I'd been doing the same thing for a long time (loved how fast it was compared to the normal installer, especially in a VM), but the last install I did was with

I'd been doing the same thing for a long time (loved how fast it was compared to the normal installer, especially in a VM), but the last install I did was with debootstrap straight onto the target disk from another running machine. A bit of a learning curve the first time, but I think I'll try it again next time.