Debian 13 Trixie - OpenJDK/Node/NPM && Linux 6.16 Kernel Install

JDK.md

OpenJDK, Node.js, NPM Installation - Debian Trixie 13

Requirements

• Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)
• sudo access

Installation Steps

1. Install OpenJDK 25, Node.js, and npm

sudo apt update
sudo apt install openjdk-25-jdk nodejs npm

2. Fix npm Global Directory

# Create npm global directory in home
mkdir -p ~/.npm-global

# Set npm to use this directory
npm config set prefix ~/.npm-global

# Add to PATH in .bashrc
echo 'export PATH=~/.npm-global/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc

# Reload bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

Verify Installation

java --version
node --version
npm --version
npm config get prefix   # Should show /home/usrbinkat/.npm-global

KERNEL.md

Kernel 6.16 Backports Installation - Debian Trixie 13

Requirements

• Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie)
• sudo access

Installation Steps

1. Add Backports Repository

sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/backports.list >/dev/null <<'EOF'
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian trixie-backports main contrib non-free-firmware
EOF

sudo apt update

2. Configure APT Pinning for Kernel Packages

sudo install -d /etc/apt/preferences.d

sudo tee /etc/apt/preferences.d/90-backports-kernel.pref >/dev/null <<'EOF'
# Keep backports low priority by default
Package: *
Pin: release n=trixie-backports
Pin-Priority: 100

# Prefer backports for kernel packages to track 6.16.x
Package: linux-image-amd64 linux-headers-amd64
Pin: release n=trixie-backports
Pin-Priority: 990
EOF

sudo apt update

3. Install Kernel 6.16 and Headers

sudo apt install -y -t trixie-backports \
  linux-image-amd64 linux-headers-amd64 build-essential dkms

4. Reboot

sudo reboot

Verify Installation

uname -r   # Should show 6.16.x

Maintenance

The system will automatically track 6.16.x point releases from backports during regular apt upgrade.