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Table of Contents

Installing Debian GNU/Linux 11 for amd64

1. 1. Welcome to Debian
1. 1.1. What is Debian?
2. 1.2. What is GNU/Linux?
3. 1.3. What is Debian GNU/Linux?
4. 1.4. What is the Debian Installer?
5. 1.5. Getting Debian
6. 1.6. Getting the Newest Version of This Document
7. 1.7. Organization of This Document
8. 1.8. About Copyrights and Software Licenses
2. 2. System Requirements
1. 2.1. Supported Hardware
1. 2.1.1. Supported Architectures
2. 2.1.2. CPU Support
3. 2.1.3. Laptops
4. 2.1.4. Multiple Processors
5. 2.1.5. Graphics Hardware Support
6. 2.1.6. Network Connectivity Hardware
7. 2.1.7. Braille Displays
8. 2.1.8. Hardware Speech Synthesis
9. 2.1.9. Peripherals and Other Hardware
2. 2.2. Devices Requiring Firmware
3. 2.3. Purchasing Hardware Specifically for GNU/Linux
1. 2.3.1. Avoid Proprietary or Closed Hardware
4. 2.4. Installation Media
1. 2.4.1. CD-ROM/DVD-ROM/BD-ROM
2. 2.4.2. USB Memory Stick
3. 2.4.3. Network
4. 2.4.4. Hard Disk
5. 2.4.5. Un*x or GNU system
6. 2.4.6. Supported Storage Systems
5. 2.5. Memory and Disk Space Requirements
3. 3. Before Installing Debian GNU/Linux
4. 3.1. Overview of the Installation Process
5. 3.2. Back Up Your Existing Data!
6. 3.3. Information You Will Need
7. 3.3.1. Documentation
8. 3.3.2. Finding Sources of Hardware Information
9. 3.3.3. Hardware Compatibility
10. 3.3.4. Network Settings
11. 3.4. Meeting Minimum Hardware Requirements
12. 3.5. Pre-Partitioning for Multi-Boot Systems
13. 3.6. Pre-Installation Hardware and Operating System Setup
14. 3.6.1. Invoking the BIOS/UEFI Set-Up Menu
15. 3.6.2. Boot Device Selection
16. 3.6.3. Systems with UEFI firmware
17. 3.6.4. Secure boot
18. 3.6.5. Disabling the Windows “fast boot”/“fast startup” feature
19. 3.6.6. Hardware Issues to Watch Out For
20. 4. Obtaining System Installation Media
21. 4.1. Official Debian GNU/Linux installation images
22. 4.2. Downloading Files from Debian Mirrors
23. 4.2.1. Where to Find Installation Files
24. 4.3. Preparing Files for USB Memory Stick Booting
25. 4.3.1. Preparing a USB stick using a hybrid CD/DVD image
26. 4.3.2. Manually copying files to the USB stick
27. 4.3.3. Manually copying files to the USB stick — the flexible way
28. 4.4. Preparing Files for Hard Disk Booting
29. 4.4.1. Hard disk installer booting from Linux using GRUB
30. 4.4.2. Hard disk installer booting from DOS using loadlin
31. _{4.5. Preparing Files for TFTP Net Booting}
32. 4.5.1. Setting up a DHCP server
33. 4.5.2. Setting up a BOOTP server
34. 4.5.3. Enabling the TFTP Server
35. 4.5.4. Move TFTP Images Into Place
36. 4.6. Automatic Installation
37. 4.6.1. Automatic Installation Using the Debian Installer
38. 4.7. Verifying the integrity of installation files
39. 5. Booting the Installation System
40. 5.1. Booting the Installer on 64-bit PC
41. 5.1.1. Booting from USB Memory Stick
42. 5.1.2. Booting from optical disc (CD/DVD)
43. 5.1.3. Booting from Windows
44. 5.1.4. Booting from DOS using loadlin
45. 5.1.5. Booting from Linux using GRUB
46. 5.1.6. Booting with TFTP
47. 5.1.7. The Boot Screen
48. 5.1.8. The Graphical Installer
1. 5.2. Accessibility
2. 5.2.1. Installer front-end
3. 5.2.2. USB Braille Displays
4. 5.2.3. Serial Braille Displays
5. 5.2.4. Software Speech Synthesis
6. 5.2.5. Hardware Speech Synthesis
7. 5.2.6. Board Devices
8. 5.2.7. High-Contrast Theme
9. 5.2.8. Zoom
10. 5.2.9. Expert install, rescue mode, automated install
11. 5.2.10. Accessibility of the installed system
49. 5.3. Boot Parameters
50. 5.3.1. Boot console
51. 5.3.2. Debian Installer Parameters
52. 5.3.3. Using boot parameters to answer questions
53. 5.3.4. Passing parameters to kernel modules
54. 5.3.5. Blacklisting kernel modules
55. 5.4. Troubleshooting the Installation Process
56. 5.4.1. Reliability of optical media
57. 5.4.2. Boot Profiguration
58. 5.4.3. Software Speech Synthesis
59. 5.4.4. Common 64-bit PC Installation Problems
60. 5.4.5. Interpreting the Kernel Startup Messages
61. 5.4.6. Reporting Installation Problems
62. 5.4.7. Submitting Installation Reports
63. 6. Using the Debian Installer
