Single FAI server, multiple Debian versions?

Andrew Ruthven andrew at etc.gen.nz
Tue Jan 16 10:59:21 CET 2024


> You can install multiple debian (and even ubuntu) releases from the
> same nfsroot, if you run ``debootstrap`` at installtime.

It is much faster if you use basefiles, and have one per release you
install. See https://fai-project.org/fai-guide/ and search for basefiles.

We set a class of $RELEASE_$ARCH and use that to select the basefile.

Cheers,
Andrew

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