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<H2>The Linux Library</H2>
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<A HREF="#software_docs">Software Documentation</A> |
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<A HREF="#archive_sites">Archive Sites</A> |
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<A HREF="#online_docs">Online Documentation</A>
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<H5>Copyright (c) 1995 John M. Fisk <I>fiskjm@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu</I><BR>
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For information regarding copying and distribution of this material see the
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<A HREF="../copying.html">COPYING</A> document.</H5>
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<P>Welcome to the <B>Linux Library</B>! Before we go much further let me explain
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just what the Linux Library <I>is</I> and <I>is not</I>...
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<H3>What the Linux Library is NOT</H3>
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<P>This is not a collection of FAQ's, HOWTO's, Linux Documentation Project (LDP)
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docs, or the usual stuff you'll find in any self-respecting " /doc "
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directory in your favorite Linux archive. As you've probably noticed by now,
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Matt Welsh <I>et. al</I>, have done a marvelous job of collecting these sorts
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of things and made them eminently accessible at the <A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/mdw/linux.html">
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Linux Documentation Project</A> homepage. If you're looking for any of these,
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go to Sunsite! :-)
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<H3>What the Linux Library actually is</H3>
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<P>It is an attempt to gather together something of the <I>rest</I> of the documents
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that have been written and left lying around the Internet. A lot of documentation
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besides just FAQ's and HOWTO's has been written for various programs and is often
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found at the archive sites where the source files reside. Problem is, these documents
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don't always make their way into the various distributions together with the
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program files. Hence, you can spend a LOT of time trying to figure out how to
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set up, for example, Taylor UUCP 1.05 and not know that there's a handy How-To-Set-It-Up type
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document available for it.
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<P>That's where the Linux Library comes in.
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<P>Actually, that's where I've started. What this really attempts to bring
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together are three things:
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<LI><A HREF="#software_docs">Software Documentation</A> for various programs which are not usually included
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in the documentation subdirectories at most archive sites.
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<LI>Links to the major <A HREF="#archive_sites">Archive Sites</A> for the larger software packages such as
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XFree86 (X Window), Andrew User Interface System (AUIS), TeX and LaTeX (CTAN
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archives), InterViews, and several others.
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<LI>Links to <A HREF="#online_docs">On-Line Documentation</A> such as HTML authoring or setting up the
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NCSA HTTPD Web Server.
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</UL>
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Admittedly, this is not going to be exhaustive, but I've tried to include as
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much as I can find initially and will add to it as time permits. <B>Please
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don't hesitate to email me and make suggestions regarding additions!</B>
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<P>Enjoy!
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<H2><A NAME="software_docs">Software Documentation</A></H2>
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<P>The following represents what I've been able, over a relatively short amount
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of time, to cull from various archive sites. Admittedly, this is far from
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exhaustive. I'll add to it as I can -- if you come across something that you
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think would be helpful to others, let me know and I'll include it!
