Hello guys, sorry for the stupid question, but I've downloaded the CD, DVD and net installer images and none of those include a DE. I'm not the best with the terminal so I need a GUI to get things done. The problem is, downloading a desktop is a pain because every mirror I select is slow, and I have to select it at the end of the installation. I need to know if there is a way to download Debian + a DE from a torrent or the web directly.
Thanks for your help and patience!
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Download with a desktop?
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Re: Download with a desktop?
What did you download? Where from? How did you process it?I've downloaded the CD, DVD and net installer images
If you work through the install you should come across a screen for "Software Selection" this has Gnome, Xfce, KDE, Cinnamon, Mate, Lxde...
Re: Download with a desktop?
I know, but you have to download them within the installer. I want to pre-download the DE I want. Is it possible?arochester wrote:What did you download? Where from? How did you process it?I've downloaded the CD, DVD and net installer images
If you work through the install you should come across a screen for "Software Selection" this has Gnome, Xfce, KDE, Cinnamon, Mate, Lxde...
I downloaded everything from the main page:
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Re: Download with a desktop?
Are you new to Linux?
What you (may) have downloaded is an ISO.
You do not open the ISO.
Either you need to "burn" the ISO. That is a special operation to create a bootable Linux disk.
Or you need to process the ISO so it goes onto a USB stick.
What you (may) have downloaded is an ISO.
You do not open the ISO.
Either you need to "burn" the ISO. That is a special operation to create a bootable Linux disk.
Or you need to process the ISO so it goes onto a USB stick.
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Re: Download with a desktop?
You mean, like on Ubuntu? Debian has live images, but they are not reccomended for installation.CarterCox wrote:I know, but you have to download them within the installer. I want to pre-download the DE I want. Is it possible?
https://www.debian.org/CD/live/
But he will still need to download a desktop, no? Best option is to use someone else's PC with a good connection and put all 3 DVD .iso files on a 4 GB USBs. This way, he will have everything without having to download it. First DVD is for installation, other 2 have .deb packages.Segfault wrote: do netinstall and install only what you need.
Re: Download with a desktop?
Yeah I know, that's what I mean by "installer". The on I burnt into the flash drive and installed, until I get to the "software selection" and I have to download a few Gb from a slow mirror.arochester wrote:Are you new to Linux?
What you (may) have downloaded is an ISO.
You do not open the ISO.
Either you need to "burn" the ISO. That is a special operation to create a bootable Linux disk.
Or you need to process the ISO so it goes onto a USB stick.
Because the mirrors are slow, not my internet connection. I could torrent 4Gb in a few minutes, but downloading from the mirrors is too slow.Segfault wrote:You said all mirrors are slow for you. Then why waste time downloading huge DVD's, do netinstall and install (download) only what you need.
I can download all the 12Gb from my own computer, because as I said, my internet connection is not the problem, but they still don't have a DE, right? Packages are secondary here, I need a working DE and then I can download any package I need. I simply don't want to download the DE within the installer.Wheelerof4te wrote:You mean, like on Ubuntu? Debian has live images, but they are not reccomended for installation.CarterCox wrote:I know, but you have to download them within the installer. I want to pre-download the DE I want. Is it possible?
https://www.debian.org/CD/live/
But he will still need to download a desktop, no? Best option is to use someone else's PC with a good connection and put all 3 DVD .iso files on a 4 GB USBs. This way, he will have everything without having to download it. First DVD is for installation, other 2 have .deb packages.Segfault wrote: do netinstall and install only what you need.
I believe the Live CDs are what I'm looking for. Thank you!
Re: Download with a desktop?
The first disk from the first link, https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/cu ... 64/bt-dvd/ contains everything you need to install Debian without a network connection. You can install Gnome, Xfce, KDE, etc., from the installation program on the first disk, without downloading anything else from the internet, or using a Debian mirror.CarterCox wrote:I know, but you have to download them within the installer. I want to pre-download the DE I want. Is it possible?arochester wrote:What did you download? Where from? How did you process it?I've downloaded the CD, DVD and net installer images
If you work through the install you should come across a screen for "Software Selection" this has Gnome, Xfce, KDE, Cinnamon, Mate, Lxde...
I downloaded everything from the main page:
Re: Download with a desktop?
Outstanding! It's done. Thank you!RU55EL wrote:The first disk from the first link, https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/cu ... 64/bt-dvd/ contains everything you need to install Debian without a network connection. You can install Gnome, Xfce, KDE, etc., from the installation program on the first disk, without downloading anything else from the internet, or using a Debian mirror.