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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <title> Installing Debian via the Internet </title> <link rel="author" href="mailto:webmaster@debian.org"> <meta name="Generator" content="WML 2.32.0"> <meta name="Modified" content="2024-11-09 17:25:17"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width"> <meta name="mobileoptimized" content="300"> <meta name="HandheldFriendly" content="true"> <link href="../debian.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css"> <link href="../debian-en.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" media="all"> <link rel="search" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" title="Debian website search" href="../search.en.xml"> </head> <body> <div id="header"> <div id="upperheader"> <div id="logo"> <a href="../" title="Debian Home"><img src="../Pics/openlogo-50.png" alt="Debian" width="50" height="61"></a> </div>  <div id="searchbox"> <form name="p" method="get" action="https://search.debian.org/cgi-bin/omega"> <p> <input type="hidden" name="DB" value="en"> <input name="P" value="" size="14"> <input type="submit" value="Search"> </p> </form> </div>  </div>   <div id="navbar"> <p class="hidecss"><a href="#content">Skip Quicknav</a></p> <ul>  <li><a href="https://bits.debian.org/" title="Bits from Debian">Blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://micronews.debian.org" title="Micronews from Debian">Micronews</a></li> <li><a href="https://planet.debian.org/" title="The Planet of Debian">Planet</a></li> </ul> </div>  <p id="breadcrumbs"><a href="./">Download Debian</a> / Installing Debian via the Internet</p> </div>   <div id="content"> <h1>Installing Debian via the Internet</h1> <p>This method of installing Debian requires a functioning Internet connection <em>during</em> installation. Compared to other methods you end up downloading less data as the process will be tailored to your requirements. Ethernet and wireless connections are supported.</p> <div class="line"> <div class="item col50"> <h2>Small CDs or USB sticks</h2> <p>The following are image files. For details, please see: <a href="../CD/netinst/">Network install from a minimal CD</a> </p> <div class="downloads"><ul class="downlist"><li><a href="https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-12.8.0-amd64-netinst.iso">amd64</a></li><li><a href="https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/arm64/iso-cd/debian-12.8.0-arm64-netinst.iso">arm64</a></li><li><a href="https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/armel/iso-cd/debian-12.8.0-armel-netinst.iso">armel</a></li><li><a href="https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/armhf/iso-cd/debian-12.8.0-armhf-netinst.iso">armhf</a></li><li><a href="https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/i386/iso-cd/debian-12.8.0-i386-netinst.iso">i386</a></li><li><a href="https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/mips64el/iso-cd/debian-12.8.0-mips64el-netinst.iso">mips64el</a></li><li><a href="https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/mipsel/iso-cd/debian-12.8.0-mipsel-netinst.iso">mipsel</a></li><li><a href="https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/ppc64el/iso-cd/debian-12.8.0-ppc64el-netinst.iso">ppc64el</a></li><li><a href="https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/s390x/iso-cd/debian-12.8.0-s390x-netinst.iso">s390x</a></li></ul></div> </div> <div class="clear"></div> </div> <div class="line"> <div class="item col50"> <br> <h2>Tiny CDs, flexible USB sticks, etc.</h2> <p><strong>For advanced users</strong>: You can download a couple of image files of small size, suitable for USB Sticks and similar devices, write them to the media, and then start the installation by booting from that.</p> <p>There is some diversity in the support for installing from various very small images between the architectures. </p> <p>For details, please refer to the <a href="../releases/stable/installmanual">installation manual for your architecture</a>, especially the chapter <q>Obtaining System Installation Media</q>.</p> <p> Here are the links to the available image files (look at the MANIFEST file for information): </p> <div class="downloads"><ul class="downlist"><li><a href="https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-amd64/current/images/">amd64</a></li><li><a href="https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-arm64/current/images/">arm64</a></li><li><a href="https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-armhf/current/images/">armhf</a></li><li><a href="https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-i386/current/images/">i386</a></li><li><a href="https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-mips64el/current/images/">mips64el</a></li><li><a href="https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-ppc64el/current/images/">ppc64el</a></li><li><a href="https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-s390x/current/images/">s390x</a></li></ul></div> </div> <div class="item col50 lastcol"> <br> <h2>Network boot</h2> <p><strong>For advanced users</strong>: You set up a TFTP and a DHCP (or BOOTP, or RARP) server which will serve the installation media to machines on your local network. If your client machine's BIOS supports it, you can then boot the Debian installation system from the network (using PXE and TFTP), and proceed with installing the rest of Debian from the network.</p> <p>Not all machines support booting from the network. Because of the additional work required, this method for installing Debian is not recommended for novice users.</p> <p>For details, please refer to the <a href="../releases/stable/installmanual">installation manual for your architecture</a>, especially the chapter <q>Preparing Files for TFTP Net Booting</q>.</p> <p>Here are the links to the image files (look at the MANIFEST file for information):</p> <div class="downloads"><ul class="downlist"><li><a href="https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-amd64/current/images/">amd64</a></li><li><a href="https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-arm64/current/images/">arm64</a></li><li><a href="https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-armel/current/images/">armel</a></li><li><a href="https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-armhf/current/images/">armhf</a></li><li><a href="https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-i386/current/images/">i386</a></li><li><a href="https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-mips64el/current/images/">mips64el</a></li><li><a href="https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-mipsel/current/images/">mipsel</a></li><li><a href="https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-ppc64el/current/images/">ppc64el</a></li><li><a href="https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/bookworm/main/installer-s390x/current/images/">s390x</a></li></ul></div> </div> </div> <div class="clr"></div> </div>  <div id="footer"> <hr class="hidecss"> <p>Back to the <a href="../">Debian Project homepage</a>.</p> <hr>  <div id="pageLang"> <div id="langSelector"> This page is also available in the following languages: <div id="langContainer"> <select onchange="location = this.value;"> <option value="" disabled selected>Select your language</option> <option value="netinst.ca.html" title="Catalan" 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