David Palmer. wrote: > O.K., I'm trying to get on top of a few things here, and am struggling > to find directions that make sense. > It's got to the point where I have actually got to the point of starting > off a series of posts at an open source forum to help out other newbies > like myself. > But even though I am able to find documentation that will teach me the > basics of bash, I've looked all over the web for a simple tutorial to > explain step by step procedure for download and install of a basic > application. have you tried the "debian reference"? it does cover many debian issues plus general linux usage: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/reference/reference.en.html
for compiling an application from source there is a link that I remember from my old mandrake days: http://doc.mandrakelinux.com/MandrakeLinux/91/en/Command-Line.html install-free-software-chapter.html although in debian, you have most of the application compiled and packaged. just run a tool like dselect/aptitude and search for "Gnupg" and you'll get plenty of results (including front-ends). enjoy -- Haim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
