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[SOLVED] WADS Linux
Published: April 25, 2025 - 11:58 AM
by Emmanuel64
Hello,
I'm continuing my OS deployment tests, which went perfectly and quite simply on Windows (well done!).
I'm now testing on Linux (Debian)...
Is there a section on this topic in the documentation (I haven't found it, but just in case

)?
At startup, I get an error, which I deduce is a formatting issue. Do you have an example of a formatting configuration for Linux?
Thank you in advance.
Re: WADS Linux
Published: April 25, 2025 - 1:09 PM
by sfonteneau
Hello,
a few points to note: the USB key (WinPE) is not available (since it's a
WinPEinstallation

).
Therefore, you will have to boot via
IPXE (network boot).
The currently available configurations (Ubuntu and Debian) will connect directly to the internet to retrieve sources and repositories, so the data streams must be available.
Otherwise, just follow the prompts by unchecking "for Windows" in the configuration settings. You will then need to load an IPXE script and a Pressed configuration.
(Formatting settings must be configured directly within the configuration.)
Regarding the configuration, I confirm that there is nothing available on this topic at the moment.
Re: WADS Linux
Published: April 29, 2025 - 12:43 PM
by Emmanuel64
Hello Simon
Thank you for the feedback, I hadn't seen the reply
I'm off to a good start with IPXE
I downloaded the basic "debian" configuration file using a "debian-12.9.0-amd64-netinst" ISO. What should I put in the ipxe script?
I loaded the "config_debian_basic.conf" file, but WADS is still asking me to configure djoin. Is this normal?
Alternatively, I tested it without the ipxe script, and I get this error at step 5 of WADS
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ISO : Error on Iso Decompression : T7zReader.OpenFile error 1 (ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION) 12:35:08 04/29/25
Thank you for your help
Re: WADS Linux
Published: April 29, 2025 - 12:48 PM
by sfonteneau
Emmanuel64 wrote: ↑Apr 29, 2025 - 12:43
I took the basic "debian" configuration file with a "debian-12.9.0-amd64-netinst" ISO. What should I put in the ipxe script?
No need to install an ISO for Debian; it will connect directly to the Debian repository. For the IPXE script, simply click the folder button next to "Load an IPXE script" and load the Debian one.
Emmanuel64 wrote: ↑Apr 29, 2025 - 12:43
I loaded the "config_debian_basic.conf" file but WADS still asks me to configure djoin, is that normal?
Oops, the "config_debian_basic.conf" template hasn't been modified in a long time. The last one that was updated was "debian_desktop_djoin.conf"
I'm going to look into either creating a new basic template or removing the "basic" part
Emmanuel64 wrote: ↑Apr 29, 2025 - 12:43
Alternatively, I tested it without the ipxe script, and I get this error at step 5 of WADS
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ISO : Error on Iso Decompression : T7zReader.OpenFile error 1 (ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION) 12:35:08 04/29/25
If you are testing without IPXE, this message is perfectly normal

