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Missing actor: /* Adding Multimedia Support */

2007-11-05T16:29:05Z

Adding Multimedia Support

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	However it has a lot more stuff that may not be necessary so simply follow the steps below.		However it has a lot more stuff that may not be necessary so simply follow the steps below.

	Add the Debian multimedia repository to your ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' as given below.		Add the Debian multimedia repository to your ''/etc/apt/sources.list'' as given below, if not added earlier.

	#multimedia		#multimedia

Missing actor: /* Setting Up K3B */

2007-11-05T16:27:18Z

Setting Up K3B

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	Run this command to install that package.		Run this command to install that package.

	'''sudo dpkg -i dvd+rw-tools_7.0-4_i386'''		'''sudo dpkg -i dvd+rw-tools_7.0-4_i386.deb'''

	Now your K3B is ready and you can run it from the KMenu.		Now your K3B is ready and you can run it from the KMenu.

Missing actor: /* Summary */

2007-11-05T16:12:48Z

Summary

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	This article is intended for beginners and those looking for tips and tricks to install [http://www.debian.org Debian Etch] in their systems.		This article is intended for beginners and those looking for tips and tricks to install [http://www.debian.org Debian Etch] in their systems.

	[http://www.debian.org Debian] is one of the popular and free ( Libre ) distributions of [http://www.gnu.org GNU/Linux]. Etch is the latest [http://www.us.debian.org/releases/stable/ stable] release and comes in multiple CD or DVD installations. There are also separate CD images available that install the KDE (or Xfce desktop) environment by default at [ftp://ftp.isu.edu.tw/pub/Linux/Debian/debian-cd/4.0_r1/i386/iso-cd/debian-40r1-i386-kde-CD-1.iso debian-40r1-i386-kde-CD-1.iso] that can be downloaded from the Debian mirrors.		[http://www.debian.org Debian] is one of the popular and free ( Libre ) distributions of [http://www.gnu.org GNU/Linux]. Etch is the latest [http://www.us.debian.org/releases/stable/ stable] release and comes in multiple CD or DVD installations. There are also separate CD images available that install the KDE (or Xfce desktop) environment by default at
			ftp://ftp.isu.edu.tw/pub/Linux/Debian/debian-cd/4.0_r1 or other Debian morrors at http://www.us.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/
			and there is a [ftp://ftp.isu.edu.tw/pub/Linux/Debian/debian-cd/4.0_r1/i386/iso-cd/debian-40r1-i386-kde-CD-1.iso debian-40r1-i386-kde-CD-1.iso] that can be downloaded from the Debian mirrors.
	However, users wishing to install alternate desktop environments can easily do so by adding boot parameters: tasks="standard, kde-desktop" for KDE and tasks="standard, xfce-desktop" for Xfce. Note that this will not work when installing from a full CD image without using a network mirror as an additional package source; it will work when using a DVD image or any other installation method.		However, users wishing to install alternate desktop environments can easily do so by adding boot parameters: tasks="standard, kde-desktop" for KDE and tasks="standard, xfce-desktop" for Xfce. Note that this will not work when installing from a full CD image without using a network mirror as an additional package source; it will work when using a DVD image or any other installation method.

	For the purpose of this installation, it was downloaded in Mumbai, India from a Taiwanese mirror using the following command.		For the purpose of this installation, [ftp://ftp.isu.edu.tw/pub/Linux/Debian/debian-cd/4.0_r1/i386/iso-cd/debian-40r1-i386-kde-CD-1.iso debian-40r1-i386-kde-CD-1.iso] was downloaded in Mumbai, India from a Taiwanese mirror using the following command.

	'''wget -c url'''		'''wget -c url'''

	The -c option allows you to continue broken downloads. The hardware used for installation was Pentium4 2.4 GHz., Intel original 845 GEBV2 motherboard, 256 MB DDR2 RAM, 80 GB IDE HDD.		The -c option allows you to continue broken downloads. The hardware used for installation was Pentium4 2.4 GHz., Intel original 845 GEBV2 motherboard, 256 MB DDR2 RAM, 80 GB IDE HDD.

