[tor-bugs] #31239 [Internal Services/Tor Sysadmin Team]: automate installs

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#31239: automate installs
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 Reporter:  anarcat                              |          Owner:  anarcat
     Type:  enhancement                          |         Status:
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 Priority:  Medium                               |      Milestone:
Component:  Internal Services/Tor Sysadmin Team  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                               |     Resolution:
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Comment (by anarcat):

 i had a nice chat with Thomas Lange who confirmed a few things about FAI:

  * it requires a server (`fai-server` to be more precise)
  * it needs control over the boot environment (custom ISO or PXE + NFS)
  * it does *not* use the debian-installer, instead the base system is
 installed through tar files which have the same content as a debootstrap
 call
  * preseeding works by running dpkg-reconfigure on the packages part of
 the tar file
  * custom FAI-enabled boot images are available from https://fai-
 project.org/FAIme/ but you can also create your own
  * setup-storage can be used without an installer

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