Uploaded July 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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The installation process of Debian is quite straightforward if you are an experienced Linux user.
But if you try Debian your first time, there are several things which I find confusing for new users.

So, if you decided to install and use Debian, here is an overview of the Debian installation process with some useful recommendations.

00:38 1. What ISO to download
- Live ISO
- Install ISO
- Non-free ISOs
02:55 2. installation
- Create a bootable USB drive youtu.be/rpGgTTFKwiU
- 05:10 Automatic partitioning of a whole drive
- 05:30 Install without formatting your home partition. This is in case you had Linux installed on your computer before.
- 07:26 Manually partition your hard drive with re-formatting the whole drive.
10:40 3. After installation
- Add contrib and non-free repositories. (NOTE: use Ctrl+O to save and Ctrl+X to exit from the nano text editor)
- Enable the latest security updates.
- Receive the bug fixes as quick as possible.
- Proprietary drivers.

Mentioned videos:

Debian 9 Stretch Xfce review - The Best Xfce distro! youtu.be/WmeXOZEVebY
Make Xfce look modern and beautiful youtu.be/GR2y0xOIIdI
10 things to do after installing Debian Xfce youtu.be/BWBHJmAmZgk

Repositories (debian.org/releases/stable/errata.pt.html) :

# latest security updates
deb security.debian.org buster/updates main contrib non-free

# proposed additions
deb ftp.us.debian.org/debian buster-proposed-updates main contrib non-free

Proprietary drivers:

Graphics Card wiki.debian.org/GraphicsCard
nVidia wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers
ATI wiki.debian.org/AtiHowTo wiki.debian.org/ATIProprietary reddit.com/r/debian/comments/4a8nyq/fglrx_for_debian_9_will_it_get_back

Wifi drivers wiki.debian.org/WiFi youtube.com/watch?v=eUnfVG7Zst0

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