
To have a greater security over an account, make sure a password contains a mixture of letters, numbers and special characters. Install Debian 9 Stretch – Domain NameĮnter a password for the root account.
If this server is on your home network, then leave it blank. Here, enter a host name without a domain name.Įnter your domain name. Install Debian 9 Stretch – Configure your keyboard Install Debian 9 Stretch – Select your LocationĬonfigure your keyboard. Install Debian 9 Stretch – Select a Language Select a language you like to use during the installation of Debian. Install Debian 9 Stretch – Installer Menu READ: How To Upgrade Debian 8 Jessie to Debian 9 Stretchĭownload Debian 9 DVD from here, put the OS burned DVD into the DVD-ROM drive, change the boot sequence of your system so that it boots from DVD-ROM drive.Īfter booting DVD, choose “Graphic Install” to begin the Debian Installation in graphical mode.
You can also go for upgrading Debian to retain the data and configurations. This guide helps you to do the fresh installation of Debian 9 ( Meaning that all your previous installation/data will be wiped out from hard disk) This Debian release includes lots of updated software packages, such as:
X display system no longer requires root privileges to run. Both Firefox and Thunderbird are back to Debian and replace their debranded versions Iceweasel and Icedove which were present in Debian for more than ten years. MariaDB replaces MySQL variants (MySQL 5.5 or 5.6). Debian 9 has been released on 17 June 2017, and you get Long Term Support for five years.ĭebian team has dedicated this version (Debian 9) to the project’s founder Ian Murdock, who passed away on 2015. Please share your feedback in the comments section below.Debian 9 (“ Stretch“) is the latest and the current version of popular server operating system from Debian team ( Debian Security team and Debian LTS team). If you find Debian Stable too outdated, you can also consider installing Debian Testing and receive more up-to-date software. If you installed Debian with XFCE desktop, you can also configure it to look more modern and beautiful. Debian is not well configured by default, so I usually also do a number of things after the installation to improve it. Graphics Cardįollowing Debian 9 install guide, you should now have a fully functional Debian 9 Stretch. However, for your convenience I want to provide you links to Debian wiki pages on how to install nVidia, AMD Graphic card, and WiFi drivers. So, I cannot demonstrate how to install proprietary drivers. Debian 9 Installation Guide: Update Repositories Proprietary driversĪt the time of creating this tutorial, I don’t have a dedicated graphics card or a WiFi card.