This post will act as a reminder on my progress with my present fling with Debian. woot! woot!
If you see some text like this. It means you either have to type that in the terminal or it's supposed to be something that should be seen on your terminal.
1. download the ISO that suits your fantasy.
http://www.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/#stable
2. duh! Burn the mother into a CD/DVD & install it. Don't forget to create a root account and a normal account!
3. while in your root account. we're gonna add your normal account to the sudoers list so you won't have to do everything while using root. i can not stress it enough on how important this is.
visudo
you'll get a mini screen that looks similar to this one
credits go to http://www.pendrivelinux.com/ for the image
look for the text that is above the highlighted text and then add in the same text that has been highlighted...sound confusing? go figure! but don't forget to change the sir into your normal username
4. after installation, you will want to have a look at your new toy. But alas! All you have is a black screen. You'll need a GUI. You can choose between Xfce, GNOME or KDE. While you're browsing the interwebz contemplating on which GUI to use proceed to the next step.
4. after installation, you will want to have a look at your new toy. But alas! All you have is a black screen. You'll need a GUI. You can choose between Xfce, GNOME or KDE. While you're browsing the interwebz contemplating on which GUI to use proceed to the next step.
5. go to /etc/apt/sources.list and uncomment the repositories.
If you tried installing without an internet connection, then you'll need to configure your NIC. You're on your own on how to use vi --its a pain in the ass to use! there are other editors you can use but im too lazy to check them out
vi /etc/network/interfaces
check if you have the following:
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback
auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp
if you don't then you'll have to put those in. we're gonna have to settle with using a wired connection for now because you'll be downloading gigs of stuff!
apt-get is for n00bz! use aptitude --coz it's for semi-n00bz! but ill still use apt-get coz its shorter to type...lulz
aptitude update
You'll also want to know your battery status: apt-get install acpi
Just type in acpi and it'll show you shit you need to know.
Note: this is still far from completion. i've only written down the things that i could remember off the top of my head. cheers!
