Re: help with installation?
On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 12:47:56PM +0000, Joe wrote:
> > 1. I want to install via Live USB.
Why? The Live images are not meant to be installed. They're meant
to be run from removable media.
> For the very lightest of light weight, do not use a live CD, use the
> netinstall, or if you have low-bandwidth Internet, the normal
> installation CD/DVD image. Select the graphical expert installation
> from the menu, and say no to the desktop options. You should end up
> with a command prompt, from which you can install whatever minimal
> graphical software you want.
Agreed. There are only two images that should be considered for
installing Debian in a regular environment (broadband Internet
connection available):
1) The standard netinstall image,
https://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/
2) The unofficial netinstall image with non-free firmware included,
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/
If you're installing on a laptop, or if you plan to use "wifi" during the
install (or both), you almost always want the second one. The Debian web
pages do not link directly to it, because it includes non-free software,
which violates Debian's strict policy of Free Software.
Follow the links to
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/10.2.0+nonfree/amd64/iso-cd/
and ignore the file with -edu- in the name.
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