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<H2><A NAME="s3">3. Linux distributions</A></H2>
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<P>Linux is distributed by its author only as a kernel. Other people have
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put together ``distributions'' that pair the Linux kernel with utilities
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and application software to make a complete working package.
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<P>There are several distributions of Linux, which are available at
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various sites. Sunsite mirrors many of the distributions at
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<A HREF="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/distributions/">ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/distributions/</A>.
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The most commonly-recommended freely-available distributions are
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Red Hat
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<A HREF="http://www.redhat.com">http://www.redhat.com</A> and
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Debian
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<A HREF="http://www.debian.org">http://www.debian.org</A>. These are available for
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free over the internet, and are also sold on CD-ROM.
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<P>There are other distributions of Linux as well. Most commercial
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distributors of Linux advertise in <EM>Linux Journal</EM>.
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