Installing the operating system
This part of the installation process covers how to install a very basic Linux CLI system on your computer from the bootable installation media.
Make sure your computer have internet access before you start. Wired network using dhcp is recommended and should be configured automatically during installation.
UEFI/BIOS settings
Insert the installation media into your computer and enter UEFI/BIOS settings by hitting the associated key on the keyboard repeatedly immediately after pressing the power button. The associated key is usually displayed on the boot screen right after the computer is powered on. It is usually Del or F2 key and if your monitor is slow to wake up you might have to hit it even before you see any image.
In UEFI/BIOS settings select your installation media as the first boot option, then save changes and exit. Normally you do not have to change anything else.
If the installation media was created correctly and UEFI/BIOS settings are set properly, the computer should now boot using the inserted installation media.
Installation
From the main menu select Install.
Select your preferred installation guide language when prompted.
Select location, locale, keyboard layout, primary network interface, hostname, domain, root (admin) password, a user account and so on.
At Partition disks select Manual. The result of automatic partitioning is just to basic to be a good choice and will make future system reinstallation much harder.
Select the hard drive you want to install the system on (not the installation media). It is usually sda.
When asked if you want to Create new empty partition table on this device? answer Yes.
If you are not experienced with partitioning, follow this guide and create partitions in seven steps like this:
1. Select the FREE SPACE on your hard drive, Create a new partition, 0.01 GB, Primary, Beginning, Use as: do not use, and finally select Done setting up the partition.
3. Select the FREE SPACE on your hard drive, Create a new partition, 30 GB, Primary, Beginning, Use as: Ext4 journaling file system, Mount point: /, and finally select Done setting up the partition.
4. Select the FREE SPACE on your hard drive, Create a new partition, make it as many GB as the size of your RAM memory, Primary, Beginning, Use as: swap area, and finally select Done setting up the partition.
5. Select the FREE SPACE on your hard drive, Create a new partition, make it as many GB as you have left on the disk, Primary, Beginning, Use as: Ext4 journaling file system, Mount point: /home, and finally select Done setting up the partition.
6. Now select the first 10 MB partition you created and Delete the partition. This is a precaution with newer UEFI motherboards and hard drives to make sure there is enough free space at the beginning of the drive to install the MBR (Master Boot Record) during the final step of your operating system installation.
7. Select Finish partitioning and write changes to disk then yes.
Wait while the base system is installed.
Choose a suitable network mirror when prompted.
If you do not use a proxy (most people do not), just select Continue when asked about it.
It is recommended to provide the Debian dev team with package download statistics. This will help the development work.
At Software selection , deselect (by using space bar) all but the standard system utilities option and Continue. All you need right now is the core system. Later on the openstudio post-installation script will help you install the rest of your system.
Wait while sofware is installed.
At Install the GRUB boot loader on a hard disk answer Yes and select the same hard drive you did the partitioning on (not the installation media). Usually sda.
When the Finish the installation menu pops up, remove your installation media (USB flash drive) and select Continue to boot into the newly installed Linux CLI system.
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