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== Network access == Some computers may fail to detect networking properly. Try simply run the network detection again - sometimes the second attempt succeeds. Ethernet is the most reliable and easy to use. Wireless networking often require non-free firmware (e.g. by use of an alternative unofficial installer with such firmware included). |
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.
Network access
Some computers may fail to detect networking properly. Try simply run the network detection again - sometimes the second attempt succeeds.
Ethernet is the most reliable and easy to use. Wireless networking often require non-free firmware (e.g. by use of an alternative unofficial installer with such firmware included).
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!)