See how to correctly install Debian 12 "Bookworm" on your computer (dual-boot or not) by following our tips!
The Debian Projectย made available on June 10, 2023ย the stable version ofย Debian 12 "Bookworm"ย withย support forย updates, security and bug fixes forย around 5 yearsย (untilย June 2028). Based on theย Linux Kernel 6.1 LTS, Debian Bookworm brings theย proprietary firmware on the official installation mediaย and has the latest versions of desktop environments, such asย KDE Plasma 5.27,ย GNOME 43ย andย Xfce 4.18, in addition to various software and system package updates.
And to help especially beginners who want to use this newest version of Debian, we have prepared this complete step-by-step installation of Debian 12 "Bookworm", from the initial preparations such as creating the installation media and freeing up disk space to the first login to the system.
๐๐๐ฅ!
๐๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ข๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ง๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐ช๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ก๐ฎ, ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐ก ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ, ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฉ ๐๐ค๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ค๐ง๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ฎ, ๐๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐ซ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐จ๐ฎ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ข ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐จ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐, ๐ค๐ ?!
๐๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ!
๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ฑ๐ถ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ช๐ด๐ฌ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ช๐ด ๐ขย ๐ณ๐ช๐ด๐ฌ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ค๐ฆ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ค๐ข๐ถ๐ด๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ย ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ต ๐ง๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐ดย ๐๐๐๐๐๐ย ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ข๐ฏ๐บ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ฐ๐ฌ?!
๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง!
" ๐ฏ๐ข๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ" ๐ฆ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญย ๐๐๐
๐ย ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ .
Content Index
Debian 12 system requirements;
Before I start, what should I do?
BACKUP ALL your files;
Perform the DEFRAGMENTATION or OPTIMIZATION of the disk;
Disable Windows Fast Startup;
Download Debian 12 "Bookworm";
Check that the ISO image is not corrupted;
Create a Debian 12 "Bookworm" installation media;
Creating a bootable pen drive with Ventoy (recommended);
Creating a bootable pen drive with dd (Linux);
Creating a bootable pen drive with Rufus (Windows);
Burning the ISO to a DVD;
Free up space on your SSD or HDD (through Windows or with GParted);
Boot the PC from the installation media;
Installation of Debian 12 "Bookworm";
Only Windows starts after installing Debian, what to do?
What to do after installing Debian 12?
Conclusion.
Debian 12 System Requirements
Before we begin, check below if your computer meets the followingย minimum requirementsย for installing and running Debian 12 "Bookworm":
Processor (Intelยฎย orย AMDยฎ) ofย 1 GHzย or faster;
1 GB of RAM (2 GB or more is recommended);
10 GB (or more) of free* disk space for installation;
๐๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ!
๐๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฏ ๐๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฎ ๐ด๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ด๐ง๐ข๐ค๐ต๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ญ๐บ, ๐ช๐ต ๐ช๐ด ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ 3 ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐๐.
๐๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ช๐ด "๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ" ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ/๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ด ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ 2 ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐๐, ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ค๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ท๐ช๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ด ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ช๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ด๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ข๐ดย ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฆย ๐ฐ๐ณย ๐๐๐๐ย ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐งย ๐๐๐๐๐ย ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅย ๐๐๐ย (๐ธ๐ฉ๐ช๐ค๐ฉ ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ๐ญ๐บ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ๐ด) , ๐๐?!
Is your computer capable of installing Debian Bookworm? If so, check out some steps below that you should followย BEFORE starting the installation!
Before I start, what should I do?
Do you intend to install Debian 12 "Bookworm" alongside theย Windows 11,ย Windows 10,ย Windows 8/8.1,ย Windows 7ย or any otherย Linux distributionย previously installed on your disk (performing the "famous"ย dual boot)? So you MUST FOLLOW THE RECOMMENDATIONS BELOW to avoid future headaches:
BACK UP ALL your filesย (like music, documents, photos, etc) to anย external storage deviceย (like aย HDD/SSD,ย Blu-rays,ย DVDs,ย pen drivesย orย SD cards) use aย cloud storage serviceย ( Google Drive,ย Dropbox,ย MEGA, etc.). This is extremely important and must be done regularly (not just now that you want to install Debian), because if something goes wrong your personal data will be safe.
