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            <h1>Debian 11 Install Guide Using VirtualBox</h1>
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	<li>Download Debian 11 <a href="https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-dvd/" target="_blank">Download</a></li>
	<li>Launch Virtualbox</li>
	<li>Create a New VM by selecting Machine &gt; New
	<p>Name: Debian 11<br />
	Machine Folder: C:\VMs<br />
	Type: Linux<br />
	Version: Debian (64-bit)<br />
	Memory Size: 4096 MB<br />
	Hard disk: Create a virtual hard disk now</p>
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	<li>Click Create</li>
	<li>On the Create Virtual Hard Disk dialog
	<p>Name the virtual disk image Debian 11.vdi<br />
	File size: 30 GB<br />
	Hard disk file type: VDI<br />
	Storage on physical hard disk: Dynamically Allocated</p>
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	<li>Click Create</li>
	<li>Select the VM and Click Settings</li>
	<li>Select System &gt; Processor</li>
	<li>Give the VM at least 2 processors</li>
	<li>Select Display</li>
	<li>Slide the Video Memory to 128 MB</li>
	<li>Select Network</li>
	<li>Set the attached to dropdown to Bridged Adapter</li>
	<li>Select Storage</li>
	<li>Click on the CD-ROM drive</li>
	<li>Select the disc dropdown to the right &gt; Choose a virtual optical disc file...</li>
	<li>Browse to and select the downloaded Debian 11 .iso file</li>
	<li>Click OK</li>
	<li>Make sure the Debian 11 VM is selected and click Start &gt; Normal</li>
	<li>When the install dialog displays press Enter to select Graphical Install</li>
	<li>Select a language &gt; Click Continue</li>
	<li>Select a Location &gt; Click Continue</li>
	<li>Select a keyboard layout &gt; Click Continue</li>
	<li>Enter a hostname for the VM &gt; Click Continue</li>
	<li>Enter a Domain name or leave it empty &gt; Click Continue</li>
	<li>Enter and confirm a root password &gt; Click Continue</li>
	<li>Enter the full name for the new user &gt; Click Continue</li>
	<li>Enter the username for the new user &gt; Click Continue</li>
	<li>Enter and confirm a password for the new user &gt; Click Continue</li>
	<li>Select a timezone &gt; Click Continue</li>
	<li>Select Guided - user entire disk &gt; Click Continue</li>
	<li>Select the VBOX HARDDISK &gt; Click Continue</li>
	<li>Select All files in one partition &gt; Click Continue</li>
	<li>Select Finish partitioning and write changes to disk &gt; Click Continue</li>
	<li>Select Yes to confirm writing the changes &gt; Click Continue</li>
	<li>Wait for Debian to copy and install files</li>
	<li>When prompted, select Yes to enable a network apt mirror &gt; Click Continue</li>
	<li>Select a country to use for the apt mirror &gt; Click Continue</li>
	<li>Select a mirror from the list &gt; Click Continue</li>
	<li>Setup a HTTP proxy if necessary &gt; Click Continue</li>
	<li>Select No to participating in package survey &gt; Click Continue</li>
	<li>Select the software to install &gt; Click Continue</li>
	<li>Select Yes to install GRUB &gt; Click Continue</li>
	<li>Select /dev/sda for the boot loader location &gt; Click Continue</li>
	<li>After the bootloader is installed select reboot to finish the installation</li>
	<li>Welcome to Debian 11</li>
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<h2>Optional Steps</h2>

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	<li>Click the Applications button &gt; Search &quot;terminal&quot; &gt; Click Terminal</li>
	<li>Run the following commands to install updates
	<div class="codeBlock"># authenticate as root, using the root password set earlier<br />
	su -<br />
	# add the normal user to sudo group, replace i12bretro with your user name<br />
	usermod -aG sudo i12bretro<br />
	# exit out of root terminal<br />
	exit<br />
	# re-authenticate with regular user (you may need to reboot if this doesn&#39;t take effect)<br />
	su $USER<br />
	# edit apt sources.list file<br />
	sudo apt /etc/apt/sources.list</div>
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	<li>Comment out the deb cd-rom: repositories by adding a # to the beginning of the line</li>
	<li>Press CTRL+O, Enter, CTRL+X to write the changes to sources.list</li>
	<li>Select Devices &gt; Insert Guest Additions CD image...</li>
	<li>Open the Files application &gt; Select the Guest Additions Disc &gt; Right click in the white space &gt; Open terminal here</li>
	<li>In the Terminal window run the following commands
	<div class="codeBlock"># update software repositories<br />
	sudo apt update<br />
	# install available software updates<br />
	sudo apt upgrade -y<br />
	# clean apt cache<br />
	sudo apt clean<br />
	# install prerequisites<br />
	sudo apt-get install build-essential dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r)<br />
	# run the virtualbox guest additions installer<br />
	sudo sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run<br />
	# restart the VM<br />
	sudo reboot</div>
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	<li>The VM will reboot</li>
	<li>Upon rebooting, you can now full screen the VM and the internal resolution will automatically change to match the window size</li>
	<li>Log back into Debian</li>
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