How to Install Debian 12 "Bookworm" Linux from Start to Finish + Basic Configurations [2024]

[@deynotlikeuss]

When you explained amd in simplicity I subbed liked shared and commented lol

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Haha thank you. It's my goal to try to demystify confusing terminology.

[@jureozen]

tysm for this tutorial!! i installed easily and it looks amazing. i'm switching from archcraft to debian and i hope i don't regret about it.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Glad it helped and enjoy! :)

[@sonsieface]

Very nicely done. I like your little asides, such as mentioning that the "AMD64" is not referring to "AMD" brand processors.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Thank you. My goal with the videos is to help reduce confusion on such things.

[@mch43856]

A straightforward tutorial thank you!

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

You're welcome!

[@repairstudio4940]

Absolutely wonderful video! I went on and slapped my Debi-12 in a VM and its just great! Thank you Liked and SUbbed!

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Glad it helped! :)

[@SallyWhitemane-s1w]

Great tutorial! I was thinking of jumping ship off of Ubuntu to Debian now.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

You can do it!

[@sanddr.]

thank you for the video! im using debian as first linux os and this was very helpful

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

No problem and glad it was helpful. Enjoy!

[@Soullesssorcerer]

Thanks for this video, I'm new to Linux and I was able to install it easily

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

No problem and welcome to Linux land! Enjoy!

[@solanaceae2069]

Excellent tutorial, unfortunately I need to learn read video titles. Was trying to create a Debian USB with persistence. Bookmarking this video and will return to it when I'm ready to install to one of my computers.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Thank you and best of luck! :)

[@plenka8174]

Very calm tutorial, thank you ❤️

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

No problem! Enjoy!:)

[@patricioeb]

I'm coming and going with Debian as a loyal satisfied user. Never could get rid of some compatibility issues, but figuring out.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

I do find I have to use older versions sometimes.

[@TManC7]

I went through all the setup just fine, but at 11:05 it doesn't show anything other than the "standard system utilities". If that the reason that the computer only lets me run commands in the hacker looking screen when I sign in? (Because I couldn't and didn't check mint, cinnamon, gnome, etc.?)

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

So you only see a terminal window where you can type stuff?

[@TManC7]

@@Digital-Scriptorium yes, but I redownloaded to mint and it works now. It was either because it's an old laptop or because I entered the wrong settings

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

@@TManC7 Ah gotcha. Well good to hear it's working ok now!

[@flavio_got_ceckmated4498]

8:52 why would u want to select the whole hard disk instead of the usb if it says that all data will be erased?

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

This is wiping and formatting just the hard drive. The USB thumb drive is not touched.

[@KinghtsOfMoonShine]

hi is there difference in the 3gb version n 600 mb one in terms of hardware usage i mean just setting up terminal only and no gui

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

I believe it's the complete version and the other is the online version where it pulls everything from the Internet.

[@easyjob_math]

Very good instruction.... I installed bookworm according your video...thanks...very usefull

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Thank you. I'm glad it helped! :)

[@mcjp472]

Thanks Sir. Installing final phase right now.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

No problem! Enjoy!

[@sal702]

13:12 why there isn't a hotspot connection option?

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

I was doing this video on a desktop that didn't have WiFi so Wireless/Bluetooth options didn't appear

[@sorathanjuanjenkit2913]

Very nice thank you!

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

No problem! Enjoy!

[@karanskaushal]

Thank you❤

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

No problem! Enjoy!

[@jamesbandz1]

I have a problem, everytime I'm in the installer I keep getting a configure your network section and it's telling me to input a wpa2/wpa psk key. I looked at every other installation guide and they don't have this problem. Any ideas?

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Are you hardwired in or wireless only?

[@jamesbandz1]

@@Digital-Scriptorium wireless

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Are you able to hardwire it at least to do the install and to pull updates?

