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I've had Debian Etch for a while and it certainly served me well without very much problems thanks to this forums help. My question is do I need to run ...
- 12-28-2006 #1Linux Newbie
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Maintenence?
I've had Debian Etch for a while and it certainly served me well without very much problems thanks to this forums help. My question is do I need to run some commands to maintain the system?
I previously had a G4 and ran (periodic daily weekly monthly ) also (permission) commands to keep it up. Do I need to run any commands for Etch?
- 12-28-2006 #2Linux Enthusiast
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Other than applying security updates using apt, you should be good to go. The beauty of Linux' file systems is that you don't have to "defrag" as compared to NTFS and FAT file systems. If it's not broken then don't fix it.
- 12-28-2006 #3Just Joined!
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You can keep it clean with:
apt-get clean
deborphan
debfoster
localepurge
get rid of all the crud.
- 12-29-2006 #4Linux User
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For updating the software
are the right commands, I think.Code:$ apt-get update && apt-get dist-upgrade
- 12-29-2006 #5Linux Newbie
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Thanks Guy's for all replies, Learned a lot.
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