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Documentation

C.5 Documentation

This section lists packages that contain a variety of Linux-related information. There is a lot of good information here; unless you are low on disk space, you should install these packages. (Note, however, that you probably don't need all the HOWTO packages; in most cases howto and howto-html will probably suffice.)

faq -- (Version 5.1, 1,083K)

This is a package of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Linux from sunsite.unc.edu. It is one of the best sources of information about Linux.

howto -- (Version 5.0, 6,127K)

This is the best collection of Linux documentation there is. It was put together on October 22, 1997. If you want to find newer versions of these documents, see http://sunsite.unc.edu/linux. For the versions in this package, see /usr/doc/HOWTO.

howto-dvi -- (Version 5.0, 2,371K)

These are the dvi versions of the HOWTOs. Probably only useful to TeX hackers.

howto-html -- (Version 5.0, 6,305K)

These are the html versions of the HOWTOs. You can view them with your favorite web browser.

howto-ps -- (Version 5.0, 4,872K)

These are the PostScript versions of the HOWTOs. You can view them with ghostview or print them on PostScript printers.

howto-sgml -- (Version 5.0, 1,735K)

These are the SGML versions of the HOWTOs. They are the ``source'' files that the HOWTOs are built from (using linuxdoc-sgml).

howto-translations -- (Version 5.0, 46,835K)

Translations of the HOWTOs into foreign languages. Currently the only language supported is German, and it is only for part of the HOWTOs.

indexhtml -- (Version 5.0, 6K)

Red Hat html index page

install-guide -- (Version 2.3, 1,520K)

A general guide for installing and getting started with Linux. The installation sections should be ignored, in favor of the Red Hat Linux manual. Although, there is overlap, there is other useful information in this guide.

lpg -- (Version 0.4, 1,739K)

This is a generic guide to the Programming on Linux systems. Check http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP for more information about the Linux Documentation Project, and possible updates to this version.

man-pages -- (Version 1.18, 1,525K)

A large collection of man pages covering programming APIs, file formats, protocols, etc.

Section 1 = user commands (intro only) Section 2 = system calls Section 3 = libc calls Section 4 = devices (e.g., hd, sd) Section 5 = file formats and protocols (e.g., wtmp, /etc/passwd, nfs) Section 6 = games (intro only) Section 7 = conventions, macro packages, etc. (e.g., nroff, ascii) Section 8 = system administration (intro only)

nag -- (Version 1.0, 1,217K)

This is a generic guide to the Network Administration of Linux systems. Check http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP for more information about the Linux Documentation Project, and possible updates to this version.

rhl-install-guide-en -- (Version 5.1, 1,306K)

This is a local copy of the HTML version of the Red Hat Linux 5.1 manual. An online copy can be found at http://www.redhat.com.

sag -- (Version 0.5, 603K)

This is a generic guide to the System Administration of Linux systems. Check http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP for more information about the Linux Documentation Project, and possible updates to this version.


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