Install Debian 7.8 on VirtualBox

Launch VirtualBox
Click on New
Name and operating system
- Name: Debian
- Type: Linux
- Version: Debian (64 bit), hit Continue
Memory size
- Change to 1024 MB, Continue
Hard drive
- Create a vitual hard drive now, Create
Hard drive file type
- VDI, Continue
Storage on physical hard drive
- Dynamically allocated, Continue
File location and size
- Type a name: Debian
- Change size of the virtual hard drive to 20 GB, Create
Highlight the new virtual machine
Settings - Network
- Enable Adapter 1
- Attached to: Bridge Adapter
- Name: , OK
Start the newly created virtual machine named "Debian"
Choose the Debia ISO downloaded (debian-7.8.0-amd64-netinst.iso
Start
Choose Install from the installation menu
Select a language:
- Choose English
Select your location
- Choose United States
Configure the keyboard
- Choose American English
Configure the network - Hostname:
- Hostname: tomato
- Domain name: blank
Set up users and passwords
- Root password: somepassword
- Full name for the new user: blank
- Username for your account: tomato
- Choose a password for the new user: somepassword
Configure the clock
- Choose Eastern
Partition disks
- Partitioning method: Guided - use entire disk
- Select disk
- Partitioning scheme: Separate /home partition
- Finish partitioning and write changes to disk
- Write the changes to disks: Yes

Installing the base system

Configure the package manager
- Debian archive mirror country: United States
- Debian archive mirrir: ftp.us.debian.org
- HTTP proxy information (blank for none): blank

Configuring apt Select and install software

Configure popularity-contest
- Participate in the package usage survey: No
Software selection
- Choose software to install: [*] Standard system utilities
- Note: Unselect all others
Install the GRUB boot loader on a hard disk
- Install the GRUB boot loader to the master boot record: Yes

Finish the installation After reboot you will not have ssh installed. You must install that now.

Login as tomato

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