Run the Official Debian Rolling Release - Sid - in a VirtualBox VM

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Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0928.html

What is Debian Sid? Debian Unstable (also known by its codename "Sid") is not strictly a release, but rather a rolling development version of the Debian distribution containing the latest packages that have been introduced into Debian. As with all Debian release names, Sid takes its name from a Toy Story character. In the movie, Sid is the kid next door who breaks his toys and makes nasty creatures of them. -  https://wiki.debian.org/DebianUnstable   Running Debian Sid    01. Download Debian Unstable (Sid)  https://d-i.debian.org/daily-images/amd64/daily/netboot/mini.iso    02. Launch VirtualBox    03. Create a New VM by selecting Machine ≫ New          Name: Debian Sid          Machine Folder: C:\VMs          Type: Linux          Version: Debian (64-bit)          Memory Size: 4096 MB          Hard disk: Create a virtual hard disk now    04. Click Create    05. On the Create Virtual Hard Disk dialog          Name the virtual disk image Debian Sid.vdi          File size: 30 GB (or more)          Hard disk file type: VDI          Storage on physical hard disk: Dynamically Allocated    06. Click Create    07. Select the VM and Click Settings    08. Select System ≫ Processor    09. Give the VM at least 2 processors    10. Select Display    11. Slide the Video Memory to 128 MB    12. Select Network    13. Set the attached to dropdown to Bridged Adapter    14. Select Storage    15. Click on the CD-ROM drive    16. Select the disc dropdown to the right ≫ Choose a virtual optical disc file...    17. Browse to and select the downloaded Debian mini.iso file    18. Click OK    19. Make sure the Debian Sid VM is selected and click Start ≫ Normal    20. When the install dialog displays press Enter to select Install    21. Select a language ≫ Press Enter    22. Select a Location ≫ Press Enter    23. Select a keyboard layout ≫ Press Enter    24. Enter a hostname for the VM ≫ Press Enter    25. Enter a Domain name or leave it empty ≫ Press Enter    26. Choose a mirror location ≫ Press Enter    27. Choose a mirror ≫ Press Enter    28. Set the HTTP proxy if needed ≫ Press Enter    29. Leave the root password empty ≫ Press Enter ≫ Press Enter again to confirm    30. Enter the full name for the new user ≫ Press Enter    31. Enter the username for the new user ≫ Press Enter    32. Enter a password for the new user ≫ Press Enter ≫ Confirm the password ≫ Press Enter    33. Select a timezone ≫ Press Enter    34. Select Guided - user entire disk ≫ Press Enter    35. Select the VBOX HARDDISK ≫ Press Enter    36. Select All files in one partition ≫ Press Enter    37. Select Finish partitioning and write changes to disk ≫ Press Enter    38. Select Yes to confirm writing the changes ≫ Press Enter    39. Select a country to use for the apt mirror ≫ Press Enter    40. Select a mirror from the list ≫ Press Enter    41. Setup a HTTP proxy if necessary ≫ Press Enter    42. Choose if you want to participate in package usage survey ≫ Press Enter    43. Select the optional software to install ≫ Press Enter    44. Wait for Debian Sid to copy and install files    45. Select Yes to install GRUB ≫ Press Enter    46. Select /dev/sda for the boot loader location ≫ Press Enter    47. After the bootloader is installed press Enter to finish the installation and reboot    48. Log in using the username and password created during the installation    49. Welcome to Debian Sid   Optional Steps    01. Select Devices ≫ Insert Guest Additions CD image...    02. Open the Files application ≫ Select the Guest Additions Disc ≫ Right click in the white space ≫ Open terminal here    03. In the Terminal window run the following commands          # update software repositories          sudo apt update          # install available software updates          sudo apt upgrade -y          # clean apt cache          sudo apt clean          # install prerequisites          sudo apt-get install build-essential dkms linux-headers-$(uname -r)          # run the virtualbox guest additions installer          sudo sh ./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run          # restart the VM          sudo reboot    04. The VM will reboot    05. Upon rebooting, you can now full screen the VM and the internal resolution will automatically change to match the window size    06. Log back into Debian   Documentation:  https://wiki.debian.org/DebianUnstable  

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