Re: Getting Started!
On Sun, 3 Jun 2001, HawkY wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I'm new to Debian and to Linux too. (I've just (tried to) installed Debian
> Potato next to a Win2k.) And I have questions:
>
> How can I get a list of my installed packages. ( dpkg ???)
dpkg -l | less
> Does this command list the packages I've installed with mc?
sorry, i havn't a clue what mc has to do with installing packages.
> How can I install a bunch of packages with one single command? (I want to
> install gnome, but I don't really know the package dependencies.)
apt-get update
apt-get install task-gnome-desktop
(also handy, apt-cache search gnome | grep task)
> Is there a book I can get from the net that describes Debian? (If it is
> free... :o) )
there is... but it's for 2.1, which is ancient.
also helpful....
man dpkg
man apt
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