Remote ubuntu install

[Jerry Geis]

Is there a way to just take the files from server-iso image (kernel and
initramfs) put that on my current OLD machine (CentOS 7 based)
and have kernel command line instructions to start the UBuntu install ?   I
desire "not" to download the server-live iso as that takes most of my 2G
ram.

How can I take just the kernel and initramfs from the server-live -and have
that be the bases for an install?
Thanks

Jerry

On Sat, Apr 30, 2022 at 7:55 PM Jerry Geis <jerry.geis at gmail.com> wrote:

> Is there a method to install ubuntu - Without downloading the server-live
> iso ? (which is large).
> I have autoinstall working - but again - it has to download the
> server-live iso.
>
> I "desire" a very minimal "download" or EVEN no download of an iso (seems
> mini is no longer supported)... That based on autoinstall file  - will just
> reformat the disk - and "download" everything from the net and install - no
> ~2G iso to download.
>
> I can login to the teh current machine - put anything I want/need on there
> - reboot and let Ubuntu install. Typically I install the "grub" command
> needed to boot- do the autoinstall - downloads the live server - and
> installs and reboots. But that ~2G iso is a problem on machines with 2G
> ram. Sometimes it works - sometimes it doesn't
>
> How can I do that ? Thanks
>
> Jerry
>
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