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The GRUB version in Debian 12 should have support for F2FS, but according to ArchWiki, GRUB doesn't support F2FS that uses extra attributes.

I recommend having /boot on a separate partition because F2FS may not be fully supported by the GRUB bootloader. The following partition layout was proposed by the installer: I followed the 'Guided partitioning', 'Guided - use entire disk', 'All files in one partition' options.

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This step boots PC1 from the Debian installation medium.īoot the computer PC1 from the Debian installation medium and install Debian onto the system storage device. The aforementioned terminology will be used throughout this document. PC2's storage can be used for this purpose as well.

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I recommend using a drive that has at least 10 GB of free space and is formatted with ext4. Backup storage device A backup drive with at least the same capacity as the installed size of Debian. Alternatively, instead of using a dedicated computer, one may boot PC1 from a live Linux medium. PC2 This is another up-to-date Linux PC, preferably using the same version of Debian as the Debian installation medium.

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Debian installation medium I used a Debian 12 (Bookworm) netinst ISO written to a USB stick. We want to format this drive with F2FS and install Debian on it. System storage device This is a drive that PC1 uses as its system drive. I tested this guide on x86_64 (AMD64) and Aarch64 (ARM64) UEFI-based machines. To install Debian on F2FS-formatted storage, prepare the following: PC1 This is a computer on which we want to install Debian. I suppose that you are already familiar with the process of creating a Debian installation media, hard drive partitioning, and installing Debian. The method used in this guide is not official. Unless you have a good reason to use F2FS, I recommend using file systems offered by the Debian installer. I am not responsible for any data loss that occurs as a consequence of incorrect usage of any information provided in this guide.

Incorrect usage of the commands can lead to data loss. Many of the commands mentioned in this document are specific to a particular system configuration and cannot be simply copy-pasted (e.g., your disk drive letters will be different).

Restore the files to the root partition.įollowing the steps described in this guide leads to a bootable Debian 12 (Bookworm) system on my x86_64 and Aarch64 UEFI-based systems.

Erase and format the root partition with F2FS.

Back up all files from the root partition.

Prepare the installed Debian system so that it can boot from F2FS.

Install Debian on a supported file system, such as ext4.

This guide attempts to overcome the installer's limitation by installing Debian using the following steps: The Debian installer still doesn't offer an option to format disk partitions with F2FS during installation.

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Recent Debian releases (Debian 11 and newer) can create the F2FS file system directly from the installer with only a few extra manual commands that I described in my new guide linked below.Ī simpler guide that installs Debian on F2FS directly from the installer: Debian F2FS - Installer Method Created JUpdated Previous versions Install Debian 10 (Buster) on an F2FS Partition Install Debian 8 (Jessie) on an F2FS Partition The Idea This method can also be used to convert a prebuilt Debian operating system image (e.g., an image provided for an ARM board) to use F2FS. Hence I call this method the 'Copy Method'. This guide first installs Debian onto an ext4 partition, and then it backs up all system files, erases and formats the partition to F2FS, and then restores the system files. This is an updated version of my old guide that I created many years ago when Debian installation media didn't include any F2FS tools.