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Debian - Install on BTRFS with Snapper Backups, GRUB-BTRFS and ZRAM

Start the Install Process  Boot the Debian install media Select Advanced Options Run through the installer until you get to "Partition Disks" Create the Partitions Select "Manual" Select the free space you are going to install Debian on Select "Create a new partition". This is the EFI partition Set the size to "512 MB" Change "Use as:" to "EFI System Partition" "Bootable flag:" should be "on" Select "Done setting up the partition" Create a 1GB, ext4 partition for /boot Set "Mount point:" to "/boot" Create another partition with the remaining free space Set "Use as:" to "btrfs journaling file system" Set "Mount point:" to "/" Select "Finish partitioning and write changes to disk" Do not create a swap partition. We are going to use ZRAM. Select "No" to continue Write the changes to disk Create the BTRFS System and Subvol...