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<TITLE>Configuration HOWTO: Introduction</TITLE>
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<H2><A NAME="s1">1.</A> <A HREF="Config-HOWTO.html#toc1">Introduction</A></H2>
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<P>This document is one of the most important for LDP, because by
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configuring hardware and software you can get your own Linux box.
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This HOWTO was born in the Golden Age of developers, mainly for the
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command line. As it became too big and old for the current distros,
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I rewrote it more simple as I could.</P>
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<P>Fundamentally, to configure the system, Linux users have to write some
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configuration files. To do it easyer, today programs and wizards
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are avaliable to manage them. This programs may be quite different for
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the various distributions.</P>
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<P>In this HOWTO, I will speak about Mandrake-Linux and about Red Hat.</P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.1">1.1</A> <A HREF="Config-HOWTO.html#toc1.1">Copyright</A>
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</H2>
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<P>This document is Copyright © 2006-03-16 Gilbert O'Sullivan.
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Permission is granted to copy and distribute this document under the
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terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License. This license is available
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from http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl.html. Please note that the LGPL
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terms don't allow any modifications except for the translations.</P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.2">1.2</A> <A HREF="Config-HOWTO.html#toc1.2">Disclaimer</A>
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</H2>
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<P>This document is provided "as is". I put great effort into writing
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it accurately, but you use contained informations at your own risk.
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In no event shall I be liable for any damages resulting from the use
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of this work.</P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.3">1.3</A> <A HREF="Config-HOWTO.html#toc1.3">Credits</A>
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</H2>
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<P>Many thanks to all other HOWTO authors and man pages writers, from
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which I have got my knowledge, and to all people who provided me with
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feedback.</P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss1.4">1.4</A> <A HREF="Config-HOWTO.html#toc1.4">Description</A>
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</H2>
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<P>Even if the earlier versions of this document discussed about
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several distributions, I chose Mandrake-Linux and Red Hat, because
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they are the most representative, with kernels range from 2.4.3 to
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2.6.11, of wich last release you can easily purchase.
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For more informations, or if you don't understand anything, you can
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refer to other HOWTOs, among which is available the source code of
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this document, at
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<A HREF="http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/howtos.html">Linux Documentation Project</A> site.
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The hardware we shall go to configure is for x86 architectures: modem,
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printer, scanner. A tablet is very common also.</P>
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