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Subsections
Introduction
What Is Debian?
Who Creates Debian?
A Multiuser, Multitasking Operating System
What Is Free Software?
About This Book
How to Read This Book
Conventions
Getting Started
Supported Hardware
Memory and Disk Space Requirements
Before You Start
Information You Will Need
Partitioning Your Hard Drive
Background
Planning Use of the System
PC Disk Limitations
Device Names in Linux
Recommended Partitioning Scheme
Partitioning Prior to Installation
Partitioning from DOS or Windows
Lossless Repartitioning
Debian Installation Steps
Choosing Your Installation Media
Installing from a CD-ROM
Booting from Floppies
Creating Floppies from Disk Images
Booting Debian
Booting the Installation System
Step-by-Step Installation
Select Color or Monochrome Display
Debian GNU/Linux Installation Main Menu
Configure the Keyboard
Last Chance to Back Up!
Partition a Hard Disk
Initialize and Activate a Swap Partition
Initialize a Linux Partition
Mount a Previously-Initialized Partition
Install Operating System Kernel and Modules
Configure PCMCIA Support
Configure Device Driver Modules
Configure the Network
Install the Base System
Configure the Base System
Make Linux Bootable Directly from the Hard Disk
Make a Boot Floppy
The Moment of Truth
Set the Root Password
Create an Ordinary User
Shadow Password Support
Remove PCMCIA
Select and Install Profiles
Package Installation with
dselect
Introduction
Once
dselect
Is Launched
Access
Update
Select
Install
Configure
Remove
Quit
A Few Hints in Conclusion
Glossary
Logging In
First Steps
Command History and Editing the
Command Line
Working as Root
Virtual Consoles
Shutting Down
The Basics
The Command Line and Man Pages
Describing the Command Line
Files and Directories
Using Files: A Tutorial
Dot Files and
ls -a
Processes
The Shell
Managing Processes with
bash
A Few
bash
Features
Tab Completion
Managing Your Identity
Using the Shell
Environment Variables
Where Commands Reside: The
PATH
Variable
Configuration Files
System-Wide Versus User-Specific
Configuration
Aliases
Controlling Input and Output
stdin
,
stdout
, Pipelines, and Redirection
Filename Expansion
More on Files
Permissions
File Ownership
Mode
Permissions in Practice
Files Present and Their Locations
File Compression with
gzip
Finding Files
Determining a File's Contents
Using a File Manager
Working with Text Files
Viewing Text Files
Text Editors
Using ae
The X Window System
Introduction to X
Starting the X Environment
Basic X Operations
The Mouse
X Clients
Troubleshooting
Leaving the X Environment
Customizing Your X Startup
Filesystems
Concepts
mount
and
/etc/fstab
Mounting a Filesystem
Example: Mounting a CD-ROM
/etc/fstab
: Automating the Mount Process
Removable Disks (Floppies, Zip Disks, Etc.)
Backup Tools
tar
Networking
PPP
Introduction
Preparation
The Easy Way:
wvdial
Ethernet
Removing and Installing Software
What a Package Maintenance Utility Does
dpkg
dselect
Compiling Software
Advanced Topics
Regular Expressions
Advanced Files
The Real Nature of Files: Hard Links and Inodes
Types of Files
Symbolic Links
Device Files
Named Pipes (FIFOs)
Sockets
The
proc
Filesystem
Large-Scale Copying
Security
Software Development with Debian
John Goerzen / Ossama Othman
