[clug] Debian session for any Choobs?

[Kim Holburn]

Yeay.  BTW there is a package called alien which will allow you to  
convert rpm binary packages to deb packages.

2 commands I use a lot

dpkg -l '*glob*'
   lists all the packages with glob in the title.
dpkg -L $package-name
   lists all the files in $package-name
dpkg -S $file
   finds all the packages with $file in them

some equivalents:
apt-cache search $package
aptitude search $package

apt-get install $package-name
aptitude install $package-name

As I understand it, aptitude remembers all the dependencies so later  
you can uninstall a package and it's dependencies more easily.  I  
could be wrong about that though.

On 2009/Jun/16, at 4:39 AM, Michael James wrote:

> I just coined the word "Choob"
> for anyone who's a bit at sea after changing distros.
>
> I've bitten the bullet and am trying to learn Debian.
>
> I'd like a session covering the differences between running Debian/ 
> Ubuntu
> and RPM based distros like Fedora/Suse/Mandriva etc.
>
>
> Topics:
> 	Lightning tour of Installation*
> 	Apt from an RPM user's perspective.
> 	Configuration

Things that are different, although I haven't used RH much.
/etc/DEFAULT
if you're not using a gui then networking is in
/etc/network
and the important bit is
/etc/network/interfaces

> 	Run Levels and starting services

http://www.infodrom.org/Debian/doc/maint/Maintenance-runlevel.html

Debian sets up sysv runlevel stuff:
/etc/rc?.d/S??file -> /etc/init.d/file

Also rcconf sysv-rc-conf update-rc.d to install and remove services

You can also use /etc/runlevel.conf by installing the package "file-rc"
It's actually much simpler and puts all those sysv links into a single  
text file.

If you have to roll out configs to different machines this would be a  
much simpler way to go.



> 	Setting up an install server
>
> Basic Linux abilities assumed:
> 	Command line and BASH (or shell of choice).
> 	Editing text files.
> 	Some familiarity with runlevels and init.d
>
>
> *  This is NOT an install-fest.  That would eat the evening.
> 	Bring a pre-installed system (or paper to take notes).
>
>
> Are there any other Choobs out there to make this worthwhile?
>
> michaelj
>
> -- 
> Well theme my emoticons disgusted. What has Linux come to?
> Michael James
>
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