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@ -626,8 +626,8 @@ Internet Service Providers. The text of the report is at
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<literal>http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/menu-internet.htm/</literal></ulink>
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</para>
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<para>
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The New York Times on the Web has a resource page of electronic
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privacy information resources at
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The New York Times on the Web has a page of electronic privacy
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information resources at
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<ulink url="http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/reference/index-privacy.html">
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<literal>
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http://www.nytimes.com/library/tech/reference/index-privacy.html</literal>
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@ -666,10 +666,10 @@ are posted to Usenet. The DocBook utilities are located at
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<title id="where-can-i-get-the-latest-kernel-version">
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Where Can I Get the Latest Kernel Version?</title>
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<para>
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Make that versions. The 2.0. series kernels are still available for
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older machines. The latest production kernel is 2.2.x. The updates to
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this kernel are bug fixes. Active development is proceeding on the 2.4
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series production kernels.
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Make that versions. The 2.0 series kernels are still available for
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older machines. The latest production kernel series is 2.2.x. The
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updates to this kernel are bug fixes. Active development is proceeding
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on the 2.4 series kernels.
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</para>
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<para>
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The Web page at
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@ -681,40 +681,41 @@ versions of the development and production kernels.
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Among the 2.2 kernel's many improvements are a video frame buffer,
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faster (although bigger) memory management, support for more hardware
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devices, improved security, and improved POSIX compatibility. The
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Linux kernel, in many of these instances, is superior to commercial
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Linux kernel, in many of these areas, is superior to commercial
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OS's.
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</para>
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<para>
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To read more about the features in kernel version 2.2.x, the
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To read more about the features in the 2.2 kernels, the
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unofficial, draft press releases are located at
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<ulink url="http://www.tip.net.au/~edlang/linux/linux2.2pr.html">
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<literal>http://www.tip.net.au/~edlang/linux/linux2.2pr.html</literal>
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</ulink>.
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</para>
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<para>
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If you want to download the source code, FTP to ftp.xx.kernel.org,
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where "xx" is the two-letter Internet domain abbreviation of your
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country; e.g., "us" for United States, "ca" for Canada, or "de" for
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Germany. Kernel versions 2.2.x are archived in the directory
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<filename>pub/linux/kernel/v2.2</filename>,
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as are patches for the prerelease versions. The
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kernel source code is archived as a <literal>.tar.gz</literal>
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file, and as a <literal>.tar.bz2</literal> file.
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If you want to download the source code, FTP to
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<literal>ftp.xx.kernel.org</literal>, where ``<literal>xx</literal>''
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is the two-letter Internet domain abbreviation of your country; e.g.,
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``<literal>us</literal>'' for United States, ``<literal>ca</literal>''
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for Canada, or ``<literal>de</literal>'' for Germany. Kernel versions
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2.2.x are archived in the directory
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<filename>pub/linux/kernel/v2.2</filename>, as are patches for the
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prerelease versions. The kernel source code is archived as a
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<literal>.tar.gz</literal> file, and as a <literal>.tar.bz2</literal>
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file.
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</para>
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<para>
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Follow the instructions in any of the standard references to compile
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the 2.2 kernel, as you would with any other custom kernel. The
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Documentation subdirectory also contains information by the authors of
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various subsystems and drivers, and much of that information is not
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documented elsewhere.
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<filename>Documentation</filename> subdirectory contains information
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by the authors of various subsystems and drivers, and much of that
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information is not documented elsewhere.
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</para>
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<para>
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If you want to participate in kernel development, the latest 2.3
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version kernels are available from ftp.kernel.org as well. Make sure
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you sign on to the linux-kernel mailing list to find out what people
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are working on.
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(``<xref linkend="what-mailing-lists-are-there"
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endterm="what-mailing-lists-are-there">'')
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If you want to participate in kernel development, make sure that you
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sign on to the linux-kernel mailing list to find out what people are
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working on. Refer to the answer: ``<xref
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linkend="what-mailing-lists-are-there"
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endterm="what-mailing-lists-are-there">''
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</para>
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<para>
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There is a story about the features of the 2.4 series kernels at
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>
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There is a FAQ for Linux kernel developers at
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<ulink url="http://www.tux.org/html/">
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<literal>http://www.tux.org/html/</literal></ulink>. Documentation
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for the kernel project is on-line:
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Documentation for kernel developers is on-line:
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<ulink url="http://kernelbook.sourceforge.net">
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<literal>http://kernelbook.sourceforge.net/</literal></ulink>.
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</para>
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There is also a FAQ specifically for the Red Hat Linux distribution,
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at
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<ulink url="http://www.best.com/~aturner/RedHat-FAQ/faq_index.html">
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<literal>http://www.best.com/~aturner/jRedHat-FAQ/faq_index.html
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<literal>http://www.best.com/~aturner/RedHat-FAQ/faq_index.html
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</literal></ulink>.</para>
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<para>
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And the Home Page of this FAQ is
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news.
