debian

Non-interactive Apt

Package manager makes it easy to keep everything up-to-date. Usually you just

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get dist-upgrade

But what if there are questions? 'sudo apt-get -y install unattended-upgrades' makes computer do this while you sleep.

But what if you want to upgrade everything, right now? This article shows you instant, fully automatic version, no questions asked.

Install Debian on Virt-Manager - Trixie update 2025

Debian 13-Trixie was installed as a virtual machine on a Debian Linux host.

On Linux hosts, virt-manager is fast and stable option. For Debian hosts, it's easy to install with apt-get.

Hundreds of Linux learners have installed Linux using versions of this guide since 2021.

Network Interface Names on Linux

Network interface is almost a like a "network card". Except it's not necessarily a physical card.

This short article tells you what names (like wlp4s and enp1s0) mean.

These are the new names used by Debian and other systemd distros.

Vagrant LibVirt - New virtual machine in 20 seconds

Create a new virtual machine in 20 seconds. Install only packages from official, main Debian repositories. Does not need VirtualBox or NFS.

Short version for gurus: apt-get install vagrant vagrant-libvirt. Use vagrant normally, but disable NFS with config.vm.synced_folder ".", "/vagrant", disabled: true.

The rest of us can read on for full background and tutorial...

Install Debian on Virtualbox - Updated 2024

Install Debian Linux on VirtualBox. You can play with Linux even on Windows, before you completely move to Linux.

This is a beginner friendly tutorial, with quazillion screenshots.