1. 6.1. How the Installer Works
2. 6.1.1. Using the graphical installer
3. 6.2. Components Introduction
4. 6.3. Using Individual Components
5. 6.3.1. Setting up Debian Installer and Hardware Configuration
6. 6.3.2. Setting Up Users And Passwords
7. 6.3.3. Configuring the Clock and Time Zone
8. 6.3.4. Partitioning and Mount Point Selection
9. 6.3.5. Installing the Base System
10. 6.3.6. Installing Additional Software
11. 6.3.7. Making Your System Bootable
12. 6.3.8. Finishing the Installation
13. 6.3.9. Troubleshooting
14. 6.3.10. Installation Over the Network
15. 6.4. Loading Missing Firmware
16. 6.4.1. Preparing a medium
17. 6.4.2. Firmware and the Installed System
18. 6.4.3. Completing the Installed System
19. 7. Booting Into Your New Debian System
1. 7.1. The Moment of Truth
2. 7.2. Mounting encrypted volumes
3. 7.2.1. Troubleshooting
4. 7.3. Log In
20. 8. Next Steps and Where to Go From Here
• 8.1. Shutting down the system
• 8.2. Orienting Yourself to Debian
• 8.2.1. Debian Packaging System
• 8.2.2. Additional Software Available for Debian
• 8.2.3. Application Version Management
• 8.2.4. Cron Job Management
• 8.3. Further Reading and Information
64. 8.4. Setting Up Your System To Use E-Mail
65. 8.4.1. Default E-Mail Configuration
66. 8.4.2. Sending E-Mails Outside The System
67. 8.4.3. Configuring the Exim4 Mail Transport Agent
68. 8.5. Compiling a New Kernel
69. 8.6. Recovering a Broken System
70. A. Installation Howto
71. A.1. Preliminaries
72. A.2. Booting the installer
73. A.2.1. Optical disc
74. A.2.2. USB memory stick
75. A.2.3. Booting from network
76. A.2.4. Booting from hard disk
77. A.3. Installation
78. A.4. Send us an installation report
79. A.5. And finally…
80. B. Automating the installation using preseeding
81. B.1. Introduction
82. B.1.1. Preseeding methods
83. B.1.2. Limitations
84. B.2. Using preseeding
85. B.2.1. Loading the preconfiguration file
86. B.2.2. Using boot parameters to preseed questions
87. B.2.3. Auto mode
88. B.2.4. Aliases useful with preseeding
89. B.2.5. Examples of boot prompt preseeding
90. B.2.6. Using a DHCP server to specify preconfiguration files
91. B.3. Creating a preconfiguration file
92. B.4. Contents of the preconfiguration file (for bullseye)
93. B.4.1. Localization
94. B.4.2. Network configuration
95. B.4.3. Network console
96. B.4.4. Mirror settings
97. B.4.5. Account setup
98. B.4.6. Clock and time zone setup
99. B.4.7. Partitioning
100. B.4.8. Base system installation
101. B.4.9. Apt setup
102. B.4.10. Package selection
103. B.4.11. Boot loader installation
104. B.4.12. Finishing up the installation
105. B.4.13. Preseeding other packages
106. B.5. Advanced options
107. B.5.1. Running custom commands during the installation
108. B.5.2. Using preseeding to change default values
109. B.5.3. Chainloading preconfiguration files
110. C. Partitioning for Debian
111. C.1. Deciding on Debian Partitions and Sizes
112. C.2. The Directory Tree
113. C.3. Recommended Partitioning Scheme
114. C.4. Device Names in Linux
115. C.5. Debian Partitioning Programs
116. C.5.1. Partitioning for 64-bit PC
117. D. Random Bits
118. D.1. Linux Devices
119. D.1.1. Setting Up Your Mouse
120. D.2. Disk Space Needed for Tasks
121. D.3. Installing Debian GNU/Linux from a Unix/Linux System
122. D.3.1. Getting Started
123. D.3.2. Install debootstrap
124. D.3.3. Run debootstrap
125. D.3.4. Configure The Base System
126. D.3.5. Install a Kernel
127. D.3.6. Set up the Boot Loader
128. D.3.7. Remote access: Installing SSH and setting up access
129. D.3.8. Finishing touches
130. D.4. Installing Debian GNU/Linux over Parallel Line IP (PLIP)
131. D.4.1. Requirements
132. D.4.2. Setting up source
133. D.4.3. Installing target
134. D.5. Installing Debian GNU/Linux using PPP over Ethernet (PPPoE)
135. E. Administrivia
136. E.1. About This Document
137. E.2. Contributing to This Document
138. E.3. Major Contributions
139. E.4. Trademark Acknowledgement
140. F. GNU General Public License
141. List of Tables
142. 3.1. Hardware Information Helpful for an Install
143. 3.2. Recommended Minimum System Requirements

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