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</para>
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<para>
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Documentation for kernel developers is on-line:
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<ulink url="http://kernelbook.sourceforge.net">
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<literal>http://kernelbook.sourceforge.net/</literal></ulink>.
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</para>
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<para>
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The tutorial, <citetitle>Unix is a Four Letter Word...,</citetitle>
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is located at
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<ulink url="http://www.linuxbox.com/~taylor/4ltrwrd/">
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@ -986,11 +989,6 @@ to Linux:
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<literal>http://www.erlug.linux.it/</literal></ulink>.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Ext2 File System capabilities (draft):
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<ulink url="http://pocket.fluff.org/~mrw/linux/ext2.txt">
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<literal>http://pocket.fluff.org/~mrw/linux/ext2.txt</literal></ulink>.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para>Free Unix Giveaway List:
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<ulink url="http://visar.csustan.edu/giveaway.html">
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<literal>http://visar.csustan.edu/giveaway.html</literal></ulink>.
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(<ulink url="http://www.yahoo.com/">
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<literal>http://www.yahoo.com/</literal></ulink>) or AltaVista
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(<ulink url="http://www.altavista.com/">
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<literal>http>//www.altavista.com/</literal></ulink>) will provide
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<literal>http://www.altavista.com/</literal></ulink>) will provide
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copious references to Linux Web sites. Further information about about
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Web search engines is in the <citetitle>Web and Internet Search Engine
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Faq</citetitle>: <ulink url="http://www.infobasic.com/pagefaq.html">
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<literal>linux-announce@news.ornl.gov</literal></ulink>.
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</para>
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<para>
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<citetitle>Comp.os.linux.announce</citetitle>, however,
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is not archived on DejaNews or Alta
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Vista. The only archive for the news group seems to be
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<citetitle>Comp.os.linux.announce</citetitle>
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is archived at:
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<ulink url="http://www.iki.fi/mjr/linux/cola.html">
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<literal>http://www.iki.fi/mjr/linux/cola.html</literal></ulink>.
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<literal>http://www.iki.fi/mjr/linux/cola.html</literal></ulink>,
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and
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<ulink url="ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/usenet/comp.os.linux.announce/">
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<literal>ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/usenet/comp.os.linux.announce/</literal>
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</ulink>.
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</para>
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<para>
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Also worth reading are the following other groups in the
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Are the News Groups Archived Anywhere?</title>
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<para>
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The Usenet Linux news groups are archived at
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<ulink url="http://www.dejanews.com/">
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<literal>http://www.dejanews.com/</literal></ulink>, and
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<ulink url="http://www.deja.com/">
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<literal>http://www.deja.com/</literal></ulink>, and
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<ulink url="http://altavista.digital.com/">
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<literal>http://altavista.digital.com/</literal></ulink>.
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</para>
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<para>
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<ulink url="http://www.reference.com/">
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<literal>http://www.reference.com/</literal></ulink> is unavailable
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until further notice, apparently due to lack of support.
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</para>
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<para>
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<ulink url="ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/linux-announce.archive">
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<literal>ftp://metalab.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/linux-announce.archive
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</literal></ulink> contains archives of
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<citetitle>comp.os.linux.announce</citetitle>. These are mirrored from
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<ulink url="src.doc.ic.ac.uk/usenet/">
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<literal>src.doc.ic.ac.uk/usenet/</literal></ulink>, which also
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<ulink url="ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/usenet/">
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<literal>ftp://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/usenet/</literal></ulink>, which also
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archives <citetitle>comp.os.linux</citetitle>,
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<citetitle>comp.os.linux.development.apps</citetitle>, and
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<citetitle>comp.os.linux.development.system</citetitle>.
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</para>
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<para>
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There is an `easy to access' archive of
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<citetitle>comp.os.linux.announce</citetitle> on the
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World Wide Web at
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<ulink url="http://www.leo.org/archiv/unix/linux/">
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<literal>http://www.leo.org/archiv/unix/linux/</literal></ulink> which
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supports searching and browsing.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 label="3.13">
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<para>
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Note that at this time, the kernel developers are not answering bug
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requests for earlier kernels, but instead are concentrating on
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developing 2.3.x version kernels and maintaining 2.2.x version
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developing 2.4.x version kernels and maintaining 2.2.x version
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kernels.
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</para>
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<para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 label="7.3">
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<title id="netscape-crashes">
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Netscape Crashes Frequently</title>
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<para>
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Netscape shouldn't crash, if it and the network are properly configured.
