for Debian, i run this script first, then the i3 script:

https://git.sr.ht/~e33io/scripts/tree/main/item/deb-post-install-setup.sh

..it let's you pick a bigger tty font and sets up the repo sources list for the contrib and non-free packages.. ..it will also add a swap file if one doesn't exist, and gives the option to update the kernel to the newer backports version.. ..maybe i should add this to beginning of my other Debian post-install scripts as kick-start option ?