[Pkg-doc-linux-devel] Linux-FAQ and Debian bug#119942 - Revised

doug jensen djen@ispwest.com
Mon, 15 Sep 2003 22:40:20 -0600


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Thanks for sticking with me.  Format change and two suggested changes.


Doug Jensen

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[Note to doc-linux team]
  - Catagorized changes into *Important* and *Wishlist*.
  - **Revised, after a test run of "follow the links", Frank's idea is
      better, used full URL (first change in the *Important* section).
  - Applied Collin's latest change, but with a twist.  Provided full URL
    to dpkg packages.  (me:  worried the user wouldn't find "dpkg".)
    (second change in *Important* section).

The Linux FAQ

David C. Merrill

<dmerrill@ibiblio.org>

Revision 2.1             2003-05-19            Revised by: dcm               
Fairly complete reorganization and conversion to WikiText.                   

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Please note that the suggested changes below are divided into:
*Important* - URL changes, so the user finds correct information.  (2 items)
and
*Wishlist* - minor textual changes.  (5 items)

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*Important* - URL changes, so user finds correct information.
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>Change:
  * Connect using anonymous FTP to ftp.debian.org and cd to the pub/debian/
    dists/stable/main/disks-i386/current/ subdirectory.
>To:
  * Connect to:
      http://ftp.debian.org/dists/stable/main/disks-i386/current/
    If you use anonymous FTP, connect to:
      ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/disks-i386/current/

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Q: What Is a .gz File? And a .tgz? And .bz2? And... ?

.deb is a Debian Binary Package - the binary package format used by the
Debian GNU/Linux distribution. It is manipulated using dpkg and dpkg-deb
(available on Debian systems and from ftp://ftp.debian.org/).

>Change:
(available on Debian systems and from ftp://ftp.debian.org/).
>To:
available on Debian systems and from:
  http://ftp.debian.org/pool/main/d/dpkg/
if you use anonymous FTP, connect to:
  ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/d/dpkg/


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*Wishlist* - minor textual changes.
   Note to Linux-FAQ maintainer:  Please prune to your desire :).
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>Change:

Debian GNU/Linux is being ported to Alpha, Sparc, PowerPC, and ARM platforms.
There are mailing lists for all of them. See http://www.debian.org/
MailingLists/subscribe

>To:

Debian GNU/Linux has ports to Alpha, Sparc, Motorola 68k, PowerPC, ARM,
IBM S/390, MIPS, HP PA-RISC, and IA-64.  A Port to amd64 is being developed.
There are mailing lists for all of them.  See
http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/ for general information, then follow
the "subscription" link, and find the mailing list you are interested in.

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7. Linux Distributions

Q: What are the Disk Space Requirements for Minimal, Server, and Workstation
Use?

You can fit a typical server installation, including the X Window Systemt
GUI, into 80Mb. Installing Debian GNU/Linux takes 500Mb1GB, including kernel
source code, some space for user files, and spool areas.

>Change: Systemt 
>To: System

>Change:
Installing Debian GNU/Linux takes 500Mb1GB,
>To:
Installing a small Debian GNU/Linux workstation takes from 500Mb to 1GB,

>Add at end:
A fully installed Debian GNU/Linux system could use several Gigabytes
of disk space.

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>Change:
  * Retrieve the binary image files for the rescue disk, and the drivers
    disk. Depending on the floppy drive installed on your machine, retrieve
    either the diskette images with "1200" in the names if you have a 1.2 Mb,
    5.25-in. floppy, or the disks with "1440" in the name if the computer has
    a 3.25-in., 1.44 Mb floppy. Then retrieve the base system diskettes. Note
    that there are 7 base system images in the 1.44-Mb set (which have a "14"
    in their names) , and 9 in the 1.2-Mb set of images (which have a "12" in
    their names). You will use these to create the basic installation
    diskettes. If you have a Linux machine, you can use dd to write the
    images to the diskettes. If you are creating the installation diskettes
    on a MS-DOS machine, also download the RAWRITE.EXE MS-DOS utility, which
    will copy the raw binary images to floppy disks. Also download the
    install.en.txt document, which contains the detailed installation
    instructions.

>To:
  * Choose the images-*/ subdirectory that matches the type of floppy drive
    installed on your machine, if unsure try images-1.44/.  Retrieve the
    rescue.bin, root.bin, and driver-*.bin disk images.  Once you have
    installed those floppy images, the rest of the system can be retrieved
    from a Debian mirror site, or installed from CD.  If you have a Linux
    machine, you can use dd to write the images to the diskettes. If you
    are creating the installation diskettes on a MS-DOS machine, also
    download the RAWRITE.EXE MS-DOS utility, which will copy the raw binary
    images to floppy disks. Also download the install.en.txt document, which
    contains the detailed installation instructions.
 
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Q: How To Upgrade/Recompile a Kernel

 $ depmod -a                                                                 

This command can be run automatically at boot time. On Debian/GNU Linux
systems, the command is part of the /etc/init.d/modutils script, and can be
linked appropriately in the /etc/rcx.d/ directories. For more information on 
depmod, see the manual page.

>Add:

A:  Alternatively, on Debian GNU/Linux systems, get a kernel source package
from the Debian archive or from a Debian GNU/Linux CD.  Then, follow the
directions in the README file that is located in the kernel-package
subdirectory.

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Put a summary paragraph at the top of your posting.

At the bottom of your posting, ask for responses by email and say you'll post
a summary. Back this up by using Followup-To: poster. Then, actually post the
summary in a few days or a week or so. Don't just concatenate the replies you
gotsummarize.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>Change:
  gotsummarize.
>To:
  received, summarize them.
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