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===== Intended Audience ===== | ===== Intended Audience ===== | ||
- | FIXME | + | Slackware is a powerful, Intel-based distribution that can be configured to be a stable workstation, |
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+ | This is to get you started with Slackware. It will not cover every little thing about the system, but it will introduce you to what is included and how to get yourself off the ground. You may even find later that it can be a good reference. But in all cases, it is a handy guide for most every part of the system. | ||
===== Why A New Slackware Book? ===== | ===== Why A New Slackware Book? ===== | ||
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===== Conventions Used in this Book ===== | ===== Conventions Used in this Book ===== | ||
- | FIXME | + | To provide a consistent and easy to read text, several conventions are followed throughout the book. |
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+ | ==== Typographic Conventions ==== | ||
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+ | // | ||
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+ | An //italic// font is used for commands, emphasized text, and the first usage of technical terms. | ||
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+ | ''// | ||
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+ | A ''// | ||
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+ | **Bold** | ||
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+ | A **bold** font is used for user input in examples. | ||
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+ | ==== User Input ==== | ||
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+ | Keys are shown in bold to stand out from other text. Key combinations that are meant to be typed simultaneously are shown with "'' | ||
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+ | < | ||
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+ | Meaning the user should type the < | ||
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+ | Keys that are meant to be typed in sequence will be separated with commas, for example: | ||
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+ | < | ||
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+ | Would mean that the user is expected to type the < | ||
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+ | ==== Examples ==== | ||
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+ | Examples starting with '' | ||
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+ | D:\> rawrite a: bare.i | ||
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+ | Examples starting with ''#'' | ||
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+ | # dd if=bare.i of=/ | ||
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+ | Examples starting with '' | ||
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+ | % top | ||
===== Acknowledgements ===== | ===== Acknowledgements ===== | ||
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- Introduction to Slackware | - Introduction to Slackware | ||
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- [[slackbook: | - [[slackbook: | ||
- [[slackbook: | - [[slackbook: | ||
- [[slackbook: | - [[slackbook: | ||
- | - Process Control | + | - [[slackbook: |
- | - The X Window System | + | - [[slackbook: |
- [[slackbook: | - [[slackbook: | ||
- [[slackbook: | - [[slackbook: | ||
- | - Filesystem Permissions | + | - [[slackbook: |
- | - Working with Filesystems | + | - [[slackbook: |
- [[slackbook: | - [[slackbook: | ||
- [[slackbook: | - [[slackbook: | ||
- [[slackbook: | - [[slackbook: | ||
- [[slackbook: | - [[slackbook: | ||
- | - Basic Networking Utilities | + | - [[slackbook: |
- | - Package Management | + | - [[slackbook: |
- | - Keeping Track of Updates | + | - [[slackbook: |
- The Linux Kernel | - The Linux Kernel | ||