Debian Hint #1: You can report a bug in a package with the 'reportbug'
command, which is available in the reportbug package.
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Debian Hint #2: You can use 'dpkg-reconfigure <package>' to change the
answers you gave to the questions asked when you first installed a package.
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Debian Hint #3: You can use 'apt-cache search <words>' to search for words
in the descriptions of all available packages.
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Debian Hint #4: You can see the available and installed versions for one
or more available packages with the command 'apt-cache policy <packages>'.
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Debian Hint #5: If you need to build a custom kernel, use the 'make-kpkg'
script found in the kernel-package package.
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Debian Hint #6: There is no hint #6.
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Debian Hint #7: You can use the cron-apt package to do automatic nightly
downloads of updates for packages installed on your system.
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Debian Hint #8: If you have problems with Debian that you can't solve by
reading the manuals and documentation, try asking on the Debian Users
mailing list (debian-user@lists.debian.org).
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Debian Hint #9: If you need to know what version of Debian you're currently
running, look in /etc/debian_version; if you want to know the codename for
that version (for example, 3.0 is codenamed 'Woody'), check this URL:

http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-ftparchives.html#s-codenames
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Debian Hint #10: There are Debian mailing lists for everything from user
questions to debates over what to put into the Debian Policy documents.
Check out the list at http://www.debian.org/MailingLists/ and subscribe to
those that interest you.
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Debian Hint #11: Keep up to date on what's going on - read the Debian
Weekly News. Read it on the web at http://www.debian.org/News/weekly/, or
subscribe to debian-news@lists.debian.org.
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Debian Hint #12: The grep-dctrl package provides a number of useful scripts
for quickly searching various package control files (such as the available
packages file).
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Debian Hint #13: If you don't like the default options used in a Debian
package, you can download the source and build a version which uses the
options you prefer. See http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-pkg_basics.html
(sections 6.13 and 6.14) for more information.
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Debian Hint #14: If you would like to follow things happening to a package
(for example, if you want to see bug reports, release notices, and other
similar things), consider subscribing to it on the Package Tracking System.
You can find out more about the PTS at:

http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/developers-reference/ch-resources.en.html
(Section 4.11)
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Debian Hint #15: The documentation for a package can normally be found
under /usr/share/doc/<package>. In particular, the README.Debian file often
has useful information about Debian-specific quirks or tips.
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Debian Hint #16: If you're searching for a particular file, but don't know
which package it belongs to, try installing 'apt-file', which maintains a
small database of this information.
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Debian Hint #17: Need someone to talk to about Debian? Install one of the
many IRC clients ("grep-available --field=Provides irc | grep ^Package"
will show the list of all packages providing an IRC client), connect to
irc.debian.org, and join channel #debian.
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Debian Hint #18: You can see all of the current bugs for a given package by
going to http://bugs.debian.org/<package>
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Debian Hint #19: If you're interested in building packages from source, you
should consider installing the apt-src package.
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Debian Hint #20: Want to keep track of what version of a package you have
installed (especially useful for those running hybrid stable / testing /
unstable systems)? Check out apt-show-versions.
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Debian Hint #21: If your Debian box is behind a slow network connection,
but you have access to a fast one as well, check out the apt-zip package.
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Debian Hint #22: Wondering which Debian mirror is best for you? Check out
the apt-spy and netselect-apt packages, which can give you information
about how various mirror sites perform.
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Debian Hint #23: If you want to change the settings in /etc/modules.conf,
edit the files in /etc/modutils and run 'update-modules'. (Note that on the
s390 architecture, /etc/modules.conf is replaced by /etc/chandev.conf.)
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Debian Hint #24: If your system is using too much disk space, try the
deborphan and debfoster packages; they can offer suggestions about which
packages may be unused and removeable.
