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  • Re: Need help to install debian-12.?.?-amd64-netinst.ISO

    From Charles Curley@3:633/10 to All on Wednesday, September 09, 2026 23:40:01
    On Wed, 9 Sep 2026 16:49:33 -0400
    MartinGary Padgett <martingarypadgett@gmail.com> wrote:

    My only computer has for a motherboard Gigabyte model B85OM. I want to install in it a Debian operating system. The installer must be
    recorded on a CD/DVD-R disk in a DVD writer attached to the board. I unfortunately do not have what is necessary to make such a disk. I
    also have not been able to find anybody or shop in Toronto, Canada
    which can provide such a service. The name of the file to record on
    the disk is: debian-12.?.?-amd64-netinst.ISO

    Can someone suggest what I can or where I might find someone in
    Toronto who could help me with this?

    Debian 12 is a bit aged; Debian 13 is more recent. The latest is
    available from https://www.debian.org.

    If you have Windows you can get free software to burn your own CDs and
    DVDs. Rufus is often mentioned on this list for the purpose.

    However, I think your motherboard and its firmware are modern enough
    that they will boot to a USB stick. You should be able to copy the iso
    to a USB thumbstick with Rufus or the like. That may be simpler than
    burning a CD, and then you have a thumb drive you can use for other
    things, like backup.

    A bit of reading for you: the Debian installation manual. https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual


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