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Debian Testing install LG Gram 17 (2020)

With help from duonoid

Notes

  • Model 17Z90N (2020)
  • Used Debian Live Non-free 10.6.0 amd64 gnome installer (used text installer)
  • Non-free firmwares needed:
    • firmware-misc-nonfree
    • firmware-iwlwifi
    • xserver-xorg-video-intel

Install steps

  1. Boot to Windows, avoid MS account login by turning on airplane mode
  2. Resize windows partition with Disk Management
  3. Flash and boot from debian iso text installer mode
  4. Add an unencrypted boot partition
  5. Add another partition any type
  6. Create encrypted volume (using previosly created partition)
  7. Create lvm & volumes (using previously created encrypted partition)
  8. Assign mount points and file systems to volumes
  9. Run through rest of installer
  10. Once booting to OS gnome doesn't boot you'll need to upgrade to debian testing
  11. ctrl-alt-f2 and login to root
  12. Connect to ethernet, change apt sources for testing repos
  13. apt update, upgrade. atp install gcc-8-??? (to solve libc6 dependancy issue) apt dist-upgrade

Software

See Debian Testing / Bullseye Software Quirks

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