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How do I do a bare-metal install (Debian) without a monitor+keyboard? (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world
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I don't have spare peripherals like a monitor and a keyboard. How do you suggest I do a bare-metal install of Debian on a computer (meant to be a server)?

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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Once upon a time you could use a thing called debootstrap to install Debian on the hard disk in a chroot on another machine, then switch the hdd to the target machine. Not sure if that thing is still around.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Yes, that'll work too, it does involve adding the disk to your machine temporarily though, so just be carefully which disk you format to do it. Please don't ask why I say that, it brings back painful memories...

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