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Linux Frequently Asked Questions with Answers

Robert Kiesling < kiesling@terracom.net>

$Date: 1998/01/06 06:16:26 $


This is the list of Frequently Asked Questions about Linux, the free Unix for 386/486/586, Alpha, MIPS, and some 680x0 and PPC processors. (See the question, `` What is Linux?'' below.) This document should be read in conjunction with the Linux Documentation Project's HOWTO series. (See, `` Where can I get Linux material by FTP?'' and `` Where can I get the HOWTOs and other documentation?'') The INFO-SHEET and META-FAQ, which are found in the same place, also list sources of Linux information. Please look at these documents, and `` You still haven't answered my question!'', before posting your question to a newsgroup. See, `` Formats in which this FAQ is available.'' for details of where to get the PostScript, Emacs Info, HTML and plain ASCII versions of this document. A new version of the Linux FAQ appears approximately monthly. If this copy is more than a month old, it may be out of date.

1. Introduction and General Information

2. Network sources and resources.

3. Compatibility with other operating systems.

4. Linux's handling of filesystems, disks and drives

5. Porting, compiling and obtaining programs

6. Solutions to common miscellaneous problems.

7. How do I do this or find out that ... ?

8. Frequently encountered error messages.

9. The X Window System.

10. Questions applicable to very out-of-date software.

11. How to get further assistance.

12. Administrative information and acknowledgements.


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