 Current Debian Goodness: 5.05 LennyNext up: 6.0 Squeeze ¤ NEWS! Squeeze is frozenDebian GNU/Linux is the solution.debiantutorials.org is a casual project aiming to provide help to computer users migrating from Windows to GNU/Linux. debiantutorials.org is unrelated to the actual Debian GNU/Linux project other than the obvious fact that this site is a Linux tutorial site focusing on one distribution - Debian.
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0, Lenny is released 14 February 2009
Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 Release Notes | Lenny Wiki | Dedicated to Thiemo You should be aware that most of the tutorials on this site are pretty old. It's not a big deal, really, as it all still works, with the exception of few things. Debian GNU/Linux is about as simple an OS install and config as you can get unless your idea of easy is pushing a button and walking away. Heh, this ain't that sort of OS. As the Squeeze version matures for release you will find that you'll hardly need a tutorial for anything. Even with all the brou-ha-ha about Windows 7 and the Mac, Debian simply outclasses and out-enables them. But, like anything, you need to get past the thick layer of "...you suck" "no, you suck" first. Computers suck, go catch some frogs! debiantutorials.org is low-tech. What I mean by this is, I don't get very technical at all on this site. There are others far more qualified than I and they can write it better, too. Besides, I'm not speaking to a technical audience. Right? We're all "n00bs" and that's OK. At least we're not just standing around; we're seeking. I hope that this site can come together as a desktop Debian GNU/Linux guide for folks curious about new computing opportunities. Let's face it, if you don't do it now, you'll be doing it soon enough. GNU/Linux came of age ages ago and it's ready for you and everybody else. It's free, it's solid, and there are many compelling reasons to use it. Many.
Update your sources now to either "lenny" or "stable" if you haven't already done so in order to upgrade from Etch to Lenny. Like this: deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian/ lenny main contrib non-free
After that run #aptitude update and then #aptitude upgrade. There's a bit more to it (not much) and we'll be getting into that. For now check out the Debian wiki.
Get Debian GNU/Linux - Lenny
The announcement and the discs (direct downloads i386): ==> Net Install Version
A Debian GNU/Linux timeline
Why not download a Debian Live CD (iso-i386)? They are all the rage and you may try Debian before installing by booting to this disc. I have DebianLive (USB-HDD-i386) on a flash drive. It impresses people no end. HINT ==>$ dd if=binary.img of=${USBSTICK} Where ${USBSTICK} is the path to your USB drive. Maybe /dev/sdb - bone-up Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 - Lenny - rocks your laptop, desktop, server and that LAN party rig. Show it off to your friends. Tell them how they are so not <whatever> enough for Debian. Better have those net install discs ready! OpenSource, Linux, belongs in schools. Ring their ears and wake them up! Take the time. And...understand. Please!. Get started:installation i386...then.... The new "testing" - Squeeze. I run it with OpenBox. It's wicked.
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Written by machiner
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 09:26 |
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It's a scary thought. Computers have completely usurped pencil and paper. We all store our precious family pictures and important data on our computers and some of us go the extra step of securing this data from prying eyes through encryption, obscurity or at least strong passwords. Some of us manage data for others, too. Say you manage servers or websites. Would your family be able to get data to clients? Would they even know where it existed on your machine? Would your family know that as a webmaster there are many memberships you belong to or forums, chat groups, etc? Would your family be able to tell which of the 5 versions of patches and upgrades you have stored in each project's sub-directory was current or even applied?
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Last Updated on Thursday, 18 March 2010 12:58 |
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Written by Clif Brunstetter
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Friday, 24 April 2009 09:29 |
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Do you hear a bird, a sweet little bird? A Songbird?
It's finally time. And I've graduated. I've moved from
the mystique to the easy. See, I do believe that's what it's
all about. Generally speaking, everyone wants their computer to be a tool
they use efficiently. They don't need a headache, and strange,
unexplained actions or sequences that we must perform but don't
understand don't enchant us with computers. So for that part of
computers, most of us are "windowcized". We expect point and shoot,
or very few clicks to happiness. We might as well have it done for us.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 September 2009 07:29 |
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Written by machiner
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Sunday, 22 February 2009 11:13 |
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EDITI just made a little video0 of a quick package installation using aptitude. Those using Debian and its package management schemes can't say enough about how sweet it really is /EDIT Pre-Goods Rant
It's not easy to please Humans. Most of us demand gold if we are to give up our tin and have many other unreasonable expectations of things. It's usually from all the lines of BS that we hear. Our heads get filled with fantasy and it's pretty attractive, a damn site more attractive than what we've already got. For example when some kid tells you that his car is better than yours. Or, his computer never gives him trouble, or - I can do this...can you?
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Last Updated on Saturday, 11 April 2009 09:07 |
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Written by machiner
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Thursday, 19 February 2009 08:07 |
Update Notifier
So, I am sitting here at the dining room table with my daughter this dreary looking Thursday morning. She sits to my right eating her cereal, infrequently punctuating my news reading with quirky remarks about this and that. She's so wonderful. When, from out of nowhere a tiny orange "thing" appears up in my status bar.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 21 March 2009 06:46 |
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Written by machiner
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Tuesday, 17 February 2009 08:14 |
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Just a few short weeks ago we all got the ability to install nVIDIA the "Debian way" again as it hasn't worked for a while during testing. Way to go team, hooo-RAH! From a fresh installation of Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 - Lenny, it's easy to get the nVIDIA drivers installed if you've got that kind of card on your box. My laptop has an 8400 something, something and playing games like Nexuiz is a joy on it. GoogleEarth and Celestia are pretty cool, too.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 05 March 2009 21:12 |
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Written by machiner
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Tuesday, 15 September 2009 05:44 |
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I disagree with the assertion that a computer user adapts to Linux, or anything else that's new to them computer-wise. I never adapted to anything when I switched to Debian GNU/Linux. I merely continued. Sure, my computing "knowledge" was expanded, that's terrific 'cause that's the way I roll....but adapting? Naah. Don't get caught up in all that. Don't think that you are forced into a night-and-day switch form Windows.
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 15 September 2009 05:50 |
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Written by machiner
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Saturday, 28 February 2009 11:11 |
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With a net install you may not have all the firmware and drivers you need to be fabulous from square one, so it's important to have what you need on hand before you start. Unless you don't worry about connecting wirelessly from your porch. But if you want that you can have it with a little planning. I have an HP Pavilion laptop. The wireless nic is an Intel PRO/Wireless 4965AGN. Although the Lenny installer will prompt me for the firmware during install it forces a WEP encrypted connection and I use WPA2. Therefore I don't bother with this functionality, but you can if you like. I already have copies floating around of the deb files I need, namely: .
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 28 April 2009 12:05 |
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Written by machiner
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Saturday, 21 February 2009 12:05 |
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It's relatively simple to move your Joomla install to a new server. All you need are the files and the database dump. Then, you need a server to move it to (yours locally) and to import the dump into a new or existing database. With this short tutorial you will see how simple this process is. Although there can be issues, these are usually those simple things we tend to overlook for whatever reason.
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Last Updated on Friday, 24 April 2009 12:58 |
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Written by machiner
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Friday, 20 February 2009 10:18 |
Setting up Debian Lenny for desktop action
The HP laptop I use these days suits me just fine (See bootnote below). It's got some decent specs and running Debian on it has it acting as if it can anticipate my demands. Which is, of course, exactly what I expect. Back in the NT4 days boxes that I set up ran schwiiing like this, too. In my experiences on desktops, NT4 and Debian rock them hardest. And who doesn't want that kind of action? See here for specs.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 02 May 2009 09:31 |
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