[@jamesbandz1]

@@Digital-Scriptorium Unfortunately not. My router is in my living room and I'm in my room along with my only monitor

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

@@jamesbandz1 ultimately, I think it needs to pull updates and driver updates to be happy.

[@disasterarea9341]

I'm stuck in the configure package manager stage. It cant find the archive on any of the mirrors. My machines default network card isnt supported on linux right now but i habe a toslink/realtek wifi thing plugged in. I can complete the install but i cant install a desktop environment or gui without this step working. I'm dual booting with windows.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Interesting. Do you happen to have a USB Ethernet dongle you could use by chance? Not sure if the wireless one is causing issues

[@ankshious]

I am trying to install Debian 12 on an old laptop. I finished the installation, but i cannot get passed the command prompt. I have no idea how or what do to at this point.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Sounds like it might be failing to load the desktop environment. Did you leave at least one checked during the install?

[@ankshious]

@@Digital-Scriptorium I did not. After I log in through the command line it says something about a warranty with this (~$)

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Hmmm, try this: sudo apt update && sudo apt install gnome/stable -y

[@ankshious]

@@Digital-Scriptorium it says command not found

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Hmm very strange... It might be worth checking out the Debian forums on that one.

[@RK-oq5hx]

If I want to install KDE plasma do i choose it as well as the "debian desktop environment"?? Or do I select just kde plasma. I'm unsure what the debian desktop enviroment means here.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

You should be able to leave Debian desktop environment checked and select KDE Plasma.

[@UlrichHoltzhausen]

Gnome, KDE etc are subsections of your Debian desktop environment. Once you click one the desktop environment will automatically be selected.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Thank you for the extra info!

[@UlrichHoltzhausen]

@@Digital-Scriptorium I just did a fresh install. Turns out I was wrong. Presumably the Debian desktop environment means skmething else then. It may be default software that ships with the GIU as opposed to installing vanilla gnome, KDE, etc?

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

If I remember correctly it's partially a legacy option. It's like an "if" statement.

[@rextut416]

I had windows previously so if i selected the option when partition to use the entire disk would this have overwritten the windows os

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Yes it will overwrite the entire disk including any other OS.

[@rextut416]

@@Digital-Scriptorium what should i do then, to get dual boot if i overwrote windows os

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

@@rextut416 you would have to create a partition just for the Linux OS. The problem is windows 10 and 11 updates are notorious for Swiss cheesing dual boot environments. So I would not recommend dual booting.

[@lightyear3429]

@@rextut416 Dual booting is OK but better have Windows and Linux on separated SSD drives. But my laptop have both on the same drive and it's been fine. But Windows needs to be installed first

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Yeah, two drives is for sure the safer option.

[@mikeray3993]

Great video, but how many times did you say ‘go ahead’?

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Maybe in the next video I can have a counter. :)

[@jacksondestima]

Thanks for the video! Do you recommend dual boot installation?

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

It's iffy lately with Windows 10 or 11 dual booting these days. Microsoft loves to corrupt grub. I have heard of better luck dual booting with separate drives. So one would be Windows and the other Linux.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

O yes! I used to do it all the time.

[@BrunoVinicius-ix8wt]

I see you ended up with the same error message as me here 21:10 'E : The repository cdrom ... does not have a release file' How the hell do I fix this? Edit: I'm unable do update because of this, and this is why you weren't at the video as well.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

If you go into the sources list and comment out the cd rom source it will completely disregard it when doing updates. If a visual of it being done is helpful check out one of my Linux project videos and it shows me doing it in the first 5 minutes or so.

[@BrunoVinicius-ix8wt]

@@Digital-Scriptorium But, by doing that, won't I be missing updates regarding non-free firmware?

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

It will still pull it from the mirrors.

[@BrunoVinicius-ix8wt]

@@Digital-Scriptorium Ok, thanks man!

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

No problem. Enjoy!

[@lurn1610]

i finish installing everything but then when i pull the drive and restart my computer, it says i don't have an operating system. i went through the steps again and again and tried pulling out the flash drive at different times, manually restarting it, nothing worked.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Have you had an operating system on this computer before?

