Debian Users' Manuals
- Debian GNU/Linux FAQ
- Debian Installation Guide
- Debian Release Notes
- Debian Reference Card
- The Debian Administrator's Handbook
- Debian Reference
- Securing Debian Manual
- aptitude user's manual
- APT User's Guide
- Debian Java FAQ
- Debian Hamradio Maintainer’s Guide
Users' Frequently Asked Questions.
| Authors: | Susan G. Kleinmann, Sven Rudolph, Santiago Vila, Josip Rodin, Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña |
| Maintainer: | Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña |
| Status: | ready |
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Debian package
debian-faq
Latest version:
The latest XML source is available through the Git repository.
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Installation instructions for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution.
The manual describes the installation process using the Debian Installer,
the installation system for Debian that was first released with
Sarge (Debian GNU/Linux 3.1).
Additional information related to the installation can be found in the
Debian Installer FAQ
and the
Debian Installer wiki pages.
| Authors: | Debian Installer team |
| Maintainer: | Debian Installer team |
| Status: | The manual is not yet perfect. Active work is being done for the current and future Debian releases. Help is welcome, especially with non-x86 installation and translations. Contact debian-boot@lists.debian.org for more information. |
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Debian package
installation-guide
Published version for the stable release Available on the official full CDs and DVDs in the /doc/manual/ directory. Version being prepared for the next stable (in testing) Development version The latest XML source is available through the Git repository.
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Versions of the installation guide for previous releases (and possibly the next release) of Debian are linked from the release page for those releases.
This document contains information on what's new in the current Debian GNU/Linux distribution and complete upgrading information for users of older Debian releases.
| Authors: | Adam Di Carlo, Bob Hilliard, Josip Rodin, Anne Bezemer, Rob Bradford, Frans Pop, Andreas Barth, Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña, Steve Langasek |
| Status: | Actively worked upon for Debian releases. Contact debian-doc@lists.debian.org for more information. Problems and patches should be reported as bugs against the release-notes pseudo-package. |
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Released version
Available on the official full CDs and DVDs in the /doc/release-notes/ directory. The latest XML source is available through the Git repository.
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This card provides new users of Debian GNU/Linux with the most important commands in a single page to be used as a reference when working with Debian GNU/Linux systems. Basic (or better) knowledge of computers, files, directories and the command line is required.
| Authors: | W. Martin Borgert |
| Maintainer: | W. Martin Borgert |
| Status: | published; in active development |
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Debian package
debian-refcard
Latest version:
The latest XML source is available through the Git repository.
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The Debian Administrator's Handbook
The Debian Administrator's Handbook teaches the essentials to anyone who wants to become an effective and independent Debian GNU/Linux administrator.
| Authors: | Raphaël Hertzog, Roland Mas |
| Status: | Published; in active development |
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Debian package
debian-handbook
Latest version:
The latest XML source is available through the Git repository.
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This Debian GNU/Linux reference covers many aspects of system administration through shell-command examples. Basic tutorials, tips, and other information are provided for topics including system installation, Debian package management, the Linux kernel under Debian, system tuning, building a gateway, text editors, VCS, programming, and GnuPG.
Previously known as "Quick Reference".
| Authors: | Osamu Aoki (青木 修) |
| Maintainer: | Osamu Aoki (青木 修) |
| Status: | Published; in active development |
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Debian package
debian-reference
Latest version:
The latest XML source is available through the Git repository.
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This manual describes the security of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system and within the Debian project. It starts with the process of securing and hardening the default Debian GNU/Linux installation (both manually and automatically), covers some of the common tasks involved in setting up a secure user and network environment, gives information on the security tools available, steps to take before and after a compromise and also describes how security is enforced in Debian by the security team. The document includes a step by step hardening guide and within the appendix there is detailed information on how to setup an intrusion detection system and a bridge firewall with Debian GNU/Linux.
| Authors: | Alexander Reelsen, Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña |
| Maintainer: | Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña |
| Status: | Published; under development with few changes. Several topics are outdated. |
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Debian package
harden-doc
Latest version:
The latest XML source is available through the Git repository.
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An introductory guide to the aptitude package manager with the complete command reference.
| Authors: | Daniel Burrows |
| Status: | Published; in active development |
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Debian package
aptitude-doc
Latest version:
The latest XML source is available through the Git repository.
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This document provides an overview of how to use the APT package manager.
| Authors: | Jason Gunthorpe |
| Status: | Published; stale since many years |
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Debian package
apt-doc
Latest version:
The latest XML source is available through the Git repository.
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The purpose of this FAQ is to be a place to look for all kind of questions a developer or user might have regarding Java as far as Debian is concerned, it includes license issues, development packages available, and programs related to building a Free Software Java environment.
| Authors: | Javier Fernández-Sanguino Peña, Torsten Werner, Niels Thykier, Sylvestre Ledru |
| Status: | Published; in active development although some of its content might not be current. |
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Debian package
java-policy
Latest version:
The latest SGML source is available through the Git repository.
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Debian Hamradio Maintainer’s Guide
The Debian Hamradio Maintainers Guide is a document that outlines team policy and best current practice for the Deian Hamradio Maintainers packaging team.
| Authors: | Iain R. Learmonth |
| Status: | Published; in active development. |
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Debian package
hamradio-maintguide
Latest version: The latest restructuredText source is available through the Git repository.
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