This is a step-by-step installation guide written by Eric Mill (@konklone) and Paul Tagliamonte (@paultag) showing how to install Debian 8 on a Dell XPS 13 notebook:
You will need:
- A USB drive** with at least 1 GB of space.
- A USB network connection.** Like a smartphone that can tether a WiFi connection over USB, or a USB WiFi stick.
- You Will Also Need A Computer
I am using a Dell XPS 13 purchased through the Dell Ubuntu program: https://www.dell.com/ubuntu
Dell calls their program Project Sputnik (https://sputnik.github.io/), and it is managed by a friendly team of Linux engineers inside Dell who partner with Ubuntu (http://partners.ubuntu.com/dell) to ensure that your computer will Just Work with Linux.
The Dell XPS 13* is also used by multiple Debian team members, so your pain points will be theirs, and they're likely to quickly fix things.
Supporting Dell's program is a wonderful thing to do, and it's also just a great laptop.*
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You Will Also Need Debian
Debian has `unstable`, `testing`, and `stable` versions:
- `unstable` is the most fresh: the edge.
- `testing` runs 10 days behind `unstable`, and is probably what you want.
- `stable` is (deliberately) quite out of date as it waits for software to prove itself, and because of that is extremely stable. It runs underwater robots.
This guide uses the latest beta image, on the `testing` channel. As of writing, this was: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/jessie_di_beta_2/amd64/iso-cd/debian-jessie-DI-b2-amd64-netinst.iso
Please visit GitHub to read Eric's excellent guide in it's entirety:https://github.com/konklone/debian/blob/master/installing.md
* minor edits from original document