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<title>Debian GNU/Linux -- The Universal Operating System</title>
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Welcome to the exciting world of
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<p>This disc contains the installer for the
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<a href="http://www.debian.org/">Debian GNU/Linux</a> 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 <a href=
"http://www.debian.org/intro/free">free</a> (as in
“freedom”).</p>
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<p>CONTENTS:</p>
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<li><a href="#introduction">Introduction</a></li>
<li><a href="#thisdisc">About This Disc</a></li>
<li><a href="#install">Installing</a></li>
<li><a href="#lastmin">Last-Minute Notes</a></li>
<li><a href="#apt">Installing software using Apt</a></li>
<li><a href="#cdmanuf">CD/DVD Manufacturers</a></li>
<li><a href="#other">More Information</a></li>
<li><a href=".">Browse This Disc</a></li>
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<h2 id="introduction">
Introduction
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<p>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, which does all the basic
housekeeping and lets you start other programs. Debian is
kernel independent. It currently uses the <a href=
"http://www.linux.org/">Linux</a> kernel but work is in
progress to provide Debian for other kernels, using <a href=
"http://www.gnu.org/software/hurd/hurd.html">the Hurd</a>. Most
of the basic operating system tools come from the <a href=
"http://www.gnu.org/">GNU project</a>; hence the name
GNU/Linux.</p>
<p>Debian is available for various kinds of computers
(“architectures”), like “IBM-compatible” PCs (<em>i386</em>),
Compaq's <em>Alpha</em>, Sun's <em>Sparc</em>, Motorola/IBM's
<em>PowerPC</em>, and <em>(Strong)ARM</em> processors. Check the
<a href="http://www.debian.org/ports">ports</a> page for more
information.</p>
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http://www.debian.org/intro/about</p>
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About This Disc
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<br />===============
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<p>This disc is labeled
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It contains programs ("binaries") for `ARCH' computers.</p>
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<p><strong>Note:</strong> this image only supports systems based on
Intel Itanium processors; for the more common Intel EM64T processors,
please see the Debian amd64 architecture.</p>
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<p>This disc is a <em>business card</em> image. It contains only the
installer and will download the base system and the remaining packages from
the network.</p>
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<p>This disc is a <em>netinst</em> image. It contains the installer and
a very basic system. Any other packages you might want to install will
be downloaded from the network.</p>
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<p>The programs on the Binary discs are ordered by popularity. The Binary-1
disc contains the most popular programs and the installation tools; it is
possible to install and run Debian with only the Binary-1 disc. The other
discs, up to Binary-TOTALNUM, contain mostly special-interest programs.</p>
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# if OMIT_RELEASE_NOTES
<p>The Release Notes for "squeeze" are available on the
<a href="http://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze/releasenotes">Debian web
site</a>.</p>
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<p>The Release Notes for Debian GNU/Linux "squeeze" are included on this disc
in <a href=%%""doc/release-notes/%%"">/doc/release-notes/</a>, in
several languages. Additional translations and updated versions for
the Release Notes may be available from the
<a href="http://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze/releasenotes">Debian web
site</a>.</p>
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<p>See the first disc in this set for the "squeeze" Release Notes.</p>
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This set includes the source code of programs in the Debian OS.</p>
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<p>This disc includes non-free firmware to make installation
easier on some systems requiring proprietary but
redistributable firmware. See
<a href="http://wiki.debian.org/Firmware">http://wiki.debian.org/Firmware</a>
for more details.</p>
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Installing
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<p>Because Debian is a complete Operating System, the
installation procedure may seem a bit unusual. You can install
Debian GNU/Linux either <em>alongside</em> your current OS, or as
the <em>only</em> OS on your computer.</p>
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<a href="http://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze/installmanual">the
Debian web site</a>.</p>
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<p>An <b>Installation Guide</b> is included on this disc at
<tt><a href="doc/manual/en/index.html">doc/manual/en/index.html</a></tt>
(English version)</p>
<p>Several translations of the Installation Guide are included on this disc in
the <tt><a href="doc">doc/</a></tt> directory, along with various other
documents.</p>
<p>Note: additional translations, other formats (like PDF and TXT) and
updated versions for the Installation Guide are available from
<a href="http://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze/installmanual">the Debian web site</a>.
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installation guide many not be released yet. It will appear on <a
href="http://www.debian.org/releases/squeeze/installmanual">the
Debian web site</a> when ready, but before then you could try <a
href="http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/">the development
version of the manual</a>.
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<p>For the impatient ones: you can start the installation program easily by
booting off this disc. Note that not all (esp. older) systems support
this.</p>
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<p>You can also examine the <tt><a href="install/">/install/</a></tt>
directory; you might be able to start the installation system directly
from there.</p>
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<p>The installation tools of the Debian Operating System are located on the
Binary-1 disc. See the README on that disc for more info.</p>
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Last-Minute Notes
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system. This means that all sorts of bugs may be present anywhere in the
system. Please report any bugs you find to the person that gave you this
disc, not Debian.</li>
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<li>You should keep in mind that this is a beta disc of the current
development version of the Debian system. This means that all sorts of
bugs may be present anywhere in the system. Please report any bugs you
find in the Debian Bug Tracking System; details at <a
href="http://bugs.debian.org/">bugs.debian.org</a>.</li>
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<li>This is an official release of the Debian system. Please report any
bugs you find in the Debian Bug Tracking System; details at <A
HREF="http://bugs.debian.org/">bugs.debian.org</A>.
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<li>If you're reporting bugs against this disc or the installation
system, please also mention the version of this disc; this can be found
in the file <tt><a href=".disk/info">/.disk/info</a></tt>.</li>
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Installing software using Apt
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<p>After installing or upgrading, Debian's packaging system can
use CDs, DVDs, local collections, or networked servers (FTP,
HTTP) to automatically install software from (.deb
<em>packages</em>). This is done preferably with the ‘apt’ and
‘aptitude’ programs.</p>
<p>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:</p>
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<p>Note that you don't have to enter the complete path, or the
‘.deb’ extension. ‘Apt’ will figure this out
itself.</p>
<p>Or use aptitude for a full screen interactive selection of
available Debian packages.</p>
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CD/DVD Manufacturers
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<p>You are completely free to manufacture and re-distribute CDs/DVDs of the
Debian GNU/Linux Operating System, like this one. There is no charge from
us (but of course donations are always welcome).</p>
<p>For all needed information and contact addresses, please
refer to:</p>
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<a href="http://www.debian.org/CD/">http://www.debian.org/CD/</a>
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More Information
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<p>There is much more information present on this disc. Besides
the already mentioned installation and upgrading procedures,
this is the most interesting:</p>
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<a href="doc/FAQ/">Debian FAQ</a>
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<a href="doc/constitution.txt">The Debian Constitution</a>
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<a href="doc/debian-manifesto">The Debian Manifesto</a>
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<a href="doc/social-contract.txt">Debian's Social Contract</a>
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<a href="doc/bug-reporting.txt">Bug reporting instructions</a>
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<p>The Binary-1 disc contains much more information about various aspects
of the Debian Operating System and the Debian organization. See the README
on that disc for more info.</p>
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<p>Also on the Internet are many resources. To name a few:</p>
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<a href="http://www.debian.org/">The Debian homepage</a>
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<a href="http://www.tldp.org/">The Linux Documentation Project</a>
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<a href="http://www.linux.org/">General Linux homepage</a>
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See the Debian <a href=
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for information on contacting us.</p>
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