Hi Dan, one thing that you may find different is that most packages are configured at install time, not after install. There are scripts that will ask you about the configuration about your program as you install them. If you ever want to run those scripts again you would run dpkg-reconfigure (see man). That's actually a good point... Debian makes a good effort at documenting _everything_ using man pages. * Adrian Irving-Beer <wisq-oclug [ at ] wisq [ dot ] net> [050726 02:49]: > > - how to remove a package > > dpkg -r pkgname while that is technically correct, I would also like to add that if you want to remove a package with it's dependents you would run: apt-get remove pkgname > > - what packages are already installed > > dpkg -l > dpkg -l '*pattern*' apt-cache search pattern ... will also search for packages apt-cache show pkgname ... will show you information about a package apt-cache policy pkgname ... will show you versions that are installed, and those that would be installed/upgraded when asked. apt-get update && apt-get upgrade ... will update your database of packages, and upgrade the packages apt-get -s upgrade ... will run a [s]imulation, ie show you what would be installed/upgraded. There are tons more things to learn... the above should let you install apache, etc. -Bart > _______________________________________________ > Linux mailing list > Linux [ at ] lists [ dot ] oclug [ dot ] on [ dot ] ca > http://www.oclug.on.ca/mailman/listinfo/linux -- WebSig: http://www.jukie.net/~bart/sig/
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