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Originally Posted by elsmandino
1. How do I install Debian, so that the SSD is partitioned as GPT, rather than MBR?
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The best shot is to try what is listed here as second answer.
https://askubuntu.com/questions/5864...server-install
If you are able to boot in UEFI mode, the first answer applies to you. I know this is Ubuntu, but Debian can boot in UEFI as well.
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Originally Posted by elsmandino
2. When I get asked to enter my Domain Name, what should I put, if anything?
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If your computer is directly connected to the internet and has an official name & domain and external IP adress, enter it. If not, anything will do as long as it is domain.ext (e.g. mandino.local)
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Originally Posted by elsmandino
3. Why do I get asked to add a root password, but then have to add another user with another password?
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Because this is Debian and Debian acts as normal Linux. Root password is for root. Then you have to enter your name and password to be able to log in as non-root user.
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Originally Posted by elsmandino
4. When it comes to the software selection screen, I untick everything except for SSH.
If I then try to log on to the server (with PUTTY), I log on as Root but when I type in the password, I am told that access is denied - why is this?
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SSH root access is disabled by default. You log in using the user name created in the previous question and do
su root and enter the root password. You might want to install sudo. You can enable root login, but it is discouraged.
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