{{Header}}'''1.''' Essentials.
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The user needs to verify that the following prerequisites are met.
* Debian {{Stable project version based on Debian codename}} installed.
* A user account such as for example user user exists.
* Calling the user name user is recommended because then you could copy and paste the commands below and do not need to adjust for another user name.
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'''2.''' Gain administrative (root) rights. [
One way or another.
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Becoming root is required because the following commands need to be run with administrative (root) rights as documented below. [
When a user is using ]su to gain administrative rights, the user is required to use full path to the programs addgroup, adduser, reboot because when using su the PATH environment variable is not adjusted for use with root rights. See echo "$PATH".
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echo "$PATH"
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user rights PATH printout:
/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games
root rights PATH printout:
/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
By comparison, when using sudo using /full/path/to/application is not required.
* '''A)''' Debian: Use su as documented below.
* '''B)''' Most Qubes users: same as above.
* '''C)''' Advanced Qubes users: If using a Debian minimal template or not having the passwordless-root package installed, see footnote. [
A root terminal is required to proceed which can be started from Qubes dom0 terminal as per the Qubes upstream documentation. [[Unspecific|Unspecific to {{project_name_short}}.]]
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Run the following command in a terminal.
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su
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'''3.''' Install sudo and adduser package.
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'''1.''' Update the package lists.
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apt update
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'''2.''' Upgrade the system.
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apt full-upgrade
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'''3.''' Install sudo and adduser package.
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apt install --no-install-recommends sudo adduser
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'''5.''' Create group console.
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/usr/sbin/addgroup --system console
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'''6.''' Add your Linux account user name to group console.
Note: Replace user user with your actual user name.
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/usr/sbin/adduser user console
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'''7.''' Add user user to group sudo.
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'''Note:'''
* '''A)''' Most users: No special notice.
* '''B)''' Advanced users: If the user is intending to lockdown user user by not granting root rights, see footnote. [
The following command ]/usr/sbin/adduser user sudo grants root rights to user user. If the user intents to use user user without root rights for better security, the user should omit running the /usr/sbin/adduser user sudo and instead 1) make sure that another Linux user account such as user admin is a member of Linux user group sudo and 2) in case of:
* Debian: Use su.
* {{q_project_name_long}}: If not installing the passwordless-root package and/or when distribution morphing a Debian minimal template into {{project_name_short}}, root terminal is required to proceed which can be started from Qubes dom0 terminal as per the Qubes upstream documentation. [[Unspecific|Unspecific to {{project_name_short}}.]]
Note: Replace user user with your actual user name.
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/usr/sbin/adduser user sudo
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'''8.''' Reboot.
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/sbin/reboot
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