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===== Intended Audience ===== | ===== Intended Audience ===== | ||
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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 " | 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 " | ||
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===== Acknowledgements ===== | ===== Acknowledgements ===== | ||
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===== Book Chapters ===== | ===== Book Chapters ===== | ||
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- Introduction to Slackware | - Introduction to Slackware | ||
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- | - The Bourne Again Shell | + | - [[slackbook: |
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- | - The X Window System | + | - [[slackbook: |
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- | - Filesystem Permissions | + | - [[slackbook: |
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- | - Basic Networking Utilities | + | - [[slackbook: |
- | - Package Management | + | - [[slackbook: |
- | - Keeping Track of Updates | + | - [[slackbook: |
- The Linux Kernel | - The Linux Kernel | ||