Defragment or OPTIMIZEย the partition where Windows is located (at least 2 times) or the NTFS partition that you will resize to install Debian. If you use anย SSD, use theย optimization software provided by the disk manufacturer to optimize it. Forย HDDs, I recommend that you use Windows' ownย defragmentation toolย to, obviously,ย defragment it.
Disable Windows Fast Startup, a feature present in newer versions of Windows (more precisely inย Windows 11,ย Windows 10,ย Windows 8.1ย andย 8) that causes your computer to go into hibernation when you turn it off, causing problems when performing dual boot and also if you want to access the Windows partition.
To do this, open theย Control Panel, then go toย Power Optionsย >>ย Change how the power buttons work, once done, click onย Change settings not currently availableย and uncheck the "Turn on fast startup" option. Afterwards, save the changes.
Download Debian 12 "Bookworm"
Debian is a free, open-source operating system built by volunteers from around the world and freely available for personal or commercial use. And to download it (if you haven't already), just access theย official website. https://www.debian.org/distrib/
Below you will also find the links to access the latest Debian Bookworm ISOs: 64-bit or 32-bit
https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-dvd/
https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/i386/iso-dvd/
Check that the ISO image is not corrupted
After downloading, it is highly recommended that youย check the integrity of the ISOย before burning it to a DVD or pen drive (thus avoiding random problems during installation).
If you are a Linuxย user, you can easily check the integrity of the ISO using the terminal.
Onย Windows, you will have to download third-party software to perform the verification.
Create Debian 12 "Bookworm" installation media
After checking that the ISO you downloaded is complete, it's time to create installation media with it. Below I show some easy methods for creating a bootable pen drive that I use and recommend, in addition to the traditional DVD method.
Creating a bootable pen drive with Ventoy (recommended)
The easiest way to create a Debian installation pen drive, whetherย on Windows or Linux, is usingย Ventoy. With Ventoy, all you have to do is format the pen drive once and copy the ISO to the created partition, that's it!
Creating a bootable pen drive with dd (Linux)
For Linux users who like to use the good old terminal, it is also possible to create a Debian installation media with "dd".
Creating a bootable pen drive with Rufus (Windows)
Rufus is, without a doubt, the best-known and most practical tool for creating bootable pen drives available for Windows.
Burning the ISO to a DVD
Another more traditional option that is little used nowadays is to create bootable optical discs (CDs, DVDs and Blu-rays) to install operating systems.
Inย Linuxย you have at your disposal some software such as the famousย K3B,ย Braseroย orย Xfburnย to create a Debian installation DVD easily in a few clicks.
Windowsย has a native tool to burn ISO to DVDs, just right-click on the Debian ISO file and select the "Burn disc image" option.
Free up space on your SSD or HDD (with Windows or with GParted)
Assuming that you have already backed up your data and that you have optimized or defragmented your SSD/HDD (if you use Windows), you will now need to create enough empty space on your disk to install Debian.
Notes regarding partitions (under construction)
Before you start resizing your disk partitions, it is important that you pay attention to some details so as not to get confused when installing Debian:
What partitions are needed for Debian?
For the "standard" installation of Debian (using the Ext4 file system) on a computer that already has another operating system(s), basically 2 partitions are needed:
The "Root", whereย Debian and all software are installedย (which can also store your personal data);
And "Swap", aย partition that acts as a virtual RAM memoryย (extending the computer's physical RAM memory) and supports suspension to disk.
๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐!
๐ป๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ย ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ฌ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ย ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐ (๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐).
What size should these partitions be?
Theย size for the partitionsย varies according to theย requirements of each systemย and according to theย needs of each user.
