The Distro Critic - Quick Debian 12 Network Install on a Virtual Machine - How To Install Linux
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Of course I am going to start with my favorite "Distro" (distribution) Debian 12 a.k.a. Bookworm. We are going to do a quick "NetInst" (network install) on a VirtualBox Virtual Machine (VM). The VM has 8 gigs of ram 32gb of HDD storage and all the basic virtual machine goodies. You don't need much to run this distro, so lets get started!
1. Download the appropriate Netinst CD Image
2. Load the image in the "drive" and boot up the machine
3. Configure Language, Location, and Keyboard Layout
4. Configure the network – choose a hostname, and the domain
5. Setup initial users and passwords
6. Configure the clock and partition the disk or disks
7. Select and install software
8. Install the GRUB boot loader and reboot the machine
Installation is complete!
Final Thoughts on the install
Over the years they have made installing Linux of many flavors much easier. Compatibility for hardware and software has come a long way as well. Debian is the most compatible distributions I have used to this point, and I have been installing and using Linux for many, many years. Hopefully this has helped a few see it’s not so bad, and maybe, just maybe you will never want to use that OS “Windows” again…
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