Re: [Debian-sf-users] Newbie to Debian and SourceForge

[Firestar]

Hi Tim,

I have installed and 'apt-get dist-upgrade' my new
debian box. (Now it's version 3.0) I encountered some
error (exit with code 1) when apt-get is upgrading
ppp, but since i'm on LAN, i hope that won't matter.

Btw, is the SF package path (pointing to christian's
site) version 2.6 or 2.5? Cos' i saw another SF
package being hosted by lolando...

TIA,
Firestar

--- Tim Uckun <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> >
> >The other alternative for me would be to try
> >debian-sf. However i have not used debian-linux
> 
> Debian is much cooler IMHO but everybody has their
> opinions I guess.
> 
> >before. How should i proceed? Should I download the
> >ISO for DEbian 2.2r4, and after installation,
> install
> >sourceforge by 'apt-get install sourceforge'?
> Thanks
> >in advance.
> 
> Not that simple but here is the route you need to
> take.
> 1) Install potato (or woody if you got the ISO).
> Install just the minimum 
> things you need No extra apps or X.
> 2) Edit /etc/apt/sources.list Comment out the CDROM
> lines and add the lines 
> for unstable (there are examples in the debian web
> site for testing just 
> change the word testing to unstable.
> 3) Add lines for chirtians web site to
> /etc/apt/sources.list
>   In the end your sources.list should look like
> this.
> # See sources.list(5) for more information,
> especialy
> # Remember that you can only use http, ftp or file
> URIs
> # CDROMs are managed through the apt-cdrom tool.
> 
> # For security
> 
> deb http://security.debian.org stable/updates main
> contrib non-free
> 
> #For stable
> #deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main
> contrib non-free
> #deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US
> stable/non-US main contrib non-free
> 
> # for woody
> #deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian testing main
> contrib non-free
> #deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US
> testing/non-US main contrib 
> non-free
> 
> # for Unstable
> deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main
> contrib non-free
> deb http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US
> unstable/non-US main contrib 
> non-free
> 
> #for Sourceforge
> deb http://christian.bayle.free.fr/debian
> binary-i386/
> deb-src http://christian.bayle.free.fr/debian
> source/
> 
> # Uncomment if you want the apt-get source function
> to work
> #deb-src http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable
> main contrib non-free
> #deb-src http://non-us.debian.org/debian-non-US
> stable non-US
> 
> 
> 
> 4) apt-get update
> 5) apt-get dist-upgrade
> 6) apt-get upgrade  DO this to see if any packages
> are being held back 
> (should not be). If there are apt-get install them
> individually. they will 
> let you know about the dependencies and why they are
> being held back.
> 7) Once you get everything upgraded this might be a
> good time for a full 
> backup.
> 8) Now you need to get ldap working. so "apt-get
> install ldap".  Right now 
> the ldap packagage is broken and it will not create
> a database. Read the 
> bug report on debian.org and do the workaround
> posted there.
> 9) apt-get install apache and apt-get install
> libapache-mod-ssl (these are 
> fixed now!!! yea).
> 10) Make sure you can connect to your box via SSL.
> 11) a good time for a backup!.
> 12) apt-get install libnss-ldap follow the
> instructions to make sure you 
> have the /etc/nsswitch.conf configured right.
> 13) apt-get install sourceforge.
> 
> Theoretically that should do the trick. Make sure
> you answer all LDAP 
> related questions in the same manner (same root dn
> etc). Me I am still 
> struggling with it.  Sourceforge has so many
> dependencies it's not even 
> funny. For me I am having a hell of a time setting
> up and starting slapd. 
> Maybe it's broken but I have no experience with ldap
> so I am sure that 
> aggravates things too.
> 
> If all else fails (and it might) I would look at
> TUTOS which is much 
> simpler to set up.
> 
> I hope this is some use to you. If you are
> successfull please let me know 
> what you did. If I get mine working before then I'll
> let you know.
> 
> 
> 
> :wq
> Tim Uckun
> US Investigations Services/Due Diligence
>   http://www.diligence.com/
> 


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