Next: Introduction Up: Debian GNU/Linux: Guide to Previous: Preface   Contents   Index

Guide

Subsections

• 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
      • Partitioning from DOS or Windows
      • Lossless Repartitioning
    • Debian Installation Steps
  • Choosing Your Installation Media
    • Installing from a CD-ROM
    • Booting from Floppies
      • Creating Floppies from Disk Images
      • Booting Debian
  • 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
      • Access
      • Update
      • Select
      • Install
      • Configure
      • Remove
      • Quit
    • 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
    • File Ownership
    • Mode
    • Permissions in Practice
  • Files Present and Their Locations
  • File Compression with gzip
  • Finding Files
  • Determining a File's Contents
  • Using a File Manager
• Working with Text Files
  • Viewing Text Files
  • Text Editors
  • Using ae
• The X Window System
  • Introduction to X
  • Starting the X Environment
  • Basic X Operations
    • The Mouse
    • X Clients
    • Troubleshooting
    • Leaving the X Environment
  • Customizing Your X Startup
• Filesystems
  • Concepts
  • mount and /etc/fstab
    • Mounting a Filesystem
    • Example: Mounting a CD-ROM
    • /etc/fstab: Automating the Mount Process
    • Removable Disks (Floppies, Zip Disks, Etc.)
  • Backup Tools
    • tar
• Networking
  • PPP
    • Introduction
    • Preparation
    • The Easy Way: wvdial
  • Ethernet
• Removing and Installing Software
  • What a Package Maintenance Utility Does
  • dpkg
  • dselect
  • Compiling Software
• Advanced Topics
  • Regular Expressions
  • Advanced Files
    • The Real Nature of Files: Hard Links and Inodes
    • Types of Files
      • Symbolic Links
      • Device Files
      • Named Pipes (FIFOs)
      • Sockets
    • The proc Filesystem
    • Large-Scale Copying
  • Security
  • Software Development with Debian