Debian Reference
Chapter 2 - Debian fundamentals
This chapter provides fundamental information on the Debian system for
non-developers. For authoritative information, see:
listed under
References, Section
15.1.
If you are looking for less detailed "how-to" explanations, jump
directly to
Debian package management, Chapter
6 or other relevant chapters.
This chapter is based on documents taken from the "Debian FAQ",
greatly reorganized to allow the ordinary Debian system administrator to get
started.
2.1 The Debian archives
