Installing Debian Bookworm - The Ubuntu Slayer?

Today we talk about the Debian Bookworm install. This video uses the Net Installer.
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[PaulMorganRyder]

Please start reading the text where you put in the root password. If you leave it empty then root is disabled and the first user will have sudo privileges

[summerishere]

The live dvds provide the Calamares installer which is much easier (and faster) to install. They also add the user to sudo automatically.

[abhisekmukherjee]

2:42 Debian also does this for you. If you do not enter a root password, it adds the created user to sudo. It is literally written in that page but people do not read it properly

[portersmith]

When I started my Linux journey back in the early to mid 2000s my first distribution was Debian and i remember the unholy heck that the had to go through in order to get any broad com based WiFi or wired NIC to function correctly and I can say that in the process of going through the process done correctly I learned one heck of a lot about how the underneath the hood configuration files and configuring use case specific blacklist and configuration files for allowing and blocking specific kernel modules.

[SCP--A_CLASS-EUCLID]

So LMDE 6 will be released. Time to upgrade distro is at the gate.

[oraz.]

If the next LMDE has the version 6 kernel and the pipewire setup from Bookworm, it might surpass regular Linux Mint.

[ericfielding]

I used to run earlier versions of Debian (with Gnome) years ago but switched to Ubuntu when UEFI Secure Boot came on scene. After watching your video, I was interested and checked that Debian plays nice with UEFI Secure Boot now. I imagine I'll try Debian 12 sometime later this year on one of my boxes.

[DarrenSaw]

The Arch fans would be here to say how old the packages are but they are too busy fixing their 7th broken dependency of the day.

[UltimusShadow.]

I ran Debian Sid/Unstable last DEC in an old Desktop PC I had a great experience I used a non-free ISO with Chris Titus Tech's Video, but my GPU died & I just got round to replacing it & added an SSD.

I reinstalled with the new ISO (due to not wanting to clone a HDD to an SSD) & the installation process is much smoother now. Updated the sources to unstable (Trixie) & installed the software I wanted easily all done. Debian has come such a long way now unless you're a beginner in Linux I don't see the point in using the forks.

[ianpfreely]

Second video I see today about "entering root password" then mentioning the sudo issue... If you leave the root password blank, the user account is added to sudoers

[FredPilcher]

Wow! This could certainly be the Ubuntu killer! It looks great! I'm looking forward to the rest of the series.

[michaelwright]

I'd like to see guidance on setting up a dual boot system. Specifically, how to partition the disk in the Debian installer to divide the space between the existing OS and Debian.

[davidwayne]

I'm running it RIGHT NOW--- this is it--- and I LOVE IT. I ran SPARKY LINUX as my very FAVORITE for a LONG time--- and I know It is debian with kde on it.... so why this? Well- I installed it- and WOW- it FEELs rock solid--and things are SO smoothe!!!! It's FAST too-- zippy fast-- like Arch- but WAY BETTER. (and none of that "must have the latest and greatest every 5 minute hogwash)...AND it installs SO EASY-- just as easily as Mint or any of those!!!

[malspiikki]

Fyi, when installer asks about root password it says: "If you leave this empty, the root account will be disabled and the system's initial user account will be given the power to become root using the "sudo" command." So that is the answer of how to install Debian with Sudo functionality out-of-the-box.

[unklebonehead]

To keep this series going I want to see Distrobox installed. I've already got Pop!_OS and Ubuntu replaced with this version of Debian. Who needs Ubuntu any more for a desktop? But I think a distrobox install could negate any need for VanillaOS or BlendOS as well.

[takakazushi]

Thank you Tomm, we Perpetual Linux newbies really really need your help with this. Although I’m moderately adept with Linux Mint I was completely flummoxed using Debian 12 on my virtual box. Where the hell is the power off button (hint – it’s buried)? Why are the icons on the floating dock so insanely large and can’t be made smaller? And the window control buttons (restore minimize maximize) what the heck...where are they. The capper was when the “ifconfig” command would not run out of the box as it appeared to not be installed. I used the sudo command and learned that I was not a member of the sudo group In spite of me installing the damn distro myself.. A Google search showed me how to add myself but that was only for earlier versions. I want to like this new version but me and a lot of people like me will need your help and handholding to get us going. Looking forward to your future videos on this. Why not make it a goal for upcoming videos to “set up“ Debian 12 such that the result is it has all the features of a full featured, including all the bells and whistles of the LEXUS-like Linux Mint experience ?

[Sam-iykv]

Hi sir, very nice video, I have ubuntu installed on another drive, but I want to install the debian 12 on the 2nd drive, so, do I need install the bootloader in this case ?

[vsuarezp]

I got a raspberry pi 400 and intalled raspberry pi os latest version today. It is based on that version of debian bookwork. And so far I have managed to use it for printing, scanning docs, using libre office, gimp and right now I am watching this video list. However on the RPI Imager there is no option for vanilla Debian. Ubuntu is listed there though. Should I try with an x86 based PC instead?

[MrBobWareham]

I have come back to your channel as you are doing a Debian series as I am looking for a distribution that is stable and lean for my Lenovo T430 or my Lenovo 73 mini, both have i5 and 8gb, Thanks Bob in the UK

[skysoft]

Super simple installer. I prefer this normal installer than Calamares installer because it gives the option to choose your Desktop Environment, while calamares don't.