			This article deals with installation of this Etch-KDE single CD.

	===Installation===		===Installation===

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2007-11-05T15:58:41Z

Post Install Setup

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	Or you can use following repositories		Or you can use following repositories

	deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib non-free		deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib non-free
	deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org/ etch main
	deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/backports.org/ etch-backports main contrib non-free		deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org/ etch main
	deb ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free
	deb http://debian.beryl-project.org/ etch main		deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/backports.org/ etch-backports main contrib non-free

			deb ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free

			deb http://debian.beryl-project.org/ etch main

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2007-11-05T15:57:30Z

Post Install Setup

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	The '''sudo''' and '''vim''' packages are added using		The '''sudo''' and '''vim''' packages are added using

	'''apt-get install sudo vim'''		'''apt-get install sudo vim'''

	The packages are installed from the CD itself. [http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ Apt] is the default package manager for Debian based GNU/Linux distributions. ''Vim'' is necessary for those who want to use the ''vi'' editor. To use the ''sudo'' command, first open a terminal and '''su -''' to open a root shell. Edit the /etc/sudoers file using '''nano /etc/sudoers'''. If you are comfortable with ''vim'' then use ''vi'' in place of ''nano''.		The packages are installed from the CD itself. [http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/ Apt] is the default package manager for Debian based GNU/Linux distributions. ''Vim'' is necessary for those who want to use the ''vi'' editor. To use the ''sudo'' command, first open a terminal and '''su -''' to open a root shell. Edit the /etc/sudoers file using '''nano /etc/sudoers'''. If you are comfortable with ''vim'' then use ''vi'' in place of ''nano''.
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	Or you can use following repositories		Or you can use following repositories

	deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib non-free		deb http://security.debian.org/ etch/updates main contrib non-free
			deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org/ etch main
			deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/backports.org/ etch-backports main contrib non-free
			deb ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free
			deb http://debian.beryl-project.org/ etch main

	~~deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org/ etch main~~

	~~deb http://ftp.de.debian.org/backports.org/ etch-backports main contrib non-free~~

	~~deb ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ stable main contrib non-free~~		After you have saved the file, do a

	~~deb http://debian.beryl~~-~~project.org/ etch main~~		'''sudo apt-get update'''

			to download the available package lists from those internet repositories.

	~~After you have saved the file, do a '''sudo apt-get update'''~~ to download the available package lists from those internet repositories.

	===Installing Other Packages===		===Installing Other Packages===

Missing actor: /* Installing OpenOffice */

2007-11-05T15:54:53Z

Installing OpenOffice

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	Once you've added that line, aptitude update && aptitude install debian-backports-keyring. And you can now install openoffice from backports using following command		Once you've added that line, aptitude update && aptitude install debian-backports-keyring. And you can now install openoffice from backports using following command
	aptitude -t etch-backports install openoffice.org		'''aptitude -t etch-backports install openoffice.org'''

	Or You can also download the latest version		Or You can also download the latest version
	[ftp://ftp.mirror.tw/pub/openoffice/stable/2.3.0/OOo_2.3.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz OOo_2.3.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz].		[ftp://ftp.mirror.tw/pub/openoffice/stable/2.3.0/OOo_2.3.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz OOo_2.3.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz].

	Then untar it and inside its directories you will get a ''DEBS'' directory full of .deb packages and its subdirectory called Desktop Integration. Get into the ''DEBS'' directory and use '''sudo dpkg -i *.deb''' to install all the deb packages. Then get into the ''Desktop Integration'' subdirectory and install the last package using		Then untar it and inside its directories you will get a ''DEBS'' directory full of .deb packages and its subdirectory called Desktop Integration. Get into the ''DEBS'' directory and use
	'''sudo dpkg -i openoffice.org-debian-menus_2.3-9215_all.deb'''.		'''sudo dpkg -i *.deb'''

			to install all the deb packages. Then get into the ''Desktop Integration'' subdirectory and install the last package using
			'''sudo dpkg -i openoffice.org-debian-menus_2.3-9215_all.deb'''.

