Installed Debian 8 Jessie
Installed Debian 8 Jessie to my Gateway laptop
Downloaded the netinst CD ISO image, then used Brasero to burn it to a CD
Installed via wired connection.
To get the wi-fi to work
1. Had to update the /etc/apt/sources.list to include contrib
2. Had to, as root, run aptitude install firmware-b43-installer
3. reboot
To add my usual user to sudoers
Had to, as root, run adduser myUsername sudo
Kudos to the Debian installation team! It was one of the fastest, smoothest, and painless Debian installs I have done. Started at 10pm, was finished by 12:30am, including adding sudo and wifi.
When the gnome screensaver becomes active, you need to press the ESC key to be able to log back in.