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This document briefly describes how I install Debian GNU/Linux on a desktop computer, a Hewlett Packard Pavilion 3260.
Another document on installing Debian is Debian GNU/Linux on Toshiba T4700CT Notebook. That document includes details on how to use a proxy server. This document does not because Los Angeles Free-Net removed its proxy server in late 2001, at the same time expanding coverage from So. Cal. to all of California.
This document’s permanent URL is:
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http://www.lafn.org/~cymbala/Debian/hpp3260.html
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<SHIFT>" key to wake-up screen. Other
keys may wake-up the screen, but I like shift because it's the
one key that doesn't seem to do anything by itself except get
the computer's attention.gocr and
clara). Besides the fact that packages in
unstable can be unstable, they are always changing. This
results in repetitive updating of packages (through
apt-get upgrade) that can take a long, long
time with a dial-up internet connection.
boot:" prompt. Do
"<ENTER>" to boot.<Continue>" to
continue.<ENTER>" to Configure the
Keyboard.
<ENTER>" to choose
default keyboard.qwerty/us :
U.S. English (QWERTY)".<ENTER>".
<ENTER>" to Select
Disk Drive called
"/dev/hda".<Continue>" to continue.
cfdisk 2.10f
Disk Drive: /dev/hda
Size: 6448619520 bytes
Heads: 240 Sectors per Track: 63 Cylinders: 833
Name Flags Part Type FS Type [Label] Size (MB)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
hda1 Boot Primary Win95 FAT32 3003.68
hda2 Primary Linux swap 61.94
hda3 Boot Primary Linux ext2 3383.01
<Q>" to quit cfdisk.<ENTER>" to Initialize and
Activate a Swap Partition.
<ENTER>" to select
partition "/dev/hda2: Linux swap" as a
swap device.<TAB>" then
"<ENTER>" to answer "No" to
question "Skip the Scan for Bad Blocks?"<ENTER>" to say, yes, I'm
sure I want to permanently erase any data on
partition "/dev/hda2".Initializing swap partition..."<ENTER>" to Initialize a
Linux Partition.
<ENTER>" to select
partition "/dev/hda3: Linux native"
as a Linux "ext2" filesystem.<TAB>" then
"<ENTER>" to answer "No" to
question "Pre-2.2 Linux Kernel
Compatibility?"<TAB>" then
"<ENTER>" to answer "No" to
question "Skip the Scan for Bad Blocks?"<ENTER>" to say, yes, I'm
sure I want to permanently erase any data on
partition "/dev/hda3".Creating filesystem (for 2.2 kernels
only)..."<ENTER>" to answer "Yes"
to question "Mount as the Root Filesystem?"<ENTER>" to Install
Operating System Kernel and Modules.
<ENTER>" to pick
"cdrom: CD-ROM drive" for
Installation Medium.<ENTER>" since first
Debian CD-ROM is already in the CD-ROM drive.<ENTER>" to Configure
Device Driver Modules.
<Yes>" to skip loading
additional modules from an extra floppy disk.fs" to add
drivers that allow many different filesystems to
be accessed. Do "<ENTER>".vfat" then
"<ENTER>" to add support for
Windows95 floppy disks and partitions.<Yes>" to install this
module in the kernel. Do
"<ENTER>" after installation
succeeded.<ENTER>" to return to
previous menu.lp" in
section "misc". NOTE: "Installation
failed" so, install "parport_probe".
misc". I have a Sound
Blaster AWE32 sound card that requires a driver.
It's called "awe_wave" in section
"misc".sg" in section
"scsi".<ENTER>" to finish
with these modules and return to previous
menu and proceed with configuring hostname.<ENTER>" to Configure the
hostname.
<TAB>" then
"<ENTER>" to use the default
name of "debian" for your new system's
hostname.<ENTER>" to Install the
Base System.
<ENTER>" to select
"cdrom : CD-ROM drive" as the medium
you will use to install the system.<ENTER>" since the first
Debian CD-ROM is already in the CD-ROM drive.<ENTER>" to Configure the
Base System.
America" then do
"<ENTER>".<TAB>" then "L" key then
use down-arrow to "Los_Angeles" finishing with
"<ENTER>".<Yes>" to set the
hardware clock to GMT ("Greenwich Mean
Time").<ENTER>" to Make Linux
Bootable Directly From Hard Disk.
<ENTER>" to choose
"/dev/hda : Install Lilo in the MBR (use this
if unsure)."<ENTER>" to
choose alternate of Reboot the System.
