![]() ![]() This option allows you to scan for extra installation media such as a DVD. Select "generic: include all available drivers" to make sure you install the drivers you need. Linux-image-5.10.0-8-amd64 will just specify the exact version. linux-image-amd64 is the kernel generic package. Select a kernel to install in the system. Install the packages for the base system. Select "Yes" to write the changes to disk. The changes will be displayed to make sure that is how you want it. If /var is filled it will not fill the whole disk.Īfter the guided partitions are created select "Finish partitioning and write changes to disk". Isolate parts of the file system to increase security.Separate data that needs backing up such as /home to make things easier.I recommend separating /home, /var, and /tmp partitions to for the following reasons. Select the partitioning scheme you wish to use here. It displays I have one 500GB drive installed in the system. I select "Guided - use entire disk" here to install on my empty 500GB hard drive. Partitioning the disks will allow us to divide the hard disk into sections. The installer will detect the disks connected to the system. I selected "Eastern" since I live in the Eastern time zone. I live in the United States so I set my NTP server to "0.us.". Select a public NTP server close to where you live for the best outcome. If you wish to use NTP (Network Time Protocol) select "Yes". Re-type the password you selected to make sure it is correct. Type the user name which you will use to log into the computer. Applications that display your full name will use this. Users will be able to type sudo to run root commands. Shadow passwords will allow the hashed password to be stored in /etc/shadow, which is only readable by root.įor added security, select "No" for "Allow login as root". Set up users and passwords for the system.Įnable shadow passwords. Wait 3 seconds for the network link to be detected. A static IP address is recommended for a server.įor a static IP I set my IP address to 192.168.12.34 since I know that will work on my network.įor a static IP I set the netmask to /24 which is 255.255.255.0.įor a static IP I set the gateway to 192.168.12.1 because that is the gateway of my network.įor a static IP I set three public DNS (Domain name servers) using a space as a delimiter.įor a static IP Verify the networking information is correct. The IP address will be configured via DHCP and you will move on to setting the hostname. If you select "Yes", skip the "For a static IP" section. This is recommended for a desktop/laptop. Select "Yes" to set the IP address using DHCP (Dynamic Host Control Protocol). Optional specialized components can be selected here if you need them. Installer components get loaded from the USB installation media. Time to detect the installation media which is the USB flash drive that you booted off earlier. I will stick with the default "American English" here. Here you can select the keyboard layout of your preference such as Dvorak. I will use the default "en_US.UTF-8" set on the previous page. You have the option to add additional locales here if you need them. For US English the default is "en_US.UTF-8". The locale sets character encoding, date and time formatting, currency, default paper size, etc. Select your location to set the correct time zone. I am choosing English because that is one of the languages I speak. Once you boot off of the USB flash drive the installation menu will come up. On my computer I press the F12 key to select the boot menu. Every manufacture has a different key to press to get to the boot menu. I list my drives in the computer like this.įind out how to boot off of the USB flash drive. WARNING!! If you use dd make sure you write to the correct /dev/sdX drive. If have Linux installed already you can run the dd command to install the ISO to the USB flash drive. Install the ISO file to a USB flash drive using one of these tools. ( Recommended - includes non-free firmware) If you need non-free firmware to have drivers to set up for hardware such as WiFi use this ISO file to install Debian. In that case, you will need the 32-bit ISO (i386) file. For example, if your computer is really old it might not support 64-bit (amd64). Pick the architecture supported by your computer. Set up RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)ĭownload the amd64 Debian 11 Bullseye firmware-11.5.0-amd64-netinst.iso file from the website.What can you do with a Linux server? Here are some examples. If you have some old hardware laying around such as a ![]() You can use almost any computer for this. Enter fullscreen mode Exit fullscreen modeĪfter installing the full Xfce desktop the RAM usage increased to 311 megabytes. ![]()
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