Top: Debian

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• Acronyms - Martin 'joey' Schulze's list of acronyms common in Debian discussion
• Administration - Steve Kemp's 'Debinan 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?
• 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 with MySQL datasources.
• 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?
• 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
• 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
• Unofficial Apt Repositories - How / Where / Why to find unofficial Debian package collections
• USB Memory Stick Install - Installing Debian from a USB memory stick
• User's Guide - 2nd edition of Dale Scheetz's book The Debian User's Guide, in HTML format
• 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.

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