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Installing debian 11 “bullseye” using PXE boot on an Acer Aspire 5 A515-45 laptop

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I installed GNU/linux on a laptop, for the first time since 2012. And the install was mostly trouble free. I spent a little time on getting the PXE boot working and getting the wireless NIC working, but other than that everything I’ve tried has been working smoothly (display, sound, keyboard, touchpad and suspend/resume).

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Installing debian “squeeze” with PXE boot on a Samsung N145 Plus netbook

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Introduction

This article describes the steps necessary to install debian 6 “squeeze” on a Samsung N145 Plus netbook, with the following specification:

  • Intel Atom processor
  • 10.1″ display
  • 1GB RAM
  • 340GB HDD
  • Windows 7 preinstalled

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