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How?<\/p>\n

Seriously, how do I do this?<\/p>\n

Following constraints: T1000 has no local DVD drive. No other Solaris hosts on network.<\/p>\n

(Note that it takes about 15 seconds to find the Debian install instructions. “Put this file on tftp server, boot.”)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How? Seriously, how do I do this? Following constraints: T1000 has no local DVD drive. No other Solaris hosts on network. 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