Debian Workstation

My personal computer desktop and/or laptop designed for technical or scientific applications.

Visit https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/bt-dvd/. Download the image.

naf@syenasweta:~/home/naf/Downloads/debian# ls
debian-12.7.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso  SHA256SUMS	SHA256SUMS.sign  SHA512SUMS  SHA512SUMS.sign

Verify the Image

naf@syenasweta:~/Downloads/debian# gpg --keyserver keyring.debian.org --recv-keys DA87E80D6294BE9B
naf@syenasweta:~/Downloads/debian# gpg --list-keys | less
naf@syenasweta:~/Downloads/debian# gpg --list-keys DA87E80D6294BE9B
naf@syenasweta:~/Downloads/debian# gpg --verify SHA512SUMS.sign SHA512SUMS
naf@syenasweta:~/Downloads/debian# sha512sum --check --ignore-missing SHA512SUMS

Write a USB/CD/DVD/BD Image to a USB Flash Drive

root@syenasweta:~# lsblk
root@syenasweta:~# dd if=/home/naf/Downloads/debian/debian-12.7.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso of=/dev/sdc bs=1M status=progress oflag=sync

Warning

This setup under construction!

Debian Software Repositories

As root, add to /etc/apt/sources.list.

# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 12.6.0 _Bookworm_ - Official amd64 DVD Binary-1 with firmware 20240629-10:19]/ bo>

deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm main non-free-firmware contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm main non-free-firmware contrib non-free

deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main non-free-firmware contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security bookworm-security main non-free-firmware contrib non-free

# bookworm-updates, to get updates before a point release is made;
# see https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-reference/ch02.en.html#_updates_and_backports
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm-updates main non-free-firmware contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm-updates main non-free-firmware contrib non-free

# debian-backports
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports main non-free-firmware contrib non-free
deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian bookworm-backports main non-free-firmware contrib non-free

List of Debian Sofware

apache2

apt install apache2

apache2-doc

apt install apache2-doc

apt-transport-https

apt install apt-transport-https

atril

apt install atril

audacious

apt install audacious

audacity

apt install audacity

blender

apt install blender

btop

apt install btop

calibre

apt install calibre

chromium

apt install chromium

cocpit

apt install cockpit/bookworm-backports

color-picker

apt install color-picker

cpu-x

apt install cpu-x

curl

apt install curl

ebook-speaker

dconf-editor

apt install ebook-speaker

ffmpeg

apt install ffmpeg

filezilla

apt install filezilla

fonts-crosextra-caladea

apt install fonts-crosextra-caladea

fonts-inter

apt install fonts-inter

fonts-crosextra-carlito

apt install fonts-crosextra-carlito

fonts-jetbrains-mono

apt install fonts-jetbrains-mono

font-manager

apt install font-manager

font-viewer

apt install font-viewer

freecad

apt install freecad

freeplane

apt install freeplane

geany

apt install geany

gdebi

apt install gdebi

gimp

apt install gimp

git

apt install git

gnome-power-manager

apt install gnome-power-manager

gnucash

apt install gnucash

gparted

apt install gparted

gscan2pdf

apt install gscan2pdf

gsmartcontrol

apt install gsmartcontrol

gstreamer1.0-vaapi

apt install gstreamer1.0-vaapi

gthumb

apt install gthumb

hardinfo

apt install hardinfo

htop

apt install htop

inkscape

apt install inkscape

img2pdf

apt install img2pdf

kdenlive

apt install kdenlive

kicad

apt install kicad/bookworm-backports
apt install kicad-footprints/bookworm-backports
apt install kicad-libraries/bookworm-backports
apt install kicad-packages3d/bookworm-backports
apt install kicad-symbols/bookworm-backports
apt install kicad-templates/bookworm-backports
apt install kicad-doc-en/bookworm-backports
apt install kicad-demos/bookworm-backports

kraft

apt install kraft

krita

apt install krita

libavcodec-extra

apt install libavcodec-extra

librecad

apt install librecad

libxcb-xtest0

apt install libxcb-xtest0

lshw

apt install lshw

nautilus-admin

apt install nautilus-admin

neofetch

apt install neofetch

neovim

apt install neovim

nvidia-tesla-470-driver

Read the docs:

1. https://wiki.debian.org/NvidiaGraphicsDrivers
2. https://wiki.debian.org/NVIDIA%20Optimus#Using_NVIDIA_GPU_as_the_primary_GPU
3. https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/gaming-laptops/geforce-920m/
4. https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/NVIDIA_Optimus

