Installing
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6. Installing Debian Bullseye on Top of Windows 11
Then Boot from Debian Installation Media
Start by choosing “Graphical install“:
Then select the Language:
(To confirm choices use Space-Bar, Enter or your Mouse)
Again select the Location:
Configure the Keyboard:
Now the system start automatically to load the Installer Components and to configure the Network Hardware:
So then follow to Configure the Network setting the “Hostname“, as default choice for a Desktop put “localhost”:
And in case, next also the “Domain Name”:
Choose the “root” Admin User Password:
Now set the User Full Name:
Again the “username“:
And the User Password:
Configure the Clock:
Follow with the Disk Partitioning.
So if you Partitioned Windows 11 Disk leaving a Free Space Volume, now choose “Guided – use the largest continuous free space“:
(Else you should see -> the Manual Partitioning Guide)
Again as Partition Scheme you can make your Choice:
Last, confirm to “Finish partitioning and write changes to disk”:
Finish choosing “Yes”:
Then start automatically the base system setup:
After start the Package Manager Configuration.
Usually you “No” need to load extra Media:
Next follow to configure the Apt Package Manager.
So confirm to use a Network Mirror with “Yes“:
Then choose the Debian archive Mirror Country:
Again the Archive Mirror, when uncertain take the Default:
And possibly also the Proxy Url (Not needed):
Then start automatically the first software installation procedure:
Choose if partecipating to the Software popularity contest:
Next you can choose the additional Software and the Desktop to setup on System:
In this guide I make use of the Default GNOME Environment.
Now you may wait a little longer during the Software Installation:
Now confirm to install the GRUB Boot Loader:
And next ordinarily choose the “/dev/sda” as Target:
Finally, the Installation should be successfully achieved:
Congrats, you should be able to Restart into Debian 11 GNU/Linux! :)
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