Install/AlternateExpert

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Alternate Expert Mode Install

Affected packages: d-i/debian-installer

Debian Installer Expert Install

Case ID: dex-001

  1. Select you install Language and press Enter

  2. Press F6 select Expert mode and press Enter

  3. Press Esc and then press Enter twice

  4. Select Choose language and press Enter

  5. Select your language for the installed system and press Enter

  6. Select your country and press Enter

  7. Select your language format and press Enter /!\ On the whole the best option is selected for you.

  8. Select any additional locales that your country may require and press Enter /!\ The defaults will be pre-selected for you.

  9. Select Configure the keyboard and press Enter

  10. Select the Keyboard model (or it's closest equivalent) and press Enter /!\ the default is Generic 105-key (Intl) PC in most cases this will suffice

  11. Select NO to detect keyboard layout and press Enter

  12. Select your keyboard origin and press Enter

  13. Select your keyboard layout and press Enter

  14. Select Right Alt to replace AltGr key and press Enter

  15. Select a compose key (to produce characters not on the keyboard) and press Enter

  16. Select your preferred text encoding for your console and press Enter /!\ The best default should be pre-selected for you

  17. Select your preferred console font and press Enter

  18. Select your preferred look for the console and press Enter

  19. Select your console font size and press Enter

  20. Select the quantity and preferred console and press Enter /!\ On the whole the default is sufficient

  21. Select Detect and mount CD-Rom and press Enter

  22. Select YES and press Enter

  23. Leave the next section blank unless your card has specific options and press Enter

  24. Leave the next section blank unless your CD-Rom has specific options and press Enter

  25. Press Enter to continue

  26. Select Load debconf preconfiguration file and press Enter

  27. Select Load installer components from CD and press Enter

  28. Select any other optional install time packages that you require and press Enter

  29. Select Detect network hardware and press Enter

  30. Select Configure network and press Enter

  31. Unless you need to setup the ip manually select YES and press Enter /!\ It may take a few seconds to configure.

  32. Type in a hostname for the system and press Enter

  33. Check the domain from dhcp and press Enter

  34. Select Configure the clock and press Enter

  35. Select YES to set the clock from NTP and press Enter

  36. Select the default server and press Enter

  37. Confirm your Timezone is correct and press Enter

  38. Select Detect disks and press Enter

  39. Select Partition disks and press Enter

  40. Select Guided - use entire disk and press Enter

  41. Select the drive to partition and press Enter

  42. Select Separate /home partition and press Enter /!\ This step is to differentiate from other tests

  43. Check the layout and select Yes and press Enter

  44. Select Install the base system and press Enter

  45. Select the kernel you wish to install and press Enter /!\ On the whole linux-generic is fine for this

  46. Select the default for drivers to be included (unless you know what you are doing) and press Enter

  47. Select Set up users and passwords and press Enter

  48. Select YES to enable Shadow passwords and press Enter

  49. Select NO to enable root and press Enter

  50. Type in your name and press Enter

  51. Type in your username and press Enter

  52. Type in your password and press Enter

  53. Confirm Your password and press Enter

  54. Select YES to Encrypt your home directory and press Enter

  55. Select Configure the package manager and press Enter

  56. Use the default on Use a network mirror and press Enter

  57. Select http and press Enter

  58. Select the country nearest you and press Enter

  59. Select the local archive and press Enter

  60. Type in any proxy details and press Enter /!\ Leave blank if there is no proxy

  61. Select if you wish to Use restricted software and press Enter /!\ The defaults should be fine for this step

  62. Select if you wish to Use software from the "universe" component and press Enter /!\ The defaults should be fine for this step

  63. Select if you wish to Use software from the "multiverse" component and press Enter /!\ The defaults should be fine for this step

  64. Select if you wish to Use backported software and press Enter /!\ The defaults should be fine for this step

  65. Select if you wish to Use software from the "partner" repository and press Enter /!\ The defaults should be fine for this step

  66. Select Select and install software and press Enter

  67. Select Install security updates automatically and press Enter /!\ App install may take some time depending on the speed of your machine

  68. Select Install the GRUB boot loader on a hard disk and press Enter

  69. Select YES to install GRUB to the MBR and press Enter

  70. Press Enter leaving Grub password blank

  71. Select Finish the installation and press Enter

  72. Select YES to set system clock to UTC

  73. Remove the cd from the tray and press Enter

  74. The system should then reboot and boot into your new Operating System.

Install/AlternateExpert (last edited 2009-09-03 16:01:30 by ShawnStarr)