Setting up a new Debian netinst system, prerequisites.

new-debian-system-netinst-prereq.md

Setting up a new Debian netinst system, prerequisites.

Add username to sudoers file.

su
sudo nano /etc/sudoers.d/allow_myuser_all

Add your new user in the following syntax. Confirm by: cat /etc/sudoers.d/allow_myuser_all

myuser ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL

Replace myuser with your username.

Add the second interface for WiFI/LAN independent connections to the VM (vscode server/ssh)

ip -br a # find name of your interface that is given by the kernel
sudo nano /etc/network/interfaces

myuser@meco-pod-2:~$ cat /etc/network/interfaces
# This file describes the network interfaces available on your system
# and how to activate them. For more information, see interfaces(5).

source /etc/network/interfaces.d/*

# The loopback network interface
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

# The primary network interface
allow-hotplug eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

+allow-hotplug eth1
+iface eth1 inet static
+        address 192.168.238.2/24

Restart your system.