Top: Debian

---

---

• Acronyms - Martin 'joey' Schulze's list of acronyms common in Debian discussion
• Admin Handbook - 2015 revision of Raphaël Hertzog's and Roland Mas's book The Debian Administrator's Handbook, in HTML format
• Administration - Steve Kemp's 'Debian System Administrator Resources' site
• All in the Packaging - Nathan Myers's article It's All in the Packaging, clarifying that the secret of Debian lies in systematic application of distribution policy
• ALSA - Using ALSA sound drivers on Debian
• AMD64 HOWTO - All about Debian's x86_64 releases, including how to run legacy i386/IA32 software on them
• Apache2 - Installing and using Apache httpd 2.x on Debian
• apt-move - Constructing a apt-gettable package collection from .deb files, using apt-move
• apt-proxy - Operating a local package mirror using apt-proxy
• Aptitude - Nine reasons to use aptitude instead of apt-get or dselect, by Joey Hess
• AWStats Setup - How to set up AWStats on Debian in the relatively safe optional static-HTML mode, rather than CGI mode
• Blacklisting Drivers - How to blacklist undesired kernel drivers (prevent them from being loaded) in Debian and Ubuntu
• Chroot Installation - Converting a live system to Debian using a chroot environment
• Chroot Installation - Erik Jacobson's HOWTO: Install Debian onto a Remote Linux System
• Chroot Installation - Converting a live system to Debian using a chroot environment - Karsten Self's maintained version
• Chroot 32-bit - Creating a x86 chroot environment on Debian/Ubuntu's x86_64 releases, to run 32-bit applications such as Macromedia Flash, proprietary AV plugins, etc.
• Config Files - Mark Ferlatte's collection of prototype configuration files for Debian
• Courier / Exim / MySQL - Using Courier-IMAPd with the Exim MTA and MySQL-based user authentication on Debian
• Courier / Exim / Maildirs - HOWTO on configuring Exim4 and Courier-IMAPd to cooperate and use Maildir folders, with extensive tips on mail-filtering and MUA setup, by Jason Boxman
• CPAN - Installing Debianised packages from CPAN.
• Debianhelp - Site aimed at providing simple and easy help, tips and tricks and support articles to the Debian user community.
• Debian Releases - List of all Official Debian releases including point releases
• Developer Machine Status - List of all debian.org developer machines, and their current condition
• DocBook - Configuring Debian for DocBook SGML or XML document creation
• Downgrading - How do I downgrade from a later Debian branch to stable?
• Equivs - How To Satisfy Debian Dependencies Without Installing The Stupid Package
• General Resolutions - Complete history of all Debian General Resolution votes, text of the proposals, etc.
• GnuPG mini-HOWTO - How to fully use GnuPG in Debian, by Martin 'joey' Schulze
• Gradual Upgrade - Fault-resistant apt-get upgrading between branches
• Hardware Detection - Debian optional packages to enhance hardware detection
• Information - Primary Debian information, news and discussion resources
• Installers - List of all known installer images for Debian systems, by category
• Java, Proprietary - Detailed instructions for installing Sun, IBM, or Blackdown's proprietary JREs on Debian, including Mozilla/Firefox 'OJI' plug-in support
• Java, Sun - Detailed instructions for installing Sun's proprietary JRE on Debian, including Mozilla/Firefox 'OJI' plug-in support
• Kickstart - Debian installation regimes similar to Kickstart
• Knoppix - Karsten M. Self's Knoppix FAQ
• Knoppix HOWTO - Colin Charles's Installing Knoppix to a Hard Disk HOWTO
• Knoppix FAQ - Rick Moen's Knoppix FAQ (somewhat obsolete)
• Knoppix Remastering - Detailed instructions for remastering Knoppix
• Knoppix Upgrading - Tricks and traps for maintaining Knoppix after installing to one's HD, along with reasons why there are better Debian-based distros for that role
• Knoppix Remastering - Article by Sunil Thomas Thonikuzhiyil on how to build a custom Knoppix disk
• Libranet Licensing - Libranet founders clarify that Libranet ISOs are lawfully redistributable
