Debian tricks

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		+	==Secure Shell (ssh)==
		+	*Login to your box using ssh instead of telnet (more secure)
		+	apt-get install ssh
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Latest revision as of 15:33, 6 September 2007

Contents 1 Configure apt-get 2 Locales 3 System Time 4 Secure Shell (ssh)

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

Secure Shell (ssh)

• Login to your box using ssh instead of telnet (more secure)

apt-get install ssh