[@lurn1610]

@@Digital-Scriptorium yes i was using windows 10

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

If secure boot was enabled you might need to delete the secure boot keys in your bios

[@lurn1610]

@@Digital-Scriptorium i don't have the option to

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

@@lurn1610 it might be worth checking the Debian forums.

[@Tamim-Al-Fardin]

After install complete and restart there is black screen and nothing works. Any solution please

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Can you type anything with the black screen?

[@sight_thunder]

Hi do you have a tutorial on how to install guest addition image for debian 12?

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Are you looking for guest additions as in the virtualbox guest addition stuff or do you mean dual booting?

[@Squirrellium]

It was a pain for me to download. It asked for more options.. like choosing OS. When choosing Linux, you have to specify from dropdown which linux, and there are many debian versions listed.. up to Debian 11. 12 wasnt even in the option,..plus lots more. When I chose Debian 11 from the option and proceeded forward, everything installed, took a very long time, and then went to a black screen with a blinking curser line. I dont know how to navigate with this.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Hmmm, I tried both the latest net and full installs and it was just as it was in the video.

[@neil931]

thanks

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

No problem! Enjoy! :)

[@compildesombres3383]

Hello, can I contact you somehow by mail, or by message because I followed all the instructions carefully and for some reason my Lenovo laptop will now boot up to debian, it stays in the setup configuration area… I’m really pissed I don’t know if I can use the laptop anymore..

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

You can always email me but when in doubt try the install fresh again. A small chance your hard drive could be having issues.

[@Person-x4d]

Yea so I’m trying to install it on a 2018 Intel MacBook Pro and I tried Ubuntu, kubunutu, and some others, but they all wouldn’t let me connect to Wi-Fi, (other than one time I could with Ubuntu for like a day), so I tried to install Debian and I literally can move my mouse, and then I tried regular install, non of my inputs are working

[@Person-x4d]

I’m trying to install it on the Mac cause Mac OS won’t install for some reason

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Hmmm, it does seem odd that the input issue happens and MacOS fails to install. Have you run diagnostics on it to rule out hardware issues?

[@garyhoddinott9076]

I am an advocate for the words "go" "ahead" and "and". My clients have contacted me in reference to excessive service call-ins in this video. The complaint makes specific reference to the sequential format "go ahead and" being excessively inserted into sections of sentences where no words are required. In an appeal to fairness, I will point out that my clients have other responsibilites and that these unnecessary service call-ins are creating a hardship, certainly for my clients, but also for other sentences that require their presence. As this is a first complaint there will be no action taken at this time. However, this is to inform you that continued offences may initiate litigation where your attendance at a 3-month language course (conducted in Modern Standard Arabic) will be the requested outcome.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

I admit I use some words a bit too much

[@xWA3L]

can i do it without the flash driver tho?

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

You can use a DVD too but it will require some kind of boot media no matter what.

[@xWA3L]

@@Digital-Scriptorium i dont have a dvd or a flash or anything, can i still do it?

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

@@xWA3L some other methods might exist but I've never tried anything besides a CD/DVD or thumb drive.

[@mobom1239]

Thanks ❤

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

You're welcome 😊

[@mobom1239]

@@Digital-Scriptorium That's a very good video because the explanation is very easy to understand. Do you have another video that discusses how to connect windows and linux partitions to each other?

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Are you saying for Windows to see the Linux data and vice versa or to dual boot on the same drive?

[@mobom1239]

to see data and vice versa

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Ah. Well something for me to queue up to make. :)

If I have windows installed, windows create the it's own UEFI partition, if I want to install debian, do I need to create a new UEFI partition or rewrite the existing one?

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

If you're planning to dual boot on the same drive I recommend against it these days. Windows updates have become aggressive towards GRUB. Unfortunately, it's best to have two drives. One with Windows and the other for the Linux OS. Or go strictly to Linux.

