Luke's Cheat Sheet For Linux
Created on Friday December 8th, 2000
Packages.
RPM - Red
Hat
Package Management
Install - rpm -i ***.rpm
Upgrade -rpm -Uvh ***.rpm
Erase/uninstall - rpm -e package-name
Force installation -rpm -Uvh --force --nodeps ***.rpm
Query package - rpm -q package-name
Debian Package Managment
(.debs)
Firstly edit /etc/apt/sources.list and add your closest mirror and cds with debian on:
Example
deb ftp://ftp.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 2.2 r0 _Potato_ - Official i386 Binary-1 (20000814)]
then run apt-get update
DPKG
install - dpkg -i package.deb
remove/uninstall - dpkg -r package
List files asscoiated with package -dpkg -L package
Version - dpkg -l package
Unpack A deb - dpkg -unpack package.deb
APT
install - apt-get install <package>
search - apt-cache search <package>
remove - apt-get remove <package>
(When using apt-get to download off the Internet, the .deb files are placed
in /var/cache/apt/archives)
Network Side
- Allow Hosts -edit/etc/hosts.allow #Example
Service:IP-ADDRESS
- Deny Hosts - edit /etc/hosts.allow # Example ALL:ALL
- Hosts on Network - edit/etc/hosts
- #Example IPADDRESS HOSTNAME HOSTNAME.DOMAINNAME
- Set Hostname - hostname <hostname>
- Nameservers - edit /etc/resolv.conf
KernelUpgrade(Refer
to Joey's
upgrading kernel guidefor full instructions.)
cp linux-*.*.*.tar.gz ; tar zxvf linux-*.*.*.tar.gz ; mv linux /usr/src/linux-*.*.*
cd /usr/src/linux ; make menuconfig (go to bottom save config to a file
/usr/src/oldconfig)
rm /usr/src/linux ; ln -s /usr/src/linux-*.*.* ; cd /usr/src/linux
make menuconfig (go to bottom load up config file /usr/src/oldconfig, save
and and exit)
make dep; make clean; make bzImage; make modules; make modules_install; make
install ; reboot
Sound Configuration
Redhat Distribution: run sndconfig
In Debian: Compile soundcard module into kernel
Edit /etc/modules
In Slackware: Compile module into kernel
Edit/etc/rc.d/rc.modules
Useful Information
- run cat on these files - cat /proc/<filename>
- Install nmap -nmap <Your IP> <- Will list
ports open
- Edit /etc/fstab- place in partitions and drives to be
mount
- Edit /etc/inittab- Change Runlevel (ie X or Console)
- Edit /etc/inetd.conf- Add/Remove Services
- Edit /etc/syslog.conf - Information on log files
- Useful commands - free ; ps aux ; top
- Changing Window Manager in Debian - update-alternatives x-window-manager
- Changing Window Manager in Slackware -xwmconfig
- Progammer? Use Vim? - Edit .vimrcadd these lines
set autoindent
syn on
set cindent
Themes
Window Maker
mv wm-theme.tar.gz ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMaker
cd ~/GNUstep/Library/WindowMake
tar zxvf wm-theme.tar.gz
(Right click, Work space>Appearance>Themes>WM-theme)
Enlightenment
mv e-theme.tar.gz /usr/share/enlightenment/themes/ || ~/.enlightenment/themes/
run e-conf
gtk
mkdir ~/themes ; mkdir ~/themes/gnome/
mv gtk-theme.tar.gz
gnomecc (Desktop >Theme selector)
Sawfish
cp sawfish-theme.tar.gz /usr/share/sawmill || ~./sawmill/themes/
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