確定您的硬體是否滿足安裝系統的要求，請參考 章 2, 系統需求。

備份您的系統，並且在安裝 Debian 之前進行必要的規劃和硬體配置，請參考 章 3, 安裝 Debian GNU/Linux 之前。如果您需要多重開機於不同的作業系統，您可能需要為 Debian 建立硬碟分割區。

您所選擇的安裝方式所需要的安裝文件 章 4, 取得系統安裝媒介 取得。

The next 章 5, 啟動安裝系統 describes booting into the installation system. This chapter also discusses troubleshooting procedures in case you have problems with this step.

Perform the actual installation according to 章 6, 使用 Debian 安裝程式. This involves choosing your language, configuring peripheral driver modules, configuring your network connection, so that remaining installation files can be obtained directly from a Debian server (if you are not installing from a set of DVD installation images), partitioning your hard drives and installation of a base system, then selection and installation of tasks. (Some background about setting up the partitions for your Debian system is explained in 附錄 C, 為 Debian 分割磁區.)

Boot into your newly installed base system, from 章 7, 啟動新 Debian 系統.