Re: WADS Linux
Published: April 29, 2025 - 1:12 PM
by sfonteneau
I just modified the Debian Basic template:
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#### Contents of the preconfiguration file
### Localization
d-i console-setup/ask_detect boolean false
# Locale setting.
d-i debian-installer/language string fr
d-i debian-installer/country string FR
d-i debian-installer/locale string fr_FR.UTF-8
# Keyboard.
d-i console-keymaps-at/keymap select fr-latin9
d-i keyboard-configuration/xkb-keymap select fr(latin9)
# Zone
d-i time/zone string Europe/Paris
# netcfg will choose an interface that has link if possible. This makes it
# skip displaying a list if there is more than one interface.
d-i netcfg/choose_interface select auto
# Any hostname and domain names assigned from dhcp take precedence over
# values set here. However, setting the values still prevents the questions
# from being shown, even if values come from dhcp.
d-i netcfg/get_hostname string {{hostname}}
d-i netcfg/get_domain string unassigned-domain
# Disable that annoying WEP key dialog.
d-i netcfg/wireless_wep string
### Mirror settings
d-i debian-installer/allow_unauthenticated boolean true
d-i mirror/country string manual
d-i mirror/http/hostname string http://ftp.fr.debian.org
d-i mirror/http/directory string /debian
d-i mirror/http/proxy string
# Root password, either in clear text
d-i passwd/root-password password rootroot
d-i passwd/root-password-again password rootroot
# or encrypted using a crypt(3) hash.
#d-i passwd/root-password-crypted password [crypt(3) hash]
# To create a normal user account.
d-i passwd/user-fullname string noroot
d-i passwd/username string noroot
# Normal user's password, either in clear text
d-i passwd/user-password password norootnoroot
d-i passwd/user-password-again password norootnoroot
# Set to true if you want to encrypt the first user's home directory.
d-i user-setup/encrypt-home boolean false
### Clock and time zone setup
# Controls whether or not the hardware clock is set to UTC.
d-i clock-setup/utc boolean true
# Controls whether to use NTP to set the clock during the install
d-i clock-setup/ntp boolean true
# LG provided NTP, should be replaced!
d-i clock-setup/ntp-server string ntp.ubuntu.com
#d-i partman/early_command string debconf-set partman-auto/disk
d-i partman-auto/method string regular
d-i partman-lvm/device_remove_lvm boolean true
d-i partman-md/device_remove_md boolean true
d-i partman-lvm/confirm boolean true
d-i partman-auto/choose_recipe select atomic
d-i partman-partitioning/confirm_write_new_label boolean true
d-i partman/choose_partition select finish
d-i partman/confirm boolean true
d-i partman/confirm_nooverwrite boolean true
krb5-config krb5-config/default_realm string UNASSIGNED-REALM
krb5-config krb5-config/kerberos_servers string localhost
krb5-config krb5-config/admin_server string localhost
### Package selection for server
tasksel tasksel/first multiselect
### Package selection for desktop workstation
#tasksel tasksel/desktop mate
# Individual additional packages to install
d-i pkgsel/include string openssh-server
# Whether to upgrade packages after debootstrap.
# Allowed values: none, safe-upgrade, full-upgrade
d-i pkgsel/upgrade select full-upgrade
d-i pkgsel/update-policy select none
# Individual additional packages to install
d-i pkgsel/include string openssh-server \
vim \
git \
tmux \
build-essential \
telnet \
wget \
curl \
krb5-user
# This is fairly safe to set, it makes grub install automatically to the MBR
# if no other operating system is detected on the machine.
d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean true
d-i grub-installer/only_debian boolean true
d-i grub-installer/with_other_os boolean true
d-i grub-installer/bootdev string default
d-i finish-install/reboot_in_progress note
d-i preseed/late_command string chroot /target bash -c 'wget {{secondary_repo}}wapt/waptagent/tis-waptagent-amd64.deb --directory-prefix /tmp/ ;\
apt-get install /tmp/tis-waptagent-*.deb -y ;\
/opt/wapt/wapt-get.bin reset-config-from-url {{url_conf_default}}'
This template does not put Debian in the domain and therefore does not require djoin

It also lacks a graphical interface
Re: WADS Linux
Published: April 29, 2025 - 2:14 PM
by Emmanuel64
Thanks Simon for your quick reply and for the config file
In the meantime, I tested with "debian_desktop_djoin.conf" and "debian.ipxe", which I didn't have at all (I don't know how I managed to do that)

) and therefore without ISO
The installation fails at the data verification stage
Effective repository url:
https://wapt.domain.local
Hashes's signature signed by: WAPT-Private. OK: Signed properly. Trusted cert: "WAPT-
Private*
Hashes's signature signed by: WAPT-Private. OK: Signed properly. Trusted cert: WAPT-
Private"
Iso Data verification failed: No signer certificate in data
I checked the deployment data signature before deployment, it's OK (invalid signature after failure)
If I try with the official ISO loaded, I still get the same problem despite loading "debian.ipxe"
ISO: Error on Iso Decompression: T7zReader.OpenFile error 1 (ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION)
Re: WADS Linux
Published: April 29, 2025 - 4:00 PM
by sfonteneau
It seems you've started in
WinPE mode, which you shouldn't. (Or perhaps you haven't included an IPXE script in the configuration.)
So, if you're testing without IPXE, this message is perfectly normal.
You need to start in IPXE mode:
https://www.wapt.fr/fr/doc/wapt-wads.ht ... figuration
Re: WADS Linux
Published: April 30, 2025 - 09:22
by Jarnaud
Hello,
We've added a guide for Linux deployment to the documentation.
Here's the link:
https://www.wapt.fr/fr/doc/quickstart-w ... linux.html.
Best regards
Re: WADS Linux
Published: May 6, 2025 - 09:03
by Emmanuel64
Hello
, thank you for the feedback. I'm a bit overwhelmed at the moment!
I do have the feeling I'm starting with WinPE, but I don't understand why... Could it be a DHCP configuration issue?
I'll start over and double-check the DHCP configuration (which I've set up as hybrid DHCP, as per tutorial 7.3.2.1).
Have a good day!