Initial install issues.

Cups

get cups running to allow printin from remote machines to attached printer

1) change default line
in /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
to
Listen 631
from local 631 or something
2) allow also from network places.


Mailer

need
steps to set up

exim4
fetchmail
mutt
procmail for filtering the mail
see "email for the single user in debian"

http://www.lativy.org/articles/debian-mutt/

apt-get issues

apt-get update
apt-get dist-upgrade
if get errors
apt-get install -f
dpkg --configure -a

if get error about cant overwrite a file

may have to install the fixed package with override of overwrite file thusly:

dpkg -i --force-overwrite /var/cache/apt/filename_deb

sound in debian

http://xtronics.com/reference/Debian-sound.html

I use alsa, thus install right kernel source then alsa-base alsa-modules and
run module-assistant select compile alsa
then
alsaconf
speaker-test
alsactl store
then can look at amixer or other gui mixers

then

Nvidia driver

download binary driver from nvidia
look at nvnews.net linux forum for latest drivers and issues
then download chmod 755 and run binary
after you make sure that you have
installed the linux-headers for your linux-image and make sure have a symlink
/usr/src/linux -> /usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.18-4_whatever