@@Digital-Scriptorium It's for a laptop, it's not going to be receiving windows updates on this case, so, aside from this case, what do I need to do? I repeat, I don't care about windows updates

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

@ I admit because of myself getting burned in the past and just going with a Linux install on a machine I recommend checking out the Debian forums for the recommendation on how to partition your drive. I don't want to give you bad information only to nuke your drive.

[@Iwhehevwj]

at the linuxlogini just get my servern ame and no login options

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

You might need to shut the computer down then fire it back up again as the service might not have fully loaded.

[@Datmermusicproduction]

Thanks for this tutorial. Very helpful, although I want to make 1 thing sure before I head-off and possibly destroy my pc. I install Debian on a flashdrive USB stick. Then, can I install Debian from there on the SSD next to Windows on the same partition?

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

No problem! Technically you can but I would not recommend it on the same disk. Microsoft has been big on doing updates which will corrupt GRUB. You might have better luck installing it to a separate physical drive or even safer to bet a whole different computer.

[@a_nicegaming]

When i try to it will be stuck in the “configuring apt” screen

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

What kind of hardware are you using?

[@gudcontentlol6200]

when I try to boot into debian gnu, I get a black screen with a cursor blinking. Any ideas on how to fix this?

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Hmmm. Is it a terminal window or just your mouse cursor showing?

[@ColinWray]

@@Digital-Scriptorium in my case I only get a flashing cursor in the top left corner, no mouse pointer, no prompt, just dead.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

@@ColinWray I had this happen to me the other day. I had to force power my machine down and turn it back on. Then it was functioning properly.

[@ColinWray]

@@Digital-Scriptorium yes, I have done this a dozen times. I can get into rescue mode via the USB installation stick which gives me a shell on /dev/sda1 logged in as root. I can then call systemctl set-default multi-user.target, but it still goes nowhere on power-up.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

unix.stackexchange.com/questions/204387/debian-not-booting-into-gui

[@vaideryt]

hello i installled debain 12 on my old packard bell laptop it didnt work but is it becuase i didnt install grub and it beepss when u touch and like it doesnt have lines of codei see the start to type someting but beeps ill see later when i install grub its aslo a laptop fromm 2012s Sorry for long message!

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

No worries! The beeping is weird. It's almost like it thinks it has a stuck key when you go to type.

[@vaideryt]

i know its wierd but now um instaling grub ill see if its fine!

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

@@vaideryt let me know how it goes.

[@vaideryt]

@@Digital-Scriptorium it worked i started debain12 flawlesly but i fergot password from i trying for it -_-

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Very interesting.

[@lewisphillips2573]

Hi, when i install i run into a message "Some of your hardware needs non-free firmware files to operate. The firmware can be loaded from removable media, such as a USB stick or floppy. The missing firmware filesare : brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.acepc-t8.bin, brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.acpc-t8.txt, brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.txt. If you have such media available now, insert it, and continue". I have downloaded the missing files as DEB files and tried to load it into the machine and press continue however this doesnt work, i have done it directly in the root of the USB and within a directory named "firmware". I have also tried aborting the installation and placing the missing files within the "firmware" file on the bootable USB so they are not missing before the installation begins and it has returned the same message. Please any help with this would be greatly appreciated, thank you