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Some things to check:
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</para>
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<para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<listitem><para>
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Make sure that the <literal>MOZILLA_HOME</literal> environment
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variable is correctly set. If you installed Netscape under
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<filename>/usr/local/netscape/</filename>, for example, that should be
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the value of <literal>MOZILLA_HOME</literal>. Set it from the command
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line (e.g, ``<literal>export
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MOZILLA_HOME="/usr/local/netscape"</literal>'' under
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<command>bash</command> or add it to one your personal or system
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initialization files. Refer to the manual page for your shell for
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details.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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If you have a brand-new version of Netscape, try a previous version,
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in case the run-time libraries are slightly incompatible. For
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example, if Netscape version 4.75 is installed (type
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``<literal>netscape --version</literal>'' at the shell prompt), try
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installing version 4.7. All versions are archived at
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<ulink url="ftp://ftp.netscape.com/">
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<literal>ftp://ftp.netscape.com/</literal></ulink>.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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Netscape uses its own Motif and Java Runtime Environment libraries. If
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a separate version of either is installed on your system, ensure that
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they aren't interfering with Netscape's libraries; e.g., by un-installing
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them.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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Make sure that Netscape can connect to its default name servers. The program
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will appear to freeze and time out after several minutes if it can't.
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This indicates a problem with the system's Internet connection; likely,
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the system can't connect to other sites, either.
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</sect2>
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<sect2 label="7.4">
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<title id="track-of-bookmarks-netscape">
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How Do I Keep Track of All My Bookmarks in Netscape?</title>
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<para>
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<sect2 label="7.4">
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<sect2 label="7.5">
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<title id="computer-has-wrong-time">
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The Computer Has the Wrong Time.</title>
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<para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 label="7.5">
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<sect2 label="7.6">
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<title id="setuid-scripts-dont-work.">
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Setuid Scripts Don't Seem to Work.</title>
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<para>
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<sect2 label="7.6">
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<sect2 label="7.7">
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<title id="free-memory-keeps-shrinking">
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Free Memory as Reported by <command>free</command> Keeps Shrinking.</title>
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<para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 label="7.7">
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<sect2 label="7.8">
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<title id="add-memory-system-slows">
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When I Add More Memory, the System Slows to a Crawl.</title>
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<para>
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<sect2 label="7.8">
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<sect2 label="7.9">
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<title id="some-programs-wont-log-in">
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Some Programs (E.g. <command>xdm</command>) Won't Let Me Log in.</title>
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<para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 label="7.9">
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<sect2 label="7.10">
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<title id="log-in-with-no-password">
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Some Programs Let Me Log in with No Password.</title>
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<para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 label="7.10">
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<sect2 label="7.11">
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<title id="machine-runs-very-slowly-when">
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My Machine Runs Very Slowly when I Run GCC / X / ...</title>
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<para>
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<sect2 label="7.11">
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<sect2 label="7.12">
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<title id="can-only-log-in-as-root">
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I Can Only Log in as Root.</title>
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<para>
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<sect2 label="7.12">
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<sect2 label="7.13">
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<title id="screen-is-all-full-of-weird">
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My Screen Is All Full of Weird Characters Instead of Letters.</title>
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<para>
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<sect2 label="7.14">
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<title id="screwed-up-system-and-cant-log-in">
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I Have Screwed Up My System and Can't Log in to Fix It.</title>
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<para>
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<sect2 label="7.14">
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<sect2 label="7.15">
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<title id="forgot-root-password">
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I Forgot the <literal>root</literal> Password.</title>
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<para>
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<sect2 label="7.15">
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<sect2 label="7.16">
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<title id="a-security-hole-in-rm">
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I've Discovered a Huge Security Hole in <command>rm</command>!</title>
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<para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 label="7.16">
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<sect2 label="7.17">
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<title id="lpr-andor-lpd-dont-work"><command>
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lpr</command> and/or <command>lpd</command> Don't Work.</title>
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<para>
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<sect2 label="7.17">
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<sect2 label="7.18">
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<title id="timestamps-on-files-are-incorrectly">
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Timestamps on Files on MS-DOS Partitions Are Set Incorrectly</title>
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<para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 label="7.18">
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<sect2 label="7.19">
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<title id="lilo-boot-kernel-image">
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How Do I Get LILO to Boot the Kernel Image?</title>
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<para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 label="7.19">
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<sect2 label="7.20">
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<title id="upgraded-kernel-pcmcia-doesnt-work">
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I Upgraded the Kernel and Now My PCMCIA Card Doesn't Work.</title>
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<para>
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<para>
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<emphasis>Caution:</emphasis> Do not change the
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``<literal>localhost</literal>'' entry in
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<literal>/etc/host</literal>, because many programs depend on it for
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<literal>/etc/hosts</literal>, because many programs depend on it for
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internal message-passing.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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