• Libranet to Debian - Steps to converge a Libranet installation back to standard Debian
• L0T3K Debian docs - Good colletion of Debian documentation at L0T3K.org
• Maintenance HOWTO - Martin 'joey' Schulze's rundown on some of the things to do after installation
• make-kpkg - Compiling and installing Linux kernels the Debian way
• mkext2initrd - Making your own initial RAMdisk image
• Mirror Setup - How to establish a Debian package mirror
• mod_security - Article explaining function and installation/configuration of the Apache mod_security module in Debian
• Modules - Debian infrastructure for handling Linux kernel modules
• Module Preloading - How to load essential drivers into the Debian installer from floppy
• OpenOffice.org w/MySQL on Debian - Addenda on Debian-specific steps for using OpenOffice.org (predecessor of LibreOffice) with MySQL datasources.
• OpenRC Conversion - Debian 8 "Jessie" OpenRC Conversion, Expunging systemd
• Oracle10g on Debian - Tips and tricks helpful during installation of Oracle 10g database on Debian GNU/Linux
• Package Count - How many packages does Debian offer?
• Package Errors - How to debug and fix broken packages that cannot be upgraded, removed, or installed (most common when tracking sid=unstable)
• Package Format Comparison - Developer and deb/rpm package maintainer Joey Hess compares/contrasts rpm, deb, slp, and tgz package formats
• Package Database Repair - How do I recover from a damaged/missing package database?
• Package Script Repair - What do I do if apt bombs on a defective package?
• Package Searching - Debian tools for finding packages
• Package Signing - Overview of Debian package security and cryptographic signing
• Pinning - Apt-Pinning for Beginners, by John H. Robinson, IV (note: advocates adding testing/unstable to a stable system, which is a bad idea; otherwise article is fine)
• Pinning - Using APT with more than two sources, by Roderick Schertler (note: advocates adding testing/unstable to a stable system, which is a bad idea; otherwise article is fine)
• Policy - What's special about Debian isn't apt-get; it's Debian Policy
• Printing Setup - Setup of Debian printing using Berkeley lpr and using CUPS
• rc.local - How can I implement rc.local on Debian?
• Read-only Root - How to configure a Debian or similar system to permit a root FS normally mounted read-only, while still ensuring that apt (etc.) can still function
• Releases Unimportant - Why people who complain about the infrequency of Debian releases are missing the point.
• Rootstrap - Rootstrap tool for auto-building custom Debian system images
• Securing Debian HOWTO - A Debian security manual (master copy)
• Securing Debian HOWTO - A Debian security manual (local mirror)
• Sid FAQ - Greg Wooledge's 'Debian Sid FAQ', explaining all about both the dangers and benefits of Debian's 'unstable' development branch
• sources.list syntax - The semantics of Debian/Ubuntu/etc.'s /etc/apt/sources.list file explained
• Testing FAQ - Jules Bean's FAQ about the Debian 'testing' development branch
• Testing Problems - Auto-generated list of currently uninstallable packages in the Testing branch, and packages still having release-critical bugs
• Testing Security - System security measures for those on Debian's Testing development branch
• Thin Client - Instructions for building a thin client from a minimal Debian installation
• Tracks - Explanation of Debian's development tracks, for new admins
• Ubuntu Releases - List of all Ubuntu releases
• Unofficial Apt Repositories - How / Where / Why to find unofficial Debian package collections
• USB Memory Stick Install - Installing Debian from a USB memory stick
• Users and Groups - What Debian's various role-account users and groups are for
• Why? - Reasons for using (or not using) Debian
• Woody Non-vulnerabilities - Page listing security vulnerabilities fixed in Debian-stable via backporting. Helps combat the common fallacy of assuming old version numbers indicate security problems. Page content has been obsolete since 2007 but makes an important point about security and distros.