Questions tagged [debian-installer]
Debian-installer (d-i) is the system installation program used by Debian and one of two used by Ubuntu, along with /ubiquity. Use this for questions specifically about d-i. For generic system installation questions, use /system-installation.
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Debian Live USB error. Help?
So I have a laptop (Dell G3 3779) with Windows 10 and Pop OS installed (both are on seperate hard drives). Recently, I installed some Dell UEFI Firmware update though Windows 10 and everything was ...
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Error while Installing Debian on a KVM --> apt configuration problem
currently I'm trying to install Debian 10 (newest version) on my freshly rested VM. I'm getting no errors, until the installer tries to Configure the package manager. Then I get the error, that "...
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Debian 10-Gnome-NonFree Full Install Onto USB Impeded By Installer Not Seeing USB Drive
I'm an Ubuntu user who is exploring Debian and want to install Debian 10 onto a USB drive.
I downloaded an ISO that has Debian 10, Gnome and non-free software for drivers, etc from here https://...
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Linux Environment on Chromebook Opens Other Programs When Starting Folder
I have been having an issue with the Linux environment on chromebook. I installed Warpinator using flatpak on my Linux environment and noticed it doesn't show other computer or my phone as available ...
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Stuck on creating preseed file for debian
This is terrible... I can't find any about this, I've spend 3 days on it, reading all docs and don't understand what is going on :(
As written here ... generating file based on installation answers is ...
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Not able to install or live boot any Linux on Lenovo G50-30 Laptop, Windows 10, FreeBSD and tiny Core linux is working fine
I am trying to install Debian (also tested Ubuntu, mint, elementary os, and many more distributions).
Windows 10 is working perfectly fine.
I want to clean install any Linux.
Live USB is not booting.
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Can't get Debian Live running on a Lenovo Ideapad S145
I recently acquired a brand new Lenovo Ideapad S145 and was exciting to have the newest Debian version working on it.
But I can't get Debian 10.10 Live USB running after the very first screen on ...
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Does checkinstall command add dependencies in the package?
I learned about checkinstall today. I installed mdp on Linux Lite installed on VirtualBox using checkinstall.
mdp depends on a package called libncursesw5-dev, which wasn't installed on my machine. ...
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how to build ubuntu for arm64? (how to give ARCH and CROSS_COMPILE variable to `debian/rules` command)
someone suggested me this would be the right place for asking this question and it seems so from other questions. I hope to get an answer here.
(by the way, the reason I'm trying to build ubuntu is to ...
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French keyboard configuration with Packer
I'm trying to setup a Debian (10.9) template with vSphere 6.5 and Packer.
I can't manage to get the keyboard in french. I've seen and test various things on the internet but nothing worked and the ...
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My Acer laptop has 128GB SSD and 1TB HDD…Ubuntu or Mint installer can't see my HDD…What should do I do?
I have an Acer Extensa 15, I had to change SATA Mode from Raid to AHCI. I was trying to make a dual boot of Linux Mint alongside Windows but the installer is detecting the SSB but can't detect the HDD ...
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How Do I Make a Custom Installer on Debian 10?
I am creating a Debian-based distro. I am finished, except I don’t have a live installer. I don’t want to use the built-in Debian installer (the “Graphical Installer” in the GRUB menu). I am thinking ...
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Can I install another Linux distribution to an extra HDD without rebooting?
I have a computer with a Linux distribution installed on partitions in drive /dev/sda. I also have another physical drive, /dev/sdb.
I want to install Linux to the second physical drive - to later run ...
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Debian Installation booting into GRUB
I'm having a bit of an issue with my Debian installation on my new Dell XPS 13 2021. It's booting directly into GNU GRUB with no errors, and I can't get it to boot into Debian even with this guide.
I'...
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How to configure shim for a Kali and Windows Secure Boot system?
I have installed a new Kali partition alongside Windows from the latest Kali installer, and would ideally like to revert back to Secure Boot, which I had disabled for the sake of its installation ...
