following command (and make the edits noted below), the installation stops at
the 'Welcome' screen and waits for user input instead of automatically
proceeding through the installation:
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$ vboxmanage unattended install debian --iso=Debian-11.1.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso \
--user=username --full-user-name="username" --password password \
--no-install-additions --package-selection-adjustment=minimal \
--script-template empty.txt --post-install-template empty.txt \
--auxiliary-base-path=unattended-install-debian/
--time-zone=$TZ --hostname=debian
VBoxManage: info: Preparing unattended installation of Debian_64 in machine 'debian' (...).
VBoxManage: info: Using values:
...
VBoxManage: info: VM 'debian' (...) is ready to be started (e.g. VBoxManage startvm).
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$ sed -i '' 's/^default vesa.*/default install/' unattended-install-debian/isolinux-isolinux.cfg
$ vboxmanage startvm debian --type headless