Ramblings about Debian GNU/Linux
Grokking Debian GNU/Linux
Before asking here or on the <debian-user> mailing list, you should read the Installation Guide,
or if you already have Debian installed, the Debian Reference.
Also take the time to read:
Linux is NOT Windows : http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm
What we expect you have already Done. : http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=47078
Please read "How To Ask Questions The Smart Way" - http://catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html before posting any questions.The more you know the better you can explain your problem(s), which in turn makes it easier for everyone to help you.
The Debian Installation Guide for Squeeze 6.0 can be found at:
Debian GNU/Linux Installation Guide : http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/
Can also be installed, the package name uses the architecture, i.e. installation-guide-i386, installation-guide-amd64 , etc
Before installing you will also want to read the Release Notes:
Debian 6.0 -- Release Notes : http://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze/releasenotes
You'll get more out of Debian and *nix if you learn some of the fundamentals.
Read the "Unix and Internet Fundamentals" HOWTO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Unix-and-Inter...mentals-HOWTO/
Then, read the Debian Reference at http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ Or install it.
Newbiedoc is Debian documentation FOR newbies BY newbies (and not-so-newbies). Can be found online at http://newbiedoc.berlios.de/ -- newbies check it out! Veterans too, so you can contribute!
The Debian Wiki covers many questions. It can be found at http://wiki.debian.org/
The Debian reference card is a cheat sheet of Debian commands - quite useful for someone new to Debian - can be found at
http://www.debian.org/doc/user-manuals#refcard and packaged for Debian as debian-refcard.
Frequently Asked Questions. The #debian FAQ is at http://wiki.debian.org/DebianIRC .
The Debian GNU/Linux FAQ is at http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ . Can also be install.
Basics of the Debian package management system
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/de...basics.en.html
The Debian package management tools
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/de...gtools.en.html
Debian package management
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/re...ent_operations
Debian survival commands
http://qref.sourceforge.net/Debian/r...tml#s-survival
Aptitude is the recommended package management tool in Debian.
Documentation for aptitude can be found in the aptitude-doc package (to see the languages in which it is available, apt-cache showpkg aptitude-doc) or at http://people.debian.org/~dburrows/a.../en/index.html
The Aptitude On-Line Help is in /usr/share/aptitude/help.txt
The APT, Dpkg Quick Reference sheet has a list of APT and dpkg commands. It can be installed, also online at http://www.cyberciti.biz/ref/apt-dpkg-ref.html
See Aptitude - Debian Wiki http://wiki.debian.org/Aptitude for a comparison between aptitude and apt-get commands. As well as http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/re...ent_operations
Synaptic - Graphical package manager - http://wiki.debian.org/Synaptic
gdebi is tool to install manually downloaded .deb packages. It is useful as it automatically resolves dependencies for you.
https://launchpad.net/gdebi
If you are running KDE
for the command-line utility
More general Linux information:
The Linux Documentation Project: Guides http://www.tldp.org/guides.html
The Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition. A fantastic book that is available at http://rute.2038bug.com/, or install the rutebook package from <non-free>. It covers Linux in a very non-distribution specific method.
The start of the book is "Binary and Octal" and ends with "Security Auditing".
General Command Line info:
http://linuxcommand.org
http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/
http://tldp.org/LDP/GNU-Linux-Tools-...tml/index.html
Debian packages that will help you learn how to use bash:
bash-doc - Documentation and examples for the The GNU Bourne Again SHell
abs-guide - The Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide
Linux lessons:
(1) Don't change the permissions
(2) back up your data
(3) KISS - keep it simple, stupid
(4) read the fscking manual
(5) don't fsck with package management
(6) don't type anything you don't understand
(7) always have a boot floppy or CD
(8) read your log files
(9) the FIRST error is the one that counts
(10) don't leave your root shell until you TEST your changes
(11) don't be root when you don't have to be
last but not least this comes up often " How do I install packages on a system that isn't connected to the internet?".
There are a few ways to install packages on a computer that isn't connected to the internet.
Keryx Project « Updates for offline Linux users
apt-zip
Description: Update a non-networked computer using apt and removable media
These scripts simplify the process of using dselect and apt on a
non-networked Debian box, using removable media like ZIP floppies and
USB keys.
