3 to
debian 2.2.
Rob...
