Intro

Here is how to install a fast, low-memory consuming Linux system on your PC.

Debian GNU Linux is an Operating System that is fast, stable, powerful, and completely free! Several popular Linux 'distros' are built on it, such as Ubuntu and Mint.

With Debian/Devuan the days of a hanging system chewing on memory are gone. ...it's time to format those Windoze partitions!

Installing is made easy with a choice of 'Live CD's with come with a full Desktop Environment, that you can just run from a USB stick or install to disk. A good idea if you're new to Linux.

For the adventurous or savvy, one can build it from the base up, choosing exactly what you want to include in the install - and that's what these pages here are compiled for.

...The Net-install CD gives you the base system. After that, you can install whatever else that you need from the 1000's of packages in the Debian repository, using a few simple commands. I've kept my package lists pretty minimal, and I'm conscious of choosing low-memory consuming apps where possible and avoiding massive bloat of libraries (for example I stay away from KDE and gnome). This is the fun way to install, building the desktop how you would prefer it, but you do need a lot more time to get it running and also some command-line ability. You'll also need to look on-line for answers if you run into any problems.

...To get started, head to the Netinstall contents page!...


This site is working better on mobile devices!! There are plenty of broken links to other sites still around however, and I have no time to fix them all.

Feel free to click inside these terminal boxes and make any edits before clicking on Select all to the right and pasting somewhere else! 

Latest updates 2025 especially to the Github and System backup pages in Tutorials