Re: On Learning Debian
On Wed, 2 Oct 2002, Mark Seven Smith wrote:
> There is so much to learn!
That is true, and also explains why learning Debian can be a bit
overwhelming at times. It took me a about a year before I started to
really feel comfortable with it.
I have a few tips for you:
* Become comfortable at understanding Bourne shell scripts. A lot of the
Debian system is glued together with shell scripts, and you can learn a
lot about the behaviour of Debian by reading them. For example, if you
want to understand how XFree86 is "Debianised", then poke around in
/etc/X11/ and try to understand what's going on there.
* Patience. Debian is big and complex and has been put together by lots
of very smart people over a period of about ten years. Don't expect
that one person can easily understand it all.
* Read the Debian policy manual. It will fill in a lot of the gaps.
Andrew.
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