Best/easiest way to install minimal Debian on PinePhone?
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Hi,

My goal is to use the PinePhone as a very minimal webserver. I can (and have) accomplish this on Mobian, but I'd like to try on an even more lean distro.

I don't even need the touchscreen or modem or wifi to work, as long as I can use a USB keyboard or SSH and Ethernet (I have the USB-C dock thing).

What's the best way to install Debian on the PinePhone?

I tried installing Debian from their site with the right architecture -- it involved concatenating one image to another before flashing, but I could never get it to work.

Should I just install Mobian and strip out the desktop packages?

Thoughts? Thanks.
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Best/easiest way to install minimal Debian on PinePhone? - by mcgee - 07-14-2021, 08:05 PM

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