Install Debian 13 Trixie

[Michael]

Just starting with Linux? Try unstable today! - NewAgeRetroNerd



Install Debian 13

Debian 13 (Trixie) is the Unstable as they call it but if you have really new hardware nothing else might work. If your monitor is stuck at 800 x 600 or less that it can do you might need Debian 12 or 13. I recommend Debian 12 with back-ports first as it will be more stable than Debian 13.

Before you install, create a restore in TimeShift. If you do not have timeshift,

 sudo apt install timeshift

Install Debian 12

[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.debian.org/distrib/netinst[/URL]

After the install is complete you need to edit the sources.list file. Press Ctrl Alt T to open a terminal.

sudo nano /etc/apt/sources.list

Change the deb and deb-src lines to match the following and delete the rest.

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

Press Ctrl x then y then Enter to save and exit.



Open a terminal (Ctrl Alt t) and update the repository.

sudo apt update

Install Debian 13

sudo apt full-upgrade

If a blue screen pops up just accept the default by pressing Enter.

You may have to choose "N" a couple of times during pauses.


Clean up

sudo apt update
sudo apt autoremove
sudo apt clean

Reboot the PC

sudo reboot

Check version

cat /etc/debian_version

Should list Trixie/Sid

 

[Michael]