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== Choosing The Appropriate Installation Media == There are two main choices of installation media to meet your needs. === The Network Install Image === For those with broadband Internet access it is often preferable to use a minimal network install image, rather than download a full set of 650 MB ISO images. This network install ISO (called "netinst") contains just enough packages to install a basic Debian system. During the install procedure only the required packages are downloaded from the Internet, making it more efficient overall. A netinst iso image is around 180 MB. If your wireless network card is not recognized by the installer you might consider doing the installation using a wired (ethernet cable) connection or installing using a different network card. In any case it may be preferable to install with a wired connection for bandwidth reasons or simply to defer wireless setup until after the initial installation. If you have no way of establishing a network connection during the installation, then you will need to install using full installation CDs or DVDs. === The Full "CD/DVD" Image === These images are for those who need all available packages that are in the current "[[DebianStable|stable]]" release of Debian. Although there are over 30 CDs (or 5 DVDs) in a full set, only the first CD or DVD is required to install Debian. The additional images are optional and include extra packages, that can be downloaded individually during the installation, or later. === Non-Free Firmware === Please refer to the [[Firmware]] Page to determine if and how you may need to download firmware for a successful installation. You can use one of the parallel installer image builds that also include all the non-free firmware packages directly. We have "netinst" CD images and also DVD installer images - see http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/ ---- == Creating a Bootable Debian USB Flash Drive == ToDo ###TODO - How to use Etcher (or Rufus). Both are cross platform. I plan on creating screenshots. ---- == Booting From a USB Flash Drive == ToDo ---- == Installation == ToDo ---- == Post-Install Tips == ToDo ---- ###'''Prior to making any major change to your computer you should ALWAYS backup all of your work. While the Debian Installer has been extensively tested, it cannot prevent you from making mistakes nor a prevent a power failure in your city while you are installing your new operating system.''' == See also == * [[DebianDesktopHowTo]] * [[DebianSoftware#kmuto|An updated installer]] that supports the newest hardware * [[DebianLive]] - Debian Live CD / DVD / USB * [[InstallFAQ]] - Including how to install unstable (sid). * [[FAI]], Fully Automatic Installation * [[DebianInstaller/Loader|Install From Windows]] * [[FromWindowsToDebian|Switching from Windows to Debian]] * [[Debootstrap|How to install from within an existing system]] * [[PackageManagement]] - Managing your system * [[ForcedethNetInstall|Netinst with nVidia nForce onboard Ethernet]] (old?) * [[http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual|Debian GNU/Linux Installation Guide]] (all architectures, stable branch) * [[PXEBootInstall]] - The manual for setting up a netboot server. * http://www.debian.org/CD/vendors ##---- ##ToDo: this page needs a major rewrite. ##||<-2 style="border-top:0;border-left:0">||<-5>''Source for those components''|| ##|| '''Media Name''' ||'''Boot''' ||'''udeb'''||'''Core system'''||'''XWindow'''||'''Desktop'''||'''on demand pkg'''|| ##||<-7 style="background-color:#aaccff; font-size:8pt; margin:2pt">CDs (optical medium)|| ##|| '''Business card CD'''|| CD || CD || Net || Net || Net || Net || ##|| '''Netinst CD card'''|| CD || CD || CD || Net || Net || Net || ##|| '''CD-1''' || CD || CD || CD || CD || CD or Net || CD or Net || ##|| '''DVD''' || DVD || DVD || DVD || DVD || DVD || DVD or Net || ##|| '''Blueray disk''' || BD || BD || BD || BD || BD || BD || ##||<-7 style="background-color:#aaccff; font-size:8pt; margin:2pt"> Usb keychain || ##|| '''hd-media''' || USB || iso ||<-4> iso or Net || ##||<-7 style="background-color:#aaccff; font-size:8pt; margin:2pt"> Floppy || ##|| '''Floppy'''<<FootNote(Booting DebianInstaller from floppy-disks is discontinued since Lenny.)>> || Floppy ||<-5> CD or DVD or Net || ##||<-7 style="background-color:#aaccff; font-size:8pt; margin:2pt"> Netboot || ##|| '''Netboot''' || TFTP || Net || Net || Net || Net || Net || ##|| '''mini-iso''' || CD || Net || Net || Net || Net || Net || ##||<-7 style="background-color:#aaccff; font-size:8pt; margin:2pt"> DOS / MS Windows || ##|| '''win32-loader''' || Windows<<FootNote(win32-loader don't actually boot from windows: It adds a boot menu entry, in boot.ini, that loads Debian-Installer's kernel an initrd from the NTFS partition)>> || Net || Net || Net || Net || Net || ---- ToDo |
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Contents
Getting Familiar With Debian Releases
Refer to Debian Releases for more information about the Debian versions, but the following ideas may guide your decision.
Stable
Choose Debian "Stable" if you want the computer to just work for a prolonged period of time, without the risk of new packages breaking your habits or workflow. In most cases, when people talk about Debian, they are referring to Debian "Stable". The network install images for stable (bookworm) can be found at http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/
Testing
If it is important to you to have recent packages of all the installed software continuously rolling onto through Debian, and you are fine with constantly downloading and installing updates that may stir up a bug every once in a while, you may choose Debian "Testing". The network install images for testing (trixie) can be found at http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/.
Unstable
If it is important to you to have the absolute latest packages available in Debian, you should learn about Debian "Unstable". There are currently no network install images for unstable. If you want to install unstable, download the image for testing and upgrade to unstable by editing /etc/apt/sources.list. However, unless you want to test the installer for testing, the better choice is to use the stable installer to install a minimal stable system and upgrade to testing and then unstable as described above.
Choosing The Appropriate Installation Media
There are two main choices of installation media to meet your needs.
The Network Install Image
For those with broadband Internet access it is often preferable to use a minimal network install image, rather than download a full set of 650 MB ISO images. This network install ISO (called "netinst") contains just enough packages to install a basic Debian system. During the install procedure only the required packages are downloaded from the Internet, making it more efficient overall. A netinst iso image is around 180 MB.
If your wireless network card is not recognized by the installer you might consider doing the installation using a wired (ethernet cable) connection or installing using a different network card. In any case it may be preferable to install with a wired connection for bandwidth reasons or simply to defer wireless setup until after the initial installation.
If you have no way of establishing a network connection during the installation, then you will need to install using full installation CDs or DVDs.
The Full "CD/DVD" Image
These images are for those who need all available packages that are in the current "stable" release of Debian.
Although there are over 30 CDs (or 5 DVDs) in a full set, only the first CD or DVD is required to install Debian. The additional images are optional and include extra packages, that can be downloaded individually during the installation, or later.
Non-Free Firmware
Please refer to the Firmware Page to determine if and how you may need to download firmware for a successful installation.
You can use one of the parallel installer image builds that also include all the non-free firmware packages directly. We have "netinst" CD images and also DVD installer images - see http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/
Creating a Bootable Debian USB Flash Drive
Booting From a USB Flash Drive
Installation
Post-Install Tips
See also
An updated installer that supports the newest hardware
DebianLive - Debian Live CD / DVD / USB
InstallFAQ - Including how to install unstable (sid).
FAI, Fully Automatic Installation
PackageManagement - Managing your system
Debian GNU/Linux Installation Guide (all architectures, stable branch)
PXEBootInstall - The manual for setting up a netboot server.