I did once replace a remote running Windows 2000 server with ubuntu, via netinst + repacked intrd with full preseeding bundled. Rebooted the machine, waited 20

I did once replace a remote running Windows 2000 server with ubuntu, via netinst + repacked intrd with full preseeding bundled. Rebooted the machine, waited 20 mins whilst apprehensively hammering it with ssh.