In the case of Debian (forย installation with a graphical environment), it is necessary to allocate aย minimum of 10 GB to the Root Partition. This is only for the system itself, the pre-installed software and for downloading future package updates, not counting your personal files and other extra software that you may install.
Regarding theย Swap Partition, the Debian installer (in automatic mode) usually creates a partition of justย 1 GB, but this may vary depending on the amount of RAM available on your computer.
But after all, how much space do I need to install Debian?
As stated above, this varies depending on the system and user needs.
In general, Iย recommendย that you allocateย at least 35 GB to the Root Partition, this allows you to install Debian with more "slack" and can also install some more software without the risk of running out of disk space. Remember that these 35 GB that I recommendedย are only for Debian, if you intend to store your personal data in the Root you need to add enough space to store them + about 10% free space (at least) to spare.
๐ป๐๐!
๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐น๐๐๐, ๐ฐย ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ด๐ฌ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ย ๐
๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐๐?!
Regarding theย Swap Partition, I, personally,ย recommend that you allocate 4 GBย to it. It's the same amount of Swap that I've been using for several years and I've never gotten to use it fully (but I'm also not in the habit of using the suspend feature in Linux).
Doing the math, according to the Debian documentation, you need to have:
10 GBย forย Root Partitionย (system only) +ย 1 GBย forย Swap Partitionย =ย 11 GB of FREE SPACEย at least on disk, not counting the space to store your data;
According to my recommendations, you need to have:
35 GBย forย Root Partitionย +ย 4 GBย forย Swap Partitionย +ย Enough spaceย forย HOME Partitionย (the partition that will store your personal files) =ย More than 39 GB of FREEย disk SPACE.
What about the HOME Partition, is it worth having one?
From my own experience I say,ย YES, it is really worth using aย HOME Partition separate from the Root. By storing your documents, music, images, videos and other files in a partition separate from the partition where the operating system was installed, you have some benefits:
More security, because if the partition where your system is installed becomes corrupted, your data will be "safe" in another location;
Possibility toย reinstallย (or evenย change)ย the operating system easilyย without affecting your data (this does not replace the backup!);
Possibility ofย using the same HOME Partition in other Linux distributionsย or even in Windows (in this case, using the NTFS file system in it and disabling the Windows Fast Startup feature);
Allows you to resize the partition (increasing or decreasing in size) without affecting the system partition.
These are some of the advantages of having a separate HOME Partition, but despite this, it's up to you toย create one or store your data directly on the partition where your Debian will be installed, ok?!
Partitioning disk in Windows
If you already haveย Windowsย installed on your computer, it isย highly recommended that you useย Disk Management, the system's native tool for creating and resizing partitions (in addition to other disk operations).
If you have a Linux distribution installed on your SSD/HDD, use GParted on a Live CD or pen drive to resize your partitions.
๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐!
๐จ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐๐๐
๐๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐, ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐๐ "๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐" ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐.
Boot PC from installation media
After freeing up disk space, it's time toย boot your PC or notebook from the Debian Bookworm installation media that you learned how to createย above.
The procedure is simple, the first step is to leave your bootable pen drive "sticking" in a USB port or insert the Debian DVD into the optical drive. Then,ย restart your computerย normally andย BEFOREย the operating system already installed on your machine starts, you must press a certain key several times toย access the Boot Menuย (orย Boot Menu) andย select your installation media.
๐ฐ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐!
๐ฐ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐/๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐
๐๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐.
When you access the Boot Menu you will findย several boot options, including yourย SSDย and/orย HDD. If you areย using a DVDย to install Debian, justย select your optical driveย in the Boot Menu, pressย Enterย and wait for it to load.
If you areย using a Debian installation pen drive, be aware:
For computers withย UEFIย +ย Secure Bootย ย ย ย Your flash drive will probably be listed twice, however, you MUSTย select theย pen drive in UEFI modeย (the name option "UEFI:ย pen drive name/model") to install the Debian, as highlighted by theย letter A
๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป!
