Stephen Carpenter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am intereste din a system where I can install things....then go > through the config files (not > some X interface) and read the docs... > and configure it....
There is no X configuration utility in debian (yet), but all packages configure during installation and many leave a config utility in /usr/sbin/, but you can and will have to edit the config files with a texteditor if you want some custom things. > and I like the idea of compiling everything from source You can get the debian packages as sourcefiles, change things if you want and then do a dpk-buildpackage to rebuild the .deb Or build things in /usr/local (I recommend the stow package to keep things in clean situation then). > so...I am new to this list...what am I gonna find with debian? You can do naything you want on a debian system. Noone can stop the root user ;-) > I mean...I know what im talking about is more work on the actual > install... You could also become a debian developer if you want. If you use a programm that hasn't a debian package yet, debianize it and share it with the community. Check the Mailinglist archives for the periodic "Work-Needing and Prospective Packages" mail. Also debian is preparing for the 2.0 release and still needs helping hands for testing it. Ciao, Martin -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .