Hi, Ubuntu has improve usability for novice users compared to Debian? Difference between Debian and Ubuntu: Ubuntu easy to use but bloated? Debian More resource efficient but for experienced Linux users?
Is done at your own risk & I take no responsibility for any loss or damage. / Görs på egen risk & jag tar inget ansvar för förlust eller skada. (sentence in Swedish)
"Kind of" step-by-step installation, Internet connection required for a "complete" system
1. Download & install debian-testing-i386-xfce+lxde-CD-1.iso with or without an Internet connection
2. Open Root-terminal: leafpad /etc/apt/sources.list
3. Backup old sources.list, replace all sources with following & save to /etc/apt/sources.list:
deb http://ftp.se.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb-src http://ftp.se.debian.org/debian/ wheezy main contrib non-free
deb http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ wheezy/updates main contrib non-free
deb http://repository.spotify.com stable non-free
deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian experimental main
4. Open Root-terminal (or LXTerminal with su command):
ifconfig eth0 up
dhclient eth0
apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
See also: http://manual.aptosid.com/en/sys-adm...tm#apt-upgrade
5. Network management
Open Root-terminal: apt-get install network-manager-gnome
leafpad /etc/X11/Xsession
Add line, save & reboot: exec ck-launch-session dbus-launch wm
(Emergency only NetworkManager workaround, run as a privileged process. Open Root-terminal: nm-applet or nm-connection-editor)
6. Shutdown/reboot button doesn't show up?
Open Root-terminal: apt-get install lightdm
Change default display manager to "lightdm".
Root-terminal: leafpad /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
greeter-hide-users=true to
#greeter-hide-users=true
#autologin-user= to
autologin-user=USERNAME
7. Graphical package management
Open Root-terminal: apt-get install synaptic
8. Need a web browser?
Open Root-terminal: apt-get install iceweasel
Or, reminder experimental, is done at your own risk (as usual):
apt-get update && apt-get install -t experimental iceweasel
9. Open Iceweasel & download Google Chrome web browser https://www.google.com/chrome
Install Google Chrome from the Root-terminal:
http://www.math.utah.edu/lab/unix/unix-commands.html#cd
dpkg -i google-chrome-stable_current_i386.deb
Alternative way, open Root-terminal:
wget -q -O - https://dl-ssl.google.com/linux/linux_signing_key.pub | sudo apt-key add -
sh -c 'echo "deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main" >> /etc/apt/sources.list.d/google.list'
Details of Google's google-chrome.list:
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/google-chrome.list
### THIS FILE IS AUTOMATICALLY CONFIGURED ###
# You may comment out this entry, but any other modifications may be lost.
deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main
Open Root-terminal:
apt-get install google-chrome-stable
Or, reminder is done at your own risk (as usual):
apt-get install google-chrome-beta
apt-get install google-chrome-unstable
"new versions of the Flash Player browser plugin for Linux will only be available as part of Google Chrome." - http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente...ly_choice.html
Google Chrome tracking & if you're concerned use Chromium instead!
See also: Re: Chromium Flash Pepper on precise, how? http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php...4&postcount=13
8. Java with IcedTea
Open Root-terminal: apt-get install icedtea-6-plugin
9. Time synchronization via Internet
Open Root-terminal: apt-get install ntp
10. LibreOffice office productivity suite
Open Synaptic, search for LibreOffice & install the "libreoffice" metapackage.
Install from repositories with a GUI: Synaptic Package Manager
Install .deb packages from Root-terminal: dpkg -i
"Installation of binary packages from unknown sources is strongly discouraged!" - http://dev.carbon-project.org/debian/wine-unstable/
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