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* install proper original tools to replace the crippled ones of busybox, when you already installed bash. Refer to e.g. [[User:Joerg_rw/tools]] | * install proper original tools to replace the crippled ones of busybox, when you already installed bash. Refer to e.g. [[User:Joerg_rw/tools]] | ||
- | + | If you're reluctant to do all of the above (installing man package mandb-N900 is strongly recommended anyway), you may look up general linux cmdline help here: [http://ss64.com/bash Linux commands], and details about crippled busybox here: [http://www.busybox.net/downloads/BusyBox.html list of Busybox Linux commands and options for each one]. Man pages online you'll fine at [http://manpages.courier-mta.org/manpageindex.html], further links are listed at [http://tldp.org/manpages/man.html]. | |
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- | If you're reluctant to do all of the above (installing man package mandb-N900 is strongly recommended anyway), you may look up general linux cmdline help here: [http://ss64.com/bash Linux commands], and details about crippled busybox here: [http://www.busybox.net/downloads/BusyBox.html list of Busybox Linux commands and options for each one]. Man pages online you'll | + | |
You find more links that give you easy as well as ambitious starts on linux shell here: [http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/sect_01_01.html Bash-Beginners-Guide] [http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/why-shell.html "Shell Programming!"] [http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/sect_01_01.html Common shell programs] [http://www.faqs.org/docs/bashman/bashref_toc.html#SEC_Contents Bash reference] [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prog-Intro-HOWTO.html BASH Programming - Introduction HOW-TO] and generally under http://tldp.org/ | You find more links that give you easy as well as ambitious starts on linux shell here: [http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/sect_01_01.html Bash-Beginners-Guide] [http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/why-shell.html "Shell Programming!"] [http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/sect_01_01.html Common shell programs] [http://www.faqs.org/docs/bashman/bashref_toc.html#SEC_Contents Bash reference] [http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Bash-Prog-Intro-HOWTO.html BASH Programming - Introduction HOW-TO] and generally under http://tldp.org/ | ||
=== Basics === | === Basics === | ||
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==== Basic commands ==== | ==== Basic commands ==== | ||
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~ $ df -h | ~ $ df -h | ||
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=== Show a list of installed packages === | === Show a list of installed packages === | ||
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apt-get update | apt-get update | ||
- | + | Upgrade any installed apps with newer versions (the <code>-y</code> is optional and just avoids it prompting you as to whether or not to proceed): | |
- | apt-get upgrade -y | + | apt-get upgrade -y |
Remove any downloaded package archives. Once the package is installed the downloaded file is no longer needed. The Application Manager does this automatically but if you are using "apt-get" you'll have to do it manually: | Remove any downloaded package archives. Once the package is installed the downloaded file is no longer needed. The Application Manager does this automatically but if you are using "apt-get" you'll have to do it manually: | ||
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apt-get autoclean | apt-get autoclean | ||
- | + | Remove any packages which are no longer needed. These are applications/libraries which were automatically installed because of dependencies but are no longer required: | |
apt-get autoremove | apt-get autoremove | ||
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Install any missing dependencies (which should fix the broken packages issue I had): | Install any missing dependencies (which should fix the broken packages issue I had): | ||
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~ $ dpkg -i nano_2.0.6_armel.deb | ~ $ dpkg -i nano_2.0.6_armel.deb | ||
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== Further reading == | == Further reading == |
Learn more about Contributing to the wiki.