New Debian 12 install - tips on the install process.
by larstrier from LinuxQuestions.org on (#6CTT2)
I currently have Debian 11 on my desktop and would like to dual boot with debian 12.
I have found this tutorial very useful as the debian pages are labyrinthine: https://ostechnix.com/install-debian-12-bookworm/.
I will be downloading a debian-live-usb-installer .iso onto my usb.
After a SHA512SUMS check - I'm going to use the dd command and 'burn' the .iso onto the usb.
After booting from usb - I'll be going through the install wizard to install debian 12 to my disk drive.
I have a few questions:
1. My current OS has the following partitions:
Code:# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 232.89 GiB, 250059350016 bytes, 488397168 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0xf45215aa
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 2048 122097663 122095616 58.2G 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 * 122097664 126003199 3905536 1.9G ef EFI (FAT-12/16/32)
/dev/sda3 126003200 165064703 39061504 18.6G 82 Linux swap / SolarisI want to allocate about 60GB of unallocated space to the new debian 12 install.
Everything will reside on the new 60GB partition.
a) So I assign '/' (boot) to the 60GB partition?
b) What do I do about the uefi partition on sda2?
c) Can I assign sda3 swap as swap for the new install too?
Just to let you know - I don't actually configure the OS to hibernate to swap.
I only suspend-to-ram. This avoids writing to disk as with hibernate.
2.GRUB Installation
I always get stumped with this one.
After every install - grub seems to get confused with the original OS and fails to show the grub screen with the 2 installs.
I end up having to delete the new install and try again.
Or install another debian install and trying a different option on the grub page!
Please does anyone know the option to take when installing grub with an existing grub on the mbr?
Also I have a uefi motherboard and have no clue how that works when installing grub.
I have found this tutorial very useful as the debian pages are labyrinthine: https://ostechnix.com/install-debian-12-bookworm/.
I will be downloading a debian-live-usb-installer .iso onto my usb.
After a SHA512SUMS check - I'm going to use the dd command and 'burn' the .iso onto the usb.
After booting from usb - I'll be going through the install wizard to install debian 12 to my disk drive.
I have a few questions:
1. My current OS has the following partitions:
Code:# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 232.89 GiB, 250059350016 bytes, 488397168 sectors
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0xf45215aa
Device Boot Start End Sectors Size Id Type
/dev/sda1 2048 122097663 122095616 58.2G 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 * 122097664 126003199 3905536 1.9G ef EFI (FAT-12/16/32)
/dev/sda3 126003200 165064703 39061504 18.6G 82 Linux swap / SolarisI want to allocate about 60GB of unallocated space to the new debian 12 install.
Everything will reside on the new 60GB partition.
a) So I assign '/' (boot) to the 60GB partition?
b) What do I do about the uefi partition on sda2?
c) Can I assign sda3 swap as swap for the new install too?
Just to let you know - I don't actually configure the OS to hibernate to swap.
I only suspend-to-ram. This avoids writing to disk as with hibernate.
2.GRUB Installation
I always get stumped with this one.
After every install - grub seems to get confused with the original OS and fails to show the grub screen with the 2 installs.
I end up having to delete the new install and try again.
Or install another debian install and trying a different option on the grub page!
Please does anyone know the option to take when installing grub with an existing grub on the mbr?
Also I have a uefi motherboard and have no clue how that works when installing grub.