Debian – Installing debian without a cd/dvd-rom

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Greetings
I want to install debian to my server machine however it doesn't have a cd/dvd rom pluggedin thus I am seeking alternative ways to achieve this.

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Best Answer

If you're already running something on said system, you could do a chroot installation. If your machine supports boot-to-usb, you can use the usb installer. If your machine supports PXE you can set up a tftp and bootp server and install over the network.

There are many options. Google for "debian alternate install" to get a good set of instructions. Or decide on one and ask for help in that fashion.

I'm a huge fan of using usb to do the install. It's very like a cd in that you can use the usb disk as a rescue disk, but you can update it :)

Link with way too many ways to install Debian http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Debian/installers.html

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