Hello, I recently installed Debian testing from here¹.
Weekly build (2020-04-13), netiso, 64 bits, bare minimal installation (just the base system). I always go with expert installation because it better fits my needs. Anyway, here are some suggestions for the installer: 1. While WiFi (WPA-PSK) worked like a charm, once the system is installed (first boot), wifi settings are not available anymore and thus, no Internet connection is available on systems where WiFi adapter is the only option (e.g., no ethernet connection available). I wonder why wpa_suplicant did not retain (store) the given settings for the installer afterwards. I had to manage to manually setup wpa_supplicant for downloading new packages. 2. Adding an external media for loading non-freeware firmware was impossible. I tried as described here², but no firmware was loaded. I had to install testing from prebuilt ISO image with non-freeware firmware. What has to be done so firmware can be loaded from an USB stick? 3. The step for kernel installation is rather confusing, at least to my taste. I always have to think twice what the installers is asking for. One option goes with kernel metapackage and the other one provides the kernel itself. It would be nice the installer provides a brief explanation about the two available options for a better choice. 4. On the (manually) disk partition step, I miss an option for choosing a file-based swap instead a partition-based swap. While using a swap partition is (nowadays) optional, it would be nice to be able to finish the installation and having the file-based swap already defined and ready to use. Overall, the installer experience was as good as always. ¹ https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/amd64/iso-cd/debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso ² https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch06s04.en.html Greetings, -- Camaleón
