Im sure i have asked before but i wanted to ask a question well 2. To install Telnet on Debian i noticed that i would have to get an apt-get install telnet or something to that nature. Doing the apt-get install does all the work in the background limiting you from learning anything in my eyes. So i didnt have the internet access at the computer how could apt-get install work. So my question is, is there somewhere where i could get a copy of whatever the he** apt-get install telnet does or is or something? Maybe a reference at the same time of where to put the files obtained for telnet apt-get install places directories in the respectable spots so .......i never get to see where this is. Also maybe the reference could include the basics to set it up once installed so i could telnet from my windows machine to my debian box........... Learning in progress..........

Telnet is not recommended, even MS has wised up and getting around to removing this from it's OS. You should use SSH instead. 'sudo apt-get remove telnet' How APT installs is based on how it's built, and how the package maintainers want their stuff placed. For more details as to the organization of your distro go visit there site and review the documentation. Links are so easy to make so if you don't like the way things are laid out, you can create your own links so you don't get bothered by all that. HTH, J. j e r u v y a t y a h o o d o t c o m

Ok well i understand all of that but when you do apt-get install what is it doing? Say telnet where are the files going ? Learning in progress..........

Apt and apt-get are just download and package management tools. They have nothing to do with where you install things. This is the realm of the package you picked. So, review the telnet man page for details on each component of telnet, then see how your linux distro stores those components. If you build your own tools rather than use a package manager you can have full control over where things are put, since you can specify that (to some degree). However building your own can be quite daunting for the new user. Check out the new user documentation for the linux distro of your choice. If something bothers uyou about one, try another. J. j e r u v y a t y a h o o d o t c o m