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?
Last update: Jan-2025 (debian-12.9.0)
0- [Disable Secure Boot]
$ 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
How to run these scripts system wide?
sh install.sh
* This will symlink scripts to "/usr/local/bin" and remove extensions.
↑ Celebrating 1 year with Linux on my PC! 🎂
↑ 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.