Installing Debian Linux Lenny On Virtual Box On Mac OS X

How To Install Debian Linux Lenny on Mac OS X
How To Install Debian Linux Lenny

on Mac OS X
by
Peter Y. Kim
November 2010
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The Purpose of This Guide

I wrote this for people who are interested in learning about Debian Linux on Mac OS X
(Intel). Installing Debian Linux is the first step in learning it. Thanks to free software,
you can install VirtualBox, a free virtual machine software on Mac OS X and then install
Debian Linux inside of VirtualBox.
This guide illustrates the steps I followed to install Debian Linux Lenny as a guest OS
on the host OS - Mac OS X.
I wrote this for new enthusiasts of Debian and VirtualBox.
My Installation Hardware and Software! 3
Step 1: Get the Software You Need! 4
Step 2: Create Virtual Machine on Virtual Box! 13
Step 3: Install Debian into Virtual Machine! 18
Step 4: Install Gnome a Windows Environment! 38
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My Installation Hardware and Software

Host
Mac OS X 10.6.5
Processor 2.53 GHz Intel Core i5
Connected to Internet
Virtual Box: 3.2.10
Guest: Debian Lenny 5.0.6
Installation Method:
Minimal bootable CD image
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Step 1: Get the Software You Need

Download Virtual Box for “Intel Macs” from
http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
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Download Small CD Image “i386” of Debian Lenny from:
http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/
My Downloads Folder Will Have the Following Files:

1. debian-506-i386-netinst.iso
2. VirtualBox-3.2.10-66523-OSX.dmg
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Step 1: Install Virtual Box
Double Click on Virtual Boxʼs dmg file. The screen below will appear. Double click on
the icon. Click through the obvious choices.
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Your Applications Folder should have “VirtualBox” on your Mac OS X.
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Step 2: Create Virtual Machine on Virtual Box

Click “New”
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Set memory. Default settings should be fine.
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Make sure to select Debian (64 bit) and not just plain Debian. You will create a virtual
hard disk.
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Now you have completed the creation of a virtual machine - soft computer inside your
Mac! Now you have to install Debian into your virtual machine.
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Step 3: Install Debian into Virtual Machine
Click Start button. You will see the “First Run Wizard”.
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You will have to “insert” the disk image of Debian that you downloaded earlier into the
CD-ROM drive of your virtual machine in the following steps. Click on the little folder
icon above. Select the Debian download “debian-506-i386-netinst.iso”.
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Now, youʼve “inserted” the CD-ROM image of the small CD version of Debian into your
virtual machine.
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Now you will get a screen like below. You should use your cursor keys from now on to
select items from on screen menu. Use your cursor keys to highlight “Install” and press
Enter. The rest of the steps should be appropriate to your operating environment.
I installed Debian in San Francisco CA, so I made choices that are specific to me. If
youʼre in Germany or Japan, you should make the appropriate choices that fits your
environment. Choose the right language, time zone, Debian download site for yourself
etc.
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Select your language.
Select your keyboard.
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Name your host.
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Select time zone.
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Enter the root password once and a second time to verify.
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Login as a user that you created above using the username and password. You will get
a command prompt. You now have Debian Linux Lenny running in your virtual machine.
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Step 4: Install Gnome Windows Environment

If you want to play with Debian on your computer, youʼll probably want a user interface
that looks like this:
Become root user using the “su” command. Enter the root password that you entered
above.
As root, run the following commands.
1. tasksel install gnome-desktop --new-install

2. apt-get update
3. apt-get upgrade
4. apt-get install build-essential module-assistant
5. m-a prepare
Click on Install Guest Additions… from the Devices menu in Virtual Box.
6. mount /media/cdrom.
7. sh /media/cdrom/VBoxLinuxAdditions-x86.run, and follow the instructions on screen.
After youʼve gone through all the screens, then as root user, reboot your Debian Virtual
Machine with:
shutdown -r now.
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You should see the following:
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The Purpose of This Guide

I wrote this for new enthusiasts of Debian and VirtualBox.

My Installation Hardware and Software! 3

Step 1: Get the Software You Need! 4

Step 2: Create Virtual Machine on Virtual Box! 13

Step 3: Install Debian into Virtual Machine! 18

Step 4: Install Gnome a Windows Environment! 38

My Installation Hardware and Software

Virtual Box: 3.2.10

Guest: Debian Lenny 5.0.6

Step 1: Get the Software You Need

My Downloads Folder Will Have the Following Files:

Step 1: Install Virtual Box

Your Applications Folder should have “VirtualBox” on your Mac OS X.

Step 2: Create Virtual Machine on Virtual Box

Set memory. Default settings should be fine.

Step 3: Install Debian into Virtual Machine

Select your language.

Select your keyboard.

Name your host.

Select time zone.

Enter the root password once and a second time to verify.

Step 4: Install Gnome Windows Environment

As root, run the following commands.

1. tasksel install gnome-desktop --new-install

You should see the following:

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