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Debian Quick Reference

Abstract

This Debian Quick Reference is intended to provide a short introduction to the Debian system as a quick reference. This is an excerpt of Debian Reference.

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Copyright © 2001–2005 by Osamu Aoki <osamu#at#debian.org>.

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Contents

• 1 Preface
  • 1.1 Document conventions
  • 1.2 Basics of the Debian distributions
• 2 Upgrading a distribution to stable, testing, or unstable
  • 2.1 Upgrading from Potato to Woody
  • 2.2 Preparing for upgrade
  • 2.3 Upgrading
    • 2.3.1 Using dselect
• 3 Debian package management
  • 3.1 Introduction
    • 3.1.1 Main package management tools
    • 3.1.2 Convenience tools
  • 3.2 Beginning Debian package management
    • 3.2.1 Set up APT
    • 3.2.2 Installing tasks
    • 3.2.3 aptitude
    • 3.2.4 dselect
    • 3.2.5 Tracking a distribution using APT
    • 3.2.6 aptitude, apt-get and apt-cache commands
  • 3.3 Debian survival commands
    • 3.3.1 Check bugs in Debian and seek help
    • 3.3.2 APT upgrade troubleshooting
    • 3.3.3 Rescue using dpkg
    • 3.3.4 Recover package selection data
    • 3.3.5 Rescue system after crashing /var
    • 3.3.6 Install a package into an unbootable system
    • 3.3.7 What to do if the dpkg command is broken
  • 3.4 Debian nirvana commands
    • 3.4.1 Information on a file
    • 3.4.2 Information on a package
    • 3.4.3 Unattended installation with APT
    • 3.4.4 Reconfigure installed packages
    • 3.4.5 Remove and purge packages
    • 3.4.6 Holding older packages
    • 3.4.7 Mixed stable/testing/unstable system
    • 3.4.8 Prune cached package files
    • 3.4.9 Record/copy system configuration
    • 3.4.10 Port a package to the stable system
    • 3.4.11 Local package archive
    • 3.4.12 Convert or install an alien binary package
    • 3.4.13 Automatically install command
    • 3.4.14 Verify installed package files
  • 3.5 Other Debian peculiarities
    • 3.5.1 The dpkg-divert command
    • 3.5.2 The equivs package
    • 3.5.3 Alternative commands
    • 3.5.4 Runlevel usage
    • 3.5.5 Disabled daemon services
• A Appendix
  • A.1 Authors
  • A.2 Warranties
  • A.3 Feedback

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Debian Quick Reference