	This is a smooth installation of Open Office in GNU/Linux. The last package adds the menu items to the KDE menu.		This is a smooth installation of Open Office in GNU/Linux. The last package adds the menu items to the KDE menu.

Missing actor: /* Setting Up K3B */

2007-11-05T15:52:07Z

Setting Up K3B

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	[http://www.k3b.org/ K3B] is a CD/DVD burning software and in this Etch-KDE single CD, it needs a few extra packages to be installed for proper functionality.		[http://www.k3b.org/ K3B] is a CD/DVD burning software and in this Etch-KDE single CD, it needs a few extra packages to be installed for proper functionality.

	First add packages using '''sudo apt-get install cdrdao mkisofs'''.		First add packages cdrdao and mkisofs using
			'''sudo apt-get install cdrdao mkisofs'''.

	Then download the package [http://ftp.tw.debian.org/debian/pool/main/d/dvd+rw-tools/dvd+rw-tools_7.0-4_i386.deb dvd+rw-tools_7.0-4_i386] from the Debian mirrors.		Then download the package [http://ftp.tw.debian.org/debian/pool/main/d/dvd+rw-tools/dvd+rw-tools_7.0-4_i386.deb dvd+rw-tools_7.0-4_i386] from the Debian mirrors.

Missing actor: /* Adding Multimedia Support */

2007-11-05T15:50:39Z

Adding Multimedia Support

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	Now your system is ready as a desktop pc. Depending on the need, you can add extra packages from the [http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/entry/2812/how-to_setup_debian site]		Now your system is ready as a desktop pc. Depending on the need, you can add extra packages from the [http://www.ehomeupgrade.com/entry/2812/how-to_setup_debian site]

			===Setting Up K3B===

			[http://www.k3b.org/ K3B] is a CD/DVD burning software and in this Etch-KDE single CD, it needs a few extra packages to be installed for proper functionality.

			First add packages using '''sudo apt-get install cdrdao mkisofs'''.

			Then download the package [http://ftp.tw.debian.org/debian/pool/main/d/dvd+rw-tools/dvd+rw-tools_7.0-4_i386.deb dvd+rw-tools_7.0-4_i386] from the Debian mirrors.

			Run this command to install that package.

			'''sudo dpkg -i dvd+rw-tools_7.0-4_i386'''

			Now your K3B is ready and you can run it from the KMenu.

Missing actor: /* Installing OpenOffice */

2007-11-05T08:42:08Z

Installing OpenOffice

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	deb http://www.backports.org/debian etch-backports main contrib non-free		deb http://www.backports.org/debian etch-backports main contrib non-free

	Once you've added that line, aptitude update && aptitude install debian-backports-keyring. And you can now install ~~any package in~~ backports using following command		Once you've added that line, aptitude update && aptitude install debian-backports-keyring. And you can now install openoffice from backports using following command
	aptitude -t etch-backports install ~~package-name~~		aptitude -t etch-backports install openoffice.org

	Or You can also download the latest version		Or You can also download the latest version

Missing actor: /* Installing OpenOffice */

2007-11-05T08:38:30Z

Installing OpenOffice

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	===Installing OpenOffice===		===Installing OpenOffice===

	Open Office is available as an ~~older version in apt~~, ~~so DON~~'T install it. ~~Download~~ the latest version		Old (Read as '''Stable''') version of Open Office is available in etch. Also there is a separate repository available at backports.org which is an unofficial repository of backports for the current stable distribution, prepared by Debian developers. You can find more information here [http://backports.org/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=instructions].

			A sample line for your sources.list is:
			deb http://www.backports.org/debian etch-backports main contrib non-free

			Once you've added that line, aptitude update && aptitude install debian-backports-keyring. And you can now install any package in backports using following command
			aptitude -t etch-backports install package-name

			Or You can also download the latest version
	[ftp://ftp.mirror.tw/pub/openoffice/stable/2.3.0/OOo_2.3.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz OOo_2.3.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz].		[ftp://ftp.mirror.tw/pub/openoffice/stable/2.3.0/OOo_2.3.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz OOo_2.3.0_LinuxIntel_install_en-US_deb.tar.gz].