<Yes>" to reboot the
system.
<TAB>" then
"<Yes>" to enable md5 passwords.<Yes>" to install shadow
passwords.<Ok>".root". Do "<TAB>"
then "<Ok>"<Yes>" to create a normal
user account now.From:" field of email
messages.<Yes>" to remove the pcmcia
package. I'll use an internal U.S. Robotics modem to
connect to the Internet.<No>" since a PPP connection
will not be used to install the system.CD-ROM 1" with "CD-ROM
2" after CD-ROM is scanned.<TAB>" then
"<Yes>" to scan another CD.CD-ROM 2" with "CD-ROM
3" after CD-ROM is scanned.<TAB>" then
"<Yes>" to scan another CD.<No>" after third CD-ROM has
been scanned.simple" method to install
additional software. This method can be used in the
future by giving command ``tasksel'' from the root
prompt. Information about 3988 packages updated.
Dialup" then
press "<SPACE>" to get:
"[*]"Newbie Help"
then press "<SPACE>" to get:
"[*]"<TAB>" then
"<Finish>" to Finish.Y" is upper-case and the
"n" is lower-case, meaning Yes is
the default answer. Do
"<ENTER>".<ENTER>".http://www.google.com/". Do
"<Ok>".<ENTER>" to choose default
language of "en (English)".none".news.lafn.org".<ENTER>" then answer
"2" to choose "Internet site using
smarthost".<ENTER>" to keep "debian" as
the `visible' mail name of your system.<ENTER>" to keep "none" as
other names which may appear on incoming mail.<ENTER>" to keep "none" as
domains for mail relay.<ENTER>" to keep "none" as
networks of local machines you want to relay mail
for.<ENTER>" to keep "n" as
default answer to question about RBL.mail.lafn.org" and do
"<ENTER>" to specify machine which
will act as the smarthost and handle outgoing
mail.<ENTER>" to specify which account
should receive system administrator mail.<ENTER>" after confirming
answers you have provided.n" then do
"<ENTER>" to skip configuration of
wvdial; ``pon'' will be used instead of wvdial.<ENTER>" to erase the downloaded .deb
files.<ENTER>" to continue.Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 debian tty1
debian login:
dpkg --list”
describes installed software:
dpkg --list
s" and
"<ENTER>". Read the help screen that
introduces the main package listing. Please read the help
that is available! (like it says). Some people complain
that dselect is difficult to use. To avoid becoming one
of those people, read the help and practice. It's
important to get used to using the keyboard because some
programs don't recognize the mouse. Furthermore, using a
mouse is slower than using the keyboard, and can be a lot
more frustrating too.SPACE" to move from the help screen to
the main package listing.<ENTER>" (in other words,
don't do anything in the main package listing).<ENTER>" to
"[I]nstall" packages.<ENTER>" keystrokes
because the first Debian CD-ROM should still be in the
drive.n" when asked
whether you want to change anything
(Device=/dev/psaux Type=ps2
Repeat_Type=ms3).<ENTER>" for a default dictionary of
american.-" to un-select telnet, followed by
"<ENTER>"./etc/fstab" and change
"auto" to "vfat" for the floppy
entry.mount /floppy ; df --human-readable
>/floppy/df.txt
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/hda3 3.1G 257M 2.7G 9% / /dev/fd0 1.4M 1.1M 247k 83% /floppy
ifhp" (will install lprng; deinstall
lpr). Also install "hp-ppd" for PostScript
printer definition.lj|Generic HP laser-jet printer entry :lp=/dev/lp0 :sd=/var/spool/lpd/lj :af=/var/log/lj-acct :lf=/var/log/lj-errs :if=/usr/lib/filters/ifhp :ifhp=status@ :pl#66 :pw#80 :pc#150 :mx#0 :sh
``mkdir /var/spool/lpd/lj''
``chown lp /var/spool/lpd/lj''
``chgrp lp /var/spool/lpd/lj''
``chmod g+w /var/spool/lpd/lj'' --> drwxrwxr-x
``chmod g+s /var/spool/lpd/lj'' --> drwxrwsr-x
``/etc/init.d/lpd stop''
``/etc/init.d/lprng stop''
``/etc/init.d/lpd start''
``/etc/init.d/lprng start''
provider". Use static DNS; for www.lafn.org
the primary and secondary nameservers are 206.117.18.9 and
206.117.18.5, respectively. Phone number is 7692021.yes" to have the port your
modem is on identified automatically.Finished".xserver-mach64
and task-x-window-system.
