Debian 13 //debian.org

I use the Debian operating system almost everywhere; Desktop GUI and Terminal CLI.

uname #> Linux
hostnamectl #> Debian

Installation

It is highly recommended to install Debian on Windows WSL. Do not waste your time installing it on PC hardware.

Windows

On Windows 11 use the windows/linux/ subsystem.

wsl.exe --install debian

Cloud

Get a server in the cloud to install and run 24/7 online apps or games. Sign up with a credit; debit card. Then provision; subscribe; rent any container; server; hardware.

Hardware (Live USB)

For x86-64 devices, flash a bootable live USB large enough for the ISO. Back up and unmount the USB first; everything will be deleted. On Windows use WSL2 with USB passthrough. Ask ChatGPT and call @junaga on Discord for help.

VERSION="13.6.0" # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian
URL="https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/amd64/iso-hybrid/debian-live-${VERSION}-amd64-standard.iso"
USB="/dev/disk/by-id/usb-SanDisk_Ultra_USB_3.0_4C530000310806116320-0:0" # no "-partN"

curl -fL $URL > /tmp/debian.iso
sudo cp /tmp/debian.iso $USB

Boot the USB and install onto a fast disk (M.2; SSD; HDD; another USB; microSD; etc), then shut down, unplug the USB, and boot the installed system.

Initialization

Copy & Paste, or download files with git clone, curl, wget.

History of Copy & Paste

System	Copy	Paste	Cut	year
IBM PC	CTRL+Insert	Shift+Insert	Shift+Delete	1981
macOS	CMD+C	CMD+V	CMD+X	1983
Windows	CTRL+C	CTRL+V	CTRL+X	1995
Linux Terminals	CTRL+Shift+C	CTRL+Shift+V		2010
Windows Terminal	CTRL+Shift+C	CTRL+Shift+V		2020

In 1983 Apple pioneered C copy V paste X cut Z undo. Similar keys were added by Windows 19-95 supplementing the IBM PC keys. Normally the key CTRL+C sends byte 3 which is "End of Text" in ASCII and Unicode, desktop systems like explorer.exe override this. Finally in 2020 wt.exe the Windows Terminal added common Linux Terminal key combinations.

Administration

Install packages; and login to OpenAI Codex.

sh ./base/install.sh

codex login
codex "create a JavaScript CLI that counts the words in a text file"

Copy configs; and setup Microsoft VS Code.

cp -ra ./base/home/. ~/
sh ./base/init.sh

source ~/.bashrc

# 1: Download and Install VS Code for Linux or Windows
code --install-extension ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh
# 3: register your SSH public key on the remote server
rcode sosdan ./dev

History of Editors

# ed $FILE             # 1969
# vi $FILE             # 1976
# emacs $FILE          # 1976
# notepad.exe $FILE    # 1983
# emacs $FILE          # 1985
# pico $FILE           # 1989
# vim $FILE            # 1991
# nano $FILE           # 1999
# notepad++.exe $FILE  # 2003
# mate $FILE           # 2004
# subl $FILE           # 2008
# atom $FILE           # 2014
code $FILE           # 2015
# nvim $FILE           # 2015
micro $FILE          # 2016
# cursor $FILE         # 2023