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authorJonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk>2020-07-26 11:03:04 +0200
committerJonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk>2020-07-26 11:03:04 +0200
commitc35a4668f74a28ec28ec6dfa2800bb50a240c383 (patch)
tree6ce396778371206adce70ebb5cc5fae1d8adbd3c
parentf790365bb66600839eeff42b47c342795c329268 (diff)
drop coverage of non-recommended hadware
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@@ -8,22 +8,13 @@ for use as desktop (or laptop) workstation.
## Prerequisites
-You need a locally usable computer
-(i.e. with monitor and keyboard connected).
-Requirements for computer:
+You need a computer with monitor and keyboard connected.
-**Sufficient:**
-Any computer supported by [Debian].
**Recommended:**
Either a [Teres-1] laptop or a [LIME2] box.
-You also need an install medium.
-For the recommended computers listed above,
-install medium is a microSD card.
-Requirements for microSD card:
+You also need a microSD card as install medium.
-**Sufficient:**
-Any microSD card that can hold at least 1GB storage.
**Recommended:**
microSD card from SanDisk marked as "A1" or "A2".
@@ -72,10 +63,7 @@ while the computer is **turned off**
Also, if you forget your disk password then **all your data is lost!**
-### Install box system
-
-For [recommended computers](#Prerequisites),
-follow the guide at <http://box.redpill.dk/>
+Follow the guide at <http://box.redpill.dk/>
to download image and copy it over to an install medium,
and then start the new system, enable network,
and finalize system setup.
@@ -91,57 +79,9 @@ then you can instead use a [nonfree box image].
"Pre-installed 'box' images with nonfree firmware"
-### Install Debian
-
-For non-recommended computers,
-download and install a suitable Debian netinst image -
-either [stable] release or a [testing] snapshot.
-
-(see notes [below][#Setup desktop on generic Debian])
-for setting up the Xfce desktop environment.
-
-You may find help
-in the [Install chapter of The Debian handbook][Debian handbook - Install].
-
-**Beware:**
-Builtin wifi on most computers does not work
-with regular netinst images
-(see notes [above][#Non-free firmware]).
-If including nonfree code is acceptable to you
-then you can instead use a [nonfree netinst image].
-
-[stable]: <https://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/>
- "Official Debian stable images, via Bittorrent or for direct download"
-
-[testing]: <https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/>
- "Official Debian testing images, via Bittorrent or for direct download"
-
-[Debian handbook - Install]: <https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-handbook/installation.html>
- "Debian handbook, chapter on installation"
-
-[nonfree netinst image]: <https://cdimage.debian.org/images/unofficial/non-free/images-including-firmware/>
- "Unofficial Debian-based netinst images with nonfree firmware"
-
-
## Setup desktop
You are recommended to use the Xfce desktop -
as a conservative X11 desktop environment.
-
-### Setup desktop on boxed Debian
-
Run "box-add-gui" to have a graphical user interface.
-
-
-### Setup desktop on generic Debian
-
-On non-box system
-(i.e. when installing with Debian netinst image)
-you tell during installation that you want to [install Xfce],
-or afterwards e.g. using this command:
-
- sudo apt install task-xfce-desktop
-
-[install Xfce]: <https://wiki.debian.org/Xfce#How_to_install_Xfce>
- "How to install Xfce"