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<B> Next:</B> <A NAME=tex2html1767 HREF="node10.html">1.2 A Brief History </A>
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<H1><A NAME=SECTION00310000000000000000>1.1 About This Book</A></H1>
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This book is an installation and entry-level guide to the Linux system.
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The purpose is to get new users up and running with the system by
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consolodating as much important material as possible into one book.
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Instead of covering many of the volatile technical details, those things which
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tend to change with rapid development, we give you
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enough background to find out more on your own.
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Linux is not difficult to install and use. However, as with any
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implementation of UNIX, there is often some black magic involved to
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get everything working correctly. We hope that this book will get you
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on the Linux tourbus and show you how groovy this operating system can be.
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In this book, we cover the following topics.
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<UL><LI> What is Linux? The design and philosophy of this unique operating
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system, and what it can do for you.
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<LI> All of the details of what is needed to
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run Linux, including suggestions on what kind of hardware
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configuration is recommended for a complete system.
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<LI> How to obtain and install Linux. There are many distributions of the
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Linux software. We present a general discussion of Linux software
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distributions, how to obtain them, and generic instructions for installing
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the software (which should be applicable to any distribution).
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This edition also contains specific instructions for the
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Slackware distribution of Linux.
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<LI> A brief introductory UNIX tutorial, for those users who have never
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had experience with UNIX before. This tutorial should, hopefully,
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provide enough material for complete novices to have enough
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basic know-how to find their way around the system.
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<LI> An introduction to systems administration with Linux. This covers
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the most important tasks that new Linux administrators will need to be
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familiar with, such as creating users, managing filesystems, and so forth.
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<LI> Information on configuring more advanced aspects of Linux, such as the
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X Window System, networking with TCP/IP and SLIP, and the setup of
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electronic mail and news systems.
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</UL>
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This book is for the personal computer user wishing to get started with
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Linux. We don't assume previous UNIX experience, but do expect novices
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to refer to other materials along the way.
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For those unfamiliar with UNIX, a list of useful sources of
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information is given in Appendix <A HREF="node225.html#appsourcesnum">A</A>. In general, this book
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is meant to be read along with another book on basic UNIX concepts.
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<B> Next:</B> <A NAME=tex2html1767 HREF="node10.html">1.2 A Brief History </A>
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<B>Up:</B> <A NAME=tex2html1765 HREF="node8.html">1 Introduction to Linux</A>
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<B> Previous:</B> <A NAME=tex2html1759 HREF="node8.html">1 Introduction to Linux</A>
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<BR> <HR> <P>
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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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