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>2. Sources of Information</A
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> If you are new to the world of Linux, there
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are a number of resources to explore and become familiar with. Having
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access to the Internet is helpful, but not essential.</P
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The Linux Documentation Project is a group of volunteers who have
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worked to produce books (guides), HOWTO documents, and manual pages on
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topics ranging from installation to kernel programming. The LDP works
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include:
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>Linux Installation and Getting Started</I
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>By Matt Welsh, et al. This book describes how to obtain, install, and use
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Linux. It includes an introductory Unix tutorial and information on systems
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administration, the X Window System, and networking.</P
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>By Lars Wirzenius and Joanna Oja. This book is a guide to general Linux system
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administration and covers topics such as creating and configuring users,
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performing system backups, configuration of major software packages, and
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installing and upgrading software.</P
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>By Steve Frampton. This book describes day-to-day administration and
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maintenance issues of relevance to Linux users.</P
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>By B. Scott Burkett, Sven Goldt, John D. Harper, Sven van der Meer, and
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Matt Welsh. This book covers topics of interest to people who wish to
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develop application software for Linux.</P
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>By David A. Rusling. This book provides an introduction to the Linux
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Kernel, how it is constructed, and how it works. Take a tour of your
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kernel.</P
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Guide</I
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>By Ori Pomerantz. This guide explains how to write Linux kernel modules.</P
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>More manuals are in development. For more information about the LDP
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you should consult their World Wide Web server at <SPAN
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>http://www.linuxdoc.org/</SPAN
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> or one of its many
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mirrors.</P
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a comprehensive series of papers detailing various aspects of the
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system—such as installation and configuration of the X Window
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System software, or how to write in assembly language programming
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under Linux. These are generally located in the
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or they are available on the World Wide Web at one of the many Linux
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Documentation Project mirror sites. See the Bibliography at the end
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of this book, or the file <TT
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>You might want to obtain the <I
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>Installation HOWTO</I
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describes how to install Linux on your system; the <I
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>Hardware
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Compatibility HOWTO</I
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>, which contains a list of hardware known to
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work with Linux; and the <I
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>Distribution HOWTO</I
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>, which lists
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software vendors selling Linux on diskette and CD-ROM.</P
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>The bibliography of this book includes references to the HOWTO documents
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that are related to Linux networking.</P
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(FAQ) contains a wide assortment of questions and answers about the
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system. It is a must-read for all newcomers.</P
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>2.1. Documentation Available via FTP</A
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> If you have access to anonymous FTP, you
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can obtain all Linux documentation listed above from various sites,
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including <SPAN
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> metalab.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/docs</SPAN
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> tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/docs</SPAN
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>These sites are mirrored by a number of sites around the world.</P
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>2.2. Documentation Available via WWW</A
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>There are many Linux-based WWW sites available. The home site for the
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Linux Documentation Project can be accessed at <SPAN
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>http://www.linuxdoc.org/</SPAN
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> The Open Source Writers Guild (OSWG) is a
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project that has a scope that extends beyond Linux. The OSWG, like
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this book, is committed to advocating and facilitating the production
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of OpenSource documentation. The OSWG home site is at
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<SPAN
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>http://www.oswg.org:8080/oswg</SPAN
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>Both of these sites contain hypertext (and other) versions of many Linux
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related documents.</P
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>2.3. Documentation Available Commercially</A
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> A
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number of publishing companies and software vendors publish the works
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of the Linux Documentation Project. Two such vendors are:</P
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>Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc. (SSC) <br>
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<SPAN
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>http://www.ssc.com/</SPAN
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> <br>
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P.O. Box 55549 Seattle, WA 98155-0549 <br>
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1-206-782-7733 <br>
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1-206-782-7191 (FAX) <br>
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<SPAN
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>sales@ssc.com</SPAN
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>and:</P
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>Linux Systems Labs<br>
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<SPAN
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>http://www.lsl.com/</SPAN
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18300 Tara Drive<br>
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Clinton Township, MI 48036<br>
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1-810-987-8807<br>
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1-810-987-3562 (FAX)<br>
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<SPAN
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>sales@lsl.com</SPAN
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>Both companies sell compendiums of Linux HOWTO documents and other
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Linux documentation in printed and bound form.</P
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>
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O'Reilly
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& Associates publishes a series of Linux books. This one is a work
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of the Linux Documentation Project, but most have been independently
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authored. Their range includes:
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<P
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>Running Linux</I
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>An installation and user guide to the system describing how to get the most
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>Learning Red Hat Linux</I
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>More basic than <I
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>, these books
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contain popular distributions on CD-ROM and offer robust directions
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for setting them up and using them.</P
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>Linux in a Nutshell</I
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>Another in the successful "in a Nutshell" series, this book focuses on
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providing a broad reference text for Linux.</P
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>2.4. Linux Journal and Linux Magazine</A
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> are monthly magazines for the Linux community,
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written and published by a number of Linux activists. They contain
