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Re: stuck at Debian's text installer numerical Software Selection menu

From	john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: stuck at Debian's text installer numerical Software Selection menu
Date	2018-04-30 21:50 +0200
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On 4/30/2018 5:00 PM, john doe wrote:
> Hi Alan,
> 
> On 4/30/2018 2:54 PM, Alan Tu wrote:
>> John, I do enjoy giving back by documenting and reporting bugs.
>>
> 
> :)
> 
>> Is there some way, at least theoretically, that you know of to get the
>> text installer to record the output and the responses it think its
>> receiving? There's going to be an issue if the media is read-only and
>> it can't write files, that's why I say "at least theoretically".
>>
>> I know that if an installation is successful, one can do
>>
>> debconf-get-selections --installer
>>
>> to get all the variables but I was hoping for something a little more
>> low level. Thanks.
>  >
> 
> The only way I can think of would be to install debian through ssh and 
> recorde your terminal session.
> The below link don't use text mode but should give you an idea on how to 
> install remotely! :)
> 
> https://blog.sleeplessbeastie.eu/2015/10/12/how-to-install-debian-remotely/
> 

Note that when using this approach, it doesn't seem to be possible to 
set the remote frontend  to text mode.

-- 
John Doe

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stuck at Debian's text installer numerical Software Selection menu Alan Tu <8libra@gmail.com> - 2018-04-30 03:10 +0200
  Re: stuck at Debian's text installer numerical Software Selection  menu john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2018-04-30 08:50 +0200
    Re: stuck at Debian's text installer numerical Software Selection menu Alan Tu <8libra@gmail.com> - 2018-04-30 12:10 +0200
      Re: stuck at Debian's text installer numerical Software Selection  menu john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2018-04-30 12:50 +0200
        Re: stuck at Debian's text installer numerical Software Selection menu Alan Tu <8libra@gmail.com> - 2018-04-30 15:00 +0200
          Re: stuck at Debian's text installer numerical Software Selection  menu john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2018-04-30 17:10 +0200
            Re: stuck at Debian's text installer numerical Software Selection  menu john doe <johndoe65534@mail.com> - 2018-04-30 21:50 +0200

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