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<P><B>ELF documentation</B>
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/GCC/ELF.doc.tar.gz">ELF.doc.tar.gz</A> (75k)
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/GCC/elf.latex.tar.gz">elf.latex.tar.gz</A> in LaTeX format (14k)
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/GCC/elf.ps.gz">elf.ps.gz</A> in postscript format (47k)
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</UL>
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<P><B>Emacs</B>
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<UL>
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/emacs-manual-6.0.dvi.gz">emacs-manual-6.0.dvi.gz</A> in .DVI format (300k)
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/elisp-manual-19-2.4.tar.gz">elisp-manual-19-2.4.tar.gz</A> (1.9M)
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/intro-emacs-lisp-95mar14.tar.gz">intro-emacs-lisp-95mar14.tar.gz</A> (186k)
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<P><B>GNU awk</B>
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<UL>
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/gawk-doc-2.15.2.tar.gz">gawk-doc-2.15.2.tar.gz</A> (198k)
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/gawk-ps-2.15.2.tar.gz">gawk-ps-2.15.2.tar.gz</A> in postscript format (288k)
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</UL>
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<P><B>PERL</B>
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/perlref-5.000.0.tar.gz">perlref-5.000.0.tar.gz</A> (126k)
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/gnu/perl5.000-doc.ps.gz">perl5.000-doc.ps.gz</A> in postscript format (360k)
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</UL>
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<P><B>Postgres database</B>
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<UL>
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/apps/databases/postgres/postgres4.0.1a.doc.tar.z">postgres4.0.1a.doc.tar.z</A> (1.3M)
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</UL>
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<P><B>SmallTalk</B>
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/smalltalk-tutorial.txt.gz">smalltalk-tutorial.txt.gz</A> (41k)
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/smalltalk-tutorial.ps.gz">smalltalk-tutorial.ps.gz</A> in postscript format (62k)
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</UL>
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<P><B>Taylor UUCP 1.05</B>
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<UL>
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/uucp-doc-1.05.tar.gz">uucp-doc-1.05.tar.gz</A> (339k)
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</UL>
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<P><B>TeX</B>
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/apps/tex/texdoc.taz">texdoc.taz</A> (80k)
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</UL>
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<P><B>Visual X Programming </B>
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<UL>
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/devel/c/vxp_Guide.ps.tar.gz">vxp_Guide.ps.tar.gz</A> in postscript format (293k)
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/devel/c/vxp_Tutorial.ps.tar.gz">vxp_Tutorial.ps.tar.gz</A> in postscript format (70k)
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</UL>
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<P><B>X Interface Builder (TCL)</B>
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<UL>
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/devel/tcl/xf-doc-us.ps.gz">xf-doc-us.ps.gz</A> in postscript format (551k)
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<H2><A NAME="archive_sites">Archive Sites</A></H2>
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<DT><B>Major Linux Archive Sites</B>
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<DD>There are several major Linux archive sites including:
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://nic.funet.fi/pub/OS/Linux/">nic.funet.fi</A> in Finland
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/">sunsite.unc.edu</A> at University of North Carolina
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/">tsx-11.mit.edu</A> at M.I.T. in Boston
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</UL>
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These are major software repositories and most have a large number of mirror
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sites. Mirror sites are generally preferable as they carry <EM>exactly</EM> the
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same software and are usually less crowded.
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<DT><B>Andrew User Interface System (AUIS)</B>
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<DD>Developed and available at <A HREF="ftp://ftp.andrew.cmu.edu/pub/AUIS/">
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Carnegie Mellon University</A>, the Andrew User Interface System is an X Window
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system encompassing software development, WYSIWYG word processing, and
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mail handling. Impressive and huge.
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<DT><B>X Windows XFree86 Project</B>
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<DD>The X Window system was originally developed at <A HREF="ftp://tsx-11.mit.edu/pub/linux/packages/X11/">
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology</A> where ongoing development of the freely
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available <B>XFree86</B> version continues.
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<DT><B>InterViews</B>
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<DD>InterViews was developed by the folks at <A HREF="ftp://interviews.stanford.edu/pub/">
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Stanford University</A>. It's an extensive graphical environment that incorporates
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a C++ interface. The system includes a WYSIWYG text editor (doc), a vector-oriented
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drawing program (idraw), an interface interface builder (ibuild), and a C++ class
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browser (iclass).
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<DT><B>GNU Software</B>
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<DD>GNU (" <B>G</B>NU's <B>N</B>OT <B>U</B>NIX) ") software repository
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at <A HREF="ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/">Massachusett's Institute of Technology</A>
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remains a veritable cornucopia of excellent software. Often considered better
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than the original version, GNU software forms much of the foundational utilites
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and programs for most Linux distributions. This is a fun place to browse.
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<DT><B>Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN)</B>
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<DD>The <A HREF="ftp://ftp.shsu.edu/tex-archive/">Sam Houston State University</A>
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CTAN archive provides a wealth of information, software, documentation, and helps
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for those interested in running Donald's Knuth's venerable TeX text-formatting
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system. If you're interested in, or simply having to use, TeX or LaTeX then
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this is the place for you!
