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When were the first graphical app installers created for Linux distributions
Having a discussion at work with a colleague, and he is claiming graphical installers for *nix environments have only been available for the last few years, but I can't find any solid information on ...
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Building an offline installer Debian CD
I have to build an install CD to help others people to setup a Debian server with Apache/Mysql/PHP and our application.
But the CD must install the full system offline (because servers will be ...
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How to make Linux application (all in one fille) installer?
I am working on some Linux application. It is the right moment to start thinking about deployment. So my question is:
How to create a one file installer like for example *.run or *.sh files that ...
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How to easily install and uninstall unix packages
Hey everyone. I'm using the Ubuntu server for some time now. Everything is working fine, installing packages is a piece of cake. Usually I use aptitude or apt-get for package management. But...! There ...
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How to convert binary installer into rpm?
There are times when all you have is binary installer. I hate them because once installed it is quite difficult to uninstall such software, and since my distro (openSUSE 11.4) is rpm-based it is hard ...
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Which Debian Architecture Should I Use? AMD Sempron 2500
I have an old computer with an AMD Sempron 2500 1.7GHz Processor and 512MB ram. I am trying to build a simple NAS for my home office.
I downloaded the Debian Small CD file amd64 and i386, burnt them ...
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Install third party software on Linux from source
What are good practices for making Linux installations?
Suppose I wanted to install some so-very-useful library of my own design and documentation/reference for it on a Linux system. Which part ...
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Why does a graphical install show my boot option, but a textual install not?
I have a system to install SLES 11 on, via a serial console. As this procedure is likely to be executed across multiple systems, I want to automate the whole process. As such, I first did a manual ...
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Setting up a minimal apt-get environment
I would like to set up a minimal environment with apt-get then selectively install packages one at a time.
My understanding is that this is basically what the Debian installer does. Is this ...
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How to install Ubuntu from a USB key using syslinux?
I'm making a bootable USB key for myself, and one function of it is to install Ubuntu.
I have downloaded the ubuntu-11.10-desktop-i386.iso file.
There is a pretty good method for installation of ...
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Debian stucks at formatting 33%
I'm trying to install Debian Squeeze 6.0.5 on a new HP Proliant Microserver N40L with 4 GB RAM and 1.5 GHZ and 2 new Seagate BARRACUDA 2TB HDD (delivered yesterday).
The installation stuck at the ...
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Cannot exec bcdedit.exe on Windows 7 while installing opensuse [closed]
I am running windows 7
I want to Install Open Suse On My System
WITHOUT :CORRUPTING C DRIVE
AND not In My Largest Drive.
(In one of my friend case It has happened)
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Also When I try The Installer ...
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How would you code a Linux system installer? [closed]
I'm working on a Linux distro, and it seems like Anaconda and Ubiquity aren't working for my needs.
Are there any precautions one should take when coding an installer for a whole system? I was ...
