Debian tricks
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*Install languages for Debian (Man, Nano...): | *Install languages for Debian (Man, Nano...): | ||
apt-get install locales | apt-get install locales | ||
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*Personalize your box's name! | *Personalize your box's name! | ||
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==System Time== | ==System Time== | ||
| - | If order to have your Real Time Clock working, you '''must''' use udev. | + | *Change the timezone of Debian: |
| + | tzconfig | ||
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| + | *If order to have your Real Time Clock working, you '''must''' use udev. Set it as root with the command: | ||
| + | hwclock --set --date="12/31/2007 18:13:00" | ||
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| + | *Also, it's a good idea to have ntp to automatically sync the time | ||
| + | apt-get install ntp | ||
[[Category: Debian]] | [[Category: Debian]] | ||
Revision as of 07:54, 25 May 2007
Configure apt-get
- Change the sources of apt (HTTP, FTP, CD-ROM... and Servers):
apt-setup noprobe
- Or/and edit file:
/etc/apt/sources.list
You can also install netselect-apt, that will automaically generate a sources.list using with the fastest server from the ones avalable. Then you can replace/merge that new file with the /etc/apt/sources.list file.
After you done, don't forget to run the following command as root $ apt-get update
Locales
- Install languages for Debian (Man, Nano...):
apt-get install locales
- Personalize your box's name!
vim /etc/hostname (replace KURO-BOX with the name of your choice) vim /etc/hosts (update this file, if necessary)
System Time
- Change the timezone of Debian:
tzconfig
- If order to have your Real Time Clock working, you must use udev. Set it as root with the command:
hwclock --set --date="12/31/2007 18:13:00"
- Also, it's a good idea to have ntp to automatically sync the time
apt-get install ntp
