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Debian Cheatsheet

Install and configure `sudo`

Login as root.
Install sudo using:
Terminal window
```
apt install sudo
```
(optional) To check who is allowed to use sudo, run:
Terminal window
```
cat /etc/sudoers
```
To add a user to the sudo group:
Terminal window
```
usermod -aG sudo <username>
```

Import GitHub SSH Keys onto Linux Server

Install ssh-import-id using:
Terminal window
```
sudo apt install ssh-import-id
```
Import your GitHub SSH keys using:
Terminal window
```
ssh-import-id-gh <github-username>
```

Install `curl`

Install curl using:

sudo apt install curl

Configure auto reboot

Add a line to /etc/crontab to reboot the system at 3:00 AM every day using:

echo "0 3 * * * root /sbin/shutdown -r now" | sudo tee -a /etc/crontab