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diff --git a/docs/gnulinux/encrypted_debian.html b/docs/gnulinux/encrypted_debian.html index 64f4668d..66c47fee 100644 --- a/docs/gnulinux/encrypted_debian.html +++ b/docs/gnulinux/encrypted_debian.html @@ -8,18 +8,12 @@ @import url('../css/main.css'); </style> - <title>Installing Debian or Trisquel GNU/Linux with full disk encryption (including /boot)</title> + <title>Installing Debian GNU/Linux with full disk encryption (including /boot)</title> </head> <body> <div class="section"> - <h1>Installing Debian or Trisquel GNU/Linux with full disk encryption (including /boot)</h1> - <p> - The libreboot project recommends Debian, because it is more stable and up to date, - while still being entirely free software by default. Leah Rowe, libreboot's - lead maintainer, also uses Debian. See: - <a href="../distros/">../distros/</a> - </p> + <h1>Installing Debian GNU/Linux with full disk encryption (including /boot)</h1> <p> Libreboot on x86 uses the GRUB <a href="http://www.coreboot.org/Payloads#GRUB_2">payload</a> by default, which means that the GRUB configuration file @@ -37,10 +31,27 @@ access to the system. </p> <p> - This guide is written for Debian. - This also works in Trisquel 7 (probably Trisquel 8), and probably Trisquel 6. Boot the 'net installer' (Install Trisquel in Text Mode). - <a href="grub_boot_installer.html">How to boot a GNU/Linux installer</a>. + This guide is written for Debian net installer. You can download the ISO from the homepage on + <a href="https://www.debian.org/">debian.org</a>. + Use this on the GRUB terminal to boot it from USB (for 64-bit Intel or AMD):<br/> + <strong> + set root='usb0'<br/> + linux /install.amd/vmlinuz<br/> + initrd /install.amd/initrd.gz<br/> + boot<br/> + </strong> + If you are on a 32-bit system (e.g. X60):<br/> + <strong> + set root='usb0'<br/> + linux /install.386/vmlinuz<br/> + initrd /install.386/initrd.gz<br/> + boot + </strong> </p> + <p> + <a href="grub_boot_installer.html">This guide</a> shows how to + create a boot USB drive with the Debian ISO image. + </p> <p> <b>This guide is *only* for the GRUB payload. If you use the depthcharge payload, ignore this section entirely.</b> </p> @@ -188,22 +199,12 @@ <div class="section"> - <h1>Tasksel (Debian or Trisquel)</h1> + <h1>Tasksel</h1> - <p> - Choose <i>"Trisquel Desktop Environment"</i> if you want GNOME, - <i>"Trisquel-mini Desktop Environment"</i> if you - want LXDE or <i>"Triskel Desktop Environment"</i> if you want KDE. - If you want to have no desktop (just a basic shell) - when you boot or if you want to create your own custom setup, then choose nothing here (don't select anything). - You might also want to choose some of the other package groups; it's up to you. - </p> <p> For Debian, use the <em>MATE</em> option, or one of the others if you want. - </p> - <p> - On Debian or Trisquel, you may also want to select the option for a printer server, - so that you can print. + The libreboot project recommends MATE, unless you're saavy enough to choose something + else. </p> <p> If you want debian-testing, then you should only select barebones options here @@ -212,6 +213,14 @@ as root, then reboot and run <b>tasksel</b> as root. This is to avoid downloading large packages twice. </p> + <p> + NOTE: If you want the latest up to date version of the Linux kernel, + Debian's kernel is sometimes outdated, even in the testing distro. + You might consider using <a href="https://jxself.org/linux-libre/">this repository</a> + instead, which contains the most up to date versions of the Linux kernel. + These kernels are also deblobbed, like Debian's kernels, so you can + be sure that no binary blobs are present. + </p> </div> diff --git a/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.html b/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.html index acede631..4c26432e 100644 --- a/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.html +++ b/docs/gnulinux/grub_boot_installer.html @@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ <li><a href="../distros">List of recommended GNU/Linux distributions</a></li> <li><a href="#prepare">Prepare the USB drive (in GNU/Linux)</a></li> <li><a href="#encryption">Installing GNU/Linux with full disk encryption</a></li> - <li><a href="#guix">GNU Guix System Distribution?