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==Installing Sid== | ==Installing Sid== | ||
* Acquire the [http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ daily businesscard ISO]. | * Acquire the [http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ daily businesscard ISO]. | ||
** These won't work from time to time, | ** These won't work from time to time, especially when base packages are being upgraded (the installer will expect a version which is no longer available) | ||
* Prepare external firmware, if necessary | * Prepare external firmware, if necessary | ||
* Boot the ISO, selecting an Expert install | * Boot the ISO, selecting an Expert install | ||
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* Install ntpd. Edit <tt>/etc/default/ntp</tt>, changing NTPD_OPTS to '-g -x'. | * Install ntpd. Edit <tt>/etc/default/ntp</tt>, changing NTPD_OPTS to '-g -x'. | ||
** This allows the clock to be arbitrarily set once (presumably on startup), without slew delay | ** This allows the clock to be arbitrarily set once (presumably on startup), without slew delay | ||
* Unless the machine is intended as a mail server, set up a smarthost with <tt>ssmtp</tt>, purging <tt>Postfix</tt>/<tt>Exim</tt> | |||
* Install <tt>mingetty</tt>. Open <tt>/etc/inittab</tt> and convert 'getty 38400' to 'mingetty'. | * Install <tt>mingetty</tt>. Open <tt>/etc/inittab</tt> and convert 'getty 38400' to 'mingetty'. | ||
* Install openssh-server. Disable password-based authentication (use only keys). | * Install openssh-server. Disable password-based authentication (use only keys). | ||
** Debian already ships OpenSSH configured to use Protocol 2 only. | ** Debian already ships OpenSSH configured to use Protocol 2 only. | ||
** Optionally disable reverse DNS lookups: <tt>UseDNS no</tt> | |||
** Optionally disable password-based auth: <tt>PasswordAuthentication no</tt> | |||
==Multiuser== | ==Multiuser== | ||
* Clone my home directory from https://github.com/dankamongmen/dankhome.git | * Clone my home directory from https://github.com/dankamongmen/dankhome.git | ||
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* Update the local/ symlink: <tt>ln -sf abspath local/p4</tt> | * Update the local/ symlink: <tt>ln -sf abspath local/p4</tt> | ||
* Set up the p4 command line utility: <tt>chmod 775 p4</tt> and <tt>mv p4 local/p4/bin</tt> | * Set up the p4 command line utility: <tt>chmod 775 p4</tt> and <tt>mv p4 local/p4/bin</tt> | ||
===Flash=== | |||
* So long as there's no native 64-bit Linux client, you can either... | |||
** Use the GNU [http://www.gnu.org/s/gnash/ Gnash] plugin, which works kinda | |||
** Use the 32-bit player with nspluginwrapper, from [[Debian_Unstable#Debian_Multimedia|Debian Multimedia]] | |||
===Debian Multimedia=== | |||
* See the page at http://debian-multimedia.org/ | |||
* Add <tt>deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org sid main non-free</tt> to <tt>/etc/apt/sources.list</tt>, and install <tt>debian-multimedia-keyring</tt> | |||