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 This document is intended to allow people who have already used another "Unix-like" system to get quickly acquainted with This document is intended to allow people who have already used another "Unix-like" system to get quickly acquainted with
 Slackware. We assume that the reader: Slackware. We assume that the reader:
-  * know the main Unix commands and the associated concepts, +  * knows the main Unix commands and the associated concepts, 
-  * know how-to edit a text file (such as a configuration file)+  * knows how-to edit a text file (such as a configuration file)
   * can read a simple shell script.   * can read a simple shell script.
  
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 [[http://slint.fr|Slint]] offers [[http://slint.fr/installer.html|polyglot [[http://slint.fr|Slint]] offers [[http://slint.fr/installer.html|polyglot
 installers]], which also complement the system configuration: choosing the installers]], which also complement the system configuration: choosing the
-language, keyboard amp and creating ordinary users. A+language, the keyboard layout and creating ordinary users. A
 [[http://slint.fr/package.html|Slint package]], also installed, provides [[http://slint.fr/package.html|Slint package]], also installed, provides
 polyglot versions of the main administration tools and/or their manual polyglot versions of the main administration tools and/or their manual
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 In general, Slackware does not prejudge how the system will be used. It is up In general, Slackware does not prejudge how the system will be used. It is up
 to the administrator to customize it for its intended usage by editing the to the administrator to customize it for its intended usage by editing the
-configuration files located in /etc or its subdirectoriesReading comments+configuration files located in /etc or its sub-directoriesIt helps to read the comments
 in scripts for management of services located in /etc/rc.d as well as in the in scripts for management of services located in /etc/rc.d as well as in the
-configuration files helps.+configuration files.
  
 === Startup === === Startup ===
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 The website http://www.slackware.org.uk/ also hosts packages or Slackbuilds The website http://www.slackware.org.uk/ also hosts packages or Slackbuilds
-like those proposed by distributions derived from Slackware, as [[http://www.salixos.org/|Salix]]+such as those proposed by distributions derived from Slackware, as [[http://www.salixos.org/|Salix]]
 maintained mainly by George Vlahavas, or desktops not included in Slackware, maintained mainly by George Vlahavas, or desktops not included in Slackware,
 such as [[http://www.slackware.org.uk/msb/|Mate]] proposed by Chess Griffin and such as [[http://www.slackware.org.uk/msb/|Mate]] proposed by Chess Griffin and
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