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diff --git a/Distrib/DebianAfterInstall.mdwn b/Distrib/DebianAfterInstall.mdwn index ae74963e..06a638d8 100644 --- a/Distrib/DebianAfterInstall.mdwn +++ b/Distrib/DebianAfterInstall.mdwn @@ -29,6 +29,25 @@ If the NIC was detected: Installing packages without having a network connection is described [[Distrib/DebianAptOffline]]. +### <a name="Setup_apt_get"> Setup apt-get </a> + +Sometimes getting apt-get to work is not straightforward. Good mirrors to put in `/etc/apt/sources.list` are (as of Jan 2007): + + deb http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian unstable main contrib + deb-src http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian unstable main contrib + deb http://ftp.gnuab.org/debian unreleased main + deb-src http://ftp.gnuab.org/debian unreleased main + +apt-get update a couple of times if some file fails to download. + +If when doing your first apt-get, dpkg complains of missing programs, [try to cheat it this way](http://lists.debian.org/debian-hurd/1999/05/msg00187.html): + + # ln -s /sbin/ldconfig /bin/ldconfig + # ln -s /bin/true /bin/update-rc.d + # ln -s /bin/true /bin/start-stop-daemon + # ln -s /bin/true /bin/install-info + # ln -s /bin/true /bin/update-alternatives + ### <a name="_Hurd_RandomDevice_Setup_random_"> </a> [[Hurd/RandomDevice]] You often need scp and ssh. Sadly the Debian GNU/Hurd does not come with any default random package installed. See [[Hurd/RandomDevice]] for details, the following is just a quick recap. |