[WBEL-users] remote install? switch to debian?

Pavel Krebs pavel.krebs@varicad.com
Wed, 28 Jul 2004 16:33:27 +0200


Remote install is possible. Look at: 
http://beau.org/pipermail/whitebox-users/2004-January/000279.html

Pavel

gregwm napsal(a):

>hi,
>
>i'm wavering.  i intended to install whitebox.  but i really would like
>to be able to do installs remotely.
>
>we downloaded and burned knoppix3.4 just to get remote access, with the
>intention of merely using it to install whitebox.  but anaconda doesn't
>seem to be able to do a hd install via vnc.  am i wrong?  or is there
>another way or another installer?
>
>so now i'm wondering if i should actually jump ship and install debian. 
>i've heard there are multiple installers, and i'd think it likely one
>might do what i want.  the impression i've gotten is, while redhat
>became everyman's distro, debian remains more a geeks distro, you can do
>more but you have to know more and work harder.
>
>so i guess i'm worried about entering unfamiliar territory.  yeah i'm comfy
>with rpm and yum, but more to the point, documentation, and hardware,
>more often seem to be aimed at redhat than other distros.
>
>sincere apologies if i start a distro flamewar, that's not what i
>want, but i would appreciate some good pointers to making a good decision
>here.
>
>tia,
>greg
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