KISS Session - 30 minutes - what makes Debian so cool? - built entirely by volunteers - the Social Contract, DFSG - technically superior - package management - default configs - testing - how to acquire and install Debian - url to install document - CDROM vendors - floppy + network - demo - from CDROM - from floppies + network Main Session - 60 minutes - overview of the packaging system - dependencies - the pieces you touch - dpkg/apt/dselect - apt-get - alternatives that are coming along... - hints and tricks - managing /etc/apt/sources.list - adding content - my symlink hack at Agilent - peeking around in /var/lib/dpkg/info - how to build a package - using kernel-package to build custom kernels - using alien to repackage some existing binary - really building a package - hello package - debhelper + dh_make - lintian - dupload - devscripts - how to become a maintainer - what kinds of things people do - package maintainer - docs - testing - system admin - web stuff - what's involved - crypto keys - authentication - acceptance of policies - pointer to website