Welcome to the exciting world of
Debian GNU/Linux!
Intro
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This is one of the CD-ROMs of the
Debian GNU/Linux
distribution. Debian is a
very extensive collection of software. But it is more. It is a complete
Operating System (OS) for your computer. And it is
free
(as in "freedom").
An operating system is the set of basic programs
and utilities that make your computer run. At the core of an operating
system is the kernel. The kernel is the most fundamental program on the
computer, does all the basic housekeeping and lets you start other programs.
Debian is kernel independent. It currently uses the
Linux kernel but work is
in progress to provide Debian for other kernels, using
the Hurd.
Debian is available for various kinds of computers
("architectures"), like
"IBM-compatible" PCs (i386),
Compaq's Alpha,
Motorola's 680x0 (m68k),
Sun's Sparc,
Motorola/IBM's PowerPC, and (Strong)ARM processors.
Check the ports page
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(http://www.debian.org/ports)
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for more information.
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Read more at
http://www.debian.org/intro/about
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Read more...
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About This CD
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=============
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This CD-ROM is labeled
DISKNAME
which means that this CD is number DISKNUM of totally TOTALNUM CDs containing
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programs ("binaries") for `ARCH' computers.
The programs on the Binary CDs are ordered by popularity. The Binary-1 CD
contains the most popular programs and the installation tools; it is possible
to install and run Debian with only the Binary-1 CD. The other CDs, up to
Binary-TOTALNUM, contain mostly special-interest programs.
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the source code of programs in the Debian OS.
The source packages on the Source CDs are ordered by popularity, like
the programs on the Binary CDs. This means that the source code of the
programs on the Binary-DISKNUM CD can most likely be found on this CD
(though there may be some variation due to size issues).
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Installing
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Because Debian is a complete Operating System, the installation procedure
may seem a bit unusual. You can install Debian GNU/Linux either
next to your current OS, or as only OS on your computer.
Read the Installation Manual, on this CD at
/install/doc/install.en.html
(English version).
Translations of the Installation Manual, and plain-text and PDF
versions, are also available in the
/install/doc
directory, along with various other documents.
Programs and other files that are needed for the installation can be found on
this CD under
/dists/woody/main/disks-ARCH
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For the impatient ones:
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you can start the installation program easily by booting off this CD-ROM.
Note that not all (esp. older) systems support this.
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You can also
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you can
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examine the
/install
directory; you might be able to start the installation system directly
from there.
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The installation tools of the Debian Operating System are located on the
Binary-1 CD.
See the README on that CD for more info.
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Upgrading
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=========
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If you are already running an older version of the Debian GNU/Linux
Operating System, you may want to upgrade to version 2.3.
At this moment, woody-specific upgrade procedures are not yet
available. In the mean time, use the potato procedures, available
on your local Debian mirror in the
/debian/dists/potato/main/upgrade-ARCH/ directory.
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Procedures describing the upgrade from an older version of the Debian
Operating System are also located on the Binary-1 CD.
See the README on that CD for more info.
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Last-Minute Notes
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The version of the X Window System on these CDs has a slight problem
with reading the X resource files. A simple fix is described at
http://www.debian.org/Lists-Archives/debian-x-0006/msg00000.html
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The Linux kernel version 2.2.15 on these CDs has been patched
to correct the seteuid problem with the fix from 2.2.16.
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You should keep in mind that this is an unofficial CD of the current
development version of the Debian system. This means that all sorts of
bugs may be present anywhere in the system.
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Last-minutes notes for this CD may be available on
http://cdimage.debian.org/lastmin.html
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Using CDs with Dselect and Apt
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After installing or upgrading, Debian's packaging system can use CD-ROMs,
local collections, or networked servers (FTP, HTTP) to automatically
install software from (.deb packages). This is done
preferably with the `apt' and `dselect' programs. If you do not already
know how to setup these, here is a brief explanation.
#define CDROMreadme 1
#include "apt-setup.html.in"
Once this is done, you can install packages from the commandline using
apt-get. For example, if you want to install the packages
`commprog' and `maxgame', you can give the command
apt-get install commprog maxgame
Note that you don't have to enter the complete path, or the
`.deb' extension. `Apt' will figure this out itself.
`Dselect' is also able to use `apt' to fetch the packages. To set
up `dselect', choose [A]ccess in the main menu, and then select
`apt'. The sources.list file should be okay already, so don't let
the program make a new one. Then, after an [U]pdate, the configuration is
ready. You can just keep using [S]elect and [I]nstall to install packages.
See dselect's online help screens for more information (use the
`?' key).
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Non-free and Non-US
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The package sections `non-free' and `non-US' contain packages that either
have a restrictive license, or can't be exported from the US (like `pgp'
or `ssh'). It may well be that this CD does not contain (all of) these
packages. You can get them from our FTP/HTTP mirror sites.
`Non-free' packages are on our "regular" mirrors, listed in
README.mirrors.html on this CD, or on
http://www.debian.org/distrib/ftplist ("Full list of mirrors").
`Non-US' packages are on special mirrors outside the US, listed in
README.non-US on this CD, or on
http://www.debian.org/misc/README.non-US.
Note that you are allowed to import non-US packages into the US.
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CD Manufacturers
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You are completely free to manufacture and (re-)distribute CD-ROMs of the
Debian GNU/Linux Operating System, like this one. There is no charge from
us (but of course donations are always welcome).
For all needed information, and contact addresses, please refer to
http://cdimage.debian.org
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More Information
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There is much more information present on this CD. Besides the already
mentioned installation and upgrading procedures, this is the most
interesting:
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The Binary-1 CD contains much more information about various aspects
of the Debian Operating System and the Debian organization.
See the README on that CD for more info.
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Also on the Internet are many resources. To name a few:
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See the Debian
contact page
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(http://www.debian.org/contact)
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for information on contacting us.
Last Modified: Sat Aug 12 11:09:43 CEST 2000
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