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== disk formatting == Above preseeding silences most questions during install, but a few technical questions on how to wipe and prepare the target disk is not yet silenced: 1. Select the partition method that includes '''encryption''' 1. Select your laptop harddisk (typically the topmost one which is largest) 1. Confirm with "Yes" to proceed with the partition 1. Wait a looong time for disk preparation to finish (possibly 30 hours!) |
Installation of DebianParl
Ideal
Ideally, installation goes like this:
Select the system profile you want installed
- e.g. desktop/email
Download and prepare a Debian network installer for your hardware
e.g. AMD64 → netinst → mini.iso
- Install Debian with selected system profile:
- Connect the computer to ethernet
- Boot your computer with the prepared installer
e.g. put in USB stick, turn power on, hold down F12, and select USB HDD
At the Debian installer menu, select Advanced options → Automated install
- When asked for "preseeding", type in your selected system profile like this:
https://parl.debian.net/desktop/email/preseed.cfg
Subscribe to the user mailinglist to get help (and perhaps help out yourself).
- Consider subscribing twice - with both your institutional and some independent address.
You are done! Welcome to Debian and DebianParl
Consider adding yourself at the users page.
Preseeding
Unfortunately step 3 of above guide will fail (stable debian installer does not support secure https), so the following workaround is needed instead:
- Download and save your selected system profile on a USB stick (a different one than the install media)
- Boot your computer with the prepared installer
e.g. put in USB stick, turn power on, hold down F12, and select USB HDD
At the Debian installer menu, select Advanced options → Automated install
- When asked for "preseeding", do this:
- put in secondary USB stick containing the profile
- switch to another console: while holding down the ALT key, press the F2 key
- activate the console: press ENTER
show disk devices currently plugged in: type this command and press ENTER:
ls /dev/sd*
mount the device of the your USB stick (the last one in above list): type something like this and press ENTER:
mount /dev/sdc1
- switch back to the install console: while holding down ALT, press F1
Type this into the text field: file:///media/preseed.cfg
Other workarounds exist that are simpler to use, but more complex to prepare.
disk formatting
Above preseeding silences most questions during install, but a few technical questions on how to wipe and prepare the target disk is not yet silenced:
Select the partition method that includes encryption
- Select your laptop harddisk (typically the topmost one which is largest)
- Confirm with "Yes" to proceed with the partition
- Wait a looong time for disk preparation to finish (possibly 30 hours!)