How to install package on Debian Linux

How to install package on Debian Linux

If you are new to Debian Linux, one of the first things you will be wondering how to do is install a software package. Although Debian usually comes with all the essential software installed out of the box, you will inevitably want to extend the operating system’s functionality even further, which can only be done through installing more software. Debian gives us a lot of options to do so, including through the system package manager, software center, or installing a .deb file.

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Resolving the bash: netstat: command not found error on Debian/Ubuntu Linux

inxi installation and usage on Ubuntu/Debian

The inxi Linux command can be used to see various system information and other handy bits of data right from your terminal. The command is ordinarily not installed by default. However, it is a small software package that provides access to the command, and it proves especially useful to system administrators and power users.

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iTunes DAAP server setup on Ubuntu/Debian Linux

iTunes DAAP server setup on Ubuntu/Debian Linux

DAAP server is an Apple Inc. proprietary protocol to share media files over the network. DAAP server allows share media files among network connected devices where the central media share repository resides on main server. In this simple tutorial we will be installing and configuring DAAP server share using forked-daapd media server with support for RSP, DAAP, DACP and AirTunes on Ubuntu Linux or any other Debian Linux based system.

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Blacklisting a kernel module on Ubuntu Linux

How to blacklist a module on Ubuntu/Debian Linux

There may be a time when you need to disable some kernel modules from being loaded during your Linux system’s boot time. In this guide, we will discuss a few different ways to blacklist a module, including its dependencies, on Ubuntu and any other Debian based distros. This will effectively permanently disable a module from loading during the boot time.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to blacklist a kernel module on Ubuntu/Debian-based Linux distros

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NVIDIA RTX 3080 driver on Debian 10 (buster)

How to install the NVIDIA RTX 3080 driver on Debian 10 (buster)

The NVIDIA driver for the RTX 3080 GPU is currently in experimental stage for Debian 10 (buster),thus this driver is not yet available as part of a standard Debian 10 repository.

In this article you will learn how to install Nvidia RTX 3080 driver on Debian 10 Buster using the official NVIDIA driver as well as how to install NVIDIA RTX 3080 driver from a Debian backports repository.

UBUNTU USER?
In case you are Ubuntu Linux user, please navigate to the following guide on how to install NVIDIA driver on Ubuntu Linux.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to install Nvidia driver from a Debian backports repository
  • How to install Nvidia driver from the official Nvidia package
  • How to disable nouveau driver
  • How to install Nvidia driver prerequisites

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Nvidia driver installed on Debian 10 Buster GNU/Linux

How to install Nvidia driver on Debian 10 Buster Linux

In this article you will learn how to install Nvidia driver on Debian 10 Buster from the standard Debian repository. In case that from some reason the installation of the Nvidia driver from the standard Debian repository failed or you simply with to have more up to date Nvidia driver installed this tutorial will also explain on how to install the official Nvidia driver directly downloaded from the Nvidia.com website.

To install Nvidia driver on other Linux distributions, follow our Nvidia Linux Driver guide.

In this tutorial you will learn:

  • How to detect your nvidia card model number
  • How to install Nvidia driver from a standard Debian repository
  • How to install Nvidia driver from the official Nvidia package
  • How to disable nouveau driver
  • How to install Nvidia driver prerequisites

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