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Sorry for the delay I have been away. Try the below that I had ChatGPT create. Hopefully it helps. 1. **Download the Missing Firmware Files:** Make sure you have downloaded the missing firmware files (`brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.acepc-t8.bin`, `brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.acpc-t8.txt`, `brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio.txt`) from a reliable source. These files should be in a format suitable for Debian, such as `.deb` files. 2. **Prepare a USB Drive:** You'll need a separate USB drive (not the one you're installing Debian from) to store the firmware files. 3. **Mount the USB Drive:** Plug in the USB drive with the firmware files, and mount it. You can typically mount it under `/media` or `/mnt`. Create a directory if needed and mount the USB drive to that directory. bash sudo mkdir /mnt/usb_firmware sudo mount /dev/sdX1 /mnt/usb_firmware # Replace /dev/sdX1 with the actual device of your USB drive 4. **Copy the Firmware Files:** Copy the firmware files from the USB drive to the appropriate directory on your Debian installation media. You should place these files in the `firmware` directory on the USB drive. bash cp /mnt/usb_firmware/*.deb /media/usb_debian/firmware/ 5. **Continue the Installation:** Now, return to the Debian installation process and proceed with the installation as usual. When you encounter the message about missing firmware, choose to load the firmware from the removable media (USB drive) as prompted. - If the installer prompts you to choose a driver, select the appropriate one for your hardware. - The installer should detect and install the firmware from the USB drive. 6. **Complete the Installation:** Once the missing firmware is loaded successfully, you can continue with the installation as usual. If you encounter any issues during this process, ensure that you have the correct firmware files for your hardware and that they are in the appropriate format for Debian. Additionally, double-check that the USB drive is properly mounted, and the firmware files are located in the `firmware` directory on the USB drive. If you've followed these steps correctly and still face problems, you may want to consult the Debian documentation or community forums for specific guidance related to your hardware and installation scenario.

[@ploofer]

How do I change my resolution? There's no drop down arrow in the display settings and is stuck at 800 x 600 (4:3)

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

This is an old thread but might work for you forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?t=57790

[@ploofer]

@Digital-Scriptorium Thanks for the assistance! Just updated my nvidia drivers with nvidia x server settings a few minutes ago and the problem was instantly fixed.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Glad to hear all is well now :) Enjoy!

[@Sam-iy1kv]

Hi, I have another ubuntu installed, if I install debian 12 on another drive, how is the grub installation ? worry it may mess up my grub.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

To be safe if you have anything you need back it up but grub usually is pretty happy to make it play nice.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Thank you for the info.

[@vinitbhat7421]

Do you need sudo after su?

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

You should not have to but it's a force of habit for me to keep using it.

[@vinitbhat7421]

Ahh got it. Kudos!

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

No problem!

[@fluorite]

your voice is nice

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Thank you :)

[@bolovnyakin7466]

My system won't boot. installation completes. And after rebooting I only see the Toshiba logo

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

No errors or anything like that? It might be worth trying to install it one more time.

[@bolovnyakin7466]

@@Digital-Scriptorium "insert system disk in drive". This is what it says after installing Linux. I tried many different options for installation. no result.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Hmm, so it doesn't appear to be detecting a drive with a master boot record that it can use. It might be worth checking the Debian forums on this one.

[@bolovnyakin7466]

@@Digital-Scriptorium already done. No information available. ((

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

You have just one drive in the computer?

[@SarahKerrigan-cl5kb]

Thank you! This helped me with my college project!

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Glad to hear it! Enjoy!

[@raj_is_op]

I have a amd processor so should I download amd 64 one?

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

It's confusing but AMD64 just means it's 64 bit. So both Intel and AMD are fine to use the AMD64 option.

[@raj_is_op]

@@Digital-Scriptorium oh okie thanks!

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

No problem. Enjoy!

[@nadzlee9163]

hi, I want to try install the debian 12, do u install it in your own laptop?

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

You can certainly install it on a laptop or desktop as long as it meets the minimum requirements. You can find the requirements link in the description. If all is well then I for sure recommend dabbling with it. :)

[@High_theme]

Is it possible to install Debian on raspberry pi 4

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Technically yes but Raspberry Pi OS is better optimized for Raspberry Pi's and is based on Debian. I have a tutorial video on that as well if you need it

[@mudalad1215]

keeps saying installation step failed select and install software

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

If you haven't tried a different thumb drive I would try that to rule out some corruption.

