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<H2><A NAME="s2">2. Documentation Installed on Your Hard Disk</A></H2>
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up-to-date!information resources
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<P>When you start out with a Linux installation you will normally get quite a
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bit of information along, not just the installation pamphlet but also
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substantial online help and information files as well as HOWTO files. This
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gives you a good starting point but after a while you will find yourself
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interested in knowing more, updating your system and basically staying
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informed. For simplicity this kind of information is here divided into
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several types, the type you subscribe to, information you search for as
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well as a bit on getting more specific help efficiently.
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<P>Even if you don't get printed information of some kind with your Linux
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packages you will along with any self respecting distribution get a
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number of directories with documentation of some kind, ranging from
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the tersest <EM>README</EM> files for most software packages to the more
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in depth <EM>HOWTOs</EM>, of which this is one.
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<P>Have a look in the
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<A HREF="file:///usr/doc">document archive</A>
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where most packages store their main documentation and README files etc.
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Also you will here find the
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<A HREF="file:///usr/doc/HOWTO">HOWTO archive</A>
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of ready formatted HOWTOs
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and also the
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<A HREF="file:///usr/doc/HOWTO/mini">mini-HOWTO archive</A>
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of plain text documents.
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<P>The
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<A HREF="file:///usr/src/linux">kernel source</A>
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is, of course, the ultimate documentation. In other
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words, <EM>use the source, Luke</EM>.
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It should also be pointed out that the kernel comes not only with
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source code which is even commented (well, partially at least)
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but also an informative
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<A HREF="file:///usr/src/linux/Documentation">documentation directory</A>.
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If you are about to ask any questions about the kernel you should
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read this first, it will save you and many others a lot of time
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and possibly embarrassment.
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<P>The online documentation is excellent for browsing and searching but
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don't dismiss the printed version altogether; if you cannot even
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get the machine to boot, how are you going to be able to read that
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piece of information you need to get the system going again?
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