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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Preseed file bad configuration using UEFI and LVM
I just changed my preseed file from legacy to UEFI installation. I'm using LVM with the following custom recipe, in order to specify size of swap, root, home, var & tmp. To make it works in UEFI I ...
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Touchpad Issues on Lemur Pro with Debian
I have a recently purchased Lemur Pro (Winter of 2024/2025) and I am attempting to install Debian. However, the touchpad is completely unresponsive on Debian. Is this a common issue with the machine? ...
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Debian install stuck at after "SATA link down"
I'm having an unusual struggle in installing Debian on my new N150 board (hardware). The install process runs for about 2 seconds, before stopping at "SATA link down" in advanced mode. Here ...
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FAI, PXE & multiple network interfaces - exclude all but one
A class of Linux machines we maintain/build has up to 8 network interfaces, all but one aren't connected in the build phase. I'd like to speed up the build process by telling the initrd to ignore all ...
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Debian 12 Preseed and Incorrect Swap Size
this is about Debian 12 and partman. Swap is getting the incorrect size. All other partitions / lv's have the expected size. However, swap just doesn't seem to listen. I want 4GB, but I'm getting ...
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I accidentally installed GRUB on the wrong disk, what should I do?
I have two disks, lets call them A and B. A is my "main" disk, EFI partition is there, and the rest is Windows. B has some free space as common storage, and a second partition where I ...
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What is the proper way to boot Debian 12 Install CB from GRUB? Can't detect install Media
I need to set up Debian 12 on a remote system and can only access the install media through GRUB. I can boot the image, but it can't find the install media. My /etc/grub.d/40_custom entry is as ...
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Which partition should be bootable, and why?
Using Debian 12.5 Bookworm, 64bit I wanted to teach myself how to partition my disks for my needs, so I did this: ——————————————————————————————| [!!] Partition Disks |—————————————————————————————— ...
