GNU/Linux Desktop Survival Guide
by Graham Williams
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GNU/Linux Desktop Survival Guide by Graham Williams |
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The beta3 release of the Debian Installer, identified as Sarge i386 Netinst and dated 15 March 2004, was downloaded as an ISO image from http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/sarge_d-i/i386/beta3/sarge-i386-netinst.iso
Boot from CD-ROM. For the Debian install choose English (USA). There is no DHCP on the local network so a static network was configured. Sarge was chosen as the mirror.
Configure the time zone as Australia/ACT. Add Root and User accounts. For apt choose http with the US mirrors.kernel.org (testing). Don't do any task selection for now. No specific exim4 options need be selected - set up as a local system.
Note that to reconfigure, run the base-config program.
Now the setup begins. Install wajig ssh emacs21 less most zile.
The resolv.conf didn't include my usual search line so it was added:
search togaware.com |
Set up, for the user account, ssh for access to remote accounts if you
like, to avoid repeatedly typing a password:
$ scp athens:.ssh/id_dsa .ssh/ $ scp athens:.ssh/authorized_keys2 .ssh/authorized_keys $ ssh-agent bash $ ssh-add Enter passphrase for /home/kayon/.ssh/id_dsa: Identity added: /home/kayon/.ssh/id_dsa (/home/kayon/.ssh/id_dsa) |
Now copy setup files from remote hosts:
$ scp athens:{.bashrc,.bash_profile} .
$ scp athens:{.emacs,.emacs-custom,.emacs-kayon} .
$ scp athens:{.xsession,.Xresources} .
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Copy the same files for root.
Set up apt
appropriately:
# mv /etc/apt-get/sources.list /etc/apt-get/sources.list.orig # scp athens:/etc/apt-get/sources.list /etc/apt-get/sources.list $ wajig update $ wajig dist-upgrade |
Use visudo to set up wajig usage for a user. Install grub. Install kernel-image-2.4.24-1-686.
Install ntpdate to set the system clock accurately from a reliable server (e.g., ntp.togaware.com).
Get X Windows working with the nVidia card by installing x-window-system gnome gdm gdm-themes cinepaint xine-ui.
See Section 92.6 for details on installing the nvidia driver for accelerated graphics.
Install openoffice.org xmms apache
Run tasksel to install groups of packages.
Install vrms
