Install & configue Icecast - page three

This the last time I'll say, 'become root'. At the command prompt enter
su
or
sudo su

You don't need to do this, but to verify the debian version;
command; cat /etc/debian_version
output;  6.0.7

and to find out the kernel version;
command; uname -mrs
output;  Linux 2.6.32-5-openvz-amd64 x86_64

Make sure your machine is up to date;
apt-get update
apt-get upgrade

I like nano as a text editor and use it exclusively
apt-get install nano

install icecast. [note, Debian and its derivatives (e.g. Ubuntu) name the icecast package 'icecast2'.]
apt-get install icecast2

This will install icecast, and create an associated user & group. You will see something like this scroll up your screen;
...
Adding system user `icecast2' (UID 103) ...
Adding new user `icecast2' (UID 103) with group `icecast' ...
Not creating home directory `/usr/share/icecast2'.
icecast2 daemon disabled - read /etc/default/icecast2.

If you don't read the installation messages closely, you may miss " icecast2 daemon disabled - read /etc/default/icecast2."