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<DT><B>VI Editor archives</B>
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<DD>There are actually a couple of extensive <B>vi editor</B> archive sites that
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contain a number of helpful reference and tutorials to this revered editor:
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://cs.uwp.edu/pub/vi/">cs.uwp.edu</A>
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<LI><A HREF="ftp://alf.uib.no:/pub/vi/">alf.uib.no</A>
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</UL>
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It also contains a variety of vi fix-me-ups to make using this rather spartan
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editor a bit more pleasurable.
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<DT><B>Kermit</B>
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<DD>And talking about venerable old software... :-)<BR>
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The Kermit telecommunications program developed at <A HREF="ftp://kermit.columbia.edu/kermit/">
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Columbia University</A> is clearly one of the most widely ported programs in the
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civilized (?) world. Neither the fastest nor the most glamorous, this is the
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comm program to use if you're having to communicate between widely disparate
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platforms... besides, your friends will be very impressed when you
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can tell them that you actually <EM>enjoy and know how to use</EM> this great
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program. :-)
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<DT><B>Sunsite .AU Sound file Collection</B>
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<DD>If you've got a sound card then you <EM>need</EM> to check out the huge collection
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of .au sound files located at the
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<A HREF="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/multimedia/sun_sounds/">University of North Carolina's Sunsite</A>
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archive. A veritable smorgasbord of sound clips for trekkies, Monty Python fans, and
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serious TV addicts.
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<DT><B>Kerberos</B>
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<DD>OK... here's another major league package from the UN*X gurus at
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<A HREF="ftp://prep.ai.mit.edu/">MIT</A>. Kerberos is a network security
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package to keep all those hackers, crackers, and phreaks at bay. Since I
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don't run a network I can't tell you much about this one... it's here for
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you guys that need such things.
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<HR>
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<H2><A NAME="online_docs">On-line Documentation</A></H2>
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The scope of what's available online is... well, VAST.<BR>
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If you're looking for a specific subject there are a number of powerful
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<B>search engines</B> available. An excellent compilation of these services
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is available at:<BR>
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<BR>
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<A HREF="http://www.tenn.com/cusi/cusi.html">Tennessee Commerce's " Search the Whole Internet " </A><BR>
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<BR>
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What I've tried to collect here are some online tutorials and documentation of
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interest to the Linux user. Got something you'd like to add to the list? Email
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me!
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<DT><A HREF="http://www.eecs.nwu.edu/unix.html">The UNIX Reference Desk</A>
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<DD>An inimitable, formitable, and veritable <EM>tour de force</EM> of UNIX
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gurudom! If you've got a UNIX question... this is your place to start looking.
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<DT><A HREF="http://src.doc.ic.ac.uk/bySubject/Computing/Languages.html">Computer Programming Languages</A>
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<DD>A compilation of links to resources for various and sundry programming
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languages from Ada to Z.
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<DT><A HREF="http://www.cs.indiana.edu/elisp/elisp-intro.html">EMACS Lisp Language</A> Online Documentation
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<DD>Want to extend your <EM>Extensible Self-Documenting Text Editor</EM>? <BR>
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You'll need to know a little ELISP and this site provides you with some solid
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foundational skills.
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<DT><A HREF="http://www.cis.ufl.edu/perl/">University of Florida's PERL Archive</A>
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<DD>Everything you ever wanted to know about PERL... and links to get there.
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<DT><A HREF="http://www.sal.ists.ca/services/help/perl5/perl.html">SAL's Complete Documentation of Perl 5</A>
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<DD>Brought to you by the folks at the <B>Space Astrophysics Lab (SAL)</B> this is
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even <I>more</I> of everything you wanted to know about Larry Wall's Practical Extraction
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and Report Language (PERL).
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<DT><A HREF="http://cuiwww.unige.ch/eao/www/TclTk.html">Tcl and Tk</A>
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<DD>If you're programming in Tcl/Tk, or <EM>want</EM> to program in it, then
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this excellent site offers a marvelous stash of ftp'able software, documentation,
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and examples.
