Debian 11.4 ZFS Bootstrap | Debian ZFS Command Line Installation @animortis0

Animortis Fortress Update Oct. 11, 2022: I've used this method to officially install ZFS on Debian on bare metal. It is now my main OS configuration. So this works. :)

A guide on how to install Debian 11.4 from the command line using ZFS. You can use the debootstrap tool, command line, and apt; no installer required.

Use this method to make a completely customized, from-scratch Debian 11.4 install using ZFS, something which I had a lot of fun trying to find precise guides for myself.

Note: I'll be using the backports version of ZFS for Debian, as this is the version recommended by the Debian developers themselves. You can use the version in the stable repository instead if you want to, just bundle it with the kernel and don't use the backports repository.

Fully-written-out guide can be found here: github.com/aomgiwjc/Unix-Bootstrap-Installs/wiki/Debian-ZFS-Debootstrap-Installation

0:34 Start of installation
1:58 Going to wiki and updating apt
3:20 Installing ZFS on the live environment
4:39 Partitioning
6:45 Build ZFS filesystem
7:48 Subvolumes
8:05 Mounting the other partitions
9:12 Debootstrap
10:24 Adding apt sources to machine
10:48 Mounting pseudo-filesystems and hardware. (for dir in sys dev proc ; ...)
11:39 Chroot time
12:03 Apt update
12:39 locales
13:18 Password for root
13:30 Installing the kernel and zfs explanation. CRITICAL.
14:38 Command and process to install stable kernel then ZFS
16:12 Install ZFS
17:18 FSTAB configuration
19:10 Setting hostname
20:10 Set timezone
20:24 Installing grub complete process begins
21:17 Enabling the networking services.
21:24 Enabling all the ZFS services
23:07 ZFS services continued, now from host environment.
23:46 Reboot!
23:55 Our ZFS system!
24:13 Add our user
25:01 Example commands to get to a desktop
25:37 Out commentary :)

updated 4 years ago

Debian 11.4 ZFS Bootstrap | Debian ZFS Command Line Installation

Animortis Fortress 2022-08-24 | Update Oct. 11, 2022: I've used this method to officially install ZFS on Debian on bare metal. It is now my main OS configuration. So this works. :)

A guide on how to install Debian 11.4 from the command line using ZFS. You can use the debootstrap tool, command line, and apt; no installer required.

Use this method to make a completely customized, from-scratch Debian 11.4 install using ZFS, something which I had a lot of fun trying to find precise guides for myself.

Note: I'll be using the backports version of ZFS for Debian, as this is the version recommended by the Debian developers themselves. You can use the version in the stable repository instead if you want to, just bundle it with the kernel and don't use the backports repository.

Fully-written-out guide can be found here: github.com/aomgiwjc/Unix-Bootstrap-Installs/wiki/Debian-ZFS-Debootstrap-Installation

0:34 Start of installation
1:58 Going to wiki and updating apt
3:20 Installing ZFS on the live environment
4:39 Partitioning
6:45 Build ZFS filesystem
7:48 Subvolumes
8:05 Mounting the other partitions
9:12 Debootstrap
10:24 Adding apt sources to machine
10:48 Mounting pseudo-filesystems and hardware. (for dir in sys dev proc ; ...)
11:39 Chroot time
12:03 Apt update
12:39 locales
13:18 Password for root
13:30 Installing the kernel and zfs explanation. CRITICAL.
14:38 Command and process to install stable kernel then ZFS
16:12 Install ZFS
17:18 FSTAB configuration
19:10 Setting hostname
20:10 Set timezone
20:24 Installing grub complete process begins
21:17 Enabling the networking services.
21:24 Enabling all the ZFS services
23:07 ZFS services continued, now from host environment.
23:46 Reboot!
23:55 Our ZFS system!
24:13 Add our user
25:01 Example commands to get to a desktop
25:37 Out commentary :)

Rocky Linux 9.1 mdadm Raid 5 Installation | Command Line Install

Animortis Fortress 2023-03-03 | This video details how to install, using the command line only, a copy of Rocky Linux 9.1 with mdadm for a Raid 5. The guide can be adapted to fit your needs in any form you choose, this is just how I do it and wanted to share my thoughts.

