This document contains installation instructions for the &debian; &release; system, for the &arch-title; (&architecture;) architecture. It also contains pointers to more information and information on how to make the most of your new Debian system. 2004 the Debian Installer team This manual is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License. Please refer to the license in . We are delighted that you have decided to try Debian, and are sure that you will find that Debian's GNU/Linux distribution is unique. &debian; brings together high-quality free software from around the world, integrating it into a coherent whole. We believe that you will find that the result is truly more than the sum of the parts. We understand that many of you want to install Debian without reading this manual, and the Debian installer is designed to make this possible. If you don't have time to read the whole Installation Guide right now, we recommend that you read the Installation Howto, which will walk you through the basic installation process, and links to the manual for more advanced topics or for when things go wrong. The Howto is in . With that said, we hope that you have the time to read most of this manual, and doing so will lead to a more informed and likely more successful installation experience.