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<H2><A NAME="s2">2. Getting Linux</A></H2>
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<H2><A NAME="ss2.1">2.1 Linux FTP sites</A>
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<P>A more complete list of Linux FTP sites is in the Linux INFO-SHEET,
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which can always be found at
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<A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/INFO-SHEET.html">http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/INFO-SHEET.html</A>
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The most important sites are listed here; please
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see the INFO-SHEET for a site nearer to you (there are many mirrors).
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<BLOCKQUOTE><CODE>
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textual name numeric addr Linux directory
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======================= ============== ===============
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tsx-11.mit.edu 18.86.0.44 /pub/linux
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sunsite.unc.edu 152.2.22.81 /pub/Linux
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ftp.kernel.org 206.184.214.34 /pub/linux
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</PRE>
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</CODE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P>These sites are the main ``home'' sites for Linux where most uploads take
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place. There are many mirror sites; please use the closest (network-wise)
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site to you.
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<H2><A NAME="ss2.2">2.2 Linux on physical media</A>
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<P>Linux is distributed on physical media, mainly CD-ROM,
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by several commercial vendors. Please read the distribution
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HOWTO, posted regularily to comp.os.linux.announce, and available 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><P>
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<H2><A NAME="ss2.3">2.3 AFS</A>
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<P>Linux is available over AFS by mounting the
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volume project.linux from sipb.mit.edu
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<H2><A NAME="ss2.4">2.4 Commercial networks</A>
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</H2>
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<P>Compu$erve has some Linux archives.
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<H2><A NAME="ss2.5">2.5 Mailservers and such</A>
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<P>Sunsite offers ftp-mail service --- mail <ftpmail@sunsite.unc.edu>.
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