Installing Debian 9.1 minimal

[JaredBusch]

Now because we unselected all the packages, this system does not even have sudo or ssh installed.

So first up install those two packages.

apt-get install sudo ssh -y

Add your non-root user to sudo

adduser jbusch sudo

Use ip a sh to get your IP address.

Now you can SSH in as yourself from your own machine to manage everything instead of requiring the hypervisor console.

[scottalanmiller]

I'm liking Debian more and more as I use it. However the install process has a ridiculous number of screens.

[JaredBusch]

@scottalanmiller said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

I'm liking Debian more and more as I use it. However the install process has a ridiculous number of screens.

You can choose a different install method and should see fewer screens. My guides are not for the advanced users though.

[NerdyDad]

Are you using DigitalOceans as UBNT suggests or Vultr?

[JaredBusch]

@nerdydad said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

Are you using DigitalOceans as UBNT suggests or Vultr?

My UBNT stuff is on my own server in a colo. If I did not have that, I would have to look at costs to meet specs and decide on a place like Vultr or DO.

[scottalanmiller]

@nerdydad said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

Are you using DigitalOceans as UBNT suggests or Vultr?

DO Is double the cost of Vultr!

[NashBrydges]

@jaredbusch said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

@scottalanmiller said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

I'm liking Debian more and more as I use it. However the install process has a ridiculous number of screens.

You can choose a different install method and should see fewer screens. My guides are not for the advanced users though.

The less advanced users thank you profusely for that.

[NerdyDad]

@nashbrydges said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

@jaredbusch said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

@scottalanmiller said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

I'm liking Debian more and more as I use it. However the install process has a ridiculous number of screens.

You can choose a different install method and should see fewer screens. My guides are not for the advanced users though.

The less advanced users thank you profusely for that.

And here I thought that I was one of the few that doesn't know Linux that well. Looks like I am more of the majority than the minority.

[scottalanmiller]

@nashbrydges said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

@jaredbusch said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

@scottalanmiller said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

I'm liking Debian more and more as I use it. However the install process has a ridiculous number of screens.

You can choose a different install method and should see fewer screens. My guides are not for the advanced users though.

The less advanced users thank you profusely for that.

I like CentOS' installer. It is just complex enough to do what you need, but clean and simple to make it all go quickly.

[BRRABill]

@scottalanmiller said

I like CentOS' installer. It is just complex enough to do what you need, but clean and simple to make it all go quickly.

And it's GUI based which is awesome.

(slinks back into hiding)

[PenguinWrangler]

@scottalanmiller said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

@nashbrydges said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

@jaredbusch said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

@scottalanmiller said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

I'm liking Debian more and more as I use it. However the install process has a ridiculous number of screens.

You can choose a different install method and should see fewer screens. My guides are not for the advanced users though.

The less advanced users thank you profusely for that.

I like CentOS' installer. It is just complex enough to do what you need, but clean and simple to make it all go quickly.

I do like CentOS' installer, but I like OpenSuse's the best.

[scottalanmiller]

@penguinwrangler said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

@scottalanmiller said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

@nashbrydges said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

@jaredbusch said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

@scottalanmiller said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

I'm liking Debian more and more as I use it. However the install process has a ridiculous number of screens.

You can choose a different install method and should see fewer screens. My guides are not for the advanced users though.

The less advanced users thank you profusely for that.

I like CentOS' installer. It is just complex enough to do what you need, but clean and simple to make it all go quickly.

I do like CentOS' installer, but I like OpenSuse's the best.

It's pretty close.

[Alex Sage]

Deepin installer is nice as well

[scottalanmiller]

@aaronstuder said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

Deepin installer is nice as well

Oh yeah, I forgot about that one. It was very impressive.

[Alex Sage]

@scottalanmiller said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

Oh yeah, I forgot about that one. It was very impressive.

The only problem is there is no option to delete all existing partitions and start fresh... or not one I could find anyways.

I booted into a Mint Live CD and fdisk'ed it from terminal.

[JaredBusch]

FYI, after a clean install, this is the list of packages not installed because the standard option was not selected.

[black3dynamite]

@scottalanmiller said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

I'm liking Debian more and more as I use it. However the install process has a ridiculous number of screens.

Do you like Debian or distros that makes debian more enjoyable?

[travisdh1]

@brrabill said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

@scottalanmiller said

I like CentOS' installer. It is just complex enough to do what you need, but clean and simple to make it all go quickly.

And it's GUI based which is awesome.

(slinks back into hiding)

I may be the only one here that likes the tui based CentOS installer better than the default one.

[scottalanmiller]

@black3dynamite said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

@scottalanmiller said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

I'm liking Debian more and more as I use it. However the install process has a ridiculous number of screens.

Do you like Debian or distros that makes debian more enjoyable?

I like Debian itself and its logical standards. Not sure that any other distro makes it more enjoyable

[black3dynamite]

@scottalanmiller said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

@black3dynamite said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

@scottalanmiller said in Installing Debian 9.1 minimal:

I'm liking Debian more and more as I use it. However the install process has a ridiculous number of screens.

Do you like Debian or distros that makes debian more enjoyable?

I like Debian itself and its logical standards. Not sure that any other distro makes it more enjoyable

Deepin Linux