IL Ka wrote: > > I am sorry for giving inadequate advice. Please forgive me as I am new to > Debian. > My idea was to install Debian, and then install non-free firmware. > > This is the third question about "how to install Debian if I have nic that > needs non-free firmware" I see in this list on this week. > > So, what is the best practice to do so? Use an unofficial installer that > contains non-free firmware? > If so, I believe this info is worth adding to the Debian installation guide > somewhere in the wiki, so we can give a link to this wiki to newbies. > It seems that a lot of people face this problem trying to install Debian on > their laptops.
Yes. It's in the wiki, but it isn't at the front. Most people with laptops are going to need it, or a similar workaround. Here's some recent discussion: https://lwn.net/Articles/843172/ -dsr-
