We will be splitting your hard drive into multiple segments, called partitions, in order to give different parts of the system space to work in. We could put it all in one big partition, but there are reasons for not doing so. Ask me and I'll explain.

Manual Partitioning

At any rate, for the partitioning method choose "Manual". This will allow us to customize our partition layout.

To enable booting from a cd, you will need to enter the perilous world of your system BIOS. Instructions for this very so greatly, that it would be nearly impossible to list them all. I will try, however, to give some general information.

I will provide a bootable install cd on the day we install the server.

Ok, here we go. This page will need to be modified a little bit more as we go.

Steps

1. Obtain Debian Install CD
2. Enable Booting From CD on your computer
3. Boot From CD and Start the Install
4. Enable HTTP Proxy
5. Choose the base system (Desktop System)
   • No server items. We will install these as we need them. I don't like the installer to think for me.
6. Timezone
7. Root password 1.