This guide is a best-effort to configure a system with just debootstrap.
It has been updated so as not to be actively incorrect as of June 2022, when I realized it was still being used, but it was first written in 2015 and I can't guarantee that it's not missing essential parts of the process.
If it breaks, you get to keep both pieces
- Download a Debian live standard CD: https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/release/current-live/amd64/bt-hybrid/
- Login with
user:live
(if needed, it will probably automatically login) - Check that you have internet with
ip a
. If you're using ethernet it should already be connected, otherwise you'll need to configureinterfaces(5)
and probablywpa_supplicant(8)