DebianEtch-KDE: Difference between revisions

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The distro is packed with [http://www.kde.org/ KDE] utilities but does not have [http://www.openoffice.org Open Office] or [http://www.koffice.org/ KOffice] and no [http://www.cups.org/ CUPS]. It comes with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_IceWeasel Iceweasel] which is a fork of [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ Firefox].

During package installation, the CD option was selected so there were no internet package repositories in the /etc/apt/sources.lst file. Use '''Alt+F2''' to open the ''Run Command'' dialog box and type '''konsole''' and hit enter. From now on the remaining installation will be done in this terminal window.

During package installation, the CD option was selected, so there were no internet package repositories in the /etc/apt/sources.lst file. Use '''Alt+F2''' to open the ''Run Command'' dialog box and type '''konsole''' and hit enter. From now on the remaining installation will be done in this terminal window.

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

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'''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. 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''.

Under the section:

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root ALL=(ALL) ALL

Add a similar line as the root one and replace root with your user_name. Save the file and exit. Exit from the root shell and ~~now~~ you can use the '''sudo''' command for further setup.

Add a similar line as the root one and replace root with your user_name. Save the file and exit. Please read documentation on [http://www.gratisoft.us/sudo/intro.html sudo] to understand its security requirements. Exit from the root shell and you can use the ''sudo'' command for further setup.

Now add Etch repositories to the sources.lst file of Apt using '''sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.lst'''

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A sample of these entries can be found at http://www.mepis.org/node/8097

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===

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 The distro is packed with [http://www.kde.org/ KDE] utilities but does not have [http://www.openoffice.org Open Office] or [http://www.koffice.org/ KOffice] and no [http://www.cups.org/ CUPS]. It comes with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_IceWeasel Iceweasel] which is a fork of [http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/ Firefox].
-During package installation, the CD option was selected so there were no internet package repositories in the /etc/apt/sources.lst file. Use '''Alt+F2''' to open the ''Run Command'' dialog box and type '''konsole''' and hit enter. From now on the remaining installation will be done in this terminal window.
+During package installation, the CD option was selected, so there were no internet package repositories in the /etc/apt/sources.lst file. Use '''Alt+F2''' to open the ''Run Command'' dialog box and type '''konsole''' and hit enter. From now on the remaining installation will be done in this terminal window.
 The '''sudo''' and '''vim''' packages are added using
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 '''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. 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''.
 Under the section:
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                 root    ALL=(ALL) ALL
-Add a similar line as the root one and replace root with your user_name. Save the file and exit. Exit from the root shell and now you can use the '''sudo''' command for further setup.
+Add a similar line as the root one and replace root with your user_name. Save the file and exit. Please read documentation on [http://www.gratisoft.us/sudo/intro.html sudo] to understand its security requirements. Exit from the root shell and you can use the ''sudo'' command for further setup.
 Now add Etch repositories to the sources.lst file of Apt using '''sudo vi /etc/apt/sources.lst'''
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 A sample of these entries can be found at http://www.mepis.org/node/8097
 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===