Preseed
Preseeding is a method for automating the installation of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system and its derivatives. Answers to installation questions, which would normally be answered interactively by an operator, are predetermined and supplied via a configuration file (and sometimes boot parameters). This is similar to unattended installations of Windows operating systems using an answer file (see Installation (computer programs)).
Many Debian-based operating systems support preseed, because it is a feature of the Debian-Installer (also known as "d-i"). For instance, although Ubuntu is commonly installed via the user-friendly Ubiquity installer, preseeding the d-i is the recommended method for automating Ubuntu installations[1] and for customizing install CDs.[2]
Note that preseeding automates the operating system installation, but it does not necessarily continue to detailed configuration or application installation in the same way as Fully Automatic Installation
See also
- Redhat's/Fedora anaconda configuration file kickstart
- Sun's/ Oracle Solaris jumpstart
- System Installer
References
- ^ "Automating the installation using preseeding". Ubuntu documentation team. Retrieved 2015-06-30.
- ^ "InstallCDCustomization". Ubuntu documentation team. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
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