007 Installing Debían

Download an iso (makes dvds) or copy from a friend. It's legal and free.

Find 4 hours of time

Computer connected by cable to internet.
We have our dvd, we introduce it.
Memorize the name of your pen-drive, then into your pocket.
Then we reboot (turning off and on again).
In the prescise moment it turns on, that first beep, you do the F1F2F3F4... ceremony.
A window should open. You choose dvd.
You now have your Debian first window.
Now you connect your pendrive.
And you click:

Install
English (spanish?)
Other > Europe > Spain
United Kingdom
Spanish (This is the keyboard)
Something about your wifi here... bla bla bla
ALLOW LOGIN AS ROOT: yes
Root Password (a cool one like:kugdkutydkytfkfuftft7foc7tfguc6tr7ty7giufygd8fhucy7fiugj)
CREATE A NORMAL USER ACCOUNT:yes
A cool name like poopsnuggles (don't copy me)
Continue
The same password
Your cool name again
Madrid
Guided-bla bla encrypted LVM (James Bond Encryption)

DANGER NOW
Make sure you choose your pendrive.
Read the name carefully. Make sure its your pen.
Check the capacity. Does it say 7.8 GB?
DANGER NOW
IF YOU CHOOSE THE WRONG ONE YOU WILL WIPE OUT YOUR MICROSOFT WINDOWS!!!!
If you recognize the name and the capacity, choose it.
If you are not sure, don't click anything!!!!!!!!
DANGER HERE. I continue.

All files in one partition
Yes
 ...Long, long wait... Your pen is being wiped out James Bond style.
...long, long...

Your Password again (this one is unchangeable)
Finish partitioning
Yes

...Another long, long, long wait...

MIRROR? Yes
Spain
ftp.es.debian.org
Continue

...error here with mirrors! I dont know why.
I must CONTINUE WITHOUT NETWORK MIRROR yes
Oh, big poo. Anyway i continue.

GRUB yes
Find and choose your pendrive name. Read carefully, it is inside of a long line of code.

Continue
Hey, get ready to get the dvd out. Ok?

006 Manual installation of Debian package .deb

dpkg -i

Examples.
dpkg -i /tmp/opera_10.62.6438_i386.deb
or
dpkg -i /home/t/Downloads/google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb 

005 Updates

apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
or
apt-get clean && apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && apt-get dist-upgrade -y

004 Gnome configuration

click Alt and F2
type:
dconf-editor

003 su password change

passwd

002 New User

You hold the main account, you know the su root password. You might want to open different accounts.

Accessories > Terminal
i type:
su
i type root password

So, to set up a new user (named kk), with password
i type:
useradd -m kk 
i type:
passwd user

i leave:
i type:
exit
i type:
exit

001 Terminal

Applications > Accessories > Terminal

$ sign means you are not root, I cannot update, install...

i type:
su

Password:
i type my password given at Debian installation

# sign, good, i am root

i check for updates
i type:
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade 
or
apt-get clean && apt-get update && apt-get upgrade -y && apt-get dist-upgrade -y 

i will now get Chromium for using with Google apps
i type:
apt-get install chromium

i will get Libre Office
i type:
apt get install libreoffice

i'll stop being root
i type:
exit
( i see the $ sign again)

i close Terminal
i type:
exit

00 Design

i leave desktop design to you:

Try:
·Settings
·Tweak Tool
·Right-click on desktop, or on icons.

00 LinuxLiveUSB

The purpose of this note is to install Linux on a pendrive in order to operate in a parallel Operating System (OS) to the one you currently use. This way experiments can be undertaken without damaging your home OS (unless you are really uncareful).

For this we need a Windows machine.
We download this tool:
linuxliveusb

We use it to download a Linux Distribution into our pendrive.
Experiment! Some video tips here.

Choose Puppy, for fun!
They say Mint is mint!
...
Choose one

I will try Ubuntu-Gnome, or maybe Debian