20 Things You MUST DO After Installing Debian 12 “Bookworm”

After installing Debian 12 "Bookworm" it's time to ensure you're getting the most out of it. In this video, we'll guide you through 20 essential post-installation tasks to optimize your Debian 12 experience.
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00:00 Intro
00:25 Enable sudo Access
01:36 Update and Upgrade
02:39 Configure Networking
04:24 Configure Timezone
05:42 Configure Power Management
06:37 Optimizing the Boot Time
07:51 Install Text Editors
08:51 Install Multimedia Software
09:28 Enable Contrib and Non-Free Resportries
10:49 Disable CD/DVD Package Repository
11:20 Customize Debian 12 Terminal
11:57 Install and Enable the OpenSSH Server
12:50 Enable UFW Firewall Service
13:40 Install and Customize Desktop Environments
14:20 Install Gnome Tweaks
14:57 Enable Gnome Shell Extensions
15:34 Enable Snap on Debian 12 (Bookworm)
16:13 Installing Google Chrome
17:03 Installing the Thunderbird
17:59 Backup Your System
19:08 Outro
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[@CharlesCollins]

Excellent video, but your first point is incorrect. During set up you can create a root password, but if you leave it blank the user has sudo access. It says in the blurb on the page.

[@gauravvaswani2994]

Thanks, this helped. Also do consider making a vid on installation

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Will do!

[@LEYNN0784]

Thank you!

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

You're welcome!

[@PicSta]

Excellent video. Nice collection of important steps after install of Debian 12. Would you recommend Debian 12 over Arch Linux?

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

Thanks! That decision would depend on the purpose for which you're using the OS.

[@PicSta]

@@SkillsBuildTraining A main system for mostly office tasks. Stable and good-looking is something I like too, why I like Gnome (KDE isn't my thing, I tested it)

[@nickeuraptor]

Interesting video anyhow, most of the commands can be executed in one line only.

[@zerimar53]

On my root account. Why visudo command not recognized? What did I missed here?

[@SkillsBuildTraining]

You can try posting that question here: forums.debian.net/viewforum.php?f=30

[@anonymous_opinions1924]

Hi. I'm sure you've figured this out by now, but in case others are wondering, make sure the sudo package is installed: "apt install sudo"

[@folksurvival]

It's "Debian", not "Deebian".