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>GNU/Linux Post-Installation Checklist: Defying Murphy's Laws</TH
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>1. Introduction</A
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> You have just completed installing your own Linux system. You
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have just made an upgrade to your existing Linux system. You are
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happy with the first few checkouts and usage experience. You
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damage which may occur later because of any unexpected "faux
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pas".
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> It is a good idea to keep a snapshot of the new system, so that
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you can be assured that in the event of any misfortune with your
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Linux installation, you can always recover without any permanent
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damage. This checklist will help you with precautionary steps
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you must take, as soon as you complete installation of Linux. It
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is a sequel to the <A
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>GNU/Linux
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pre-installation checklist</A
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>, and a companion to the official
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HREF="http://www.linuxdoc.org/HOWTO/Installation-HOWTO/"
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TARGET="_top"
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>Linux Installation HOWTO</A
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>.
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This checklist also contains a <A
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HREF="shellscript.html"
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>Section 3</A
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> which will
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automate the process of making a snapshot of your system.
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>1.1. Copyright Information</A
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> This document is copyrighted (c) 2001
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>Algologic Research & Solutions</A
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and is distributed under the terms of the Linux Documentation Project
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(LDP) license, stated below.
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> Unless otherwise stated, Linux HOWTO documents are
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copyrighted by their respective authors. Linux HOWTO documents may
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be reproduced and distributed in whole or in part, in any medium
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retained on all copies. Commercial redistribution is allowed and
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encouraged; however, the author would like to be notified of any
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such distributions.
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> All translations, derivative works, or aggregate works
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> In short, we wish to promote dissemination of this
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> If you have any questions, please contact
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>1.2. Disclaimer</A
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> No liability for the contents of this documents can be accepted.
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Use the concepts, examples and other content at your own risk.
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As this is a new edition of this document, there may be errors
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and inaccuracies, that may of course be damaging to your system.
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Proceed with caution, and although this is highly unlikely,
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the author(s) do not take any responsibility for that.
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> All copyrights are held by their respective owners, unless
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> Naming of particular products or brands should not be seen
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> You are strongly recommended to make a backup of your system
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before major installation and continue to do so at regular intervals.
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> This document and the <A
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continuously updated. Make sure you are referring to the
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latest version of this document, by visiting the
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