Debian Assistant CLI
Kernel 6.1.0 to 6.9.12
- .patch: rarely used system scripts
- .unused: unused scripts
- .windows: frozen windows scripts
🔷 GNOME Extensions
| Extension | GNOME |
|---|---|
| panel-hwinfo-43@nimadez | 43 |
| panel-hwinfo-46@nimadez | 46 |
Add hardware info and transparency to panel
How to install Debian with GNOME core desktop?
0- [Disable Secure Boot]
- Optional, but you have to sign the drivers manually
$ sudo mokutil --disable-validation
1- [Install Debian]
- Select "Expert Install"
- Install minimal debian 12 to start from command-line
- Do not select "allow login as root" to enable the "sudo" command
- Do not download or install extras, we're going to update the kernel
$ sudo apt edit-sources # comment out the "cdrom" line if needed
2- [Setup Networking]
$ ip link
$ sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces
$ sudo service networking restart
net-tether.sh # quick setup USB tethering (optional)
3- [Git Clone]
$ sudo apt install git
$ git clone https://github.com/nimadez/cli
4- [Select Branch]
apt-sources-gen.sh # generate debian sources.list
$ update && full-upgrade && reboot
5- [Software Installation]
apt-install-headers.sh # install kernel headers
apt-install-nvidia.sh # install nvidia driver, reboot is required (all non-free)
apt-install-gnome.sh # minimal gnome-core only, no firefox and games (all free)
apt-install-free.sh # install common free software
gnome-debloat.sh # be careful, it will remove the gnome-software
6- [Finish Installation]
swap-make.sh # make a swap file if you don't have a swap partition
purge-hard.sh # purge ~/.cache if you don't keep permanent files there
Choose the appropriate branch in step 4:
1: Maximum stability, but you can't install major drivers like Nvidia
2-4: A balance of stability and up-to-date software (Bookworm with GNOME 43)
5-6: You will get Trixie in the testing or Sid in the unstable branch (both GNOME 46)
optional: .patch/apt-bookworm-bpo.sh # update kernel for "bookworm-backports"
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NOTICE: nvidia-kernel-dkms bug (driver 535/545, introduced in Aug 2024)
The nvidia kernel module fails to compile with linux-image-6.10.x in recent
Debian updates in testing/unstable (trixie/sid) and backported branches.
https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org/msg1988571.html
https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org/msg1983502.html
https://www.mail-archive.com/debian-bugs-dist@lists.debian.org/msg1984969.html
If you need nvidia-driver, you need to switch back to the stable branch (bookworm)
or target kernel 6.9.x which is not safe in terms of security issues!
Based on the above, I recommend installing option (3) in step 4 (stable-proposed).
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* Remember to reinstall kernel headers after every kernel update
* The above has been updated in reinstallation on Aug-29-2024
How to run these scripts system wide?
sh install.sh
* This will symlink scripts to "/usr/local/bin" and remove extensions.
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