Debian Linux

Network configulation on Debian.

Debian Reference
Chapter 10 - Network configuration


*Packages*
While configuring Gnome-gcc package, error came up as below.

"checking for C compiler default output... configure: error: C compiler cannot create"

But one idea came up with which is to install using a deb file(its extension is .deb).
By executing the command like,


$dpkg --install [your desired debian file whose name ends with ".deb"]

-->you can refer for more information here(http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-pkgtools.en.html)


It will automatically extract and place at correct folder location.
If there is a deb file available with preferred package version, better use a deb file rather that compiling and installing from source files.

Here you can look up your desired package focusing on debian.


***Install gnome-ppp***
An install program ended while installation with showing error cause,

"gnome-ppp depends on wvdial; however : Package wvdial is not installed.

okay I went on installing wvdial first, and then I got following error details when wvdial installation failed.

"wvdial depends on ppp,
***,
wvdial depends on libuniconf4.2,
***,
wvdial depends on libwvstreams4.2-base,
***,
wvdial depends on libwvstreams4.2-extra,
***,
wvdial depends on libxplc0.3.13"

aaahh!! I got to install 6 packages for installing gnome-ppp!! and now I don't even know how many more required packages have to be installed for installing those 6 packages...
could be 10 to 20 packages...

haa..

I avoid installation nightmare and decide to use "Synaptic Package manager" with debian installation CD-ROM.
By using its manager tool,I can select and download a desired package(If it's available in CD-ROM) from CD-ROM without bothering package dependency!!

***Watching a DVD***
When I inserted a DVD and then tried and ran, this message came up,

"The source seems encrypted, and can't be read. Are you trying to play an encrypted DVD without libdvdcss?"

huh,,,Always Linux has to be set up something when try to something new..
and makes us frastrated...but I know through setting up and figuring out a problem cause on Linux, some people are having fun! (like me?!)
anyway, I will have to start figuring out the problem cause of DVD watching failure..

I just googled with above error message and found usuful instruction on this and solved a problem. All you have to do is just follow an instruction on there!!

***Language setting***
Mainly my partner need to input Japanese letter on Linux , so that I need to install for allowing us to input Japanese language.
and found this package Language-env and his package allows not only Japanese , but Korean,Chinese, (Tamil?! not sure) French and further more!