If you need help on installing Debian read the Installation Manual or use google or read another howto with screens.
Maybe you have a spare partition of only 2 or 3G or, like myself you prefer an extremely minimal installation w/ a lightweight "just works" desktop like the fabulous fluxbox window manager and wdm as login manager. Of course you can choose any window manager or log in manager.
Some of the lightweight window managers could be:
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fluxbox
blackbox
icewm
wmaker
ratpoison
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xdm
wdm
gdm
kdm
1) Download the iso
2) Burn the iso
3) Install Etch
4) Reboot
5) Install Xwindows & a window manager.
Uh oh - get ready to type something!
Loathe it or love it you cannot deny the power of the command line.
Browse the available images:
http://www.us.debian.org/CD/netinst/
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wget http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r0/i386/iso-cd/debian-40r0-i386-netinst.iso
wodim dev=/dev/hda speed=8 -v debian-40r0-i386-netinst.iso && eject /dev/hda
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installgui
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Desktop Environment - NO
Standard system - YES
Complete the installation.
Reboot
Log in as root
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apt-get install xorg bzip2 unp zip unzip wdm sux mrxvt iceweasel leafpad rox-filer gpm mc alsa-base alsa-utils synaptic menu
fluxbox
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/etc/init.d/wdm start
/etc/init.d/gdm start
/etc/init.d/kdm start
Edit:
menu added to applications list as suggested.
Also left "Standard system - YES" as originally written to annoy thamarok