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Debian install on virtualbox the legit hardcore offline install way that dont give 2 shits about no Desktop Environment.
Use a torrent program to Download the debian live rescue iso from:
http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current-live/amd64/bt-hybrid/
Startup VirtualBox
make a 16gb drive to use as your root partition.
make a 4gb drive to use as a swap partition.
Select the iso you downloaded to be your boot partition, and run virtualbox installing with the gui with custom partition scheme using your drives as you made earlier.
to use "vi" you start in "command mode" for more info on vi go to http://www.lagmonster.org/docs/vi.html
i to go into "insertion mode" to type stuff in
"esc key" to go back to command mode
:x Exit, saving changes
:q! Exit and ignore any changes
Login as root use "vi /etc/group" to add your UserID to the "sudo" group, then login with your UserID.
type "exit" to logout
then "login" to get the login prompt
Now that you are in the sudo group; you may now use the sudo command!!
logout of root and login with your userid & use "sudo vi /etc/network/interfaces" and to set it to the following:
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).
# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
# The primary network interface
auto eth0
allow-hotplug eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
use "sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.list" to set it to the following:
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main
deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main
# wheezy-updates, previously known as 'volatile'
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main
deb-src http://ftp.debian.org/debian/ wheezy-updates main
sudo apt-get update
mkdir ~/pkgs
sudo apt-get --no-install-recommends -do dir::cache::archives="~/pkgs" install lxde aptitude dkms synaptic
sudo dpkg -i ~/pkgs/*.pkg
sudo aptitude upgrade
sudo aptitude install linux-headers
then in virtualbox click view->devices->install guest additions
open the iso and running "sudo bash VBoxLinuxAdditions.run && sudo reboot"
Then use "vi /etc/group &" to add your UserID to the "vboxsf" group.
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