Commands for installing Debian without prompts, removing it again and detecting it from deployment tools. A command is shown only when it is certain: from the manifest or the installer technology’s documented default.
Related guide: Silent install switches: MSI, NSIS, Inno Setup · Uninstall a program with the registry or PowerShell
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PowerShell
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64-bit · APPX
Silent install
Add-AppxPackage -Path TheDebianProject.DebianGNULinux_1.12.2.0_neutral___76v4gfsz19hv4.AppxBundleUninstall
Get-AppxPackage -Name TheDebianProject.DebianGNULinux | Remove-AppxPackageARM64 · APPX
Silent install
Add-AppxPackage -Path TheDebianProject.DebianGNULinux_1.12.2.0_neutral___76v4gfsz19hv4.AppxBundleUninstall
Get-AppxPackage -Name TheDebianProject.DebianGNULinux | Remove-AppxPackagePowerShell: download, verify, install
Downloads the official file, checks its SHA256 and installs it silently.
install-debian.ps1
$url = 'https://publicwsldistros.blob.core.windows.net/wsldistrostorage/TheDebianProject.DebianGNULinux_1.12.2.0_neutral___76v4gfsz19hv4.AppxBundle'
$sha256 = '592169D939EDB25D1C6EA8E0E247A6EE3F44B08E6077742D996739E821C6EC44'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'TheDebianProject.DebianGNULinux_1.12.2.0_neutral___76v4gfsz19hv4.AppxBundle'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Add-AppxPackage -Path $file install-debian.ps1
$url = 'https://publicwsldistros.blob.core.windows.net/wsldistrostorage/TheDebianProject.DebianGNULinux_1.12.2.0_neutral___76v4gfsz19hv4.AppxBundle'
$sha256 = '592169D939EDB25D1C6EA8E0E247A6EE3F44B08E6077742D996739E821C6EC44'
$file = Join-Path $env:TEMP 'TheDebianProject.DebianGNULinux_1.12.2.0_neutral___76v4gfsz19hv4.AppxBundle'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $url -OutFile $file -UseBasicParsing
if ((Get-FileHash $file -Algorithm SHA256).Hash -ne $sha256) { throw 'SHA256 mismatch' }
Add-AppxPackage -Path $file 