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articles ranging from novice questions and answers to kernel
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programming internals. Even if you have Usenet access, these magazines
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are a good way to stay in touch with the Linux community.</P
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>Linux Journal</I
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> is the oldest magazine and is
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published by S.S.C. Incorporated, for which details were listed
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previously. You can also find the magazine on the World Wide Web at
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<SPAN
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>http://www.linuxjournal.com/</SPAN
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> is a newer, independent
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publication. The home web site for the magazine is <SPAN
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>If you have access to Usenet news, the following Linux-related newsgroups
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>A moderated newsgroup containing announcements of new software,
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distributions, bug reports, and goings-on in the Linux community. All
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Linux users should read this group. Submissions may be mailed to
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<SPAN
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>linux-announce@news.ornl.gov</SPAN
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>General questions and answers about installing or using Linux.</P
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>Discussions relating to systems administration under Linux.</P
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>Discussions relating to networking with Linux.</P
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>Discussions about developing the Linux kernel and system itself.</P
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>A catch-all newsgroup for miscellaneous discussions that don't
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>There are also several newsgroups devoted to Linux in languages other
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than English, such as <SPAN
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>fr.comp.os.linux</SPAN
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> in French and <SPAN
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> There is a large number of specialist Linux mailing lists on which you
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will find many people willing to help with questions you might have.</P
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>The best-known of these are the lists hosted by Rutgers University.
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You may subscribe to these lists by sending an email message formatted
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as follows:
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subscribe <TT
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>Some of the available lists related to Linux networking are:
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>Discussion relating to Linux networking</P
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There are many ways of obtaining help online, where volunteers
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from around the world offer expertise and services to assist
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users with questions and problems.</P
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><P
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>
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The OpenProjects IRC Network is an IRC network devoted entirely to
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Open Projects—Open Source and Open Hardware alike. Some of its
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channels are designed to provide online Linux support services. IRC
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stands for Internet Relay Chat, and is a network service that allows
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you to talk interactively on the Internet to other users. IRC networks
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support multiple channels on which groups of people talk. Whatever you
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type in a channel is seen by all other users of that channel.</P
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><P
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>There are a number of active channels on the OpenProjects IRC network
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where you will find users 24 hours a day, 7 days a week who are
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willing and able to help you solve any Linux problems you may have, or
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just chat. You can use this service by installing an IRC client like
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<I
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CLASS="EMPHASIS"
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>irc-II</I
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>, connecting to servername <SPAN
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CLASS="SYSTEMITEM"
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>irc.openprojects.org:6667</SPAN
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>, and joining the
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<TT
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CLASS="LITERAL"
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>#linpeople</TT
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> channel.</P
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></DIV
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><H2
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CLASS="SECT2"
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><A
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NAME="AEN292"
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>2.8. Linux User Groups</A
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></H2
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><P
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>
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Many Linux User Groups around the world offer direct
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support to users. Many Linux User Groups engage in activities such as
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installation days, talks and seminars, demonstration nights, and other
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completely social events. Linux User Groups are a great way of meeting other
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Linux users in your area. There are a number of published lists of Linux
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User Groups. Some of the better-known ones are:
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<P
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></P
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><DIV
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CLASS="VARIABLELIST"
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><DL
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><DT
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>Groups of Linux Users Everywhere</DT
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><DD
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><P
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> <SPAN
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CLASS="SYSTEMITEM"
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>http://www.ssc.com/glue/groups/</SPAN
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></P
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></DD
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><DT
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>LUG list project</DT
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><DD
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><P
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><SPAN
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CLASS="SYSTEMITEM"
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>http://www.nllgg.nl/lugww/</SPAN
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></P
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></DD
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><DT
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>LUG registry</DT
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><DD
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><P
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><SPAN
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CLASS="SYSTEMITEM"
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>http://www.linux.org/users/</SPAN
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></P
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></DD
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></DL
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></DIV
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> </P
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></DIV
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><DIV
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><H2
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CLASS="SECT2"
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><A
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NAME="AEN317"
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>2.9. Obtaining Linux</A
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></H2
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><P
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>
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There is no single distribution of the Linux software; instead, there
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are many distributions, such as Debian, RedHat, Caldera, Corel, SuSE,
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and Slackware. Each distribution contains everything you need to run a
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complete Linux system: the kernel, basic utilities, libraries, support
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files, and applications software.</P
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><P
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>Linux distributions may be obtained via a number of online sources, such as
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the Internet. Each of the major distributions has its own FTP and web site.