apt install nvidia-tesla-470-driver

nvidia-detect

apt install nvidia-detect

ocrmypdf

apt install ocrmypdf

obs-studio

apt install obs-studio

openscad

apt install openscad

papirus-icon-theme

apt install papirus-icon-theme

partitionmanager

apt install partitionmanager

pdfarranger

apt install pdfarranger

pdfsam

apt install pdfsam

pdftk

apt install pdftk

photocollage

apt install photocollage

php

apt install php

poppler-utils

apt install poppler-utils

printer-driver-all

apt install printer-driver-all

rar

apt install rar

scribus

apt install scribus

slic3r

apt install slic3r

sweethome3d

apt install sweethome3d

tesseract-ocr

apt install tesseract-ocr

terminator

apt install terminator

texlive

apt install texlive

thunar

apt install thunar

thunderbird

apt install thunderbird

ttf-mscorefonts-installer

apt install ttf-mscorefonts-installer

ufw

apt install ufw

unrar

apt install unrar

usbview

apt install usbview

vlc

apt install vlc

wget

apt install wget

wifi-qr

apt install wifi-qr

Non-Debian Software Repositories

chrome

gh

wget -qO- https://cli.github.com/packages/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg | tee /etc/apt/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg > /dev/null \
&& chmod go+r /etc/apt/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg \
&& echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/githubcli-archive-keyring.gpg] https://cli.github.com/packages stable main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/github-cli.list > /dev/null
&& apt update
&& apt install gh

odafileconverter

pandoc

Download the latest release of Pandoc via https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/releases/latest.

wget https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/releases/download/3.3/pandoc-3.3-1-amd64.deb

Install pandoc-3.3-1-amd64.deb via Gdebi.

qmk-firmware

Visit https://github.com/qmk/qmk_fpm

echo "deb https://linux.qmk.fm/ $(lsb_release --codename --short) main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/qmk.list
wget -qO - https://linux.qmk.fm/gpg_pubkey.txt | gpg --dearmor | tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/qmk-gpg-pubkey.gpg > /dev/null
apt update && upgrade
apt install qmk

signal

wget -O- https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt/keys.asc | gpg --dearmor > signal-desktop-keyring.gpg
cat signal-desktop-keyring.gpg | tee /usr/share/keyrings/signal-desktop-keyring.gpg > /dev/null

echo 'deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/signal-desktop-keyring.gpg] https://updates.signal.org/desktop/apt xenial main' |\
  tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/signal-xenial.list
  
apt update
apt install signal

typora

wget -qO - https://typora.io/linux/public-key.asc | tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/typora.asc
add-apt-repository 'deb https://typora.io/linux ./'
apt update && apt upgrade
apt install typora

vscode

wget -qO- https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc
gpg --dearmor > packages.microsoft.gpg
install -D -o root -g root -m 644 packages.microsoft.gpg /etc/apt/keyrings/packages.microsoft.gpg
echo "deb [arch=amd64,arm64,armhf signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/packages.microsoft.gpg] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/code stable main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscode.list > /dev/null
rm -f packages.microsoft.gpg
apt update && apt upgrade
apt install code

zotero

Visit https://www.zotero.org/download/ and download the latest version of Zotero. As root:

cd /opt
wget https://download.zotero.org/client/release/7.0.8/Zotero-7.0.8_linux-x86_64.tar.bz2
tar -xjvf Zotero-6.0.35_linux-x86_64.tar.bz2
rm -rf Zotero-6.0.35_linux-x86_64.tar.bz2
mkdir zotero
cd Zotero_linux-x86_64
mv * /opt/zotero/
cd /opt
rm -rf Zotero_linux-x86_64
cd zotero
chmod +x set_launcher_icon
./set_launcher_icon # or bash set_launcher_icon
ln -s zotero.desktop /home/naf/.local/share/applications/zotero.desktop

zotero-better-bibtex

Visit https://github.com/retorquere/zotero-better-bibtex/releases/latest and download:

wget https://github.com/retorquere/zotero-better-bibtex/releases/download/v6.7.214/zotero-better-bibtex-6.7.214.xpi

1. In the main menu go to Tools > Add-ons
2. Select ‘Extensions’
3. Click on the gear in the top-right corner and choose ‘Install Add-on From File…’
4. Choose .xpi that you’ve just downloaded, click ‘Install’
5. Restart Zotero if you’re using Zotero 6

Notes

Delete Gnome games.

apt purge gnome-games

Change Background Grub

Set grub background image /etc/default/grub.

GRUB_BACKGROUND=""

update-grub

Change GDM Background

Copy image to /usr/share/images/vendor-logos/:

cp syenasweta-logo-text-version-64.svg /usr/share/images/vendor-logos/

Edit file in /etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults. Add this:

# Login manager options
# =====================
[org/gnome/login-screen]
#logo='/usr/share/images/vendor-logos/logo-text-version-64.png'
logo='/usr/share/images/vendor-logos/syenasweta-logo-text-version-64.svg'

And:

dpkg-reconfigure gdm3

• https://wiki.debian.org/GDM#Customizing_the_GDM_appearance

Disable the user list

Edit file in /etc/gdm3/greeter.dconf-defaults. Uncomment disable-user-list=true:

# - Disable user list
# disable-user-list=true
disable-user-list=true

And:

dpkg-reconfigure gdm3

Add on

• https://extensions.gnome.org/extension/4269/alphabetical-app-grid/

• https://cockpit-project.org/running.html#debian

• Zoom

• Bibtex

Configure LAMP

• https://wiki.debian.org/LaMp

Flathub

• https://flathub.org/apps/org.kde.kdenlive
• https://flathub.org/apps/com.obsproject.Studio
• https://flathub.org/apps/dev.storyapps.starc

Credits