This repository contains various scripts
~100 kbfor 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, does not contain any binaries, and does not include scripts that could cause security issues.
- All scripts should work well with
bashorsh, and are POSIX compliant.- All scripts that have long output are scrollable. (q = quit)
Kernel: 6.12.43
Release: Debian 13 Trixie
Desktop: GNOME 48 (gnome-shell)
Display servers: X11 (default) Wayland (testing)
Total download: ~700 MB deb without CUDA
Last installation: 30-Aug-2025 (13.0.0-amd64-DVD)
Installation time: ~30 minutes (3-5 Mb/s)
Known issues: none
0- [Disable Secure Boot]
$ sudo mokutil --disable-validation
* https://wiki.debian.org/SecureBoot
1- [Install Debian]
- Select Advanced options > "Expert install"
- Install minimal Debian to start from command-line
- Do not select "allow login as root" to enable the "sudo" command
- Do not download or install extras (you can also not set up the network)
- Do not select any desktop in tasksel (just check "standard system utilities")
- Most of the installation options are fine by default and you can press Enter
Minimum recommended partitions (manual):
├─ #1 VFAT /boot/efi ==1.0 GB
├─ #2 EXT4 / >=16.0 GB (>24.0 GB swap as file, depends on RAM)
├─ #3 EXT4 /home ∞
└─ #4 EXT4 /media ∞
* I don't use a swap partition because I want it to be variable.
$ sudo apt edit-sources # comment out the "cdrom" line if needed
2- [Setup Networking]
[Automatic]
net-tether.sh # quick setup USB tethering interface (easiest)
net-wifi.sh # wifi manager using network-manager
* If connected via USB tethering, if the network is disconnected
after a reboot, you will need to run "net-tether.sh" again.
[Manual]
$ ip link
$ sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces
Add new lines:
allow-hotplug {interface-name}
iface {interface-name} inet dhcp
$ sudo systemctl restart networking
3- [Clone Repository]
$ sudo apt install git
$ git clone https://github.com/nimadez/cli
$ cd cli && sh cli-install.sh
* Installation is optional and is done to make it easier to call scripts.
* If re-installing, a better method is to clone the repository
to the /home partition before installing, then you will also
have access to the automatic network configuration scripts.
4- [Select Branch]
[Automatic]
apt-sources.sh # generate sources.list (standard debian sources)
* Trixie "stable-proposed" branch without "backports" is recommended. (option 3)
[Manual]
$ sudo apt edit-sources
$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt full-upgrade
$ sudo reboot
5- [Driver and Software]
install/apt-sys-headers.sh # linux kernel headers (required)
install/apt-drv-nvidia.sh # nvidia driver, reboot is required (non-free - optional)
install/apt-drv-cuda.sh # nvidia cuda toolkit (non-free - optional)
install/apt-com.sh # common free software (free - recommended)
install/apt-com-vm.sh # qemu virtual-machine emulator (free - optional)
install/apt-com-av.sh # an open-source antivirus engine (free - optional)
* Remember to reinstall kernel headers after every kernel update.
* apt-free.sh contains software that is essential and recommended to be installed.
* CUDA toolkit is about 2 GB in size and can be ignored and installed later.
6- [Desktop Environment]
install/apt-env-gnome.sh # minimal gnome-shell with a minimal set of software (free)
* You can skip this step to use pure Debian via the command-line.
7- [Verify Installation]
about.sh # get basic information about the system
about-apt.sh # get the number, list and history of available packages
about-net.sh # get basic network info
about-admin.sh # get group/user entries from administrative database
about-kernel.sh # get the kernel log and check for possible errors
about-services.sh # get list of all active services
8- [Finish Installation]
swap-make.sh # make a swap file if you don't have a swap partition
swap-grub.sh # to hibernate debian command-line (optional - not usable by desktops)
keygen.sh # generate new GPG, SSH and SSL keys (optional)
patch/gnome-user-theme.sh # a simple gnome extension to load user theme (optional)
patch/wayland-nvidia.sh # fix wayland nvidia issues (if you want to enable wayland)
$ cp /etc/skel/.bashrc ~ # if the home partition is formatted, copy the .bashrc file
$ sudo reboot
[Additional Developer Installers]
dev/apt-sway.sh # minimal wayland compositor (terminal-based)
dev/apt-labwc.sh # minimal wayland compositor (unused)
dev/apt-openbox.sh # minimal x11 window manager (unused)
* These scripts only run on the VM and are for development purposes.
git clone https://github.com/nimadez/cli
cd cli
sh cli-install.sh
cli
cli <script|script.ext> [args...]
cli <install/script> [args...]
cli <patch/script> [args...]
- Only the
cli.shscript is symlinked to the/usr/local/bin, and this script is used to call the rest of the scripts.- You can even add and call your own custom scripts to the
/clidirectory, or easily remove the ones you don't want.- If you change the
/clidirectory or add new scripts, you just need to reinstall.- Languages:
bash/shpython/pynode/jsperl/plruby/rb- You cannot have two scripts with the same name but with different extensions, unless you call with an extension.
- Shebang is required for all scripts.
sudo apt install xterm wmctrl
echo "cli hw-xmon-start" >> ~/.config/autostart/startup.sh
curl -o b6316.tar.gz https://codeload.github.com/ggml-org/llama.cpp/tar.gz/refs/tags/b6316
cd b6316
cli make-llamacpp cpu llama.cpp-b6316
cli make-llamacpp gpu llama.cpp-b6316 (optional, see install/apt-cuda.sh)
nano cli/codex.sh # edit llama-cpp build and model paths
cli codex prompt # gpu can be enabled
cli codexx prompt # easy access to gpu mode
$ nano ~/.config/autostart/startup.sh
$ nano ~/.config/autostart/startup.desktop
[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Name=Startup
Exec=x-terminal-emulator -e "sh /home/<USER>/.config/autostart/startup.sh"
Hidden=false
NoDisplay=false
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
X-GNOME-Autostart-Delay=10
$ sudo nano /usr/local/bin/custom_service.sh
$ sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/custom_service.sh
$ sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/custom.service
[Unit]
Description=Custom Service
After=network.target
[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/custom_service.sh
Restart=always
User=nobody
Group=nogroup
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
$ sudo systemctl enable custom.service
$ sudo systemctl restart custom.service
1. Reboot
2. During the GRUB boot menu, press the 'e' key
3. Add the number '3' to the end of the line that starts with 'linux /boot'
linux /boot/vmlinuz-... root=... quite 3
4. Press Ctrl + x
* In case of kernel conflicts, be sure to add the number '3' to the latest version.
↑ Efficiency: only one script is installed and calls other scripts
↑ Upgrade to Debian 13 Trixie
↑ 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."
🎭 "I had something like undo syndrome in the first year, which was both annoying and pleasant in the mornings. Today, that condition seems to be gone, but a little of that pleasant mood still remains."
Code released under the GPL-3.0 license.