Modify netinstaller to install basic system

[Bruah]

Hello,

I am a student and I am working on a personal project. I should modify the debian netinstaller iso to not download from the mirror but instead automatically proceed with all packages and configurations it has and install a very basic system. It shouldn't ask the user for a mirror website. I am not sure how to do this. Please give me a hand!

 

[Brickwizard]

Welcome to the forums
I assume it is yourself, who has asked the question on Kali in the linuxquestions forums,

Sorry but unless you are fully competent at using a standard desktop Linux you should not even be attempting to use Kali, [read the Kali documentation in full]

Netinstaller for Linux is about a year old and apparently still has bugs [Google netinstaller for linux]

 

[forester]

I'd download the iso and open with isomaster, to begin

 

[Bruah]

Welcome to the forums
I assume it is yourself, who has asked the question on Kali in the linuxquestions forums,

Sorry but unless you are fully competent at using a standard desktop Linux you should not even be attempting to use Kali, [read the Kali documentation in full]

Netinstaller for Linux is about a year old and apparently still has bugs [Google netinstaller for linux]

What do you mean by being "fully competent?" I have been using kali for 2 years now and it's my main system.

Sorry for not explaining my question properly, also yes, it's me in the linuxquestions.org too. I should create a debian-installer that installs a very basic system just like the system netinstaller installs without mirroring. I should modify the installer such that it shouldn't prompt options like "KDE", "Gnome", "Standard system utilities". I tried replacing the packages of debian-11.6.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso with the packages of debian netinstaller. Now it's not prompting options except "standard system utilities" but I don't want the installer to not prompt it just because the packages are not there. I want to modify it so the installer should not prompt those options even if the packages are available (maybe by modifying the list of packages) but I don't know how to do it, which file to modify. I searched for the relevant files but couldn't find any. Please help with this

 

[f33dm3bits]

Kali isn't meant to be used as daily driver desktop but to be used as a tool in a vm or from a live-usb.

 

[Bruah]

Kali isn't meant to be used as daily driver desktop but to be used as a tool in a vm or from a live-usb or as a dual boot.

Sure, but you can use as your main OS too. I do it because I am interested in penetration testing. I believe that having a certain OS comes from personal taste and desires, and there is nothing wrong with it.

 

[f33dm3bits]

https://www.kali.org/docs/introduction/should-i-use-kali-linux
This is the reason why Kali is not meant to be used as a daily driver for your desktop.

While Kali Linux is architected to be highly customizable, do not expect to be able to add random unrelated packages and repositories that are “out of band” of the regular Kali software sources and have it Just Work. In particular, there is absolutely no support whatsoever for the apt-add-repository command, LaunchPad, or PPAs. Trying to install Steam on your Kali Linux desktop is an experiment that will not end well. Even getting a package as mainstream as NodeJS onto a Kali Linux installation can take a little extra effort and tinkering.

 

[f33dm3bits]

You don't t need a topic like this to learn what you are looking for. You can just use your favorite search engine and search for something like "custom linux iso creator".

How to Create Custom Debian Based ISO

ISO Series How to Create Custom Debian Based ISO Automating Custom ISO with Cloud-Init...

dev.to

The only thing you may get from a topic like to this is inspiration from others.

 

[Bruah]

You don't t need a topic like this to learn what you are looking for. You can just use your favorite search engine and death for something like "custom linux iso creator".

How to Create Custom Debian Based ISO

ISO Series How to Create Custom Debian Based ISO Automating Custom ISO with Cloud-Init...

dev.to

Bruh. This is not what I am looking for, it doesn't solve the problem. I have been searching the web for a while. Probably I didn't explain properly or you misunderstood my question

 

[f33dm3bits]

Bruh. This is not what I am looking for, it doesn't solve the problem. I have been searching the web for a while. Probably I didn't explain properly or you misunderstood my question

Please don't call me bruh you can call your real life buddies that. This more like it?

