Debian GNU/Linux: Guide to Installation and Usage

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Title: Debian GNU/Linux: Guide to Installation and Usage
Author: John Goerzen and Ossama Othman
Release Date: September, 2004 [EBook #6527] [Yes, we are more than
one year ahead of schedule] [This file was first posted on December 25,
2002]
Edition: 10
Language: English
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Debian GNU/Linux: Guide to Installation and Usage
John Goerzen and Ossama Othman
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Contents
* List of Figures * List of Tables * Acknowledgments * Preface *
Guide * 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
* Debian Installation Steps * Choosing Your Installation Media *
Installing from a CD-ROM * Booting from Floppies * 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 * 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 *