-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Format: 1.7 Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:21:53 +0100 Source: debian-faq Binary: debian-faq debian-faq-de debian-faq-fr debian-faq-it debian-faq-zh-cn Architecture: source all Version: 4.0 Distribution: unstable Urgency: low Maintainer: Javier Fernandez-Sanguino Pen~a <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Changed-By: Joost van Baal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Description: debian-faq - The Debian FAQ debian-faq-de - The Debian FAQ, in German debian-faq-fr - The Debian FAQ, in French debian-faq-it - The Debian FAQ, in Italian debian-faq-zh-cn - The Debian FAQ, in Chinese Closes: 443472 461492 473108 473998 Changes: debian-faq (4.0) unstable; urgency=low . * The Debian FAQ is now maintained using SVN (no longer using CVS.) [ Changes by Joost van Baal ] * The Debian FAQ's debian/ packaging stuff is now maintained using a revision control system: SVN on Alioth. - debian/control: Add Vcs-* headers. * This package no longer is called doc-debian, but debian-faq; it contains the Debian GNU/Linux FAQ only. See doc-debian's debian/changelog for the history of the Debian GNU/Linux FAQ. (Closes: #473998) - debian/rules: remove stuff referring to constitution or social-contract. - debian/{prerm,postinst}: remove stuff referring to reporting-bugs, manifesto, mailing-lists or social-contract. - debian/control: package is now called debian-faq, not doc-debian. Rewrote package description. Add Conflicts: doc-debian <= 3.1.5. - debian/copyright: remove license conditions of non-FAQ documents. * debian/control: add Homepage header. * debian/control: add myself to Uploaders, after ack from jfs. * debian/rules: faq no longer is in FAQ/, but in .: adjust build rules. * debian/doc-base: imported from doc-debian-3.1.5/doc-base/debian-faq. updated list of authors. * debian/control: Bump Standards-Version from 3.6.2.0 to 3.7.3 (no changes needed.) * Create new binary Debian packages debian-faq-de, debian-faq-fr, debian-faq-it, debian-faq-zh-cn for translations which are somewhat up to date and not yet available as Debian packages. Use debhelper's dh_install to deal with these multiple packages: we now build-depend upon debhelper. When at it, use dh_installdeb, dh_gencontrol, dh_md5sums and dh_builddeb too. - debian/{rules,control}: install de, fr, it and zh_CN translations too. - debian/compat: enforce debhelper compatibility level 5. - debian/rules: build needed languages (de, fr, it and zh_CN) only. - debian/debian-faq-{de,fr,it,zh-cn}.{dirs,install}: add debhelper files for building extra binary packages. - debian/rules: use debhelper's dh_installchangelog, dh_installdocs and dh_compress to handle debian/{copyright,changelog} and doc-base stuff. add needed dh_clean calls. - debian/rules: replace handcrafted chmod/chown call with dh_fixperms. - debian/debian-faq*.doc-base, debian/debian-faq*.{prerm,postrm}: add doc-base registrations for all packages, let debhelper deal with them. * Update the content of the FAQ files to their latest SVN versions, from svn.debian.org ddp/manuals/trunk/debian-faq: - changes by joostvb, 2008-04-03 * faqinfo.sgml: mention debian-faq-de, debian-faq-fr and other translation packages, update svn url. - changes by joostvb, 2008-03-24 - 2008-03-29 * uptodate.sgml: remove remark only relevant to < etch * software.sgml: do not explicitly mention lenny: make text more stable * compat.sgml: get rid of & in url: make sure typesetters do not choke on it * nexttime.sgml: remove obsolete entry on security * nexttime.sgml: add entry on d-i and on releasegoal "Dependency based boot sequence" * nexttime.sgml: port to netbsd is stalled, freebsd is getting better * nexttime.sgml: mention new armel port. update SuperH status. drop amd64: of course we support that: old news * nexttime.sgml: add some lenny release goals about i18n from http://release.debian.org/lenny/goals.txt * compat.sgml: Debian Etch is LSB certified. Thanks Stanislav Gromov for reporting this. (Closes: #473108) * faqinfo.sgml: faq moved from cvs to svn * redist.sgml: debian-ham is discontinued * contrib.sgml: the gnu system by fsf is no longer the planned gnu/hurd * support.sgml: do not repeat detailed instructions from http://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting. people should use reportbug anyway * support.sgml: fix typo * support.sgml: mention ftp as last way to get bug-reporting.txt: its no longer widely used * support.sgml: closed bugs are not removed but archived * support.sgml: mention web forums and wiki next to mailing lists and usenet news. add pointer to support page at debian website * support.sgml: everybody has a forms-capable WWW browser these days: remove obsolete remark * customizing.sgml: remove comment: yes our description is correct. give another useful dpkg-divert invocation * kernel.sgml: --force-remove-essential is not needed when purging linux-image * kernel.sgml: kernel-image is now called linux-image * kernel.sgml: remove obsolete make-kpkg notes. we refer to make-kpkg's documenation anyway * uptodate.sgml: oops, apt-proxy was already in. remove addition from revision 5010 * uptodate.sgml: dpkg-ftp is obsolete * uptodate.sgml: add section on apt-proxy * pkgtools.sgml: add another useful dpkg-deb feature * pkgtools.sgml: add section on synaptic, move section on dselect to "other tools" section * pkgtools.sgml: do not be english-centric: suggest aptitude-doc virtual package; not aptitude-doc-en * pkgtools.sgml: update comment * pkg_basics.sgml: the X Window System no long is called X11, but X.Org. Just refer to it as "X" * pkg_basics.sgml: add missing "," * pkg_basics.sgml: console-apt is gone, use aptitude * pkg_basics.sgml: the archive has pools now * pkg_basics.sgml: dpkg-deb is for lowlevel interaction only * pkg_basics.sgml: dpkg-divers is part of the package tools * pkg_basics.sgml: dpkg-split is hardly in use any more * pkg_basics.sgml: mention frontend for dpkg and dpkg-source * pkg_basics.sgml: add introduction exaplaing low level character of chapter * customizing.sgml: do not use uft-8 quoting characters: i am not sure what would cause that to break... * customizing.sgml: Apply patch contributed by Peter Moulder in Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, clarifying and updating some init-script issues. (Closes: #461492) * ftparchives.sgml: remove comments about woody and older stuff * ftparchives.sgml: add . for closing sentence; s/freeware/free software/ * ftparchives.sgml: the fact that distributions are directories is an implementation detail: move it somewhat more under the carpet * ftparchives.sgml: use more recent release names: people wont even know these prehistoric ones * compat.sgml: add comment with idea for another question * compat.sgml: libc5 packages where in sarge, no longer in etch. remove section * ftparchives.sgml: experimental is a full blown distribution now, move description to other section * ftparchives.sgml: there is "expermimental" and "oldstable" too: mention these * software.sgml: Add some more questions on non-free software commonly found on GNU/Linux systems: Flash (Don't mention Macromedia/Adobe's non-free player); VoIP (don't mention non-free Skype); mention ndiswrapper; mention Google Earth (or is that not suitable for this faq?) * software.sgml: update section "Where is qmail/ezmlm/djbdns?" now that djb is placing his software into the public domain. * getting.sgml: Mention new installation methods: USB, TFTP etc. * getting.sgml: remove broken link * getting.sgml: http://cdimage.debian.org/ is now just a redirect to http://www.debian.org/CD. Question "I have my own CD-writer, are there CD images available somewhere?" duplicates "Where/how can I get the Debian installation disks?". Removed it. * getting.sgml: we do DVDs too, not just CDs * getting.sgml: Given the current size of Debian, installing from floppy is next to impossible. Therefore, remove section "Can I install it from a pile of floppy disks?" * getting.sgml: http://www.debian.org/CD is more up to date on getting CD images than this faq: add referral * pkg_basics.sgml: Mention wrapper tools for building .deb from source package. Thanks Tim Richardson for his suggestion in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. * ftparchives.sgml: move question about low-level implementation details to end of chapter * uptodate.sgml: dselect built in access methods (like dpkg-ftp) are obsolete: remove section * software.sgml: non-us is obsolete since sarge: remove section * getting.sgml: dselect's build-in access methods are obsolete. Do not talk about low level cd image details like Rock Ridge extensions: that's not suitable for newbies. * pkgtools.sgml: fix bug in description of "apt-get dist-upgrade". explain difference with "apt-get upgrade" - changes by joostvb, 2007-09-21 * pkg_basics.sgml: Files containing Debian packages typically have a component representing the Debian architecture in their name. Thanks Justin Pryzby. (Closes: #443472) - changes by joostvb, 2007-07-11 * basic_defs.sgml: Michael K. Johnson's INFO-SHEET and META-FAQ have been unmaintained for a very long time. Refer to Linux Online instead. * basic_defs.sgml: We don't release every several months, but at about every 2 years (checked potato - woody - sarge - etch ( - lenny) release dates). FTP archives are update twice, not once a day. * basic_defs.sgml: when asked what debian is, first tell about the nice things. explain the boring stuff like what a distribution is later: swapped 2 sections * support.sgml: remove notes about sections of manpages: too much techical detail for intented audience. give example "man ls" instead and refer to man(1) * support.sgml: mention yelp too, as an alternative for dwww, doc-central e.a. [ Changes by Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña ] * Update the content of the FAQ files to their latest SVN versions, from svn.debian.org ddp/manuals/trunk/debian-faq: - changes by jfs, 2007-12-16 - 2007-12-17 * faqinfo.sgml: Add web CVS interface location * faqinfo.sgml: Add Kamaraju Kusumanchi to the credits * debian-faq.sgml: Slight formatting change to (c) * faqstatic.ent: Add the oldreleasename entity * getting.sgml: Add codenames to the version list * choosing.sgml: Convert paragraphs to list and expand on one a bit * choosing.sgml: Rewrite some sections, use entities and make the Knoppix section much more generic * choosing.sgml: Remove extra space * choosing.sgml: Reformat to SGML * choosing.sgml: Add Kamaraju Kusumanchi's GPLd FAQ that helps users choose Debian distributions. * debian-faq.sgml, faqstatic.ent: Add new section on choosing the distribution based on the work by Kamaraju Kusumanchi * uptodate.sgml: Improve description of new items * pkgtools.sgml, software.sgml, uptodate.sgml: Add contributions by Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, which were lost in the email - changes by jfs, 2007-09-23 - 2007-09-30 * customizing.sgml: Add clarification on device permissions * pkg_basics.sgml: Fix sgml error * pkgtools.sgml: Typo fix * pkgtools.sgml: Init handles runlevels, not the kernel * pkgtools.sgml: Aptitude is the preferred package management at console - changes by jfs, 2007-08-13 - 2007-08-23 * pkgtools.sgml: Note that you have to install the package * kernel.sgml: Add --initrd to make-kpkg calls * compat.sgml: Added amd64 and a reference to the ports page * compat.sgml: M68k is not supported on etch * software.sgml: Add a reference to the section describing custom kernels * software.sgml: Wrap example in var * pkgtools.sgml: Mention tasksel as part of the package management tools * software.sgml: Enhance the software description with information on how to build a development environment - changes by jfs, 2007-02-22 - 2007-04-08 * ftparchives.sgml: Add etch to the releases * getting.sgml: Use the entity instead * faqstatic.ent: Etch has been release, enjoy! * uptodate.sgml: Change http.us to ftp.us and update the pointer to the latest location of the mirror list * faqstatic.ent: Revert values (to sarge's) so that the website is consistent with the current status [ Changes by Simon Paillard ] * Update the content of the FAQ files to their latest SVN versions, from svn.debian.org ddp/manuals/trunk/debian-faq: - changes by spaillar, 2007-10-14 - 2007-10-18 * fr/pkg_basics.sgml: False friend [ by "fully_associative" ] * fr/pkgtools.sgml, fr/support.sgml: Typos [ Yannick Palanque ] - changes by spaillar, 2007-02-11 - 2007-02-14 * fr/customizing.sgml: Proofreading [Laurent Leonard] * fr/basic_defs.sgml: Proofread [Leonard Laurent] * fr/customizing.sgml: Add commas [Leonard Laurent] * fr/customizing.sgml: Fix spelling [Leonard Laurent] Files: 0ed94d991b059e39d4f96b675392ff80 937 doc standard debian-faq_4.0.dsc 67536bef9522999dbfe485eacf3aa9a7 560217 doc standard debian-faq_4.0.tar.gz 59436ec812a3694479fef991f0c89cf3 546670 doc standard debian-faq_4.0_all.deb 38ed2574d0c9bd7cf8f81f01fd8e0e18 534252 doc standard debian-faq-de_4.0_all.deb 7d70282e4dda1454f7e6d0eaf6844941 497912 doc standard debian-faq-fr_4.0_all.deb b47cb10c50c0437c84330203a1770189 469924 doc standard debian-faq-it_4.0_all.deb 6ca229c3f1857069b78592833cf6fbe4 1635726 doc standard debian-faq-zh-cn_4.0_all.deb 4beb2ac9913cf52e9d01d42de582da27 66569 byhand - debian-faq.en.html.tar.gz ed0aeba74c834d941e8fd238b32d7f4a 59678 byhand - debian-faq.en.txt.gz 8f13e73da89a57df4cb3fbfc44a146bd 119684 byhand - debian-faq.en.ps.gz 2054bf6b97db2586476730442794d0ff 290690 byhand - debian-faq.en.pdf.gz
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