On Ma, 14 sep 21, 18:55:20, Brian wrote: > On Tue 14 Sep 2021 at 16:50:15 +0300, Andrei POPESCU wrote: > > > On Ma, 14 sep 21, 12:27:34, Joe wrote: > > > > > > I will soon be installing unstable starting from a console-only > > > bullseye, upgrading at that point and only then loading what I want, > > > including GUI and Xfce. > > > > The mini.iso can be used to install unstable directly. > > I have used this technique many times over ethernet. It deserves to be > more widely known. Meybe the mini.iso deserves a dedicated page in the Wiki or something. It's the only image I know of that can: * install unstable directly * install to the same storage device it is (was) on (very convenient for installs on brand new systems or USB storage) As mentioned in another thread, it also provides a partition to copy any necessary firmware[1], so it should cover just about every installation need provided the network interface is supported. Did I mention the size is just 48 Mib (74 if you want a graphical install) for bullseye, amd64? [1] the big .tar.gz or just individual packages if you know exactly which ones you need. Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser
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