Frugalware 2.0-115736-gcfe0836 (Rigel) Documentation i Frugalware 2.0-115736-gcfe0836 (Rigel) Documentation Frugalware 2.0-115736-gcfe0836 (Rigel) Documentation ii Contents 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Things that you should really read..........................................1 1.2 Running console commands.............................................1 2 About Frugalware 2 2.1 Short..........................................................2 2.2 Long..........................................................2 3 Quick reference 4 3.1 Informations......................................................4 3.2 Features........................................................4 4 Installation 4 4.1 Hardware requirements................................................4 4.1.1 i686......................................................4 4.1.2 x86_64....................................................4 4.1.3 arm......................................................5 4.2 Choosing installation flavor..............................................5 4.2.1 Installing from CD..............................................5 4.2.2 Installing from DVD.............................................5 4.2.3 USB isohybrid image.............................................5 4.2.4 TFTP image.................................................6 4.2.5 Fwbootstrap (self-contained chroot).....................................6 4.2.6 A manual bootstrap..............................................6 4.3 Obtaining a source media...............................................7 4.4 Using packages from CD/DVD............................................7 4.5 The installation process................................................8 5 Upgrading from Frugalware 1.9 to 2.0 9 5.1 Preamble.......................................................9 5.2 Deprecated package removal.............................................9 5.3 pacman-g2.......................................................9 5.4 Upgrading the system.................................................9 5.5 Updating config files.................................................9 5.6 bind update...................................................... 10 5.7 The reboot....................................................... 10 Frugalware 2.0-115736-gcfe0836 (Rigel) Documentation iii 6 Basic configuration 10 6.1 Introduction...................................................... 10 6.2 GRUB......................................................... 10 6.3 Kernel modules.................................................... 10 6.4 Accounts and passwords............................................... 10 6.5 Network........................................................ 10 6.6 Timezone....................................................... 11 6.7 Mouse......................................................... 11 6.8 Graphical interface.................................................. 11 7 Pacman-G2 11 7.1 Basics......................................................... 11 7.2 Apt - pacman-g2 cross reference........................................... 12 8 Networking 12 8.1 Initializing the network card............................................. 12 8.2 The netconfig utility.................................................. 12 8.3 Basic firewall configuration.............................................. 13 9 Graphical interface (X11) 14 9.1 Configuring your graphics card............................................ 14 9.2 3D acceleration, binary drivers............................................ 14 9.3 Allow root login in KDM/GDM........................................... 14 10 Sound 14 10.1 Configuring the sound card.............................................. 14 10.2 Volume configuration with alsamixer......................................... 15 11 Printing 15 11.1 Before you start.................................................... 15 11.1.1 Hewlett-Packard............................................... 15 11.1.2 Canon..................................................... 15 11.1.3 Epson..................................................... 15 11.1.4 Samsung................................................... 16 11.2 Configuring the printer................................................ 16 11.3 My printer is not listed................................................ 16 11.4 Multiple pages on a single sheet........................................... 16 11.5 Troubleshooting.................................................... 17 Frugalware 2.0-115736-gcfe0836 (Rigel) Documentation iv 12 The hotplug subsystem 17 12.1 udev.......................................................... 17 12.2 Pen/Thumbdrives................................................... 17 12.3 Digital cameras.................................................... 17 12.4 Automounting: D-BUS, HAL and Ivman; Gnome and KDE............................. 17 13 The init scripts, bootup 18 13.1 About the kernel................................................... 18 13.2 Init scripts and services................................................ 18 13.2.1 Controlling a service execution........................................ 18 13.2.2 Controlling a service execution on system boot............................... 19 13.3 System boot, targets.................................................. 19 13.4 GRUB gfxmenu.................................................... 19 13.5 Splashy........................................................ 20 14 How to contribute 20 14.1 Donations of money.................................................. 20 14.2 Translation...................................................... 20 14.3 Application packaging................................................ 20 14.4 Developing...................................................... 20 14.5 Donating hardware.................................................. 20 14.6 Artwork........................................................ 20 14.7 Support........................................................ 21 14.8 Find bugs....................................................... 21 15 The Frugalware Bug Reporting HOWTO 21 15.1 Introduction...................................................... 21 15.2 Where......................................................... 21 15.3 General........................................................ 21 15.4 Bug reports...................................................... 21 15.5 Feature Requests................................................... 22 15.5.1 Do not request................................................ 22 15.6 Pacman-g2 problems................................................. 22 15.7 Fixed in git...................................................... 23 16 Mobile computers 23 16.1 Battery, buttons, thermal management........................................ 23 16.2 Conserving power................................................... 23 16.3 Hibernation...................................................... 24 Frugalware 2.0-115736-gcfe0836 (Rigel) Documentation v 17 Packages 24 17.1 amavisd-new..................................................... 24 17.2 android-sdk...................................................... 25 17.3 apache......................................................... 25 17.3.1 How to configure Apache.......................................... 25 17.3.2 Setting up SSL support for Apache..................................... 25 17.3.3 Self-signed Apache certificate........................................ 27 17.4 asciidoc........................................................ 27 17.5 autojump....................................................... 28 17.5.1 AUTOJUMP................................................. 28 A cd command that learns.......................................... 28 Installation.................................................. 28 17.6 avahi.......................................................... 28 17.7 b43-fwcutter...................................................... 28 17.8 ccache......................................................... 29 17.9 cryptsetup-luks.................................................... 29 17.9.1 Creating.................................................... 29 17.9.2 Mounting................................................... 29 17.9.3 Umounting.................................................. 29 17.9.4 Encrypting your home partition....................................... 30 17.10cyrus-sasl....................................................... 31 17.10.1 Configuring.................................................. 31 17.10.2 Verifying................................................... 32 17.11dante.......................................................... 32 17.11.1 Configuration................................................. 32 17.11.2 Testing it................................................... 32 17.12ddclient........................................................ 33 17.13dhcp.......................................................... 33 17.14dspam......................................................... 33 17.15fuse.......................................................... 34 17.16gammu........................................................ 34 17.16.1 Configuring.................................................. 34 17.16.2 Creating a backup.............................................. 34 17.17git........................................................... 35 17.17.1 gitweb..................................................... 35 17.18gnome-bluetooth................................................... 35 17.19grub2........................................................