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<DT><A HREF="http://tempest.ecn.purdue.edu:8001/~taylor/4ltrwrd/html/unixman.html">" UNIX is a Four letter Word... and VI is a Two letter Abbreviation " </A>
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<DD>A humorous and comprehensive, albeit irreverant, online document for the
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venerable <B>vi</B> editor.
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<DT><A HREF="http://www.w3.org/hypertext/WWW/Daemon/status.html">CERN httpd</A> Online Documentation
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<DD>If you're planning to set up CERN's httpd Web server then you'll find a
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goodly helping of information about installation, administration, and trouble-shooting.
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<DT><A HREF="http://hoohoo.ncsa.uiuc.edu/docs/Overview.html">NCSA's httpd</A> Online Documentation
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<DD>A twin-sister site to CERN's httpd website, this offers online and downloadable
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postscript versions of its installation and administration guides.
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<DT><A HREF="http://www.panix.com/~hypertyp/tcpip/tcpstart.html">Setting up your own Local TCPIP Network</A>
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<DD>Here's an indexed step-by-step recounting of one man's travails in setting
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up a local TCPIP network involving a Linux server and a Mac client. If you're
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thinking about a similar project here's a glimpse at what's in store...
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<DT><A HREF="http://WWW.stars.com/">The Web Developer's Virtual Library</A>
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<DD>Finally got your web server up and running? Congrats! <BR>
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Now it's time to look for resources for development and this is your place to
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go. It's a self avowed " comprehensive catalog with over 1100 links to
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resources for web development... "
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<DT><B>HTML Authoring Helps</B>
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<DD>There are innumerable online docs to help get your HTML authorship skills
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honed. For starters try:
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<LI>Ftp a copy of <A HREF="ftp://ftp.cc.gatech.edu/pub/linux/X11/xapps/editors/xhtml.tar.gz">
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xhtml</A> -- an <B>excellent</B> X Window HTML editor (Motif statically linked).
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<LI>An extensive compendium of HTML authorship helps and links can be found at
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<A HREF="http://union.ncsa.uiuc.edu:80/HyperNews/get/www/html/guides.html">
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National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)</A>.
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<LI><A HREF="http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Internet/WWW/HTMLPrimer.html">
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<EM>Beginner's Guide to HTML</EM> </A> at UIUC.
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<LI><A HREF="http://www.willamette.edu/html-composition/strict-html.html">
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<EM>Composing Good HTML</EM>. </A>
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<LI>Dan Connolly, one of the developers of HTML, offers his own reference in the
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<A HREF="http://www.hal.com/~connolly/drafts/html-design.html"> <EM> HTML
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Design Notebook</EM>. </A>
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<LI>For a comprehensive listing of HTML codes go to <A HREF="http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/General/Internet/WWW/HTMLQuickRef.html">
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<EM>The HTML Quick Reference Guide</EM>. </A>
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<LI><A HREF="http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/demoweb/url-primer.html">A Beginner's Guide to URL's</A>
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<LI> <A HREF="http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu/SDG/Software/Mosaic/Docs/fill-out-forms/overview.html">
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A comprehensive tutorial on Fill-Out Forms. </A>
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<LI>And when you're finally ready to see if your page will fly...
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use the <A HREF="http://www.halsoft.com/html-val-svc/">
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HTML Validation Service from Halsoft</A>. This helpful service scours your
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HTML document looking for errors based upon the document type (HTML 1.0, HTML 2.0,
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HTML+) and then gives you a printout of what the errors are and where they occur.
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<LI>You've gotten your webpage written and it looks <STRONG>great!</STRONG>. Now,
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to get it registered with the myriad indexing services (WebCrawler, Lycos, Yahoo)
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so the world can find it is a LOT easier thanks to <B>Scott Banister's</B>
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<A HREF="http://www.cen.uiuc.edu/~banister/submit-it">Submit-It!</A> page which
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allows you to fill in one form, indicate which indexes you want to be registered
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with, and then click on the buttons.
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</UL>
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<H4>Got any <I>great</I> ideas for improvements! Send your
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<A HREF="mailto: fiskjm@ctrvax.vanderbilt.edu">comments, criticisms, suggestions, and ideas.</H4>
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