Network install from a minimal USB, CD
On i386 and amd64 architectures, all USB/CD/DVD images can be used on a USB stick too.
A network install
or netinst
CD is a single CD which enables
you to install the entire operating system. This single CD contains
just the minimal amount of software to install the base system and
fetch the remaining packages over the Internet.
What types of network connections are supported during installation? Various different ways are supported for this, like Ethernet and WLAN (with some restrictions)
The following minimal bootable CD images are available for download:
- Official
netinst
images for thestable
release — see below - Images for the
testing
release — see the Debian-Installer page.
Official netinst images for the stable
release
This image contains the installer and a small set of packages which allows the installation of a (very) basic system.
For information what these files are and how to use them, please see the FAQ.
Once you have downloaded the images, be sure to have a look at the detailed information about the installation process.