Re: [tlug] Bye to Suse, Hello to Kubuntu & Debian

[Charles Muller <cmuller-lst@example.com>]

Lyle H Saxon wrote:

> After using automatic update arrangements with RedHat, Suse, & 
> Kubuntu, I suddenly don't know how it's done with Debian (it's not the 
> same, is it?).  

I recently saw a package in the Debian repositories that seems to 
run apt-update automatically like the automatic updates in Red Hat, 
Suse, etc. The problem is, though, that once you begin to do that, 
if you are running Testing or Unstable (I know of very few 
individual users who run the Stable version), eventually there is 
going to be a broken dependency somewhere, and if you are running 
your update automatically, you won't be aware of it, and will thus 
create the same problems you experienced with those other distros.

I would suggest that you just run apt-update manually once every 
couple of weeks or so, and watch it to make sure it finishes 
correctly. That should keep you sufficiently updated with all the 
latest software.

> I also don't know how to switch over to KDE and use that 
> instead of the default Gnome, or how to install various packages.

The way I install Debian is to just install the basic system 
(without any other recommended Desktop/Laptop/X setup). Then reboot 
and do

   apt-get install x-window-system kdm kde

This will give you a basic system with X and KDE (without Gnome), 
and you can then add whatever packages you need after that, as you 
need them.

I have my own personal file of the packages (continually being 
updated) that I like to keep on my system. I just install these, so 
I don't need to install all the other junk that gets included in 
"recommended" installations. I'll attach it below FYI.

Regards,

Chuck

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# basic, printing, input, alsa, XML/XSL/HTML

apt-get install emacs22-el mew gftp ncftp ispell rsync guarddog 
unzip zip sudo bzip2 anacron partimage xarchive xarchiver apt-spy 
unrar-free libc6-dev make ntp xprint-utils cupsys libcupsys2 
cupsys-client cupsys-bsd gs-esp foomatic-db foomatic-filters hpijs 
foomatic-db-hpijs foomatic-gui gcc autoconf libm17n-0 anthy 
kinput2-canna kinput2-common kanjidic canna-utils canna sane gimp 
clara sumika unicode-data alsamixergui alsa-utils psgml 
w3c-dtd-xhtml xlhtml html-helper-mode w3m-img w3m-el w3m xalan 
xsltproc qt3-qtconfig w3c-markup-validator kterm iceweasel iceape 
myspell-en-us icedove nxml-mode debiandoc-sgml linuxdoc-sgml 
w3-dtd-mathml mule-ucs imagemagick wv ppthtml bitmap-mule


# IME

apt-get install uim uim-anthy uim-applet-kde uim-qt uim-qt3 kasumi 
uim-applet-gnome uim-xim uim-gtk2.0 im-switch

#Fonts and screen

apt-get install psfontmgr emacs-intl-fonts xpdf ttf-sazanami-mincho 
ttf-sazanami-gothic xfonts-100dpi-transcoded xfonts-75dpi-transcoded 
ttf-baekmuk ttf-kochi-gothic ttf-kochi-mincho unifont xfonts-baekmuk 
xfonts-intl-asian xfonts-intl-chinese xfonts-intl-chinese-big 
xfonts-intl-japanese xfonts-intl-japanese-big xfonts-marumoji 
xfonts-shinonome gsfonts-wadalab-common gsfonts-wadalab-gothic 
gsfonts-wadalab-mincho xfonts-intl-asian xfonts-intl-european 
xfonts-intl-phonetic ttf-arphic-bkai00mp ttf-arphic-bsmi00lp 
ttf-arphic-gbsn00lp ttf-arphic-ukai ttf-arphic-uming 
x-ttcidfont-conf ttf-freefont xfonts-ayu xfonts-efont-unicode 
xfonts-mplus gsfonts-x11 dvi2ps-fontdata-three hbf-kanji48 
xfonts-kaname ttf-bitstream-vera xscreensaver

# media, java, openoffice, oxygen, fileshare, emulation
# need ~/debian/ unstable main contrib non-free

apt-get install w32codecs acroread mozilla-acroread 
openoffice.org-kde ooo2dbk openoffice.org wine sun-java6-jre 
flashplayer-mozilla swfdec-mozilla mplayer mozilla-mplayer

# Oxygen xml editor
# needs deb http://tei.oucs.ox.ac.uk/teideb/binary ./

tei-oxygen

#remove games and other unwanted

apt-get remove noatun eyesapplet kasteroids katomic kbackgammon 
kbattleship kblackbox kbounce kenolaba kfouleggs khangman klines 
kmahjongg kmines kmoon konquest kolf kdegames-card-data kjumpingcube 
klickety kpat kpoker kreversi ksame kshisen ksirtet ksmiletris 
ksnake ksokoban kspaceduel ktron ktuberling ktux kwin4 lincity-x 
kgoldrunner amor atlantik atlantikdesigner kodo


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A. Charles Muller

University of Tokyo
Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology, Faculty of Letters
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