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Old 02-13-2004, 11:41 AM   #1
blmartin777
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Debian Newbie Help!


I am new to Debian I have never used it. I want to get the new 2.6.2 kernel from apt-get and KDE3.2 but am still unsure how to use apt-get. I have be reading the Doc Pages at debian.org but am still a little weary on how it all works. I have been using Gentoo and like how it works but get tired of waiting fot everything to compile all the time. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
 
Old 02-13-2004, 12:12 PM   #2
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You won't find better information than the APT-howto on the Debian site!

Kernels are one thing that people generally do compile from source. Read the kernel howto to get the gist of what this entails.

If you do want to get a stock kernel,
apt-get update
apt-cache search 2.6.2

That will give you a list of files relating to the kernel. apt-get install the image package for your architecture to install the new kernel.

As for KDE 3.2, even debian unstable doesn't have that yet. go to kde.org and browse for their backports.

Learn to love apt!

--Rounan
 
Old 02-15-2004, 10:51 PM   #3
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Or see this site if you want KDE 3.2 now:

http://wiki.debian.net/?DebianKDE
 
  


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