Comments on: A Debian Package Primer: Part One http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7747/ Open Source, Open Standards Sat, 05 Oct 2013 13:48:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: sash-kan http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7747/#comment-8163 sash-kan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7747/#comment-8163 <p>1. aptitude is more intelligent and also recommended by the debian maintainers.<br /> 2. in second listing: s/sudo update/sudo apt-get update/ </p> 1. aptitude is more intelligent and also recommended by the debian maintainers.
2. in second listing: s/sudo update/sudo apt-get update/

]]> By: simonello http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7747/#comment-8164 simonello Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7747/#comment-8164 <p>There is a typo in the second dialogue box, that might lead users to think there is an \"update\" command.</p> <p> $ sudo update</p> <p>Otherwise, a well written article. </p> There is a typo in the second dialogue box, that might lead users to think there is an \”update\” command.

$ sudo update

Otherwise, a well written article.

]]> By: dragonwisard http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7747/#comment-8165 dragonwisard Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7747/#comment-8165 <p>Titled \"A Debian <strong>Package</strong> Primer\" I was expecting it to have more about the deb packages themselves... not a package management tool. </p> Titled \”A Debian Package Primer\” I was expecting it to have more about the deb packages themselves… not a package management tool.

]]> By: kyogesh http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7747/#comment-8166 kyogesh Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7747/#comment-8166 <p>better introductory article for beginners. </p> better introductory article for beginners.

]]> By: knott9 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7747/#comment-8167 knott9 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7747/#comment-8167 <p>Dear Ken, 1. Please tell us about repositories and give us the most<br /> complete list you can. </p> <p>2. I don\'t know how to find the right package name to use. - often<br /> I have only some software name of which there are synonyms or variants.</p> <p>[example: I want to download TeX and all the supporting pieces of<br /> software like xdvi, pstopdf12, etc, etc. and all the fonts and all the<br /> macro packages- latex, etc.] There are several choices - how do i<br /> proceed? - Give us an human-executable<br /> algorithm to follow to do this if you can.</p> <p>I also need a gcc system with EVERYTHING that goes with it.<br /> What do i do to get it? First i need to learn all the package names,<br /> somehow.</p> <p>3. Finally, can you point us to a definitive and well-written<br /> reference manual for aptitude?<br /> - How do i make a package, and how can i submit it somewhere where<br /> people can get it. (I want the xv program but it doesn\'t seem to be<br /> available!)</p> <p>I\'d also like a pointer to an implementation manual that tells about<br /> what files live where for apt, and what file formats are used (exactly<br /> what is in a package file, byte-by-byte?)</p> <p>Thanks. - P.S. Go see my essay on how to write a computer program<br /> and the story on process communication at www.civilized.com It\'s not about<br /> apt, but it is about linux. </p> Dear Ken, 1. Please tell us about repositories and give us the most
complete list you can.

2. I don\’t know how to find the right package name to use. – often
I have only some software name of which there are synonyms or variants.

[example: I want to download TeX and all the supporting pieces of
software like xdvi, pstopdf12, etc, etc. and all the fonts and all the
macro packages- latex, etc.] There are several choices – how do i
proceed? – Give us an human-executable
algorithm to follow to do this if you can.

I also need a gcc system with EVERYTHING that goes with it.
What do i do to get it? First i need to learn all the package names,
somehow.

3. Finally, can you point us to a definitive and well-written
reference manual for aptitude?
- How do i make a package, and how can i submit it somewhere where
people can get it. (I want the xv program but it doesn\’t seem to be
available!)

I\’d also like a pointer to an implementation manual that tells about
what files live where for apt, and what file formats are used (exactly
what is in a package file, byte-by-byte?)

Thanks. – P.S. Go see my essay on how to write a computer program
and the story on process communication at http://www.civilized.com It\’s not about
apt, but it is about linux.

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