Re: [LUG] Net install (first timer)

[tom <tompotts@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 20/08/13 18:36, Daniel Robinson wrote:

Hello chaps,

 

Started a new job today and had great fun smashing up the old Comet in Marsh Barton =)

 

I managed to find a rather nice looking PC, Tied it to my bicycle with 3m Network Cables and cycled it home. =)

 

Always the type of person who likes to try something new, I was wondering if it is possible to install Linux on to a remote machine. By remote I mean another computer on my LAN. And if it is possible what sort of things do I need to do to achieve this?

 

This lovely little PC will be my future file server so any tips on Distro choices would be great but I fear I will lean towards Debian... again...

 

 

Kind Regards

 

 

DR

 

Net install is relatively easy ONCE you have the server setup, and have configured the client machine to do a netboot.
I personally think that if you are going to do this on a several machines it can be worth while as old machines dont often have fast cd's and it can be a lot quicker this way.
One way you can do a quick install is to set up an ubuntu machine with proxy caching of repositories as a server and then you can use the minimum install disk (make a usb boot of it?) and point it at the server when it asks.
This can be quite good if you are installing a lot of machine on the same network as they can use the caching into the future and once the server has updated the others can update pretty quickly from it.
I would hope debian have a similar small install ISO but I've not looked.
Tom te tom te tom

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