One generates a `fetch' script (supporting backends such as wget and
lftp, in a modular, extensible way) to be run on a host with better
connectivity, check space constraints of your removable media, and
then install the package on your Debian box.
Homepage: http://alioth.debian.org/projects/apt-zip
APT HOWTO Basic Configuration
Always check the Debian BTS when you find a app not working the way it should.
Also make sure you have reportbug or reportbug-ng so you can report any bugs with packages. Bugs only get fixed if the Debian Devs know about them.
"Debian has a bug tracking system (BTS) in which we file details of bugs reported by users and developers. Each bug is given a number, and is kept on file until it is marked as having been dealt with."
Debian -- Debian BTS - reporting bugs
Check out http://www.debian.org/support for more in-depth support, including forums, mailing-lists, documentation, Usenet groups, IRC.
Other useful links:
# Apt-Pinning for Beginners - http://jaqque.sbih.org/kplug/apt-pinning.html
# Search Debian -- Packages - http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages
# Debian Sources List Generator - http://debgen.simplylinux.ch/
# smxi - unofficial Debian maintenance script http://smxi.org/site/install.htm
or if you already have Debian installed, the Debian Reference.
Also take the time to read:
Linux is NOT Windows : http://linux.oneandoneis2.org/LNW.htm
What we expect you have already Done. : http://forums.debian.net/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=47078
Please read "How To Ask Questions The Smart Way" - http://catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html before posting any questions.The more you know the better you can explain your problem(s), which in turn makes it easier for everyone to help you.
The Debian Installation Guide for Squeeze 6.0 can be found at:
Debian GNU/Linux Installation Guide : http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/
Can also be installed, the package name uses the architecture, i.e. installation-guide-i386, installation-guide-amd64 , etc
Code:
aptitude install installation-guide-i386
Debian 6.0 -- Release Notes : http://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze/releasenotes
You'll get more out of Debian and *nix if you learn some of the fundamentals.
Read the "Unix and Internet Fundamentals" HOWTO at http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Unix-and-Inter...mentals-HOWTO/
Then, read the Debian Reference at http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/ Or install it.
Code:
aptitude install debian-reference-en
Code:
aptitude install newbiedoc
The Debian reference card is a cheat sheet of Debian commands - quite useful for someone new to Debian - can be found at
http://www.debian.org/doc/user-manuals#refcard and packaged for Debian as debian-refcard.
Code:
aptitude install debian-refcard
The Debian GNU/Linux FAQ is at http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ . Can also be install.
Code:
aptitude install debian-faq
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/de...basics.en.html
The Debian package management tools
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/de...gtools.en.html
Debian package management
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/re...ent_operations
Debian survival commands
http://qref.sourceforge.net/Debian/r...tml#s-survival
Aptitude is the recommended package management tool in Debian.
Documentation for aptitude can be found in the aptitude-doc package (to see the languages in which it is available, apt-cache showpkg aptitude-doc) or at http://people.debian.org/~dburrows/a.../en/index.html
Code:
aptitude install aptitude-doc-en
The APT, Dpkg Quick Reference sheet has a list of APT and dpkg commands. It can be installed, also online at http://www.cyberciti.biz/ref/apt-dpkg-ref.html
Code:
aptitude install apt-dpkg-ref
See Aptitude - Debian Wiki http://wiki.debian.org/Aptitude for a comparison between aptitude and apt-get commands. As well as http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/re...ent_operations
Synaptic - Graphical package manager - http://wiki.debian.org/Synaptic
Code:
aptitude install synaptic
https://launchpad.net/gdebi
Code:
aptitude install gdebi
Code:
aptitude install gdebi-kde
Code:
aptitude install gdebi-core
The Linux Documentation Project: Guides http://www.tldp.org/guides.html
The Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition. A fantastic book that is available at http://rute.2038bug.com/, or install the rutebook package from <non-free>. It covers Linux in a very non-distribution specific method.
The start of the book is "Binary and Octal" and ends with "Security Auditing".
