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Install VirtualBox 7 on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Debian 12 recently rolled out, and many dependencies for the installation of VirtualBox must borrow from the previous version of Debian. We need to add the Debian 11 repository first.

Add the Debian 11 repository.

echo 'deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian bullseye main ' | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/debian11.list

sudo apt update

Visit the following URL and download the .deb suitable for Debian,

https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads

Apply the following command to install the VirtualBox Debian package. I assume that the VirtualBox .deb file in the Download folder,

cd Downloads

sudo dpkg -i virtualbox*

Find the VirtualBox in the application launcher.

Install Telegram messenger in Debian and Ubuntu

Image courtesy: telegram.org
Telegram is a messaging app focusing on speed and security, and it is super-fast, simple and free. You can simultaneously use Telegram on all your devices. Messages sync seamlessly across any number of your phones, tablets or computers. 

Telegram has an app for desktop pc use. It supports popular Linux-based operating systems like Debian and Ubuntu. 

Installation
Telegram app is available in the software repository of Debian and Ubuntu Linux. Apply the following command to install Telegram;

sudo apt install telegram-desktop