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<H2><A NAME="s6">6. Getting Linux</A></H2>
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<H2><A NAME="ss6.1">6.1 Anonymous FTP</A>
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<P>For freely-redistributable Linux documentation, see the Linux
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Documentation Project sites at
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<A HREF="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/LDP/">ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/LDP/</A> and
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<A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/">http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/</A><P>
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<P>Stay tuned to the
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<A HREF="news:comp.os.linux.announce">news:comp.os.linux.announce</A> newsgroup for further developments.
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<P>At least the following anonymous ftp sites carry Linux.
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Textual name Numeric address Linux directory
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tsx-11.mit.edu 18.172.1.2 /pub/linux
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sunsite.unc.edu 152.2.22.81 /pub/Linux
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ftp.funet.fi 128.214.248.6 /pub/Linux
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net.tamu.edu 128.194.177.1 /pub/linux
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ftp.mcc.ac.uk 130.88.203.12 /pub/linux
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src.doc.ic.ac.uk 146.169.2.1 /packages/linux
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fgb1.fgb.mw.tu-muenchen.de 129.187.200.1 /pub/linux
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ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de 131.159.0.110 /pub/comp/os/linux
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ftp.dfv.rwth-aachen.de 137.226.4.111 /pub/linux
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ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de 137.226.225.3 /pub/Linux
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ftp.Germany.EU.net 192.76.144.75 /pub/os/Linux
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ftp.lip6.fr 132.227.77.2 /pub/linux
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ftp.uu.net 137.39.1.9 /systems/unix/linux
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wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 mirrors/linux
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ftp.win.tue.nl 131.155.70.100 /pub/linux
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ftp.stack.urc.tue.nl 131.155.2.71 /pub/linux
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srawgw.sra.co.jp 133.137.4.3 /pub/os/linux
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cair.kaist.ac.kr /pub/Linux
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ftp.denet.dk 129.142.6.74 /pub/OS/linux
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NCTUCCCA.edu.tw 140.111.1.10 /Operating-Systems/Linux
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nic.switch.ch 130.59.1.40 /mirror/linux
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sunsite.cnlab-switch.ch 193.5.24.1 /mirror/linux
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cnuce_arch.cnr.it 131.114.1.10 /pub/Linux
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ftp.monash.edu.au 130.194.11.8 /pub/linux
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ftp.dstc.edu.au 130.102.181.31 /pub/linux
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ftp.sydutech.usyd.edu.au 129.78.192.2 /pub/linux
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<P>tsx-11.mit.edu and fgb1.fgb.mw.tu-muenchen.de are the official sites
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for Linux's GCC. Some sites mirror other sites. Please use the site
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closest (network-wise) to you whenever possible.
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<P>At least sunsite.unc.edu and ftp.informatik.tu-muenchen.de offer
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ftpmail services. Mail ftpmail@sunsite.unc.edu or
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ftp@informatik.tu-muenchen.de for help.
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<P>If you are lost, try looking at
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<A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/Distribution-HOWTO.html">http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/Distribution-HOWTO.html</A>,
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where several distributions are enumerated. Red Hat Linux and Debian
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appear to be the most popular distributions at the moment, at
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least in the U.S.
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<P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss6.2">6.2 CDROM</A>
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</H2>
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<P>Most people now install Linux from CDROM's. The distributions
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have grown to hundreds of MBs of Linux software, and downloading
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that over even a 28.8 modem or an ISDN connection takes a
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<B>long</B> time.
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<P>
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<P>There are essentially two ways to purchase a Linux distribution
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on CDROM: as part of an archive of FTP sites, or directly from
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the manufacturer. If you purchase an archive, you will often
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get several different distributions to choose from, but
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support is generally not included. When you purchase a
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distribution directly from the vendor, you usually only get one
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distribution, but you usually get some form of support, usually
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installation support.
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<P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss6.3">6.3 Other methods of obtaining Linux</A>
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</H2>
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<P>There are many BBSs that have Linux files. A list of them
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is occasionally posted to comp.os.linux.announce. Ask friends and
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user groups, or order one of the commmercial distributions. A list of
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these is contained in the Linux distribution HOWTO, available as
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<A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/Distribution-HOWTO.html">http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/Distribution-HOWTO.html</A>,
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and posted regularily to the
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<A HREF="news:comp.os.linux.announce">news:comp.os.linux.announce</A> newsgroup.
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