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#pragma description Various "How to install" Debian-On some given hardware (computers, architectures, embedded and other odd devices)
#pragma keywords Debian, stable, testing, unstable, i386, amd64, x86_64, Linux, Howto, guide, install, installation, report, compatibility, device
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= Categories =
== Sorted by
brand ==
== Computer brands ==
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 * [:VideoGameConsole: Video Game Console] Capable of running Debian (PS3, Xbox..)
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 * [:SparcInstallationNotes:Sparc]
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= Contributing / Editing = == Contributing / Editing ==
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Find a good name (and Logo) for ''DebianOn''.. Any idea ? Suggestion ?
 * '''DebianOn''' : short name. Easy to remember. "On" make "it works".
 * '''DebiOn''' : short name. Easy to remember. confusing name (might use Debi'On)
Find a good name (and Logo) for ''!DebianOn''.. Any idea ? Suggestion ?
 * '''!DebianOn''' : short name. Easy to remember. "On" make "it works".
 * '''!DebiOn''' : short name. Easy to remember. sounds too similar to debiAn. also spelling is confusing (might use Debi'On)
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  * Searching 'WikiPage'' works, searching ''Wiki_Page'' doesn't work at all, searching ''Wiki Page'' returns all page with ''Wiki'' or ''Page'', searching ''"Wiki Page"'' works fine.
Typically, this could be
  * Searching '!WikiPage'' works, searching ''Wiki_Page'' doesn't work at all, searching ''Wiki Page'' returns all page with ''Wiki'' or ''Page'', searching ''"Wiki Page"'' works fine.
Typically, the namespace could be could be
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  * Install_Debian_On/Dell/Latitude_D620
  * Install_Debian_On/Dell/
Latitude_D620/!MoreInformationAndComments
  * Install_Debian_On/!PageFragment_!Cpufrequtils_!BaseConfig - To be Included only
  * Install_Debian_On/Dell/!PageFragment_Mydellspecificdevice - To be Included only
  * Install_Debian_On/Dell/PageFragment_MyDellSpecificdevice/MoreInformationAndComments
  * Install_Debian_On/Dell/Latitude_D620  ''- the page "How to install Debian on Dell Latitude D620"''
  * Install_Debian_On/Dell/Latitude_D620
/!MoreInformationAndComments  ''- Page comments, discussions...''
  * Install_Debian_On/!PageFragment_Cpufrequtils_!BaseConfig ''- To be Included only''
  * Install_Debian_On/Dell/!PageFragment_Mydellspecificdevice   ''- To be Included only''
  * Install_Debian_On/Dell/!PageFragment_Mydellspecificdevice/!MoreInformationAndComments
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With each release, Debian gets better hardware. Therefore installation status and procedures varies. How to address this situation ? With each release, Debian gets better and better support for more and more hardware. Therefore installation status and procedures varies. How can we support many version ? (oldstable, stable, testing)
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  * Unstable is both a fast moving target, and at the same time it is usually often very close to testing v   * Unstable is both :
   * A fast moving target : one specific can be very different in testing and unstable.
   * Very similar to testing : a small amount of packages are actually ''very different'' in testing and in stable.

["?DebianWikiTopics"] > DebianOn

inline:DebianOn_?CommunityGuides.png

?Include(Installing_Debian_On/PageFragments/Philosophy)

Computer brands

  • [:DebianOnDell: Dell]

  • [:Installing_Debian_On/Thinkpad: Thinkpad] from IBM and Lenovo
  • [:?DebianOnVaio: Sony Vaio]

  • [:Installing_Debian_On/LG: LG Electronics]
  • [:Installing_Debian_On/Samsung: Samsung]
  • [:Installing_Debian_On/HP: Hewlett Packard (HP)]

Non computer (embedded..)

  • [:DebianOnHandhelds: Hand-helds] Capable of running Debian

  • [:DebianWRT: WRT ] wireless routers
  • [:VideoGameConsole: Video Game Console] Capable of running Debian (PS3, Xbox..)

See also [:Embedded_Debian:Embedded Debian]

On Architecture

  • [:DebianOnPowerPC:Power PC]

  • [:SparcInstallationNotes:Sparc]

Contributing / Editing

  • If you want to contribute, you should read DebianOn's [:Installing_Debian_On/HowToContribute:How To Contribute]



TODO & BUG of DebianOn Project

TODO: Review DebianOn Pages

The DebianOn pages should be reviewed by a native English Speakers

TODO: Choose a name

Find a good name (and Logo) for DebianOn.. Any idea ? Suggestion ?

  • DebianOn : short name. Easy to remember. "On" make "it works".

  • DebiOn : short name. Easy to remember. sounds too similar to debiAn. also spelling is confusing (might use Debi'On)

TODO: Choose a Namespace

  • under moinmoin, the page name is the same as the page's title. Since page titles is very important for search engines (when ranking a page), the page names shouldn't use CamelCase, but Camel_Case, or Camel/Case (googling "Front Page" site:wiki.debian.org is more effective than "FrontPage" site:wiki.debian.org)

  • moinmoin wiki search keyword in page titles by default, so Installing_Debian_On/Dell/Latitude_D620 has more change to match what user wants. (Whoever, the "Installing Debian" prefix might quickly become an overloaded namespace)
  • The namespace is how people understand the site organisation.
  • some wiki features might work with DebianOnThinkpadT60 but not with Debian_On_Thinkpad_T60 or with Debian/On/Thinkpad/T60 (like managing attachment, finding PageFragment, using variables, using built-in search ... see [http://moinmoin.wikiwikiweb.de/HelpOnEditing/SubPages])

  • some wiki features might work with DebianOnThinkpadT60 but not with Debian_On_Thinkpad_T60 (or with Debian/On/Thinkpad/T60 )

    • Automatic linking of "Wiki_Page_With_Space" doesn't work (Not sure should be considered a bug;)
    • Searching 'WikiPage works, searching Wiki_Page doesn't work at all, searching Wiki Page returns all page with Wiki or Page, searching "Wiki Page" works fine.

Typically, the namespace could be could be

  • Install_Debian_On/Dell - Manufacturer homepage. State Linux support (we can link "Dell" to "Install_Debian_On/Dell")
  • Install_Debian_On/Dell/Latitude - Optional page
  • Install_Debian_On/Dell/Latitude_D620 - the page "How to install Debian on Dell Latitude D620"

  • Install_Debian_On/Dell/Latitude_D620/!?MoreInformationAndComments - Page comments, discussions...

  • Install_Debian_On/!?PageFragment_Cpufrequtils_BaseConfig - To be Included only

  • Install_Debian_On/Dell/!?PageFragment_Mydellspecificdevice - To be Included only

  • Install_Debian_On/Dell/!?PageFragment_Mydellspecificdevice/!?MoreInformationAndComments

TODO : Debian versions Consideration

With each release, Debian gets better and better support for more and more hardware. Therefore installation status and procedures varies. How can we support many version ? (oldstable, stable, testing)

  • 1.Contribution for testing.
    • Some people don't run stable. Why prevent them from contributing ?
    • Testing version will become stable someday. It's best to have our installation-guides ready that day.
    2.Contribution for unstable.
    • Why prevent them from contributing ?
    • Unstable version will become testing someday.
    • Unstable is both :
      • A fast moving target : one specific can be very different in testing and unstable.
      • Very similar to testing : a small amount of packages are actually very different in testing and in stable.