Debian Assistant CLI
Kernel: 6.1.0 to 6.9.12
Branch: Bookworm, Trixie
This repository contains a variety of scripts for working with the Debian OS and the Linux kernel, from installation to everyday scripts.
This repository is not optimized for the end-user in any way, and does not contain any binary files.
| Extension | GNOME | |
|---|---|---|
| panel-hwinfo-43@nimadez | 43 | Add hardware info and transparency to panel |
| panel-hwinfo-46@nimadez | 46 | CPU usage + temp, GPU temp + fan, memory + swap |
- If you need desktop icons, I recommend "Desktop Icons NG (DING)" because I personally reviewed its code and it is also used by Ubuntu.
Last update: Jun-2025 (debian-12.11.0)
0- [Disable Secure Boot]
$ sudo mokutil --disable-validation
1- [Install Debian]
- Select "Expert Install"
- Install minimal Debian 12 to start from command-line (no desktops)
- Do not select "allow login as root" to enable the "sudo" command
- Do not download or install extras, we're going to update the kernel
$ sudo apt edit-sources # comment out the "cdrom" line if needed
2- [Setup Networking]
$ ip link
$ sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces
$ sudo service networking restart
net-tether.sh # quick setup USB tethering (optional)
3- [Git Clone]
$ sudo apt install git
$ git clone https://github.com/nimadez/cli
4- [Select Branch]
apt-sources.sh # generate sources (all debian, no extra sources)
$ update && full-upgrade && reboot
5- [Software Installation]
apt-install-headers.sh # install kernel headers
apt-install-nvidia.sh # install nvidia driver, reboot is required (all non-free)
apt-install-gnome.sh # minimal gnome-core only, no firefox and games (all free)
apt-install-free.sh # install common free software
gnome-debloat.sh # be careful, it will remove the gnome-software
6- [Finish Installation]
swap-make.sh # make a swap file if you don't have a swap partition
purge-cache.sh # purge ~/.cache if you don't keep permanent files there
- Bookworm "stable-proposed" branch without "backports" is recommended. (option 3 in step 4)
- Remember to reinstall kernel headers after every kernel update. (testing branch)
- Firefox has been removed from the gnome-core, but is highly recommended.
$ sh install.sh
This will symlink scripts to "/usr/local/bin" and remove extensions.
All .sh, .py, and .js files in the "/usr/local/bin" directory will be affected.
1- Open NVIDIA X Server > HDMI-X > Controls > Set "Color Range" to "Limited"
2- Open Settings > Color > Add profile > Select "Standard Space - sRGB"
The default behavior is Linear which appears darker than Windows and other devices.
↑ A major upgrade, bug fixes and repository renewal
↑ All Linux, currently all my devices are Linux based
↑ Celebrating 1 year with Linux on the everyday desktop PC 🎂
↑ Wine requirement reduced to zero, migration completed
↑ Debian Assistant CLI
↑ Q1 2024 - Migrating to Debian Linux after 30 years of MS-DOS/Win32
↑ Created in 2019 for system automation on Windows machine
"A machine can reprogram another machine from scratch."
Code released under the GPL-3.0 license.