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Notes on install of [http://www.debian.org/ Debian] Squeeze in October 2010. [http://www.x.org/wiki/ Xorg] with [http://www.xfce.org/ Xfce4]. Previously was [http://falz.net/dellvostro1500 running FreeBSD], but moved away due to some ACPI sleep issues with Nvidia drivers.
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== Package Management ==
'''/etc/apt/sources.list''':

 deb http://'''YOURMIRROR'''/debian/ squeeze main '''contrib non-free'''
 deb-src http://'''YOURMIRROR'''/debian/ squeeze main '''contrib non-free'''
 
 deb http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main
 deb-src http://security.debian.org/ squeeze/updates main
 
 '''deb http://www.backports.org/debian squeeze-backports main contrib non-free'''
 '''deb-src http://www.backports.org/debian squeeze-backports main contrib non-free'''
 
 '''deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org squeeze main'''
 
 '''deb http://dl.google.com/linux/chrome/deb/ stable main'''

Ensure you're up to date:
 # apt-get update
 # apt-get install apt-show-versions debian-multimedia-keyring debian-ports-archive-keyring
 # apt-get update
 # apt-get dist-upgrade

== Networking ==
Packages to install:
* wpasupplicant
* firmware-iwlwifi ''(firmware for Intel 3945ABG Wireless)''

Create '''/etc/wpa_supplicant.conf''':
 ap_scan=1
 ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
 network={
 	ssid="'''myssid'''"
 	key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
 	proto=WPA RSN
 	pairwise=CCMP_TKIP
 	group=CCMP_TKIP
 	psk="'''mypresharedkey'''"
 }

Add to '''/etc/networki/interfaces'''
 auto wlan0
 iface wlan0 inet dhcp
 	wpa-driver wext
 	wpa-conf /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf


== Audio ==
Packages to install:
* alsa-utils

Add these to '''/etc/modprobe.d/alsa-base.conf''' OR create a new file (I created '''sound.conf''')
 alias snd-card-0 snd-hda-intel
 options snd-hda-intel index=0

Reload audio with '''alsa reload''' as root.

== Power Management (ACPI) ==
Packages to install:
* acpi
* acpi-support
* cpufrequtils

Changes to '''/etc/default/acpi-support'''. Note that these settings are only read if some other power daemon such as '''xfce4-power-manager''' or '''gnome-power-manager''' isn't running:
 LOCK_SCREEN=false
 LID_SLEEP=true

If you still have issues just replace '''/etc/acpi/lid.sh''' with:
 #!/bin/sh
 grep -q closed /proc/acpi/button/lid/*/state
 if [ $? = 0 ]
 then
 	/usr/sbin/pm-suspend
 fi


==X11==
Packages to install:
* handbrake-gtk
* flashplugin-nonfree
* gdm
* gimp
* google-chrome-stable
* iceweasel ''(firefox)''
* module-assistant
* mplayer
* nvidia-glx
* nvidia-kernel-common
* nvidia-kernel-source
* openoffice.org
* openoffice.org-gdk
* pidgin
* sun-java6-plugin
* xfburn
* ^xfce4\*
* xorg

'''Nvidia driver''':
 # m-a prepare
 # m-a a-i nvidia

Generate an '''xorg.conf''' with `'''Xorg -configure'''`. Move the resulting '''xorg.conf''' into '''/etc/X11/'''. Edit with these changes:
 Section "Device"
 	Identifier      "Configured Video Device"
 	'''Driver          "nvidia"'''
 EndSection
 
 # Synaptics mouse config, this config seems to allow two finger vertical scrolling
 Section "InputDevice"
        Identifier  "Mouse0"
        '''Driver          "synaptics"'''
        '''Option          "VertEdgeScroll"        "1"'''
        '''Option          "HorizEdgeScroll"       "0"'''
        Option      "Protocol" "auto"
        Option      "Device" "/dev/input/mice"
        Option      "ZAxisMapping" "4 5 6 7"
 EndSection


Changes to '''/etc/gdm/gdm.conf''' for auto login:
 [daemon]
 '''AutomaticLoginEnable=true'''
 '''AutomaticLogin=''username'''''