Install Debian or Ubuntu like Arch

Debootstrap Install.rst

1. Download and boot from a Debian live CD: https://www.debian.org/CD/live/
2. Login with user:live
3. Setup and mount disks at /mnt. Arch Linux has a good guide to this: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Partitioning

4. Install and run debootstrap

   • sudo apt-get install debootstrap
   • Replace RELEASE below with the name of the release you want to install, like ``jessie`` or ``vivid``
   • Debian: sudo debootstrap RELEASE /mnt http://ftp.debian.org/debian
   • (If Ubuntu) sudo apt-get install ubuntu-archive-keyring
   • Ubuntu: sudo debootstrap RELEASE /mnt http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu

5. Mount Filesystems:

   • sudo mount --bind /dev /mnt/dev
   • sudo mount -t proc none /mnt/proc
   • sudo mount -t sysfs sys /mnt/sys

6. Chroot into your new system with chroot /mnt /bin/bash
7. Edit /etc/fstab https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Fstab
8. Set hostname with: echo HOSTNAME > /etc/hostname
9. Set timezone with ln -sf /usr/share/zoneinfo/ZONE/SUBZONE /etc/localtime
10. Set root password with: passwd
11. Generate Locales
    • apt-get install locales
    • Edit /etc/locales.gen
    • locale-gen
12. Install a Linux kernel
    • Locate the apropiate one with: apt-cache search linux-image
    • Install it with apt-get install KERNELNAME
13. Setup Bootloader
    • BIOS: apt-get install grub-pc
    • UEFI: apt-get install grub-efi
14. Install Bootloader with grub-install /dev/DEVICENAME
15. Exit Chroot with: exit
16. Umount everthing:
    • sudo umount /mnt/dev
    • sudo umount /mnt/proc
    • sudo umount /mnt/sys
    • sudo umount /mnt
17. Reboot with sudo shutdown -r now
18. Remove installation media
19. Enjoy!