New to Linux: Download/Installing Debian

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I've download Debian from Debian.org, first I got debian-7.8.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso from the main page. I've made a bootable usb and when I selected the option Graphical Install it went black forever and ever, no response of any kind.

I'm checking the Debian site for another .iso, but I'm overwhelmed with the options, I know I have amd64, for example I'm checking the full download on cd/dvd with bittorrent but it shows debian-7.8.0-amd64-CD-1.iso.torrent and debian-7.8.0-amd64-CD-2.iso.torrent till CD 8, and kde lxde.
Can someone explain this to me? Do I need to download all the CD.X.iso.torrents?

Samchiel

Posted 2015-02-13T17:08:41.190

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you could try again but do not choose Graphical install this time. To check if your hardware is supported you could try to boot some so called Live-Distribution. If this works without problems then it is very likely that you can manage to run standard debian on your hardware. – mschenk74 – 2015-02-13T17:35:05.127

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From the site:

The first CD/DVD disk contains all the files necessary to install a standard Debian system.

The terms kde, lxde, xfce refer to different Window Managers for Linux (the user interface and some other bits). If you don't have any special requirements, I suggest you just go with the standard version debian-7.8.0-amd64-CD-1.iso.

pgr

Posted 2015-02-13T17:08:41.190

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Another thing, I've downloaded it and made the Debian USB but when I select Graphic Install the monitor goes black and won't move from there. Is there any fix or something i'm doing wrong? – Samchiel – 2015-02-13T17:58:05.567

1Must be some problem with the graphics driver. You can try messing with kernel options at the very first stages of boot to try and select a different video mode. But I would just use the text installer if I were you. – pgr – 2015-02-13T18:01:09.840

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