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#if 0
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Input file for docs in multiple different directories. Process with
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cpp.
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#endif
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<h1>What's in this directory?</h1>
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#ifdef STYLElist
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<p>These are list files.</p>
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<h2>How do I use these files?</h2>
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<p>
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The list files here simply describe what files are contained in
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each Debian ISO image, in order to help users find which images
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they might want to download. They are simply text files, compressed
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to save space and download time.</p>
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#else
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# ifdef ARCHsource
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<p>These are files containing source code for the Debian
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operating system.</p>
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# else
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<p>These are files containing the installer and other software
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for the Debian GNU/KERNEL operating system.
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# ifdef ARCHmulti
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The files in this directory are designed to work on both 32-bit
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and 64-bit PCs (i386 and amd64).
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# else
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The files in this directory are specifically for
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the <code>ARCH</code> architecture.</p>
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# endif
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# endif
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<h2>How do I use these files?</h2>
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# ifdef STYLEjigdo
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<p>The files here are in "jigdo"
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format. Use <a href="https://www.debian.org/CD/jigdo-cd/">jigdo</a>
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tools to download the contents of the complete ISO image files
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from what's here and a normal Debian mirror. You should end up
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with an exact copy of each ISO image as though you'd downloaded
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it directly via HTTP or FTP.</p>
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# elif defined(STYLEbt)
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<p>The files here are bittorrent files. Use
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a <a href="https://www.debian.org/CD/torrent-cd/">bittorrent</a>
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client program to download the contents of the complete ISO image
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files in a peer-to-peer manner. You should end up with an exact
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copy of each ISO image as though you'd downloaded it directly via
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HTTP or FTP.</p>
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# elif defined(STYLEiso)
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<p>The files here are complete ISO images, ready to use.</p>
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# endif
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<p> Once you have downloaded all the ISO images you want, you will
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typically need to write them to installation media.</p>
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<h2>What size and type of media will I need?</h2>
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<p>The images described here are sized to be written to
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# ifdef TYPEcd
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writeable CD media
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# elif TYPEdvd
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writeable DVD media
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# elif TYPEbd
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writeable Blu-Ray media
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# elif TYPEdlbd
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writeable dual-layer Blu-Ray media
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# endif
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at a minimum, but may be written to larger media if needed.
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# ifdef ISOHYBRID
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For <strong>extra</strong> convenience, these images may also be
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written directly to a USB stick. So long as your computer will
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boot directly from that USB stick, it should start the Debian
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installer that way.
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# if defined(TYPEdvd)
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The first DVD in this set is also deliberately limited in size
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so it should fit on a standard-sized 4GB USB stick.
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# endif
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# endif
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</p>
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# if !defined(ONEonly) && !defined(ARCHsource)
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<h2>There are lots of files here! Do I need all of them?</h2>
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<p>In most cases it is not necessary to download and
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use <strong>all</strong> of these images to be able to install
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Debian on your computer. Debian comes with a massive set of
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software packages, hence why it takes so many disks for a
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complete set. Most typical users only need a small subset of
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those software packages.</p>
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<p>Initially, you will only need to download and use
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the <strong>first</strong> image of a set (labelled as
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<code>debian-<i>something</i>-1</code> to be able to start the
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Debian installer and set up Debian on your computer. If there are
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more images available here
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(labelled <code>debian-<i>something</i>-2</code>,
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<code>debian-<i>something</i>-3</code>, etc.), they contain the
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extra packages that can be installed on a Debian system (as
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mentioned previously). They will <strong>not</strong> be bootable
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and are entirely optional. If you have a fast Internet
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connection, you're most likely better off installing any desired
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extra packages directly from the Debian mirrors on the Internet
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instead of by using these extra images.</p>
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# endif
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# if defined(TYPEcd) && !defined(ARCHsource) && !defined(STYLElist)
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# if !defined(ONEonly)
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<p>There are different versions of CD #1 here to allow for a
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choice of default desktop on installation,
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e.g. <code>debian-<i>something</i>-kde-CD-1</code> contains the
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core pieces of the KDE desktop and will default to installing
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that desktop when used. The <strong>default</strong> desktop
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installed using
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<code>debian-<i>something</i>-CD-1</code> is Gnome.</p>
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# endif
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<p>The <code>netinst</code> CD here is a small CD image that
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contains just the core Debian installer code and a small core set
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of text-mode programs (known as "standard" in Debian). To install
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a desktop or other common software, you'll also need either an
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Internet connection or some other Debian CD/DVD images.</p>
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# endif
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# ifdef UPDATES
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<p>The <code>update</code> files here are extra convenience files
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for people updating from previous versions of Debian. If you are
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installing fresh, you may safely ignore
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them. <a href="https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/#update-cd">More
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details...</a></p>
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# endif
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<h2>How can I verify my download is correct and exactly what has
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been created by Debian?</h2>
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<p>There are files here (MD5SUMS, SHA1SUMS, etc.) which contain
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checksums of the images. These checksum files are also signed - see
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MD5SUMS.sign, SHA1SUMS.sign, etc. Once you've downloaded an image,
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you can check:</p>
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<ul>
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<li>that its checksum matches that expected from the checksum file; and
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<li>that the checksum file has not been tampered with.
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</ul>
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<p>For more information about how to do these steps, read
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the <a href="https://www.debian.org/CD/verify">verification guide</a>.
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#endif
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<h2>Other questions?</h2>
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<p>See the Debian CD <a href="https://www.debian.org/CD/faq/">FAQ</a>
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for lots more information about Debian CDs and installation.</p>
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