How to Customize Ubuntu ISO to Create Your Own Spin

Usually it takes a lot of steps and tinkering to customize an Ubuntu Live CD if you go through command line route. However it is now much easier to create an Ubuntu Remix and distribute it as a Live CD to friends or colleagues, thanks to an excellent GUI app called Cubic. This article will walk...

linuxhint.com

 

[Bruah]

Please don't call me bruh you can call your real life buddies that. This more like it?

How to Customize Ubuntu ISO to Create Your Own Spin

Usually it takes a lot of steps and tinkering to customize an Ubuntu Live CD if you go through command line route. However it is now much easier to create an Ubuntu Remix and distribute it as a Live CD to friends or colleagues, thanks to an excellent GUI app called Cubic. This article will walk...

linuxhint.com

What do you mean by being "fully competent?" I have been using kali for 2 years now and it's my main system.

Sorry for not explaining my question properly, also yes, it's me in the linuxquestions.org too. I should create a debian-installer that installs a very basic system just like the system netinstaller installs without mirroring. I should modify the installer such that it shouldn't prompt options like "KDE", "Gnome", "Standard system utilities". I tried replacing the packages of debian-11.6.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso with the packages of debian netinstaller. Now it's not prompting options except "standard system utilities" but I don't want the installer to not prompt it just because the packages are not there. I want to modify it so the installer should not prompt those options even if the packages are available (maybe by modifying the list of packages) but I don't know how to do it, which file to modify. I searched for the relevant files but couldn't find any. Please help with this

No sir, I've already checked CUBIC. The quoted message above explains the problem in a bit more detail. I want to modify the debian installer to not prompt specific questions or edit the list of packages the installer installs when an option, let's say "standard system utilities" installs. I found out preseeding too but it's not really what I want to do. Sorry for not giving a detailed explanation in the main question

EDIT: I am not fully sure about preseed file yet, it may solve the problem. I am researching more about it

 

[sphen]

Ignore this post and skip to the next to continue with the thread. This is a personal comment.

PERSONAL COMMENT:
Please forgive me because I am new here.

I do not understand why Kali came up at all, nor why others are criticizing @Bruah for running Kali or for asking their question at the LinuxQuestions Kali forum. Neither of them has anything to do with the Debian installer question in the original post at the top of this page in the Linux.org forum.

-> Bruah informed us that they are a student and is asking for advice on how to create a Debian netinstaller that automatically installs a basic Debian system without user prompts. They provided additional information about the problem in subsequent posts.

I wish I could help, because I am looking into Linux network installation questions myself, centered around netboot.xyz and iPXE. I look forward to seeing the responses to Bruah's questions.

 

[Brickwizard]

I do not understand why Kali came up at all,

Because he has already asked thee same question on the Kali forum of Linux questions,

 

[KGIII]

Moved to the Kali sub-forum.

 

[wizardfromoz]

Could someone please share the link to the thread at linuxquestions.org ?

Thanks

Chris Turner
wizardfromoz

 

[osprey]

wizardfromoz wrote:

Could someone please share the link to the thread at linuxquestions.org ?

https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/debian-26/modify-netinstaller-to-install-basic-system-4175721330/

 

[f33dm3bits]

The other option would be just to run a basic net install and then have a script or Anible Playbook that installs and configures all the software you want after the basic net install. It would be the same end result without having to create your own custom installer.

The following should also be possible for Debian Kali or with an alternative tool. I think that is what @Bruah is looking for.

How to Create Custom Linux Mint or Ubuntu ISO

Installing Linux Mint is not a big deal. It’s the things to do after installing Linux Mint that could feel tiresome. And if you have to do the same on more than one system, it gets frustrating. Imagine having several computers in your home, lab, or institution. And all

itsfoss.com

Simple-CDD - Debian Wiki

wiki.debian.org

 

[Tolkem]

I want to modify the debian installer to not prompt specific questions or edit the list of packages the installer installs when an option, let's say "standard system utilities" installs.

Read here https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Preseed Preseed file's the one controlling all (or at least most of them) the options you see in the installer. You may also try the Debian forum https://forums.debian.net/

 

[Bruah]

Yes, thank you all. Seems like modifying preseed file is the deepest I can get into the debian installer modification

 

[Lord Boltar]

Have a look here - https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Modify/CD