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* The [Linux] equivalent of MicrosoftWindows' <tt>ipconfig</tt> command is ifconfig(8).
-* Your initial WindowManager settings
are (generally) stored
in the <tt>.xinitrc<
/tt> or <tt>.xsession
</tt> file in your home
.
+* Global system configuration files
are in the <tt>/etc
</tt> directory
.
-* Global system configuration files are in the
<tt>/etc
</tt> directory
.
+* Under Debian-based distributions (such as Debian Sarge, Ubuntu, etc):
+** Install [DEB] Packages using
<tt>dpkg -i filename
</tt>. See dpkg(8).
+** To search for packages available on your distribution, use <tt>aptitude search name<tt>
+** To install a package, and any other packages it depends on, use <tt>aptitude install name<tt>
+** Note that names are case insensitive, and contain no spaces. Try doing a substring search if you can't find it at first. Debian has over 15000 packages, so there is a good chance it already has what you want
.
-* Install [RPM] [Package]s using <tt>rpm -Uvh filename</tt>. See rpm(8). However, investigate a
better PackageManagementTool urgently. On FedoraCore, that would be
AptForRpm or [Yum].
+* Under RedHat-based distributions:
+*
* Install [RPM] [Package]s using <tt>rpm -Uvh filename</tt>. See rpm(8).
+** RedHat based systems now offer
better PackageManagementTools such as
AptForRpm or [Yum]. Use them instead of manually finding .rpms and installing them
* Use <tt>tar xzvf filename</tt> to decompress a <tt>.tar.gz</tt> or <tt>.tgz</tt> file, otherwise known as a TarBall. See tar(1)
* Don't get involved in emacs(1) vs. vi(1) arguments. Use nano(1), pico(1), joe(1), or jed(1) for your initial editing needs. Once you have gotten a little more comfortable with the system, however, be sure to revisit emacs(1) and vi(1) as they offer ''tons'' of power you will never get with the simple minded editors. For the latter, [Vim] is the suggested clone, which comes with a <tt>vimtutor</tt> program that should get your over the initial hurdles quickly. ''Does any equivalent for emacs(1) exist?''
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* Make sure you are working on the correct drive when doing any FileSystem level work -- nuking the wrong partition or disk is annoying to say the least.
* Learn how to use redirection ("<tt><</tt>", "<tt>></tt>") and pipes ("<tt>|</tt>") in the [Shell]. See bash(1)
+
+* Your initial WindowManager settings are (generally) stored in the <tt>.xinitrc</tt> or <tt>.xsession</tt> file in your home.
+** Note that this isn't so relevant any more with GNOME and KDE
See also AdvancedUserTips
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