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Title: Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage

Author: John Goerzen and Ossama Othman

Release date: September 1, 2004 [eBook #6527]
Most recently updated: July 14, 2020

Language: English

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Preface

I. Guide

1. Introduction

   1.1 What Is Debian?

   1.2 A Multiuser, Multitasking Operating System

   1.3 What Is Free Software?

   1.4 About This Book

   
   

2. Getting Started

   2.1 Supported Hardware

   2.2 Before You Start

   2.3 Partitioning Your Hard Drive

   2.4 Choosing Your Installation Media

   2.5 Booting the Installation System

   
   

3. Step-by-Step Installation

   3.1 Select Color or Monochrome Display

   3.2 Debian GNU/Linux Installation Main Menu

   3.3 Configure the Keyboard

   3.4 Last Chance to Back Up!

   3.5 Partition a Hard Disk

   3.6 Initialize and Activate a Swap Partition

   3.7 Initialize a Linux Partition

   3.8 Install Operating System Kernel and Modules

   3.9 Configure PCMCIA Support

   3.10 Configure Device Driver Modules

   3.11 Configure the Network

   3.12 Install the Base System

   3.13 Make a Boot Floppy

   3.14 The Moment of Truth

   3.15 Set the Root Password

   3.16 Create an Ordinary User

   3.17 Shadow Password Support

   3.18 Remove PCMCIA

   3.19 Select and Install Profiles

   3.20 Package Installation with dselect

   3.21 Glossary

   
   

4. Logging In

   4.1 First Steps

   4.2 Command History and Editing the Command Line

   4.3 Working as Root

   4.4 Virtual Consoles

   4.5 Shutting Down

   
   

5. The Basics

   5.1 The Command Line and Man Pages

   5.2 Files and Directories

   5.3 Processes

   5.4 The Shell

   5.5 Managing Processes with bash

   5.6 A Few bash Features

   5.7 Managing Your Identity

   
   

6. Using the Shell

   6.1 Environment Variables

   6.2 Where Commands Reside: The PATH Variable

   6.3 Configuration Files

   6.4 Aliases

   6.5 Controlling Input and Output

   6.6 Filename Expansion

   
   

7. More on Files

   7.1 Permissions

   7.2 Files Present and Their Locations

   7.3 File Compression with gzip

   7.4 Finding Files

   7.5 Determining a File’s Contents

   7.6 Using a File Manager

   
   

8. Working with Text Files

   8.1 Viewing Text Files

   8.2 Text Editors

   8.3 Using ae

   
   

9. The X Window System

   9.1 Introduction to X

   9.2 Starting the X Environment

   9.3 Basic X Operations

   9.4 Customizing Your X Startup

   
   

10. Filesystems

    10.1 Concepts

    10.2 mount and /etc/fstab

    10.3 Backup Tools

    
    

11. Networking

    11.1 PPP

    11.2 Ethernet

    
    

12. Removing and Installing Software

    12.1 What a Package Maintenance Utility Does

    12.2 dpkg

    12.3 dselect

    12.4 Compiling Software

    
    

13. Advanced Topics

    13.1 Regular Expressions

    13.2 Advanced Files

    13.3 Security

    13.4 Software Development with Debian

II. Reference

A. Reading Documentation and Getting Help

A.1 Kinds of Documentation

B. Troubleshooting

B.1 Common Difficulties

B.2 Troubleshooting the Boot Process

C. Booting the System

D. The GNU General Public License

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