Re: after getting started...
> - how do I install more .deb files after I already have
> a working hurd system? (Where do I get them? A: same
> site that has the files .deb's needed to get started)
> Is this just simple dpkg usage at this point? If so,
> a pointer to good dpkg documentation, and possibly an
> example cmd line would be useful.
Yup, same as for debian/linux, whatever docs you can find for that.
I use dselect, which is a front-end to dpkg.
> - how do I upgrade various pieces, most importantly, how
> do I try out a new kernel or set of servers after someone
> announces that they have been updated? (Is this a single
> dpkg command? or do I simply replace pieces like /boot/gnumach
> and various servers?)
Use dpkg (or dselect) to update to new .deb's.
> - where do I get sources? (I found a reference to a CVS
> repository at :pserver:anoncvs@anoncvs.gnu.org/gd/gnu/anoncvsroot,
> I got 'hurd' sources here. Is this the canonical source?)
Yup. Well, it's a read-only mirror of the canonical repository, updated
once a day. Same for gnumach and mig.
> - what packages do I need to rebuild the system. What sources
> do I need to retrieve? (hurd? gnumach? glibc? ...)
If you want to rebuild from scratch, you need the usual tools plus mig.
Build glibc, then gnumach, then hurd.
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