> - how do I install more .deb files after I already have > a working hurd system? (Where do I get them? A: same > site that has the files .deb's needed to get started) > Is this just simple dpkg usage at this point? If so, > a pointer to good dpkg documentation, and possibly an > example cmd line would be useful.
Yup, same as for debian/linux, whatever docs you can find for that. I use dselect, which is a front-end to dpkg. > - how do I upgrade various pieces, most importantly, how > do I try out a new kernel or set of servers after someone > announces that they have been updated? (Is this a single > dpkg command? or do I simply replace pieces like /boot/gnumach > and various servers?) Use dpkg (or dselect) to update to new .deb's. > - where do I get sources? (I found a reference to a CVS > repository at :pserver:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/gd/gnu/anoncvsroot, > I got 'hurd' sources here. Is this the canonical source?) Yup. Well, it's a read-only mirror of the canonical repository, updated once a day. Same for gnumach and mig. > - what packages do I need to rebuild the system. What sources > do I need to retrieve? (hurd? gnumach? glibc? ...) If you want to rebuild from scratch, you need the usual tools plus mig. Build glibc, then gnumach, then hurd.
