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<H2><A NAME=SECTION00411000000000000000>2.1.1 Getting Linux from the Internet</A></H2>
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<A NAME=secgettinginternet> </A>
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<A NAME=693> </A>
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<A NAME=694> </A>
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<A NAME=695> </A>
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If you have access to the Internet, the easiest way to obtain Linux is
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via anonymous FTP.<A NAME=tex2html214 HREF="footnode.html#729"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="foot_motif.gif"></A>
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Appendix <A HREF="node235.html#appftplistnum">C</A> lists a number of
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FTP archive sites which carry Linux software. One of these is
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<tt>sunsite.unc.edu</tt>, and the various Linux distributions can be found
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in the directory
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<P><TT> /pub/Linux/distributions
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there.
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<A NAME=702> </A>
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<A NAME=730> </A>
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Many distributions are released via anonymous FTP as a set of disk
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images. That is, the distribution consists of a set of files, and each file
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contains the binary image of a floppy. In order to copy the contents of the
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image file onto the floppy, you can use the <tt>RAWRITE.EXE</tt> program
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under MS-DOS. This program copies, block-for-block, the contents of
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a file to a floppy, without regard for disk format.<A NAME=tex2html217 HREF="footnode.html#731"><IMG ALIGN=BOTTOM ALT="gif" SRC="foot_motif.gif"></A>
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<tt>RAWRITE.EXE</tt> is available on the various Linux FTP sites,
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including <tt>sunsite.unc.edu</tt> in the directory
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<P><TT> <tt>/pub/Linux/system/Install/rawwrite</tt>
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Therefore, in many cases, you simply download the set of
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diskette images, and use <tt>RAWRITE.EXE</tt> with each image in turn to
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create a set of diskettes. You boot from the so-called ``boot diskette''
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and you're ready to roll. The software is usually installed directly from the
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floppies, although some distributions allow you to install from an MS-DOS
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partition on your hard drive. Some distributions allow you to install over
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a TCP/IP network. The documentation for each distribution should describe
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these installation methods if they are available.
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Other Linux distributions are installed from a set of MS-DOS format
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floppies. For example, the Slackware distribution of Linux requires only
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the boot and root diskettes to be created using <tt>RAWRITE.EXE</tt>.
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The rest of the diskettes are copied to MS-DOS format diskettes using
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the MS-DOS <tt>COPY</tt> command. The system
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installs the software directly from the MS-DOS floppies. This saves you
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the trouble of having to use <tt>RAWRITE.EXE</tt> for many image files,
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although it requires you to have access to an MS-DOS system to create the
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diskettes.
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Each distribution of Linux available via anonymous FTP should include a
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<tt>README</tt> file describing how to download and prepare the diskettes
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for installation. Be sure to read all of the available documentation for
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the release that you are using.
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When downloading the Linux software, be sure to use <em>binary</em> mode
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for all file transfers (with most FTP clients, the command ``<tt>binary</tt>''
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enables this mode).
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See Section <A HREF="node55.html#secslackgetting">2.1.4</A>, below, for information on
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obtaining the Slackware distribution from the Internet.
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<P><ADDRESS>
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<I>Matt Welsh <BR>
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mdw@sunsite.unc.edu</I>
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