
Linux is a piece of software started by Linus Torvalds and supported by thousands of programmers worldwide. If you are interested in giving Debian a try on your current computer without running any risk, please check out our Guide: Running Linux From a USB Drive As a Virtual Machine or Bootable Disk.ĭebian systems currently use the Linux kernel. The kernel is the most fundamental program on the computer and does all the basic housekeeping and lets you start other programs. At the core of an operating system is the kernel. This operating system that we have created is called Debian GNU/Linux, or simply Debian for short.Īn operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. The Debian Project is an association of individuals who have made common cause to create a free operating system. Debian uses the Linux kernel (the core of an operating system), but most of the basic OS tools come from the GNU project hence the name GNU/Linux. Follow the instructions on the screen, as usual.An operating system is the set of basic programs and utilities that make your computer run. This tells the installer that it should use Serial console for the installation process. The installer will eventually accept that there's not graphics card and will go forward as usual. When you get an error/warning, press Enter about 3 times. Without this option you will get couple of warnings from the installer, but the entire process will be much simpler over all. install console=ttyS0,115200n8ĭo not include the "vga=off" option seen on the screenshot. Press H, enter the following parameters and press Enter. Insert the USB into the APU board, and use putty to connect over the serial cable, as described here.ĭebian installer will boot and show you the following screen:

If you are using Windows, burn the image using Rufus: SdX needs to be replaced with sd b, sd c, sd d or similar. If you are using Linux, use dd: sudo dd if=debian-9.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso of=/dev/sdX

Installing Debian on APU boards is easy, if you know the steps.ĭownload netinst, amd64 image from here: Installing Debian over serial console on APU board
