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Questions tagged [debian-cd]

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Debian laptop installation fails due to debootstrap error "Failed to determine the codename for the release" at "Install the base system"

So I'm trying to install Debian 9.0 to my laptop (UEFI) via DVD and everything worked fine except that the mousepad doesn't work (yet?) and that I'm getting this error: Debootstrap error Failed to determine the codename for the release. at the…
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Is it still possible to install Debian 5 in 2018?

I would like to install Debian 5 on an older PC, because I expect that the kernel of Debian 5 would work better on this computer. I downloaded the netinstall ISO from debian.org and I tried to install it on a Virtualbox machine. I got this error:…
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Why is verifying downloads with MD5 hash considered insecure?

I have downloaded a Debian ISO with jigdo, the download has finished successfully, and printed the following message: FINISHED --2021-01-22 11:57:20-- Total wall clock time: 4.3s Downloaded: 9 files, 897K in 1.8s (494 KB/s) Found 9 of the 9 files…
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How to install Debian with full disk encryption for UEFI?

So I'm trying to install the latest version of Debian on my SSD drive with UEFI. I'd like to use the CinnamonKDE desktop environment and have my drive fully encrypted. I used Windows 10 before and am not an expert in Unix/Linux/Debian (which I…
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How to install DVD 2 and 3 of debian?

There are 3 DVDs of debian on this page after installing first by usb stick installation how to install 2nd and 3rd DVDs? I want to install all the packages at once so that I do not need to go back and install packages as per need by mounting DVDs…
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Best practice for including custom .deb in Debian preseed

I have a bootable Debian 11 USB drive, and I'm writing a preseed configuration file to be loading at installation time. I've written a custom app.deb (not the actual name), and my goal is to have it installed at the time of system install. I've been…
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Debian - Intel® I219-V - NIC not detected

I have build a new PC today, however debian installation (10.9.0) cannot detect my onboard NIC. My mobo: https://www.asus.com/Motherboards-Components/Motherboards/All-series/PRIME-H510M-E/ One LED is static red and the other LED is blinking orange…
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How to mount /dev/sdb to /cdrom on Debian installation startup

I'm trying to install Debian 10 using this official ISO file: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/release/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-10.9.0-amd64-netinst.iso I modified this ISO file to automated with preseed.cfg, pack it using xorriso then write…
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How to install Debian 10 (Buster) in English language but with German locales?

Based on this question considering Debian 9 (Stretch), maybe there are some updates available. I want to use English language with German locales. Is there an option available to select this configuration already during Debian installation (maybe…
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How do you create a Linux ISO? (Debian fork)

I did see this question on other threads - but I'm going to be a bit more specific. Let's say I would like to take the Debian base (stable) and then rename it and add some own repos (and packages). How do I then generate an ISO image properly? How…
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"ERROR: missing required packages from profile myprofile" when building a simple cd

I'm using simple-cdd to create a Debian cd with only the packages I need for a re/installation of my system, but I'm facing some difficulties, namely, of the list of packages that I want to be installed on the CD, and therefore installed on the…
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How safe is it to "Cross Install" Debian?

I have migrated to Debian 10 recently and opted for netinstall. I have two old computers that I repurposed as backup PC's which I am currently using. PC Phenom Phenom X4 9750 - DDR2 2GB - Nvidia 8200 PC Athlon Athlon II X2 250 - DDR3 2GB - Gigabyte…
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Debian 9 installer to support BCM4360

I plan to install Debian 9 to my Apple Desktop, which has a Broadcom BCM4360 (PCI IDs 14e4:43a0, 14e4:4360) in it. The installer says "Broadcom 4360 WLAN found" but complains "unsupported phy". This link says broadcom-sta-dkms package supports the…
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How to install Debian 9 build-essential offline if standard system utilities weren't installed and there is no c compiler in $PATH

I have installed Debian from official DVD #1 without standard system utilities and I have a wish to continue offline installation with build-essential set. How to install it offline if C compiler not present in system $PATH and I haven't other Linux…
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Configuring live-boot and live-config on debian

I'm trying to build a custom debian live CD using Will Haley's article with xfce4 and lightdm as a graphical desktop environment and calamares as a default installer but i can't set the live CD auto login for my live user because the system is…
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