Debian: Difference between revisions
From embeddedTS Manuals
No edit summary |
|||
Line 36: | Line 36: | ||
''' Search for packages ''' | ''' Search for packages ''' | ||
<source lang=bash> | <source lang=bash> | ||
apt-cache search nmap | |||
</source> | </source> |
Revision as of 19:56, 24 July 2011
[[1]] | |
Documentation | |
---|---|
Debian Wiki |
Overview
Debian is a lightweight, stable, and mature linux distribution that has been around since 1993 and has over 29,000 software packages. The package design is quite modular, which allows developers to pick exactly what is needed for their project without building everything from source.
Package Management
Debian will offer [better documentation on this subject], but this should be enough to get started.
Update packages
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade
Install packages
apt-get update
apt-get install python2.4
Remove packages
apt-get remove python2.4
Search for packages
apt-cache search nmap