Yes, I think so, that would be a good idea to install debian sid on VM first. Debian installation image? Do you mean debian netinst? Or debian live's versions?
On Mon, Jul 29, 2024 at 3:43 PM Joe <j...@jretrading.com> wrote: > On Mon, 29 Jul 2024 00:57:48 +0500 > 타토카 <cybertat...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Is it enough to have usb Debian live (for example XFCE) and use > > Debian Sid? I mean I don't have another one computer, if the main > > computer will be "broken". > > > > > > It would certainly help, though better would be a hard/SSD drive with > USB adaptor. I have an old netbook with a hardwired early SSD which is > very slow. I used to have a 1.8" mechanical hard drive with built-in USB > (no longer made) with an i386 Debian installed which would boot on > pretty well anything Intel/AMD-ish and ran my netbook much faster than > its own drive. A real drive would also be more reliable than a USB > stick. > > For repair purposes, if you can see the problem and know how to fix it, > a Debian installation image will also work as a rescue system, making > chroot into the failed system easy. > > -- > Joe > >
