On Lu, 23 dec 19, 22:49:03, kaye n wrote: > I MESSED UP THE THREAD! SORRY ABOUT THAT! > > Hi. I'm the OP. I've been installing different distros the easy way for a > few years now, that is why want to try the minimalist method as Joe > suggested. > Had quite a few problems unfortunately. > > I followed the following steps found in this link: > https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch04s03.en.html#usb-copy-isohybrid > > The CD or DVD image you choose should be written directly to the USB stick, > overwriting its current contents. For example, when using an existing > GNU/Linux system, the CD or DVD image file can be written to a USB stick as > follows, after having made sure that the stick is unmounted: > > # cp debian.iso /dev/sdX > # sync > > When it got to the part where it says: > > At the moment, only the core of the system is installed. To tune the system > to your needs, you can choose to install one or more of the following > predefined collections of software. > > Under this message, instead of showing tick boxes of the different desktop > environments to choose from, along with web server, print server, SSH > server, standart system utilities, there was only one tick box, the one for > standard system utilities, that's it, just one. Is that normal? This is probably a consequence of the missing internet access. Things to try: 1. Use an image with firmware included (as already suggested). 2. Use alternative means to connect to the internet (e.g. a wired connection, as already suggested). 3. Use a full DVD/BD image that will have more software available for you to select. In case the wireless connection is important also in the installed system you will most likely need the firmware anyway, in which case the firmware image is the most convenient way. Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser
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