There is an unpatched bug in the Linux kernel that causes the Bullseye (Debian 11.x) Debian Installer to crash when trying to install Debian 11.x in a Xen HVM DomU using official Debian installation media such as the debian-11.x.0-amd64-netinst.iso that can be downloaded here.

Installing a Xen guest Debian Installer produces a fully configured Debian system without the need to setup things such as /etc/fstab by hand. You also end up with an installed system which is as similar as possible to a native Debian system installed via the same mechanisms. The main benefit of using Debian Installer to install a Xen guest is that you are able to use all the technologies (like pre-seeding) which you are used to using on a native system. Debian Installer has supported netboot installation of Xen as a PV guests (both i386 and amd64) since Lenny (Debian 5.0) was released and has supported CD-ROM (and DVD, Blu-Ray etc) installations since Squeeze (Debian 6.0).

6.2 Development (testing and unstable) Linksĭebian Installer is the standard installer used to install Debian on native systems.

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