Debian Template Image Preparation and Cloning
ROUGH DRAFT
Fresh Install of VM
Fresh Debian Installation
To be documented
Post-install Ubuntu Configuration
- Go to the Console tab and Power On the VM
- Once it comes up, login to your VM
- Get the VM IP:
ip addr - SSH to the VM and login as your unprivileged user
- su to root (enter the root password)
su - - Edit sources.list
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main non-free-firmware deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm main non-free-firmware deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main non-free-firmware deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main non-free-firmware deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main non-free-firmware deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-updates main non-free-firmware - Install sudo and add your user to sudo group
apt-get install sudo usermod -aG sudo johndoe - Logout and reconnect via SSH
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Run any available upgrades and reboot
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y && sudo reboot -
Set up Chrony for time sync
sudo apt install -y chrony && \ sudo systemctl restart chrony && \ chronyc tracking | grep --color=auto -e ^ -e "Last offset.*"