Step-by-step Install Guide for Debian

What you need to start

• etch CD-1
• A test x86 desktop computer, keyboard, monitor, mouse, and firewalled internet connection.
• One hour of time. (seriously!)

Directions

Install Debian

Follow the official guide:

http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/installmanual

Log in the root account and edit the /etc/apt/sources.list file adding the official repository nearest to your connection.

# nano /etc/apt/sources.list  

For example, from chili:

---

deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib

deb http://ftp.cl.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib
deb-src http://ftp.cl.debian.org/debian/ etch main contrib

---

Now to get all the security updates.

# aptitude update

# aptitude dist-upgrade

And reboot to run on the new kernel! (if it is the case)

# reboot

Install web server

Install lighttpd (skip apache)

At this point we'll need to log in again to the server as root and type:

# aptitude install lighttpd

Press Y to continue the install.

We now need enable CGI scripts

# lighty-enable-mod cgi
# /etc/init.d/lighttpd force-reload