The Debian Installer – The Most Flexible Linux Installer
I was just recently blown away by what I can accomplish with the Debian installer. I used to think that the openSUSE installer was the most flexible Linux installer, but I think I’m going to at least put the Debian installer in a 2-way tie for first with openSUSE.
The only reason I would say that, is because the openSUSE installer uses a hub-and-spoke design to installing the operating system. This means you can pick and choose what you want to install, rather than going through the entire installer itself. Further, the openSUSE installer supports installing from a SMB share on a Windows network, with neither Anaconda nor the Debian installer support (that I can tell).
However, one thing that continues to impress me about the Debian installer is the extreme amount of choices in which to get Debian installed on your system. You can pick any path, ranging from the complete newbie-have-the-installer-choose-everything-for-you to total hacker control over what you want installed, and everything in between. Looking over the installer, here’s a quick list of what I’ve come up with, and how to get Debian installed on your system:
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