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Operating Systems Linux SuSE ubuntu to pure debian Post 302193856 by Texasone on Sunday 11th of May 2008 12:32:53 PM

05-11-2008

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ubuntu to pure debian

ok, im going to start off by saying i am a newbee so some of the stuff i say may not be right.
but anyways, right now i am using ubuntu hardy for my main distrobution. i love it and all, but the main reason i switched to linux (besides drm and the blue screen i see on my comp about ten times a year) is the low price and the ability to change it. and ubuntu to me doesnt need changing on my part. so i was thinking of partitioning half my hard drive to pure debian and start creating my own distrobution off of that. the only problem i have with debian is internet. i have an ibm bus card 802.11 b/g. on the hardware drivers screen on ubuntu it shows it as an atheros card. and i remembered reading that most atheros wireless cards dont work with most linux distrobutions due to its non public source code. and since i cant change the source code, i was wondering this question: is there any software out there for debian for atheros cards or should i just save up like $50 and buy a new wireless card?
also, if there is a better linux distrobution out there(perferably debian based) that is better for working with to learn how to change it, please let me know?

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what-patch

WHAT-PATCH(1)                                                 General Commands Manual                                                WHAT-PATCH(1)

NAME

       what-patch - detect which patch system a Debian package uses

SYNOPSIS

       what-patch [options]

DESCRIPTION

       what-patch examines the debian/rules file to determine which patch system the Debian package is using.

       what-patch should be run from the root directory of the Debian source package.

OPTIONS

       Listed below are the command line options for what-patch:

       -h, --help
              Display a help message and exit.

       -v     Enable verbose mode.  This will include the listing of any files modified outside or the debian/ directory and report any additional
              details about the patch system if available.

AUTHORS

       what-patch was written by Kees Cook <kees@ubuntu.com>, Siegfried-A. Gevatter <rainct@ubuntu.com>, and  Daniel  Hahler  <ubuntu@thequod.de>,
       among others.  This manual page was written by Jonathan Patrick Davies <jpds@ubuntu.com>.

       Both are released under the GNU General Public License, version 3 or later.

SEE ALSO

       The Ubuntu MOTU team has some documentation about patch systems at the Ubuntu wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PackagingGuide/PatchSystems

       cdbs-edit-patch(1), dbs-edit-patch(1), dpatch-edit-patch(1)

DEBIAN                                                           Debian Utilities                                                    WHAT-PATCH(1)