๐๐น๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ด๐ตย ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ย (๐ผ๐ฟย ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐) ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ย ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ถ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ผ (๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐)ย ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ต ๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฉ๐.
๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฒ๐
๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ๐บ๐ย ๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ (๐ฎ๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ด๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฒ), ๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผย ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐น๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒย ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ'๐ ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฝ.
For computers withย BIOS/Legacyย ย ย ย Justย normally select your pen driveย in the Boot Menu list (without the optionย โUEFIโ), as shown by theย letter B
After backing up your data, freeing up space on the SSD/HDD and learning how to boot from the installation media, restart your computer to begin the step-by-step installation of Debian 12 "Bookworm"!
Installing Debian 12 "Bookworm"
And finally it's time to install Debian 12 Bookworm. Have you read and followed all the recommendations above? Are you ready? So let's go!
After booting your computer with the Debian Bookworm bootable pen drive or CD/DVD, a screen similar to the image below will be displayed (if your computer hasย UEFI). There, select the "Installation" option and pressย Enterย then:
Next you must select the language that will be used in the system installation process.
Afterwards, select the country where you reside and click the "Continue" button:
Choose yourย keyboard layout and click "Continue":
The Debian installerย will automatically attempt to configure the networkย (if you are connected to one), and if your computer has more than one network card (such as Wi-Fi), you can choose which one to connect to.
Afterwards, you must define a hostname for your system (or leave the one indicated by default) and click "Continue":
You will then be able to enter theย domain nameย for your system. If you have no idea what this is, just leave it blank and click "Continue":
In the next step, you will be able toย set a root passwordย for your Debian (I recommend using special characters in it). You will have to enter the password twice and then click the "Continue" button:
๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป!
๐๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐, ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐, ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฒ๐น๐ฑ๐ ๐ฏ๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ "๐๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ". ๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ต๐ถ๐, ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ (๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐
๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฝ) ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฑ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐.
Afterwards,ย enter your Full Nameย to create a "standard" User Account on your system and then click "Continue":
Enter aย usernameย (which must always begin with aย lowercase letter) for the new default account:
And create aย password for this new accountย (you will also have to enter the password twice):
Then,ย set the time zone byย selecting theย state where you liveย and click "Continue":
Now we come to theย most important step of installing Debian Bookworm, which isย Disk Selection and Partitioning. In it, severalย Partitioning Methods will be presented, among the main ones are:
The "Assisted -ย use the most continuous free space" mode (this option will only appear if you have freed up disk space, as I indicated at the beginning of this article) is the easiest way to configure partitioning (recommended for those who are new to Linux and /or who doesn't understand much about partitions), since the Debian installer will take care ofย automatically creating all the necessary partitions. When selecting it, the Debian installer will propose three disk partitioning schemes:
All files in one partition (for starters);
Separate /home partition;
Separate /home, /var and /tmp partition.
Among them, just choose the one that is best for your case. The first option, as indicated by the installer himself, is ideal for beginners. You can see the steps (screenshots) of this process in this animated GIFย (opens a new window)
The "Assisted - use the entire disk" mode is recommended ONLY for those who want to install Debian on a new hard disk and/or who do not have any other operating system or personal data (be careful, as this option will erase all data that is on HDD/SSD). In it, you must choose your hard drive and then (as previously indicated), choose one of the three disk partitioning schemes:
All files in one partition (for starters);
Separate /home partition;
Separate /home, /var and /tmp partition.
You should choose the option that best suits your needs, with theย first optionย being ideal if you are not sure which one to choose. You can see the steps in this process in this animated GIFย (opens a new window)
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ "๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ด๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฉ๐ " ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ "๐๐๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ธ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ฉ๐ " ๐๐๐๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒย ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐น๐.
So that's it guys, I hope you enjoy this little tutorial.