Let me recommend you also look into modconf for configuring modules, and the various "update" scripts. (I went to /bin, /sbin, /usr/bin, and /usr/sbin and did "ls |grep update" to find them all. In particular see update-alternatives.
You'll be a much happier debianese if you know where these things are and what they do. <g> Kevin On Sun, 9 Feb 2003 04:34:23 +0000 Pigeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 02:17:51AM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote: > > On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 12:05:36AM +0000, Pigeon wrote: > > > On Wed, Feb 05, 2003 at 06:19:36PM -0600, Nathan E Norman wrote: > > > > Install DNS caching software on the gateway (the modem box). Have > > > > all internal machines use the gateway as their nameserver (use a > > > > static resolv.conf). You can use BIND as a caching only > > > > nameserver, and of course there are other choices like dnsmasq, > > > > maradns, pdnsd, and DJB's dnscache. > > > > > > dnsmasq does the trick, is dead easy to get running and would have > > > taken me a lot longer to find without this message. > > > > In that case, let me introduce you to the "apt-cache" command, from > > the "apt" package (IOW you almost certainly have it installed). Try > > this: > > > > apt-cache search dns > > > > Cool, eh? apt-cache requires no special permissions and can do all > > sorts of cool things. I find that I use "search", "show", and > > "showpkg" quite frequently. Note that the search term is a real > > regex, not a glob. > > > > I used the results of the above command when I composed my earlier > > reply; it took me a minute or so to vgrep the output. > > Cool indeed! I am rather new to the wonders of apt, having only > recently upgraded to woody from a slink installation which was so out > of date that trying to apt-get anything would have resulted in > downloading most of woody via dialup. Now I can use it safely, I > understand why everyone raves about it. > > Thanks, > Pigeon > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]