Those instructions will work on hard iron, additional steps are necessary to properly prepare for virtual installs and I haven't got into virtual installs so I can't help you with those. On Wed, 19 Feb 2020, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 08:25:07 > From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > To: blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Getting started with Debian > > I'm more referring to going from a totally fresh VM and doing it that way. > \But, your instructions should work, correct? > > On 19/02/2020 11:26, Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > If you already have linux and wget on a system, > > wget -bc > > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/10.3.0+nonfree/amd64/iso-dvd/firmware-10.3.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso > > probably will help. > > It starts up silent so hit the s key then hit enter to get a screen > > reader going. > > I'm recommending this since you can stack the deck in terms of most > > awkward software and get a system installed. > > Get into the main menu by hitting < repeatedly until the main numbered > > menu comes up and choose the selection to check disk integrity first. > > If that passes, you may want to consider setting notification priority > > to low and saving installation logs to a mounted file system and then > > continue the installation > > A long long time ago, the main menu program on acbradio used to have > > programs demonstrating linux installations one of which was a debian > > installation from a now obsolete version of debian. You control your > > flavor of distribution by editing /etc/apt/sources.list. And for now, > > what you call testing is better known as bullseye. > > I hope this helps. > > On Wed, 19 Feb 2020, > > Linux for blind general discussion wrote: > > > >> Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 05:23:40 > >> From: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > >> To: Linux for blind general discussion <blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > >> Subject: Getting started with Debian > >> > >> So, since Debian got brought up on the list... > >> > >> What all do I need to get started with it, exactly? I'd like to get a > >> system > >> up and going on debian-testing, and set it up how I want > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Blinux-list mailing list > >> Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > >> > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > Blinux-list mailing list > Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > -- _______________________________________________ Blinux-list mailing list Blinux-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list