Wayne Topa wrote:
Per olof Ljungmark([EMAIL PROTECTED]) is reported to have said:
Hi debianites,
I am a complete beginner with Debian and need a little help to get
going. Specifically, I wonder how you configure the system (not
installed software), things like the network, users, logging etc.
Coming from BSD where a lot of things are in .conf files under /etc I
have a problem understanding where Linux puts stuff.
For instance: When I installed the system the installer choose DHCP
configuration without asking - I need a fixed IP. Looking in /etc, I see
/etc/network/iface, is it here I fix that? Or is there some central
utility that writes out conf files? What is the syntax for this file?
man iface
man network
gives me nothing.
This is Linux debian 2.6.18-4-686 #1 SMP, command line only (server
enviroment).
Rather then try to give you things to do, and as you are a beginner,
install the debian-reference package. Most, if not all, of your
questions are answered there.
apr-cache search debian-reference(pick your language)
Sounds like a good idea, I'll probably figure out what/where apr-cache
is as well... I'm not demanding answers that tells me exactly how to do
things but I'm also interested how you, already Debian users, do it.
Jeff D pointing me to the Wiki was helpful also, I had not managed to
get there yet.
As always, it takes a while to get used to a new enviroment.
bash: apr-cache: command not found
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