vmware installation Debian system pure character interface installation without graphical desktop

Article directory

This tutorial only uses the character interface installation method, and does not install a graphical desktop during installation, but if a graphical desktop is required, I will repeat the installation in the process.

Demo environment:

VMware Workstation Pro 17.0
debian-10.13.0-amd64-xfce-CD-1.iso

installation process

VMware operations

1. Open vmware, select the new virtual machine

insert image description here

2. Select "Customize" -> "Next"

insert image description here

3. Just select the latest version, and higher versions will be backward compatible

insert image description here

4. Choose to install the operating system later -> Next

insert image description here

5. Choose according to your Debian version

insert image description here

6. Set the CPU and the number of cores according to its own configuration and usage

insert image description here

7. Set the memory size according to your own needs and hardware configuration

insert image description here

8. The network chooses according to its own needs

Bridge: It can be connected to the Internet, has an independent IP, and can communicate with other hosts. (Higher network requirements)
NAT: It can be connected to the Internet, and can communicate with the same NAT mode virtual machine under the host, but cannot communicate with other hosts except the host. (The network requirements are not high)
Only the host: only can communicate with the host
insert image description here

9. I/O controller type default

insert image description here

10. The disk type can be set by default

insert image description here

11. Choose to create a new virtual disk

insert image description here

12. Choose the appropriate capacity according to your own needs, choose to store as a single or multiple files according to your own file system format, and give priority to single files.

insert image description here

13. Add an ISO image, according to the process, click Browse-select the downloaded Debian ISO image

insert image description here

virtual machine operation

14. Turn on this virtual machine, select Install and press Enter to install

insert image description here

15. Language and keyboard selection, the default is English

insert image description here

16. Set the hostname according to your own preferences

insert image description here

17. Set the domain name, if there is no or only used locally, you can enter one at will

insert image description here

18. Set root password

insert image description here
b) Verify root password
//Enter the password you just set

19. Create a non-root user

a)

insert image description here

b) Verify username

insert image description here

20. Set a password for non-root users

a)

insert image description here

b) verify password

insert image description here

21. Set the time zone, select the first east

insert image description here

22. Disk partition, not explained in detail here, the default is fine

a)

insert image description here

b) Select the first disk and press Enter directly

insert image description here

c) Put all the files in one partition, and press Enter by default.

insert image description here

d) Complete and write to disk and press Enter

insert image description here

e) Select YES to write changes to disk

insert image description here

23. Select NO to not enable network mirroring

insert image description here

24. Select NO to not enable data statistics sharing

insert image description here

25. Select package

insert image description here
Space: Select or cancel
Enter: Finalize
//Because it is a pure character interface, uncheck all desktop environments and press Enter

26. Install the GRUB bootloader

a)

insert image description here

b) Select the target address to be installed

insert image description here

c) Select continue and press Enter to automatically restart to complete the installation

27. Enter the following interface to complete the installation

insert image description here