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    l***a@mpresent.cz
    deepin
    2025-04-17 04:10
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    Hi deepin is great but I can't install it on one of my PCs - Acer laptop :(
    Deepin can't be installed on Aspire ES1-533. That is, you can't install any Linux with GRUB on this laptop because it freezes when writing to NVRAM during gub installation. I need advice on how to modify the DEEPIN installation to skip grub. I will use refind for booting. None of the methods work for me, my disk is partitioned into EFI, I don't define anything, but the installer always installs grub and freezes.

    The installer ignores parameters /grub-install --no-nvram

    or

    Skip GRUB installation

    d-i grub-installer/skip boolean true
    d-i grub-installer/install_to_mbr boolean false
    d-i grub2/force_efi_extra_removable boolean false

    It doesn't work either :(

    Version 23 freezes at 48% during installation.
    I need advice from experts, I'm not a Linux guy but I'm going to end up with Windows now. I don't want W11 :(

    Thanks
    lukas

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    pzm9012
    deepin
    Solutions Team Moderator
    2025-04-17 11:46
    #1

    Deepin Installer doesn't provide much customization. Maybe you could try another distribution ExTix Deepin .

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    l***a@mpresent.cz
    deepin
    2025-04-17 14:34
    #2

    I wouldn't say I want a lot of customization. I only need to omit one parameter. Omit grub. No EFI entries.

    I'm switching to deepin on other PCs. I'm trying to get deppin on this last PC. Never again an ACER. I updated the bios, nothing helps, installing grub in debian freezes in ubuntu. In other distributions, it can be omitted.

    Is there really no way to install it without grub?
    Thanks
    Lukas

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    pzm9012
    deepin
    Solutions Team Moderator
    2025-04-17 15:56
    #3
    l***a@mpresent.cz：

    I wouldn't say I want a lot of customization. I only need to omit one parameter. Omit grub. No EFI entries.

    I'm switching to deepin on other PCs. I'm trying to get deppin on this last PC. Never again an ACER. I updated the bios, nothing helps, installing grub in debian freezes in ubuntu. In other distributions, it can be omitted.

    Is there really no way to install it without grub?
    Thanks
    Lukas

    You can do a manual installation with debootstrap.

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    l***a@mpresent.cz
    deepin
    16 hours ago
    #4

    I try but:

    apt install deepin-desktop-environment -y

    e: unable to locate package deepin-desktop-environment

    I can't find any repositories that contain deepin dde for installation from debootstrap.

    Thanks for help
    Lukas

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