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# Scripts
1. [Description](#description)
2. [Scripts list](#scripts_list)
* [Download Debian](#download_debian.sh)
* [Download Ubuntu](#dowload_ubuntu.sh)
* [Make Debian Initrd with Firmware](#make_debian_initrd_with_firmware.sh)
## Description
Set of scripts to download and generate necessary files to allow differents GNU/Linux distributions to boot through the network.
## Scripts list
### download_debian.sh
The script will provide netboot installers for all Debian (>=Stable) for both **i386** and **amd64**:
* Store the files to **/var/lib/tftpboot** (default).
* Download Debian Linux kernel and initrd files for all Debian distributions (Stable: **Jessie**; Testing: **Stretch**; Unstable: **Sid**) and for **i386** and **amd64** architectures.
* Offer an example menu file to use with a TFTP server (default_path/installer/debian/menu.cfg.example).
### download_ubuntu.sh
The script will provide netboot installers for the latest LTS and latest advanced Ubuntu distribution for both **i386** and **amd64**:
* Store the files to **/var/lib/tftpboot** (default).
* Download Ubuntu Linux kernel and initrd files for the two lasts Ubuntu distributions (LTS-16.04: **xenial**; 15.10: **wily**) and for **i386** and **amd64** architectures.
* Make a symlink to access to the LTS (default_path/installer/ubuntu/lts) instead of it's codename.
### make_debian_initrd_with_firmware.sh
The script will provide Debian's netboot installers with **additionnals firmwares** for all Debian (>=Stable) for **amd64** only:
* Store the files to **/var/lib/tftpboot** (default).
* Download Debian's initrd files for all Debian distributions (Stable: **Jessie**; Testing: **Stretch**; Unstable: **Sid**) for **amd64** architecture only.
* Download additionnals firmwares:
* bnx2: For Broadcom NetXtremeII network adapters.
* linux-nonfree: For Tigon network adapters.
* Extract initrd and firmwares packages to build a new initrd.