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<appendix id="appendix">Appendix
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<sect id="authors">Authors
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<p>
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&book-title; was initiated by Osamu Aoki <email>&osamu;</email>
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as a personal installation memo that was eventually called "Quick Reference ...".
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Many contents came from the archives of the "debian-user" mailing list.
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Also "Debian -- Installation Manual" and "Debian -- Release Notes"
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were referenced.
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<p>
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Following a suggestion from Josip Rodin, who is very active with the
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<url id="&ddp;" name="Debian Documentation Project"> (DDP) and is the current
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maintainer of "The Debian FAQ", this document was renamed as "&full-title;"
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and was merged with several chapters from the "The Debian FAQ" with reference-like
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contents. Then "&quick-title;" was formed as an excerpts.
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<p>
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This document has been edited, translated, and expanded by the
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following QREF team members:
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<list compact>
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<item>English originals for original "Quick Reference..."
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<list compact>
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<item>Osamu Aoki <email>&osamu;</email> (leader: all contents)
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</list>
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<item>English proofreading and rewriting
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<list compact>
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<item>David Sewell <email>&dsewell;</email> (leader: en style)
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<item>Brian Nelson <email>&nelson;</email>
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<item>Daniel Webb <email>&webb;</email>
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<item>Jan Michael C Alonzo <email>&jmalonzo;</email>
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</list>
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<item>French translation
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<list compact>
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<item>Guillaume Erbs <email>&corn;</email> (leader: fr)
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<item>Rénald Casagraude <email>&rcasagraude;</email>
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<item>Jean-Pierre Delange <email>&delange;</email>
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<item>Daniel Desages <email>&daniel;</email>
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</list>
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<item>Italian translation
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<list compact>
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<item>Davide Di Lazzaro <email>&lazzaro;</email> (leader: it)
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</list>
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<item>Portuguese translation
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<list compact>
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<item>Paulo Rogério Ormenese <email>&pormenese;</email> (leader: pt-br)
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<item>Andre Luis Lopes <email>&andrelop;</email>
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<item>Marcio Roberto Teixeira <email>&marciotex;</email>
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<item>Rildo Taveira de Oliveira <email>&junior01;</email>
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<item>Raphael Bittencourt Simoes Costa <email>&raphaelbr;</email>
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<item>Gustavo Noronha Silva <email>&kov;</email> (coordinator)
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</list>
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<item>Spanish translation
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<list compact>
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<item>Walter Echarri <email>&wecharri;</email> (leader: es)
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<item>José Carreiro <email>&ffx;</email>
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</list>
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<item>German translation
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<list compact>
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<item>Jens Seidel <email>&jens;</email> (leader: de)
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<item>Willi Dyck <email>&wdyck;</email>
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<item>Christian Karstens <email>&chkarstens;</email>
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<item>Stefan Schröder <email>&stefan;</email>
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<item>Agon S. Buchholz <email>&asb;</email>
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</list>
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</list>
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<![%f-ref;[
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<p>
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QREF was short for the original document title, "Quick Reference..."
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and also is the project name at qref.sourceforge.net.
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<p>
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Most of the contents of <ref id="system"> originally came from
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"The Debian FAQ" (March 2002):
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<list compact>
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<item>5. The Debian FTP archives: <file>ftparchives.sgml</file> (entire chapter)
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<item>6. Basics of the Debian Package Management System: <file>pkg_basics.sgml</file> (entire chapter)
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<item>7. The Debian Package Management Tools: <file>pkgtools.sgml</file> (entire chapter)
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<item>8. Keeping Your Debian System Up To Date: <file>uptodate.sgml</file> (entire chapter)
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<item>9. Debian and the kernel: <file>kernel.sgml</file> (entire chapter)
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<item>10. Customizing your installation of Debian GNU/Linux: <file>customizing.sgml</file> (part of chapter)
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</list>
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<p>
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These sections of "The Debian FAQ" were included in this document after
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major reorganization to reflect changes in the &debian; system.
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The content of this document is more recent.
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<p>The original "Debian FAQ" was made and maintained by J.H.M. Dassen
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(Ray) and Chuck Stickelman. Authors of the rewritten "Debian FAQ" are
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Susan G. Kleinmann and Sven Rudolph. After them, "The Debian FAQ" was
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maintained by Santiago Vila. The current maintainer is Josip Rodin.
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<p>Parts of the information for "The Debian FAQ" came from:
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<list compact>
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<item>The Debian-1.1 release announcement, by <url name="Bruce Perens" id="&perensweb;">.
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<item>The Linux FAQ, by <url name="Ian Jackson" id="&ijacksonweb;">.
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<item><url name="Debian Mailing List Archives" id="&lists;">,
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<item>the dpkg programmers' manual and the Debian Policy manual
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(see <ref id="references">)
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<item>many developers, volunteers, and beta testers, and
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<item>the flaky memories of its authors. :-)
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</list>
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<p>
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The authors would like to thank all those who helped make this
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document possible.
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<sect id="warranties">Warranties
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<p>
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Since I am not an expert, I do not pretend to be fully knowledgeable about
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Debian or Linux in general. Security considerations I use may only be
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applicable for the home use.
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<p>
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This document does not replace any authoritative guides.
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<p>
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All warranties are disclaimed. All trademarks are property of their
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respective trademark owners.
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<sect id="feedback">Feedback
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<p>Comments and additions to this document are always welcome. Please send
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email to
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<url name="Osamu Aoki" id="&osamuweb;">
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<email>&osamu;</email>
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in English or to each translator in their respective language.
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<p>
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Although I live in the USA, I am a non-native English user.
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Any grammatical corrections are welcomed.
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<p>
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The best feedback is a diff for the SGML version, but a diff for the text
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version is also welcomed.
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See <ref id="officialdoc"> for the official document site.
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<p>
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The original SGML files used to create this document are also available
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in CVS at:
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<tt>:pserver:anonymous@cvs.qref.sf.net/cvsroot/qref</tt>
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or <url id="&debian-reference-sgml;">.
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<sect id="docformat">Document format
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<p>This document was written using the DebianDoc SGML DTD (rewritten
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from LinuxDoc SGML). The DebianDoc SGML system enables us to create files in
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a variety of formats from one source, e.g. this document can be viewed
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as HTML, plain text, TeX DVI, PostScript, PDF, or GNU info.
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<p>Conversion utilities for DebianDoc SGML are available in the Debian
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package <package/debiandoc-sgml/.
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<sect id="maze">The &debian; maze
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<p>
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The Linux system is a very powerful computing platform for a networked
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computer. However, learning how to use all its capabilities is not easy.
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Setting up the printer is a good example.
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<p>
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There is a complete, detailed map called the "SOURCE CODE". This is very
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accurate but very hard to understand. There are also references called
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HOWTO and mini-HOWTO. They are easier to understand but tend to give too
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much detail and lose the big picture. I sometimes have a problem finding
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the right section in a long HOWTO when I need a few commands to invoke.
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<p>
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In order to navigate through this maze of Linux system configuration, I started
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writing down simple reminder memos in text file format as my quick reference.
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This list of memos grew larger and I learned debiandoc in the meantime. The
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product is this <em>&book-title;</em>.
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<sect id="quotes">The &debian; quotes
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<p>
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Here are some interesting quotes from the &debian mailing list.
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<list>
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<item>"This is Unix. It gives you enough rope to hang yourself." — Miquel van Smoorenburg <email>miquels@cistron.nl</email>
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<item>"Unix <strong>IS</strong> user friendly... It's just selective about who its friends are." — Tollef Fog Heen <email>tollef@add.no</email>
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</list>
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