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Debian installer issue
Sometimes I need to install an older relese of Debian and doing this I have encountered
a problem while installing Etch flavour (usualy this problem is related with Etch).
The instalation process it hangs at 5% of "Selecting and Installing Packages". Pressing ALT-F4
(from text console) or Ctrl-ALT-F4 (from gui) you will see that the system wait for an answer,
Yes or No, but in the instalation screen you won't see a button! And you're stuck!
To fix this, when the installation process is stuck (the instalatiion is stopped at 5%), you have to do:
- press ALT+CTRL+F2 (from gui) or ALT+F2 (from text) to bring up a console. - Press enter to activate the console. - Run the command: "ps ax" and locate the "aptitude" line and notice the PID no. - Run the command: "kill -9 PID" (replace the PID with the aptitude PID as you seen it in the previous line) - Run the command: "chroot /target" - (the location of the system you are installing). - Run the command: "aptitude install debian-archive-keyring" - this will install the keyring. - Run the command: "aptitude update" - The update should now work correctly, with no errors about unverified keys. - Press ALT+CTRL+F5 (for gui) or ALT+F1 (from text) to return to the installer interface. - Don't worry about the error message, it's normal since you killed the aptitude process - Press the button and retry the instalation step. - Continue the installation as normal to the end.
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