Steps for installing Linux

Install Debian GNU/Linux 4.0

Category:Linux installation hardware requirements

Minimum 32 MB memory.

Download and install the CD

You can get the Debian GNU/Linux installation CD from many ways, one is to download the installation CD from the Web ISO image and then burn into the CD-R. Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (etch) has a license installation disc, but you only needThe first installation discDebian can be installed. Unless your Internet connection is slow or expensive, it is recommended that you just download the first CD image and burn it into the CD-R. Other accessories or programs can be automatically downloaded and installed online after Debian is installed.

If you install desktop, The GNOME desktop environment is installed by default in Debian 4.0. If you like to use KDE or xfce, the simplest method is to use the KDE and xfce installation discs set for you by Debian to replace the first one:

• Official KDE installation CD image
• Official xfce installation CD image

In addition, you can also choose to install on the network. Debian provides two network installation discs:

• Official online installation of the disc image (Official netinst images)-about 180 MB, can be burned into the 8 cm (3.1) mini disc.
• Official photo-style installation disc image (Official businesscard images)-only about 40 MB, can be burned into the photo-style disc (about 58 × 75mm/2.3 × 3 ). It can be put into a silver bag for easy carrying.

This includes the first official installation disc, and the three installation discs can also be used to install Debian. The smaller the size of the image files, the shorter the download time, however, the more accessories or kits you need to download online during installation. You can download the CD based on your Internet connection speed or price. We recommend that you download the first official installation disc in Hong Kong. However, you can also put a flat disc in a silver package to meet your needs.

Each set of installation discs is also available on the following 11 platforms:

• Intel x86 (i386)-For all computers compatible with Intel/AMD and Other Processors, that is, computers that can run microsoft windows.
• Amd64 (amd64)-Computers that use x86-64 (including amd64 or intel64) architectures, including athlon64, opteron, turion64, Pentium D, Pentium extreme edition, em64t Xeon (woodcrest), and Core 2. Basically, all Intel/AMD 64-bit processors other than itanium can use this version. For non-64-bit amd computers, use PC (Intel x86 ). Of course, it is of little significance to desktop users. It is also troublesome to use patented software (such as flash) without 64bit. But as a server, the overall speed is faster than i386.
• Intel IA-64 (IA64)-IA64-host computer, including itanium and itanium 2.
• Powerpc)-For Apple Macintosh G3, G4 and G5 computers that use PowerPC, including iBook and PowerBook computers.
• Iscsi (sparce)-Install the tool on a sun-based or ultrasparc host.
• Arm)-Provided for the little-Endian ARM platform, including Bast, lart, netwinder, riscpc, riscstation, iop32x NAS (iop32x), Linksys nslu2 (ixp4xx), and ),.
• Alpha (alpha)-Provides Digital Alpha platforms, including alphaserver, alphastation, and alph316k.
• HP PA-RISC (hppa)-HP PA-RISC platform, including hp9000.
• MIPs big-Endian (MIPs)-MIPS platforms provided for big-Endian, including SGI Indy, SGI O2, and broadcomm bcm91250a/bcm91480b.
• MIPs little-Endian (mipsel)-The MIPs platform for little-Endian, including cobalt Qube/RaQ! And digital decstations, broadcomm bcm91250a/bcm91480b.
• Ibm s/390 (s390)-For ibm s/390, including Z/series.

Oswikihk has a list of some ing sites in Hong Kong, which is faster than downloading from a foreign site. Another option is BitTorrent, which is faster than direct download. You can go to the torrent-CD directory to obtain the tracker of each Debian.

Install

Start the Debian installation disc

Set your computer BIOS to boot with a CD-ROM, and put the first Debian installation disc into the Optical Drive boot.

If there is no accident, you can see the following Debian boot area:

Small hardware requirements and stable text mode installation

Press enter to start the system and enter the Debian installer. Debian 4.0 is installed in text mode by default. Press enter to view the old text mode installer. If you want to use the new image installation interface, you can press 「installguiThen press Enter. There is no difference between the two. The installer and the question are exactly the same. However, text-mode installation requires less system and has higher stability. Considering that this article is generally intended for beginners, the following screen Uses graphic interfaces for demonstration. However, I once again stressed that the installation methods are the same.

At the boot: prompt (prompt), click 「installguiThen press Enter.

Select language and region

First, the installer will ask you which language you use to display messages when installing GNU/Linux. Generally, the language you select here will also become the default Debian language. Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan certainly choose "Chinese (traditional)-Chinese (Traditional Chinese)", while Chinese compatriots or new horse friends can choose "Chinese (simplified)-Chinese (simplified )』.

Then you will be asked about your country or region (country or region ):

Select "Hong Kong" (Hong Kong.

Select keyboard type

The keyboards in different countries may be arranged separately. For general users in Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan, select American English ).

Set Network

The installer will automatically check the network card/NIC for you, and try to find the DHCP server on the network and obtain the IP address (IP address) and related network settings for your computer. If you do not have a DHCP server on your network, you need to create your own IP address, subnet mask (network mask, netmask), default gateway (Default Gateway) if the IP address and DNS Server IP address are successfully set, the installer will directly ask you the Host Name and domain name ).

Note that a computer name (host name) can start with only English letters or numbers, including English letters, numbers, and minus signs ("-"), and cannot contain spaces or periods (".").