GRML-Inst_Plain_Deb - "Install-a-Plain-Debian (Stable)"-script 
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* From the authors 

This installer script was written by Philip Richardson and Osvaldo La Rosa
(who wrote the initial pre-zero-version + suggesting some layout tips).

Many thanks go to:
- Bruno Marmol from the CarrefourBLinuX, for his useful suggestions
- William Windels (visually impaired GRML fan), for his contribution and 
  useful feedbacks
- and John Richardson for correcting my English mistakes


* License

This script is FREE software, and published under the GNU/GPL General Public
License as specified here:
 http://www.gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html#GPL


* Why this script?

This installer-script provides an easy, fast and secure method for anyone who
want (/or needs) to install a plain Debian GNU/Linux system from within a
running "Live on CD" distribution (such as GRML).

Additionally, this script provides accessibility support for blind users
so that they have a "ready-to-use/braille-enabled" operating system after
having used this script.


* Partition limitation

The original installation script was limited to a / (root) partition.
( see next paragraph for more details about home and swap partitions )

However, you are presumed to be using a disk you had previously partitionned
BEFORE you ran this installer, since it does NOT run
fdisk/cfdisk/partman/etc.


* Partition types

We have default set the installer to initialize an EXT3 partition for root
Feel free to edit the script to meet your needs if you prefer EXT2 or
ReiserFS.


* Regarding home and swap partitions

- the zero-version of this script didn't have the ability to add a home
partition, a swap file was installed on the installation disk (/)
- this version does offer the ability to automatically use a previously
initialized swap, + choose another partition for home


* Regarding accessibility support

Brltty is provided to enable braille at boot time for persons with a vision
impairment.

Brltty will be automatically installed if the daemon was detected after 
booting the GRML CD. Debconf will help you with configuring your braille
device.


* Regarding base-config

IMPORTANT: you must run /usr/sbin/base-config by hand after your first
reboot, since this process is NOT launched automatically by the installer
script.

The base-config is currently used in Debian Sarge to complete your
installation, set correctly the locales, keyboard, deb-mirror, hostname,
add a user account, etc...
But it will be suppressed in future Debian releases.


* Adding extra applications

We can't do that for you, so feel free to add your preferred packages by
using apt, aptitude, synaptic, or whatever ...


* The bootloader

The default bootloader we choose is grub; you will direct the installer to
which partition it must be installed to, but at this point you must run the
config by hand.


* Documentation

This README-file was last updated: 21-04-2006


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