Fedora Comes of Age ..............................................................................................289
Installing Fedora......................................................................................................291
Choosing Computer Hardware ................................................................................291
Choosing an Installation Method ............................................................................292
Installing on Multiple Computers ..................................................................293
Installation Guides ........................................................................................293
Choosing to Install or Upgrade................................................................................293
Beginning the Installation ........................................................................................294
Running the Fedora Setup Agent ............................................................................301
Summary ................................................................................................................302
Chapter 9: Running Debian GNU/Linux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Inside Debian GNU/Linux ......................................................................................304
Debian Packages ......................................................................................................304
Debian Package Management Tools ........................................................................305
Debian Releases ......................................................................................................307
Getting Help with Debian ......................................................................................307
Installing Debian GNU/Linux ................................................................................308
Hardware Requirements and Installation Planning ..................................................308
Workstations..................................................................................................309
Servers ..........................................................................................................309
Running the Installer ..............................................................................................309
Managing Your Debian System ................................................................................314
Configuring Network Connections ..........................................................................314
IP Networks: Ethernet and Wireless ..............................................................315
Dial-Up PPP Connections ..............................................................................316
PPPoE Connections ......................................................................................317
Package Management Using APT ............................................................................317
Managing the List of Package Repositories ....................................................318
Updating the APT Package Database ..............................................................318
Finding and Installing Packages ....................................................................319
Removing Packages........................................................................................320
Upgrading Your System ................................................................................320
Package Management Using dpkg............................................................................321
Installing and Removing Packages ................................................................321
Querying the Package Database ....................................................................321
Examining a Package File ..............................................................................322
Installing Package Sets (Tasks) with Tasksel ............................................................323
Alternatives, Diversions, and Stat Overrides ............................................................323
Managing Package Configuration with debconf ......................................................325
Summary ................................................................................................................325
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