Caching Debain installation DVD/CD
Cache all your Debain installation DVD/CDs Put the first DVD in the drive and run this command apt-cdrom add Do this for all your DVDs. After its over run this command apt-get upgrade To install a...
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Install / upgrade a deb package from cdrom/dvd apt-cdrom install package_name
View ArticlePackages to Install in a Debian/KDE Laptop
I usually install these packages after I install Debian/KDE in a Laptop. apt-get install ... kdebase k3b gcc vlc xine-ui mplayer xmms amarok bzip2 ark build-essentials binutils util-linux...
View ArticleUpdate Package List in Apt
Update the package list – do this after you change the source in /etc/apt/sources.list . apt-get update
View ArticlePackage Listing in Debian
Show space used by deb packages installed sorted by size (ubuntu, debian and like) dpkg-query -W -f='${Installed-Size;10}t${Package}n' | sort -k1,1n
View ArticleDownload Deb Files Using apt-get
If you want to download the deb files without installing them, use the following command. The downloaded file will be at /var/cache/apt/archives . Needless to say, this works only on Debian based...
View ArticleInstall LAMP Stack on Ubuntu/Debian
Install LAMP Stack on Ubuntu/Debian using apt-get sudo apt-get install openssh-server openssh-client apache2 libapache2-mod-php5 php5-cli php5-common php5-cgi mysql-client mysql-common mysql-server...
View ArticleUpgrade Ubuntu to the Latest Version
Use these two commands to upgrade to the latest version of Ubuntu/other debian based distros. sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
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