On Sat 20 Feb 2021 at 16:00:09 (-0800), M.R.P. zensky wrote: > Hello I have successfully installed ubuntu linux on my system but I want to > use Debian. I download the iso file from their home page. One problem that I > am having is the Debian install menu asks for if I use a network card. I > don’t I use home based wifi which I don’t see an option for this. The other > problem is that it asks for a proxy for adding a repository. I don’t know > what to do with this either. How do you connect Debian to my home wifi?
If you downloaded a file with firmware included, like firmware-10.7.0-amd64-netinst.iso, then the wifi will normally be detected, and you can choose the wl… interface. However, if the firmware version wasn't chosen, then you can install Debian using the firmware from your ubuntu system. If you # dmesg | grep firmware or $ sudo dmesg | grep firmware on the ubuntu system, the firmware that was required will be listed there. Copy the corresponding files from the /lib/firmware/… tree onto a USB stick, preferably at top level, and plug the stick in after you've started the Debian installation. The installer should then find it at the appropriate time. Ignore the proxy field: it's optional. Cheers, David.
