Few tips/troubleshoots for Debian based Linux

Will work for Debian,Ubuntu etc.
here is a full list of Debian based linux See this
or this

1>Recover grub::

1. Boot from a Live CD, like Ubuntu Live, Knoppix, Mepis, or similar.

2. Open a Terminal. Open a root terminal (that is, type su in a non-Ubuntu distro, or sudo -i in Ubuntu). Enter root passwords as necessary.

3. grub

4. find /boot/grub/stage1. eg.hd0,3

5. root (hd0,3)

6. setup (hd0,3)

7. quit

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2> Permanent mount of filesystems

sudo fdisk -l

edit
/etc/fstab ::

/dev/sda1 /mnt/c_drive vfat rw,uid=sunny 0 0 eg. uid=sunny
/dev/sda5 /mnt/d_drive ntfs rw,uid=sunny 0 0

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3>Install gcc
apt-get install gcc build-essential

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4>change grub

edit
/boot/grub/menu.lst
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5>remove completely

sudo apt-get remove vlc eg. to remove vlc

sudo apt-get install deborphan
apt-get remove –purge vlc
apt-get clean

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6>update apt-get

sudo apt-get update