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Some of these sites are:
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<P
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></P
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><DIV
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CLASS="VARIABLELIST"
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><DL
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><DT
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>Caldera</DT
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><DD
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><P
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><P
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CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
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><SPAN
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CLASS="SYSTEMITEM"
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>http://www.caldera.com/</SPAN
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><SPAN
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CLASS="SYSTEMITEM"
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>ftp://ftp.caldera.com/</SPAN
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></P
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></P
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></DD
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><DT
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>Corel</DT
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><DD
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><P
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><P
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CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
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><SPAN
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CLASS="SYSTEMITEM"
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>http://www.corel.com/</SPAN
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><SPAN
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CLASS="SYSTEMITEM"
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>ftp://ftp.corel.com/</SPAN
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></P
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></P
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></DD
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><DT
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>Debian</DT
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><DD
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><P
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><P
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CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
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><SPAN
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CLASS="SYSTEMITEM"
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>http://www.debian.org/</SPAN
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><SPAN
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CLASS="SYSTEMITEM"
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>ftp://ftp.debian.org/</SPAN
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></P
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></P
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></DD
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><DT
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>RedHat</DT
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><DD
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><P
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><P
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CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
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><SPAN
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CLASS="SYSTEMITEM"
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>http://www.redhat.com/</SPAN
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><SPAN
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CLASS="SYSTEMITEM"
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>ftp://ftp.redhat.com/</SPAN
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></P
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></P
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></DD
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><DT
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>Slackware</DT
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><DD
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><P
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><P
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CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
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><SPAN
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CLASS="SYSTEMITEM"
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>http://www.slackware.com/</SPAN
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><SPAN
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CLASS="SYSTEMITEM"
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>ftp://ftp.slackware.com/</SPAN
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></P
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></P
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></DD
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><DT
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>SuSE</DT
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><DD
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><P
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><P
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CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
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><SPAN
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CLASS="SYSTEMITEM"
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>http://www.suse.com/</SPAN
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><SPAN
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CLASS="SYSTEMITEM"
|
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>ftp://ftp.suse.com/</SPAN
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></P
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></P
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></DD
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></DL
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></DIV
|
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>
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Many of the popular general FTP archive sites also mirror various
|
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Linux distributions. The best-known of these sites are:
|
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<P
|
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CLASS="LITERALLAYOUT"
|
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><SPAN
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CLASS="SYSTEMITEM"
|
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>metalab.unc.edu:/pub/Linux/distributions/</SPAN
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><br>
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<SPAN
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CLASS="SYSTEMITEM"
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>ftp.funet.fi:/pub/Linux/mirrors/</SPAN
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><br>
|
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<SPAN
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CLASS="SYSTEMITEM"
|
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>tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/distributions/</SPAN
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><br>
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<SPAN
|
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CLASS="SYSTEMITEM"
|
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>mirror.aarnet.edu.au:/pub/linux/distributions/</SPAN
|
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></P
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></P
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><P
|
|
>Many of the modern distributions can be installed directly from the
|
|
Internet. There is a lot of software to download for a typical
|
|
installation, though, so you'd probably want to do this only if you
|
|
have a high-speed, permanent network connection, or if you just need
|
|
to update an existing installation.<A
|
|
NAME="X-087-2-FNPR02"
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HREF="#FTN.X-087-2-FNPR02"
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>[1]</A
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></P
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><P
|
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>Linux may be purchased on CD-ROM from an increasing number of software
|
|
vendors. If your local computer store doesn't have it, perhaps you
|
|
should ask them to stock it! Most of the popular distributions can be
|
|
obtained on CD-ROM. Some vendors produce products containing multiple
|
|
CD-ROMs, each of which provides a different Linux distribution. This
|
|
is an ideal way to try a number of different distributions before you
|
|
settle on your favorite one.</P
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>[1]</A
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><P
|
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>… or you are extremely impatient and know that the 24 hours it
|
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might take to download the software from the Internet is faster than
|
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the 72 hours it might take to wait for a CD-ROM to be delivered!</P
|
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