[Installation] Debian without graphical acceleration

[juan_7777]

I have a PC without graphics acceleration. Any way to start, install and preserve changes in Debian without graphical acceleration?

[arzgi]

Hello and welcome!

Many Debian installtions are at servers, which in mose cases don't have a display.

Don't know about your GPU, graphcis card, but there are lighter desktop's than Gnome, I use XFCE, but there othres too.

[juan_7777]

i915 intel in puppy linux old... puppy=pfix i915.modeset=0 vesa mode ¿Debian?

[arzgi]

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Graphics:
  Device-1: Intel Haswell-ULT Integrated Graphics vendor: Dell
    driver: i915 v: kernel arch: Gen-7.5 ports: active: eDP-1
    
Display: server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 compositor: xfwm v: 4.18.0
    driver: X: loaded: modesetting unloaded: fbdev,vesa dri: crocus
    gpu: i915 display-ID: :0.0 screens: 1
  Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1366x768 s-dpi: 96 

I have the same, Xfce running fine.

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arto@dell:~$ cat /etc/debian_version 
12.9
arto@dell:~$ 

[stevepusser]

i915 intel in puppy linux old... puppy=pfix i915.modeset=0 vesa mode ¿Debian?

Puppy Linux isn't really Debian, though.

[Uptorn]

Many desktop environments fall back to software rendering when no GPU acceleration is available. That should in no way impede your ability to install, start or make changes to software. Can you elaborate on the issue?

[mrmazda]

i915 intel in puppy linux old... puppy=pfix i915.modeset=0 vesa mode ¿Debian?

i915.modeset=0 disables loading the i915 kernel module required by competent display drivers. Vesa mode is a crude generic fallback video driver.