Answer "y" to make Mach64 X
server the default.
Don't configure server yet (say ``n''
to not create XFree86 configuration file;
``xserver-configure'' to configure it later, although
XF86Setup is nicer).<ENTER>" keystrokes
because the first Debian CD-ROM should still be in the
drive.<ENTER>" to create the XFree86
configuration file:
<ENTER>" to switch to
graphics mode./dev/gpmdata,
resolution=medium,
baud=1200, buttons=3,
sample=0 and
Emulate3Timeout=50.ATI Mach64 VT (264VT)._X11TransSocketUNIXConnect: Can't connect:
errno = 111" !!
Ctrl-Alt-+ ("+" on numeric keypad).df --human-readable
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/hda3 3.1G 392M 2.6G 13% /
task-sgml"python-elisp"python-doc"rsync" and "ssh-nonfree"
~/.bash_profile):
alias ssh-agent-my="ssh-agent >~/.ssh-settings; source ~/.ssh-settings"
mkdir ~/.sshcp /floppy/.ssh/* ~/.sshidentity",
"identity.pub" and "known_hosts".source ~/.ssh-settingsssh-add ~/.ssh/identityssh -l userid host.orggnome-terminal" (Settings/ Preferences/
Colors/ Fore/Background Colour: Black on light yellow)floppybackup"lockvc"miscfiles"ssh-nonfree"unhtml"python-doc"xlockmore"acroread"fvwm"lout, lout-doc, psutils"a2ps"___"+'' package "task-database-pg".<TAB>" then
"<ENTER>" to Finish.<ENTER>" keystrokes
because the first Debian CD-ROM should still be in the
drive.<ENTER>".<ENTER>".<ENTER> and note that user 'root' is
not in 'pg_shadow'.apt-get install gimp
apt-get" run ``dselect'' and do
"[I]nstall".xsane-gimp1.1" and
"sane-gimp1.1"# ln -s /dev/sg0 /dev/scanner
(because that's what's in
/etc/sane.d/hp.conf).
# find-scanner
# groupadd scanner
# chgrp scanner /dev/sg0
# chmod 660 /dev/sg0
# adduser cymbala scanner
$ xscanimage hp & or
$ xsane hp & (xsane is
better).
ln -s
/usr/bin/xsane ~/.gimp/plug-ins/
...there is a "XSane: Device dialog..." under
File/Acquire, though
("/home/cymbala/.gimp/plug-ins/xsane: the gimp is
using an older version of the plug-in protocol than
this plug-in")./etc/apt/sources.list".#"). Make sure you uncommend "deb"
rather than "deb-src"!#")..ppp0; if not, connect
with ``pon'').apt-get update"
apt-cdrom'' to revert back to
installation of packages from CD-ROM.apt-get dist-upgrade"
[U]pdate" so dselect knows about new
packages. To be safe, also do "[I]nstall"
to make sure all package dependencies are fulfilled.[U]pdate" because without doing an
update inside dselect the 4.77-1 version of Netscape won't
appear in main package listing.[S]elect". Search for package
"netscape" and select for installation with
"+".dpkg --list”
describes installed software:
dpkg --list
/etc/lilo.conf" and execute
lilo:other=/dev/hda1 label=WIN32 alias=3
~/.bash_profile:
LYNX_CFG=~/.lynx.cfg
export LYNX_CFG
~/.lynx.cfg: Copy commented
COLOR: lines from
/etc/lynx.cfg and uncomment; most important
one is: COLOR:0:black:white
/etc/email-addresses for each
user who wants to send email. For example:# This file contains email addresses to use # for outgoing mail. Any local part not in # here will be qualified by the system domain # as normal. # # It should contain lines of the form: # #user: someone@isp.com #otheruser: someoneelse@anotherisp.com cymbala: cymbaLa@Lafn.org
<Ctrl x>m" to compose a
mail message. Send it with
"<Ctrl c><Ctrl c>".hotmail" can be
replaced with any string that can identify an email
message):
exigrep hotmail /var/log/exim/mainlog
~/.bash_profile":
if [ -d /usr/lib/postgresql/bin ]; then
PATH="/usr/lib/postgresql/bin:${PATH}"
fi
alias ssh-agent-my="ssh-agent > ~/.ssh-settings; source ~/.ssh-settings"