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Debian Installer
Introduction
debian-installer is the installation system that Debian Sarge is going to use when it is released. Its predecessor for Debian 3.0 ("woody"), named boot-floppies, is dead and buried.
Links
?DebianInstallerIdeas
?DebianInstallerBrokenThings
?DebianInstallerWorkarounds - for broken and ill-supported hardware
?DebianInstallerNetboot
?DebianInstallerConcepts
- ["DebianInstallerFAQ"]
?DebianInstallerBuild
?DebianInstallerModify - how to modify an existing Installer image with your own udebs
Using USB-Sticks: http://d-i.pascal.at/
http://alioth.debian.org/projects/d-i/ -- Debian-Installer in alioth, including the CVS repository
joeyh@debian.org -- can get you CVS commit access
http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/ is the mailing list
#debian-boot on irc.freenode.net is the IRC channel, see http://www.freenode.net/irc_servers.shtml for a server near you
tsauter@debian.org -- ["PowerPC"] fellow
How you can help
Code is a great way to contribute. Testing is pretty good too. Now, code that comes with tests: that's the best. Follow ?DebianInstallerBuild instructions.
Note that this page will constantly evolve as the installer progresses. If there's something on it you know is wrong, fix it. Do not waste your time...