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Debian 13 Trixie
Sudo
su
apt install sudo
/sbin/usermod -a -G sudo <username>
Exit root shell and relogin with your regular user.
Upgrade & Upgrade
sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade
Networking
sudo apt install network-manager modemmanager
Optional - Network Manager VPN capabilities:
sudo apt install network-manager-openconnect network-manager-openvpn network-manager-strongswan
Edit /etc/network/interfaces file and comment out configured interfaces. Reboot.
nmcli device wifi connect <SSID> password <PASSWORD>
CLI applications
sudo apt install vim ncdu ranger unzip unrar-free
Audio & Video
sudo apt install pulseaudio ffmpeg mpv
Test webcam device:
ffmpeg -f v4l2 -i /dev/video0 -t 10 webcam-test.mkv
Development Tools
sudo apt install golang build-essential git tig npm
X11
sudo apt install xinit i3 i3status alacritty rofi firefox-esr
sudo apt install fonts-terminus
Edit ~/.xinitrc:
exec i3
Start X11:
startx
GTK Applications Look
GTK applications scaling in ~/.profile:
export GDK_SCALE=1.8
export GDK_DPI_SCALE=1.5
GTK applications theme settings in ~/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini:
[Settings]
gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme=true
gtk-button-images=true
gtk-cursor-theme-name=Breeze_Snow
gtk-cursor-theme-size=24
gtk-decoration-layout=icon:minimize,maximize,close
gtk-enable-animations=true
gtk-font-name=Dejavu Sans, 11
gtk-icon-theme-name=Adwaita
gtk-menu-images=true
gtk-modules=colorreload-gtk-module:window-decorations-gtk-module
gtk-primary-button-warps-slider=false
gtk-theme-name=Adwaita-dark
gtk-toolbar-style=3
gtk-xft-dpi=122880