Written version and timestamps pending.

Ubuntu 22.10 Complete Basic Debootstrap/Command Line Installation | Updated process for 2022

Animortis Fortress 2022-11-25 | A complete video with details on how to install Ubuntu desktop from the Ubuntu server ISO disk. Complete instructions, including Netplan configuration and ways to get around certain Ubuntu quirks.

OpenSUSE Tumbleweed Command Line Installation | OpenSUSE Bootstrap Installation

Animortis Fortress 2022-06-14 | A command-line installation of OpenSUSE Tumbleweed onto a disk using zypper as the medium for installation and a copy of the OpenSUSE live CD. Written version and timestamps to come.

Channel Update May 2022

Animortis Fortress 2022-05-27 | A general channel update and plans for the future for 2022.

Fedora 36 Bootstrap Installation | Fedora 36 Workstation Command Line Instillation

Animortis Fortress 2022-05-21 | Install Fedora 36 using the command line exclusively with this tutorial video. This video will help you walk through the process to get a Fedora workstation onto your desktop without using the Anaconda installer, allowing for much more customization.

0:00 Introduction
1:19 Start the terminal and partition
5:13 Install to hard drive
7:00 Prepare and Chroot into system
11:15 Fstab configuration
13:15 Kernel installation
13:53 Grub installation
14:55 Tone down SELinux
15:42 Enable NetworkManager
15:53 Reboot to Installation and setup
18:48 Finding and installing a DE
20:04 Login to DE!
21:43 Outro

Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish BTRFS Bootstrap Installation | Command Line BTRFS Installation

Animortis Fortress 2022-04-23 | A guide on how to do a custom, command-line installation with debootstrap on Ubuntu Jammy Jellyfish with the BTRFS filesystem. We set up a few BTRFS subvolumes as well, and get internet working at the end, along with showing some nice add-on programs. A great learning tool for an Ubuntu or Debian enthusiast. Also, install happens WITHOUT snaps or snapd included!

FreeBSD 13.0 Bootstrap Installation | Command Line Bootstrap FreeBSD installation

Animortis Fortress 2022-01-28 | A guide on how to install FreeBSD 13.0 from the command line without using the automatic installer.

Provides for greater customization and flexibility in partitioning and installation. Proves that custom installations aren't limited to Linux.

Debian 11.0 Debootstrap | Debian Command Line Install Guide

Animortis Fortress 2021-10-21 | A guide on how to install Debian 11 from the command line using a live CD and the debootstrap tool, no installer required.

Gain additional control over your computer by building even the operating system from scratch. Arch Linux isn't the only distro that gives you that kind of control over your system and installation.

Written version here: github.com/aomgiwjc/Unix-Bootstrap-Installs/wiki/Debian-Bootstrap-Chroot-Install---Ext4,-one-drive

Ubuntu 21.04 Debootstrap | Command Line Bootstrap Install Ubuntu/Debian

Animortis Fortress 2021-10-01 | Ubuntu 21.04 Debootstrap | Command Line Bootstrap Install Ubuntu/Debian

A demonstration video on how to install Ubuntu 21.04 and Debian using the command line alone using the debootstrap tool.

There seems to be a belief that Ubuntu doesn't provide the level of customization and automation in installation that you can get in other distributions like Arch Linux. This video was made to show how to produce the kind of customization and control a command line install provides on both Ubuntu and Debian.

My hardware:
Debian Sid
Intel i7 7700
32GB ram
Nvidia 1080 Ti
Edited on Kdenlive

Written version here: github.com/aomgiwjc/Unix-Bootstrap-Installs/wiki/Debian-Bootstrap-Chroot-Install---Ext4,-one-drive