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  2. NDISwrapper - Wikipedia

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    There are three steps: Creating a Linux driver, installing it, and using it. NDISwrapper is composed of two main parts, a command-line tool used at installation time and a Windows subsystem used when an application calls the Wi-Fi subsystem.

  3. Dynamic Kernel Module Support - Wikipedia

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    This allows drivers and devices outside of the mainline kernel to continue working after a Linux kernel upgrade. [ 3 ] Another benefit of DKMS is that it allows the installation of a new driver on an existing system, running an arbitrary kernel version, without any need for manual compilation or precompiled packages provided by the vendor.

  4. List of Linux distributions - Wikipedia

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    Debian family tree. Debian (a portmanteau of the names "Deb" and "Ian") Linux is a distribution that emphasizes free software.It supports many hardware platforms. Debian and distributions based on it use the .deb package format [2] and the dpkg package manager and its frontends (such as apt or synaptic).

  5. Debian configuration system - Wikipedia

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    It is developed for the Debian Linux distribution, and is closely integrated with Debian's package management system, dpkg. When packages are being installed, debconf asks the user questions which determine the contents of the system-wide configuration files associated with that package.

  6. APT (software) - Wikipedia

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    Advanced Package Tool (APT) is a free-software user interface that works with core libraries to handle the installation and removal of software on Debian and Debian-based Linux distributions. [4] APT simplifies the process of managing software on Unix-like computer systems by automating the retrieval, configuration and installation of software ...

  7. Debian-Installer - Wikipedia

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    Debian-Installer is a system installer for Debian and its derivatives. It originally appeared in Skolelinux (Debian-Edu) 1.0, [ 2 ] released in June 2004, but is now used as the official installation system since Debian 3.1 (Sarge), which was released on June 6, 2005.

  8. INF file - Wikipedia

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    An INF file (setup Information file) is an INI plain-text file used by Microsoft Windows-based operating systems for the installation of software and drivers. [1] INF files are most commonly used for installing device drivers for hardware components. [2] Windows includes the IExpress tool for the creation of INF-based installations. INF files ...

  9. Free and open-source graphics device driver - Wikipedia

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    Free and open-source drivers are primarily developed on and for Linux by Linux kernel developers, third-party programming enthusiasts and employees of companies such as Advanced Micro Devices. Each driver has five parts: A Linux kernel component DRM; A Linux kernel component KMS driver (the display controller driver)