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Debian GNU/Linux Reference Card under construction



Hi,

for computer literate people, who either are new to Debian or are new to
any UNIXish system, I created a draft "reference card".  The card has some
information on how to get help, the dozen most important shell commands,
some apt-get/apt-cache/apt-file and dpkg commands, as well as some more
specialised things.  The criteria for me was: Which questions did I get
most often in the last four weeks?  Now I like to get feedback, most
destructive criticism and other useful help:

1. Please look at the card and point out any errors.  Nothing is worse
   for a beginner than false information.  {"To list your files type
   rm -rf /", "Install Mandrake", ...)

2. There is still room for your favourite command/config file/whatever.
   Tell me - I will add things, until the card is full.  Maybe I use one
   complete page (1/6 of the card) for the debian-installer (and FAI).

3. My English is broken.  Could please somebody from Oxbridge or Camford
   try to repair it?

4. As soon as the card is complete (or nearly so) and the "English" is
   fixed, I will provide a German translation.  I am interested in having
   the card translated to Italian and other languages.  Any volunteers?

Here is the stuff:
http://people.debian.org/~debacle/refcard.pdf (ISO A4 format)
http://people.debian.org/~debacle/refcard.dbk (DocBook/XML source)

PLEASE CC ME, because I read this list mostly via it's web archive.

Cheers, WB



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