On Tue, Jul 12, 2005 at 04:21:18PM -0500, Benjamin Sher wrote:
> Dear friends:
>
> I finally installed my first Debian system earlier this morning and I
> am very pleased with it. The install was flawless, but it was not
> quite as easy as I thought because there were plenty more
> questions AFTER the downloading of packages than I thought.
> But all is well. However, as one would expect, there are always a
> few issues that come up after a first install. I hope you can help
> me with them. These are quite minor. But let me ask just one or
> two at a time.
Hi Ben,
I would recommend to:
# apt-get install newbiedoc debian-doc debian-reference-en
Don't expect to understand it *all* (hell, I'm not sure I understand
half of it :-)), but it helps to see the overall picture before getting
bogged down with the details.
Also look at 'apt-cache search <searchterm>' ie:
apt-cache search doc
man apt-cache
> 1) All of my devices seem to have been configured correctly,
ethernet?
> including my sound and video. That is, the video and sound work
> fine. However, I can't find a specific listing of my video card and
> sound card. Where precisely are they listed?
You mean like in M$?
> 2) My first really critical issue has to do with mail. During Install
> MTA, I was asked which mail system I wanted. I was advised to
> select Smart? (can't remember the second part of the word)
Smarthost
I would recommend installing exim4 over exim.
Choose monolithic for configuration files.
## note for later reference when configuring exim4
in /etc/exim4/exim4.conf.template add:
smtp_accept_queue_per_connection=0
You will need to run 'update-exim4.conf.template' to update changes
This allows exim to work with fetchmail nicely.
## end note
> because I have a dynamic DHCP ADSL connection. So I selected
> this option but it's clearly wrong because I am told
>
> "Cannot connect to host localhost"
Who said that?
> ("localhost" is what I chose").
Where?
> How do I access the mail configuration utility and how do I correct
> my settings so I can receive and send mail?
Ok, "the mail configuration utility" sounds like M$ mindset/talk.
Choose an MUA (Mail User Agent), an MDA (Mail Delivery Agent).
I use mutt as my MUA, but since you are presently using Pegasus I assume
you will want a GUI one although mutt could be run in an xterm! I use
procmail as my MDA which also filters my mail into various mailboxes
(indispensible for mailinglists). You will also need a program to get
your mail from your isp to your computer. I use fetchmail.
Each of these require configuration + testing.
Get local mail working - send mail to self
Get your [EMAIL PROTECTED] mail working (send to self, use fetcmail to get
it)
It may seem daunting at first, but take it slowly, read the docs under
/usr/share/doc/packagename/, ask here, and before you know it you will
be helping others :-)
--
Chris.
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