Linux Installation and Getting Started 1992–1998 Matt Welsh Phil Hughes David Bandel Boris Beletsky Sean Dreilinger Robert Kiesling Evan Liebovitch Henry Pierce Version 3.2, 20 February 1998. This book is meant for UNIX novices and gurus alike. It contains information on how to obtain Linux, software installation, a tutorial for new Linux users, and an introduction to system administration. It is meant to be general enough to be appli- cable to any distribution of Linux. You may freely copy and redistribute this book under certain conditions. Please see the copyright and distribution statement. Names of all products herein are used for identification purposes only and are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc., makes no claim of ownership or corporate association with the products or companies that own them. Copyright c 1992-1996 Matt Welsh Copyright c 1998 Specialized Systems Consultants, Inc (SSC) P.O. Box 55549 Seattle, WA 98155-0549 USA Phone: +1-206-782-7733 Fax: +1-206-782-7191 E-mail:
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