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Old 07-03-2020, 02:48 PM   #1
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Debian Install on a Acer?!


Hi
I got a Image from the Debian Page and put them on my USB Drive.
When I boot from them the want to do something with my DVD Drive. The want install driver for them. Without the dont want to continue.
Is there a Image who run from the USB Drive? I put a freh SSD into them.
Win8 (i needed them for the Bios Update) installed fine on the SSD.
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Old 07-03-2020, 03:27 PM   #2
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Try coping these files to the USB grub folder so it boots using them;
http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dist...ages/hd-media/
 
Old 07-04-2020, 11:07 AM   #3
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You can run the Debian Linux distribution off a Solid State Drive, but if you only want it to run on a USB drive, you will need to install a minimal or base Debian image onto the SSD. This will be about 2-3 GB for most minimal conditions.

Do you plan to dual boot the computer ? If so, you will need to partition the SSD with sufficient space. With virtual machines, I installed a drive of about 20-80 GB, but the operating system will need at minimum 2-3 GB. For most intents and purposes, 5 GB or more is recommended.
 
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You can run the Debian Linux distribution off a Solid State Drive, but if you only want it to run on a USB drive, you will need to install a minimal or base Debian image onto the SSD. This will be about 2-3 GB for most minimal conditions..
2-3 GB is enough?
 
Old 07-07-2020, 11:43 PM   #5
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Depending on what software one wants to install, the operating system could be between 2-3 GB, for most desktops and laptops. In terms of hardware, we are meaning a central processing unit of an Intel Core 2 Duo or better (i3, i5, etc.) or an AMD Ryzen 3 or better. As we are attempting to buy into 64-bit cpu's of a certain speed and operating environment, then the Core i-series or AMD Ryzen series are on pointe.

An operating system of 2-3 GB includes software that can do specific things, like manipulate partition tables, compile software code, browse websites and perform z-mapping of graphics in video games, like with Quake and Fallout, Half-Life 2 and some early 2010 games. For more modern games, though, like Fortnite and Mount and Blade, more drive space is necessary, and in terms of hardware, a graphics processing unit is key, versus keeping all the processing power at the cpu.

For those on the cloud, virtual machine instances of most servers for light use could use 2-3 GB of a given operating system, such as CentOS or Red Hat Enterprise Linux. However, other factors come into play, like purpose of VM instance, scalability and cost.
 
Old 07-12-2020, 11:04 AM   #6
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Its some kind of Intel low end processor. I bought for damn cheap another 4GB Ram so i have ~8Gb (- some MB for the Graphic).
During the Install the want driver for the Intel Wifi Card I could not download since I dont add the Proxy there. Now I looking for the Package. I open the Package Manager (or how the called) and Looking for Intel. Sadly that nut turn any out. Is there an easy way to install them? (Ok I dont need Wifi but I would like turn them off.)

Later I want run GNU Radio for test purpose and learn how to use Linux stuff better. The good think is on the Laptop I can try anything out without any problem. On a Virtual System I need more practise.
 
Old 07-13-2020, 09:12 AM   #7
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Its some kind of Intel low end processor. I bought for damn cheap another 4GB Ram so i have ~8Gb (- some MB for the Graphic).
During the Install the want driver for the Intel Wifi Card I could not download since I dont add the Proxy there. Now I looking for the Package. I open the Package Manager (or how the called) and Looking for Intel. Sadly that nut turn any out. Is there an easy way to install them? (Ok I dont need Wifi but I would like turn them off.)
Try to figure out what processor you have, such as browsing through the /proc directory or running a cpu analyzer application on Windows. In linux, you can type the following to find out your specific processor and brand:
$ more /proc/cpuinfo
To find the Intel wifi card's specifics, if your wifi card is running and connected to a network, you can type the following at the prompt for more info.
$ lspci
The wifi card is usually indicated with a wireless designation. "lspci | grep -i wireless" can also find the entry easier.

To install the driver, first check to see if there is power to the wifi card, and if linux recognizes the card. Then, when the wifi card is recognized, (graphically) use the Network or Wi-fi setting to set up the card. Once the card is connected and running, the ip command will allow different details to be seen. To see if the wifi card has been initialized, type "ip addr" to see what cards are connected. The wifi card is labeled with a w, as in wlp1s0, wlp3s0, etc.

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Later I want run GNU Radio for test purpose and learn how to use Linux stuff better. The good think is on the Laptop I can try anything out without any problem. On a Virtual System I need more practise.
GNU Radio is a good software development toolkit for listening to streaming radio stations. Practice connecting and running applications on the laptop if that is easier to understand. Virtual or cloud based systems take some getting used to, and using a virtual machine (vm) on Amazon, Google or Microsoft for example, deal with offsite resources. One can use offsite storage, processors and memory in a vm.
 
  


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