Chapter 3. Installing Linux
In this chapter, you’ll learn how to install Linux by following a simple, step-by-step procedure. Most users will be able to complete the installation procedure without difficulty; however, the chapter includes a section that describes how you can obtain help if you encounter installation problems. Once you successfully complete the installation procedure, you’ll have your own working Linux system.
Installing the Operating System and Applications
To install Linux, you follow a simple, step-by-step procedure that has three main phases:
Installing the operating system kernel and base system
Configuring the new Linux system
Installing applications
Warning
Although the Linux installation procedure is generally troublefree, errors or malfunctions that occur during the installation of an operating system can result in loss of data. You should not begin the installation procedure until you have backed up all data on your system and determined that your backup is error-free.
The Installation Program User Interface
Like other modern Linux distributions, Debian GNU/Linux includes a screen-based install program that simplifies the installation and initial configuration of Linux. However, the install program works somewhat differently than a typical Microsoft Windows application. For instance, it does not support use of a mouse or other pointing device; all input is via the keyboard. So that you can make effective use of the install program, the next three subsections ...
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