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NAME="PURPOSE">1.1. Purpose of this document</H2
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>Linux is a freely-distributable implementation of Unix for
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inexpensive personal machines (it was developed on 386s, and now supports
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486, 586, Pentium, PowerPC, Sun Sparc, ARM and DEC Alpha hardware, and even
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the IBM System 390 mainframe!). It supports a wide range of software,
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including X Windows, Emacs, TCP/IP networking (including SLIP), and many
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applications.</P
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>This document assumes that you have heard of and know about Linux,
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and now want to get it running. It focuses on the Intel
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base version, which is the most popular, but much of the advice
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applies on Power PCs, Sparcs and Alphas as well.</P
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>This document has been translated to <A
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>Catalan</A
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<A
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HREF="http://www.lugos.si/delo/slo/HOWTO-sl/Installation-HOWTO-sl.html"
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>Slovenian</A
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> and
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HREF="http://qwert.cz/linux/howto/"
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>Czech</A
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>.</P
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NAME="SOURCES">1.3. Other sources of information</H2
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>If you are new to Linux, there are several sources of basic
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information about the system. The best place to find these is at the
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at
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>Linux Documentation Project home
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page</A
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>. You can find the <A
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>latest version of this
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document</A
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> there.</P
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>You should probably start by browsing the resources under General
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Linux Information; the <A
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TARGET="_top"
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> Linux
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INFO-SHEET</A
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> and the Linux <A
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HREF="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/META-FAQ.html"
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TARGET="_top"
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>META-FAQ</A
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>. The `Linux Frequently Asked
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Questions' document contains many common questions (and answers!) about
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Linux -- it is a ``must read'' for new users.</P
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><P
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>The Linux Documentation Project is writing a set of manuals and
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books about Linux, all of which are freely distributable on the
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net and available from the LDP home page.</P
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><P
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>The book <I
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CLASS="CITETITLE"
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>``Linux Installation and Getting
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Started''</I
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> is a complete guide to getting and installing Linux,
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as well as how to use the system once you've installed it. It contains a
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complete tutorial to using and running the system, and much more
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information than is contained here. You can browse it, or download a copy,
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from the LDP home page.</P
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><P
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>Finally, there is a rather technical <A
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HREF="http://www.nondot.org/sabre/os/files/Booting/x86Bootstrapping.html"
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TARGET="_top"
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>Guide
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to x86 Bootstrapping</A
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>. This document is NetBSD- rather than
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Linux-oriented, but contains useful material on disk configuration and boot
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managers for multi-OS setups.</P
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>Please do <EM
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>not</EM
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> email me asking for installation
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help. Even if I had the time to handle such requests, troubleshooting by
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mail is much less efficient than asking help from your local Linux user's
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group. You can find worldwide contact information for Linux user groups on
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the <A
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HREF="http://www.linuxdoc.org/"
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TARGET="_top"
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>LDP site</A
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>.</P
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NAME="NEWVERSIONS">1.4. New versions of this document</H2
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>New versions of the Linux Installation HOWTO will be periodically
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posted to comp.os.linux.help and comp.os.linux.announce and news.answers.
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They will also be uploaded to various Linux WWW and FTP sites, including
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the LDP home page.</P
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>You can also view the latest version of this on the World Wide Web
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via the URL <A
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HREF="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Installation-HOWTO/"
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>http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Installation-HOWTO.html</A
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NAME="FEEDBACK">1.5. Feedback and Corrections</H2
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>If you have questions or comments about this document, please feel
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free to mail Eric S. Raymond, at <TT
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>esr@thyrsus.com</A
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>. I welcome
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any suggestions or criticisms. If you find a mistake with this document,
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please let me know so I can correct it in the next version. Thanks.</P
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><P
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>Please do <EM
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>not</EM
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> mail me questions about how to
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solve hardware problems encountered during installation. Consult
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<I
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>Linux Installation and Getting Started</I
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>, bug your
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vendor, or consult the Linux newsgroup comp.os.linux.setup. This HOWTO is
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intended to be rapid, painless guide to <EM
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>normal</EM
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installation -- a separate HOWTO on hardware problems and diagnosis is in
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preparation.</P
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