Topics:

• Download Debian: https://www.debian.org/ - There is a small network install disks, full 3-set DVD package, live CD, and a version with non-free firmware included.
• Installing Debian in VirtualBox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1064Cjs-z0
• Common setup tips
• Recommended packages

• mutt
• mc
• keepassx
• vim
• default-jdk / openjdk-11-jdk
• net-tools (netstat)
• dnsutils (nslookup)
• neofetch
• tmux
• elinks
• curl,wget,git
• handbrake (ripping and decrypting dvds)
• vlc
• libdvdcss2 (to watch encrypted dvds) and then `sudo dpkg-reconfigure libdvd-pkg`