Debian Assistant CLI
Kernel 6.1.0 to 6.9.12
- .patch: rarely used system scripts
- .unused: unused scripts
- .windows: frozen windows scripts
| Extension | GNOME |
|---|---|
| panel-hwinfo-43@nimadez | 43 |
| panel-hwinfo-46@nimadez | 46 |
Add hardware info and transparency to panel
CPU + Temp, GPU temp + Fan speed, Memory + Swap
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
* Remember to reinstall kernel headers after every kernel update
* The above has been updated in reinstallation on Nov-2024
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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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How to run these scripts system wide?
sh install.sh
* This will symlink scripts to "/usr/local/bin" and remove extensions.
What is the alternative to Photoshop in Linux?
The best choice is to integrate GIMP for bitmap work and
Inkscape for vector work, you can even share the design
between the two, so you have the best of both worlds.
If you do mostly painting, you can replace GIMP with Krita.
Have you used Linux before?
As a server and on a virtual machine, yes,
but on a personal desktop for professional work, no.
↑ Wine requirement reduced to zero, migration completed
↑ Debian Assistant CLI
↑ Q1 2024 - Migrating to Debian Linux after 30 years of MS-DOS/Win32
↑ Created in 2019 for system automation on Windows machine
"A machine can reprogram another machine from scratch."
Code released under the GPL-3.0 license.