11-28-2011
bare bones Debian install
I have read into some of the complexity in the docs in Debian on the install procedure.
Is there any guiding light on what is required for a bare bones install.
I have read in maybe the wikipedia that the einstein behind Debian has put in place every thing imaginable for any particular Machine.
is that true, is the install real top heavy ?.
And i was wondering, after the install if there is any way to detect the programs that are not needed.
I do see that there is a un-install GUI be for thought put in place in other OS`s and i assume there is one in Debian.
I just like to know where i am going in the forest before i get there.
thanks
i am studying Linux and bash with YDL in a iBook G4 that is questionable as to wether it will boot the next time. graphics card is damaged and there seems to be some dependencies on the graphics card for ? i saw in a log file.
I plan to install Debian into a HP mini Notebook.
so the G4 is the learning lab.
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wrap-and-sort
WRAP-AND-SORT(1) General Commands Manual WRAP-AND-SORT(1)
NAME
wrap-and-sort - wrap long lines and sort items in Debian packaging files
SYNOPSIS
wrap-and-sort [options]
DESCRIPTION
wrap-and-sort wraps the package lists in Debian control files. By default the lists will only split into multiple lines if the entries are
longer than 80 characters. wrap-and-sort sorts the package lists in Debian control files and all .install files. Beside that wrap-and-sort
removes trailing spaces in these files.
This script should be run in the root of a Debian package tree. It searches for control, control.in, copyright, copyright.in, install, and
*.install in the debian directory.
OPTIONS
-h, --help
Show this help message and exit.
-a, --wrap-always
Wrap all package lists in the Debian control file even if the entries are shorter than 80 characters and could fit in one line line.
-s, --short-indent
Only indent wrapped lines by one space (default is in-line with the field name).
-b, --sort-binary-packages
Sort binary package paragraphs by name.
-k, --keep-first
When sorting binary package paragraphs, leave the first one at the top. Unqualified debhelper(7) configuration files are applied to
the first package.
-n, --no-cleanup
Do not remove trailing whitespaces.
-d path, --debian-directory=path
Location of the debian directory (default: ./debian).
-f file, --file=file
Wrap and sort only the specified file. You can specify this parameter multiple times. All supported files will be processed if no
files are specified.
-v, --verbose
Print all files that are touched.
AUTHORS
wrap-and-sort and this manpage have been written by Benjamin Drung <bdrung@debian.org>.
Both are released under the ISC license.
DEBIAN Debian Utilities WRAP-AND-SORT(1)