Debian packages administration

This page describes small adjustments to packages setup. It is basically a part of system adminstration but is oriented on smaller issues.

1. Mozilla
2. a2ps

Mozilla

There is a bunch of plugins that have to be installed to please users. Plugins live in directory /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins

• Acrobat reader from package acroread. Nothing to adjust.
• Realplayer from package realplayer. Create symbolic link:

   host:/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins#
        ln -s ../../RealPlayer8/rpnp.so . 

• Flash plugin. Download flash_linux.tar.gz from Macromedia and copy files libflashplayer.so ShockwaveFlash.class in plugin directory.
• Java virtual macine from package j2re1.3 Blackdown Java(TM) 2 Runtime Environment. Nothing to adjust.

a2ps

Changes are to redefine DefaultPrinter and UnknownPrinter. Edit file /etc/a2ps-site.cfg . So by default (option DefaultPrinter) ap2s sends PS output on the screen (stdout). When switch -P is used (option UnknownPrinter ) output goes to command rlpr

# DefaultPrinter: | #{lp.default}
DefaultPrinter: | cat
....
# UnknownPrinter: | #{lp} #o
UnknownPrinter: | rlpr -P#o