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Welcome to the Slackware Documentation Project

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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, an efficient server, and anything you really want it to be. It is stable, secure, and functional. 
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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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 Slackware Linux may be one of the oldest surviving Linux distributions but it's still regularly updated and includes the latest releases of many of the most popular free software programs. While Slackware does aim to maintain its traditional UNIX roots and values, there is no escaping "progress". Subsystems change, window managers come and go and new ways are devised to manage the complexities of a modern operating system. While we do resist change for change's sake, it's inevitable that as things evolve documentation becomes stale — books are no exception. Slackware Linux may be one of the oldest surviving Linux distributions but it's still regularly updated and includes the latest releases of many of the most popular free software programs. While Slackware does aim to maintain its traditional UNIX roots and values, there is no escaping "progress". Subsystems change, window managers come and go and new ways are devised to manage the complexities of a modern operating system. While we do resist change for change's sake, it's inevitable that as things evolve documentation becomes stale — books are no exception.
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-===== Conventions Used in this Book ===== 
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 ===== Acknowledgements ===== ===== Acknowledgements =====
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 ===== Book Chapters ===== ===== Book Chapters =====
  
-  - Introduction to Slackware +  * [[slackbook:conventions_used_in_this_book|Conventions Used in this Book]] 
-  - [[slackware:install|Installation]] +   
-  - Booting +  - [[slackbook:intro_to_slackware|Introduction to Slackware]] 
-  - Basic Shell Commands +  - [[slackbook:install|Installation]] 
-  - The Bourne Again Shell +  - [[slackbook:booting|Booting]] 
-  - Process Control +  - [[slackbook:shell|Basic Shell Commands]] 
-  - The X Window System +  - [[slackbook:bash|The Bourne Again Shell]] 
-  - Printing +  - [[slackbook:process_control|Process Control]] 
-  - Users and Groups +  - [[slackbook:xwindow_system|The X Window System]] 
-  - Filesystem Permissions +  - [[slackbook:cups|Printing]] 
-  - Working with Filesystems +  - [[slackbook:users|Users and Groups]] 
-  - vi +  - [[slackbook:filesystem_permissions|Filesystem Permissions]] 
-  - Emacs +  - [[slackbook:working_with_filesystems|Working with Filesystems]] 
-  - Networking +  - [[slackbook:vi|vi]] 
-  - Wireless Networking +  - [[slackbook:emacs|Emacs]] 
-  - Basic Networking Utilities +  - [[slackbook:network|Networking]] 
-  - Package Management +  - [[slackbook:wifi|Wireless Networking]] 
-  - Keeping Track of Updates+  - [[slackbook:basic_networking_utilities|Basic Networking Utilities]] 
 +  - [[slackbook:package_management|Package Management]] 
 +  - [[slackbook:tracking_updates|Keeping Track of Updates]]
   - The Linux Kernel   - The Linux Kernel
  

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