Now, we install the base system. You then move on to configuring the base system. You can now make Linux bootable from the hard disc. This is the right thing to do in most cases. So is installing an MBR, and booting Debian by default.
Optimists can now reboot the system.
All being well, you'll now be presented with a long spiel about root passwords. Read it, then type in your new root password. Follow the prompts a little more, and it will ask if you want one of the typical installations. This is probably a good idea, since the base system is pretty spartan. Setting up gpm requires you to know about your mouse.