</a></li> - <li><a href="#debian_netinstall">Debian or Trisquel net install?</a></li> + <li><a href="#debian_netinstall">Debian net install?</a></li> <li><a href="#parse_isolinux">Booting ISOLINUX images (automatic method)</a></li> <li><a href="#manual_isolinux">Booting ISOLINUX images (manual method)</a></li> <li><a href="#troubleshooting">Troubleshooting</a></li> @@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ <h2>Installing GNU/Linux with full disk encryption</h2> <ul> - <li><a href="encrypted_debian.html">Installing Debian or Trisquel GNU/Linux with full disk encryption (including /boot)</a></li> + <li><a href="encrypted_debian.html">Installing Debian GNU/Linux with full disk encryption (including /boot)</a></li> <li><a href="encrypted_parabola.html">Installing Parabola GNU/Linux with full disk encryption (including /boot)</a></li> </ul> @@ -92,14 +91,25 @@ <div id="debian_netinstall" class="section"> - <h2>Debian or Trisquel net install?</h2> + <h2>Debian net install?</h2> <p> - Tip: don't use the official net install image. Download the full GNOME ISO (the ~1.5GiB one). - In this ISO, there is still the capability to boot the net install, while it also provides - an easy to use live system (which you can boot from USB). This ISO also works using - <i>syslinux_configfile -i</i> (the <i>Parse ISOLINUX</i> menu entries in the default - GRUB configuration that libreboot uses). + Download the Debian net installer. You can download the ISO from the homepage on + <a href="https://www.debian.org/">debian.org</a>. + Use this on the GRUB terminal to boot it from USB (for 64-bit Intel or AMD):<br/> + <strong> + set root='usb0'<br/> + linux /install.amd/vmlinuz<br/> + initrd /install.amd/initrd.gz<br/> + boot<br/> + </strong> + If you are on a 32-bit system (e.g. X60):<br/> + <strong> + set root='usb0'<br/> + linux /install.386/vmlinuz<br/> + initrd /install.386/initrd.gz<br/> + boot + </strong> </p> <p> @@ -153,10 +163,12 @@ </p> <p> - For Trisquel (and other debian-based distros), there are typically menuentries listed in + For Debian (and other debian-based distros), there are typically menuentries listed in <i>/isolinux/txt.cfg</i> or <i>/isolinux/gtk.cfg</i>. For dual-architecture ISO images (i686 and x86_64), there may be separate files/directories for each architecture. Just keep searching through the image, until you find the correct ISOLINUX configuration file. + NOTE: Debian 8.6 ISO only lists 32-bit boot options in txt.cfg. This is important if you want + 64-bit booting on your system. </p> <p> @@ -207,13 +219,13 @@ <h2>debian-installer graphical corruption in text-mode</h2> <p> When using the ROM images that use coreboot's "text mode" instead of the coreboot framebuffer, - booting the Trisquel net installer results in graphical corruption because it is trying to switch to a framebuffer which doesn't + booting the Debian net installer results in graphical corruption because it is trying to switch to a framebuffer which doesn't exist. Use that kernel parameter on the 'linux' line when booting it:<br/> <b>vga=normal fb=false</b> </p> <p> - Tested in Trisquel 6 (and 7). This forces debian-installer to start in text-mode, instead of trying to switch to a framebuffer. + This forces debian-installer to start in text-mode, instead of trying to switch to a framebuffer. </p> <p> diff --git a/docs/gnulinux/index.html b/docs/gnulinux/index.html index eb1493d7..830b7816 100644 --- a/docs/gnulinux/index.html +++ b/docs/gnulinux/index.html @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ <li>Follow-up tutorial: <a href="configuring_parabola.html">Configuring Parabola (post-install)</a></li> </ul> </li> - <li><a href="encrypted_debian.html">Installing Debian or Trisquel GNU/Linux-libre with full disk encryption (including /boot)</a></li> + <li><a href="encrypted_debian.html">Installing Debian GNU/Linux-libre with full disk encryption (including /boot)</a></li> </ul> </div> |