Debian Install Page

Contents:

• Sound Setup
• Basic Packages to Install
• APT setup
• Palm Setup
• X and gdm
• Kernel
• SSH Setup
• Proxy Setup
• Mounting
• USB Setup
• VIM Setup
• Modules
• Local Settings and Remote Access
• Wireless Network
• Network Stuff
• Emacs Setup
• Autofs
• Grub Install
• Download Packages
• Apache Setup
• Tomcat4 Setup
• VLC
• Mencoder Notes

Procedure:

1. Installing Packages
   1. Use apt-get to install and remove packages

      apt-get install apache

   2. Use apt-cache to search packages

      apt-cache search apache

   3. Upgrade/update debian:

      apt-get update

      apt-get upgrade

      apt-get clean

2. APT setup
   1. Insert debian package sites to get packages. File: /etc/apt/sources.list

      deb http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian unstable main contrib

   2. Get Debian APT sources at apt-get.org
3. Palm
   1. Link serial 0 to pilot. 'ln -s /dev/ttyS0 pilot.
   2. Install jpilot and gnome-pilot via dselect.
   
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4. X and gdm
   1. Get video driver: Type 'lspci' for adapter information.
   2. Find driver in /user/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers directory.
   3. Update /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 Adapter and Monitor.
   4. Restart gpm: kill -1 the gdm PID
   
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5. Kernel Upgrade
   1. Install kernel via dselect for installed CPU family.
   2. Update /etc/lilo.conf and initialize lilo.
   3. Manual Kernel Install and Setup.
   
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6. Proxy Setup
   1. Connect from local computer: exec ssh -D1081 home.computer.com.
   2. Change browser to point to remote computer: SOCKS Host:localhost Port:1081 SOCKS v4.
   
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7. Mounting
   1. Verify nfs-common and nfs-kernel-server are install and running.
   2. Set up the server by adding '/localDir *(rw)' to /etc/exports.
   3. Mount client directory 'mount remote_server:/diretory /local_directory.
   4. Mounting Windows directories via Samba
   
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8. Network Stuff
   1. Speed up Remote Connection
      1. Verify lbxproxy is installed and the :1 is not used.
      2. Enable lbxproxy by typing 'xhost local:' on the local computer
      3. After ssh'ing to the remote computer type: lbxproxy :1&
      4. setenv DISPLAY :1
      5. start application
   
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9. Emacs
   1. Install the following packages: emacs21, emacs21-common.
   2. Change setting in your root .emacs and .Xdefaults. Then excute' xrdb .Xdefaults' to complete setting changes.
10. Autofs
    1. Load autofs from delect
    2. Load module autofs4, insert in to /etc/modules file
    3. autofs directory: /var/autofs/net
11. Grub Install
    1. Remove Lilo: apt-get remove lilo; dpkg --purge lilo
    2. Get Grub: apt-get install grub
    3. Install Grub: grub-install /dev/hda
    4. Create boot menu: update-grub
    5. Edit menu: edit /boot/grub/menu.lst
12. Download Packages
    1. xmule
    2. gtk-gnutella work
13. Mencoder Notes
    1. Must install mencoder-386 via apt or get file and its dependencies
    2. Convert DVD to AVI format to file out.print

       mencoder dvd:// -dvd-device 1.iso -ovc lavc -oac mp3lame -o output.avi 

    3. -ovc help ... lists output video codecs
    4. -oac help lists output audio codecs
    5. Example for dvd.iso to mpeg

       mencoder dvd:// -dvd-device 2.iso ovc lavc lavapts vcodec=wmv1 -oac mp3lame -o 2.mpeg

    
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