linux_setup

Linux Setup Project

This document describes my method of installing linux into a new blank machine.

I use most recent Debian release.

Most steps are described as ansible rules and may be executed by ansible.

Preparing USB Stick

Download netinst ISO image from https://www.debian.org/releases/stable/debian-installer/

Simplest method to put image to usb stick is:

cp debian.iso /dev/sdX # must be whole-disk device
sync

Other option is to use Ventoy (https://ventoy.net) to prepare multiple iso bootable USB stick.

Initial Installation

On partition disks stage the “Guided - use entire disk and set up encrypted LVM” must be selected.

On software selection stage only “Standard system utilities” option must be selected.

Main Installation

Main installation steps are described as ansible rules in linux_setup/tasks.yml file.

First download repository to your machine:

• su # you must be root
• apt install ansible
• apt install git
• cd ~ && git clone https://github.com/lorien/linux_setup
• cd ~/linux_setup

Now you have to update linux_setup/vars.yml:

• Update setup_user with username of user you have created during initial installation stage
• Update setup_ssh_authorized_key to URL where your public SSH key is located.

Now you can run installation: ./install.sh

God knows why, I’ve implemented a rendering code in python which converts ansible rules into fancy HTML which you can check at lorien.github.io/linux_setup/html/install.html.

WIFI Adapter Issues

Possible issues and solutions to fix unsupported WIFI adapter is described in wifi_fix.md document.