[@Teodor-lf2lj]

Hi, i followed your Tutorial but came across a problem at the end. When the installation was completed I removed the USB Boot drive after i clicked on continue and then an error appeared. Something among the lines of "boot media not found", but I was already done with the installation. It's not the first time i ran into this issue when installing linux. Does it have something to do with my settings?

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

If you reboot the computer without the thumb drive now does it still error? Or does it look fine?

[@Teodor-lf2lj]

@@Digital-Scriptorium The error still appears. I will try to install it again. Maybe I made a mistake. I changed the mode from UEFI to legacy.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

@@Teodor-lf2lj let me know how it goes!

[@Teodor-lf2lj]

​@@Digital-ScriptoriumHey man, sorry if I'm being annoying and writing you a bit too much. It worked! Thank you for a very good tutorial. You just got a new subscriber. Btw, i really appreciate the quick responses.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

No worries and enjoy!

[@FEDFROMCASEOH]

rufus isn't working, everything is blank exept boot selection and volume lable

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Hmmm, do you have admin rights on the computer?

[@FEDFROMCASEOH]

@@Digital-Scriptorium yes

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

@@FEDFROMCASEOH are you able to select the Debian ISO at all with it?

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

@@FEDFROMCASEOH are you able to select the Debian ISO at all with it?

[@riddhimanhazarika4066]

Let me tell you... It asked for grub boot installation... Which there was no mention of it... Y t f is linux so annoying. I don't get it...

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Were you trying to dual boot with another OS? That usually is a thing when dual booting.

[@Coreycry]

swap partition 1GB? what?

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Some fine tuning can be done for sure.

[@raymond2136]

11:34

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Pulling the thumb drive?

[@kev2020-z9s]

Don't fill out the root password leave it blank see Chris Titus tech better for security as user will have sudo access.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

You are correct.

[@doxydoxdelamanca9902]

Yeah. Hmm; it didn't work for me. At the partition stage it won't let move ahead since a partition of 528MB isn't optimal or whatever for performance, and that I need to go back, delete it and create it again. Never mind that I selected the automatic step. This is the type of crap that gives Linux a bad name and why people don't want to use it, except fan bois. Linux = garbage; I surprise my microwave hasn't blown up.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

It has come a long ways but I feel your pain!

[@janmussche6815]

You need a college degree just to be able to download the correct iso file. My goodness what a puzzle. Why don't they make that easier: create a download page and place the iso there instead of this maze.

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

I hear ya! I think it's also because they still support so many oddball architectures.

[@davidwayne9982]

It's EXTREMELY EASY-- if you can install MINT you can easily install this too.. no isseus.. !!!

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

Absolutely!

[@AccountClosed2024]

what is all this USB drives and burning? wtf is that?? someone said it was "image"? are you kidding me??? Debian hasnt gone past that yet? seriously, like on usb drives or cd? like in the 1990's? it doesnt have digital self-storage or can install itself from the cloud?? seriously thats so old.in the digital cloud storage world, who the hell uses USB drives or Cd's. New computers do not even have cd drives anymore. now yes computers do have USB slots for a mouse, but USB drives???? I mean how mny hundreds of USB drives whould you have putting everything on USB drives like a freaking 80s floppy disc????? seriously booting from usb drive or cd, well thats like saying you want to watch a hd movie: like, avatar 2 on your vhs vrc?? i mean cant we get away from the way microsoft makes us do things??? is it no so: most people want to use linux software like redhat or Debian to get away from that????? and the first thing you do to get linux is to take a page of downloading and installing is right out of the microsoft playbook??? isnt that what you do when you haveone windows and want to get the new windows, because MICROSOFT MAKES YOU DO IT?? LINUX CANT DO A DIGITAL INSTALL?? So lets copy the way we install windows to install Linux? can we get past that? am i wrong here? is there something im missing??

[@Digital-Scriptorium]

I suppose Apple computers are the only ones I know of that allow for a cloud based repository that they can download a fresh install. Really it would have to be some chipset supporting it on the motherboard of a machine.