Code:
aptitude install rutebook
http://linuxcommand.org
http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/
http://tldp.org/LDP/GNU-Linux-Tools-...tml/index.html
Debian packages that will help you learn how to use bash:
bash-doc - Documentation and examples for the The GNU Bourne Again SHell
abs-guide - The Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide
Linux lessons:
(1) Don't change the permissions
(2) back up your data
(3) KISS - keep it simple, stupid
(4) read the fscking manual
(5) don't fsck with package management
(6) don't type anything you don't understand
(7) always have a boot floppy or CD
(8) read your log files
(9) the FIRST error is the one that counts
(10) don't leave your root shell until you TEST your changes
(11) don't be root when you don't have to be
last but not least this comes up often " How do I install packages on a system that isn't connected to the internet?".
There are a few ways to install packages on a computer that isn't connected to the internet.
Keryx Project « Updates for offline Linux users
Quote:
Keryx is a portable, cross-platform package manager for APT-based (Ubuntu, Debian) systems. It provides a graphical interface for gathering updates, packages, and dependencies for offline computers. Keryx is free and open source.
Description: Update a non-networked computer using apt and removable media
These scripts simplify the process of using dselect and apt on a
non-networked Debian box, using removable media like ZIP floppies and
USB keys.
One generates a `fetch' script (supporting backends such as wget and
lftp, in a modular, extensible way) to be run on a host with better
connectivity, check space constraints of your removable media, and
then install the package on your Debian box.
Homepage: http://alioth.debian.org/projects/apt-zip
APT HOWTO Basic Configuration
Quote:
Adding a CD-ROM to the sources.list file
If you'd rather use your CD-ROM for installing packages or updating your system automatically with APT, you can put it in your sources.list. To do so, you can use the apt-cdrom program like this:
# apt-cdrom add
with the Debian CD-ROM in the drive. It will mount the CD-ROM, and if it's a valid Debian CD it will look for package information on the disk. If your CD-ROM configuration is a little unusual, you can also use the following options:
-h - program help
-d directory - CD-ROM mount point
-r - Rename a recognized CD-ROM
-m - No mounting
-f - Fast mode, don't check package files
-a - Thorough scan mode
For example:
# apt-cdrom -d /home/kov/mycdrom add
You can also identify a CD-ROM, without adding it to your list:
# apt-cdrom ident
If you'd rather use your CD-ROM for installing packages or updating your system automatically with APT, you can put it in your sources.list. To do so, you can use the apt-cdrom program like this:
# apt-cdrom add
with the Debian CD-ROM in the drive. It will mount the CD-ROM, and if it's a valid Debian CD it will look for package information on the disk. If your CD-ROM configuration is a little unusual, you can also use the following options:
-h - program help
-d directory - CD-ROM mount point
-r - Rename a recognized CD-ROM
-m - No mounting
-f - Fast mode, don't check package files
-a - Thorough scan mode
For example:
# apt-cdrom -d /home/kov/mycdrom add
You can also identify a CD-ROM, without adding it to your list:
# apt-cdrom ident
Also make sure you have reportbug or reportbug-ng so you can report any bugs with packages. Bugs only get fixed if the Debian Devs know about them.
"Debian has a bug tracking system (BTS) in which we file details of bugs reported by users and developers. Each bug is given a number, and is kept on file until it is marked as having been dealt with."
Debian -- Debian BTS - reporting bugs
Quote:
How to report a bug in Debian using reportbug
We strongly recommend that you report bugs in Debian using the reportbug program. To install and start it, simply run:
aptitude install reportbug; reportbug
It will guide you through the bug reporting process step by step.
We strongly recommend that you report bugs in Debian using the reportbug program. To install and start it, simply run:
aptitude install reportbug; reportbug
It will guide you through the bug reporting process step by step.
Other useful links:
# Apt-Pinning for Beginners - http://jaqque.sbih.org/kplug/apt-pinning.html
# Search Debian -- Packages - http://www.debian.org/distrib/packages
# Debian Sources List Generator - http://debgen.simplylinux.ch/
# smxi - unofficial Debian maintenance script http://smxi.org/site/install.htm
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Wow, what a great source! Thx a lot.
Posted 05-29-2017 at 06:13 AM by Kefijoo