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| 1 Quick Start |
| 1.1 The Red Hat Linux Errata |
| 1.2 Getting Red Hat Linux |
| 1.3 Making Floppies |
| 1.4 Installing |
| 1.5 Upgrading from a Prior Version |
| 1.6 Running Directly off the CD-ROM |
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| 2 Installing Red Hat Linux/Intel |
| 2.1 The Red Hat Linux Errata |
| 2.2 Before You Begin |
| | 2.2.1 Installation Methods |
| | 2.2.2 A Note About Kernel Drivers |
| | 2.2.3 Disk Partitions |
| | | 2.2.3.1 Disk Partitions and MS-DOS |
| | | 2.2.3.2 Disk Partitions and Other Operating Systems |
| | | 2.2.3.3 How Many Partitions? |
| 2.3 Preparing to Install |
| | 2.3.1 Creating the Boot and Supplemental Floppies |
| | | 2.3.1.1 Making Floppies Under MS-DOS |
| | | 2.3.1.2 Making Floppies Under Linux |
| | | 2.3.1.3 Installing Without Using a Boot Floppy |
| | 2.3.2 A Note About Virtual Consoles |
| | 2.3.3 Using the Dialog Boxes |
| 2.4 Step-By-Step Installation |
| | 2.4.1 Starting the Installation System |
| | | 2.4.1.1 Booting |
| | | 2.4.1.2 Beginning the Installation |
| | 2.4.2 PCMCIA Support |
| | 2.4.3 Selecting an Installation Method |
| | | 2.4.3.1 CD-ROM Type |
| | 2.4.4 If You Are Installing via NFS |
| | | 2.4.4.1 Choosing a Network Driver |
| | | 2.4.4.2 Configuring TCP/IP Networking |
| | | 2.4.4.3 NFS Server Information |
| | 2.4.5 Upgrading or Installing |
| | | 2.4.5.1 Installing |
| | | 2.4.5.2 Upgrading |
| | 2.4.6 SCSI Support |
| | 2.4.7 If You Are Installing via FTP |
| | | 2.4.7.1 Choosing a Network Driver |
| | | 2.4.7.2 Configuring TCP/IP Networking |
| | | 2.4.7.3 FTP Server Information |
| | 2.4.8 Creating Partitions for Red Hat Linux |
| | | 2.4.8.1 Using fdisk |
| | | 2.4.8.2 Numbering Partitions |
| | | 2.4.8.3 Changing the Partition Table |
| | 2.4.9 Initializing Swap Space |
| | 2.4.10 Filesystem Configuration |
| | | 2.4.10.1 Selecting the Root Partition |
| | | 2.4.10.2 Other Partitions |
| | | 2.4.10.3 Formatting Partitions |
| | 2.4.11 Selecting and Installing Packages |
| | | 2.4.11.1 Selecting System Components |
| | | 2.4.11.2 Selecting Individual Packages |
| | | 2.4.11.3 Package Dependencies |
| | | 2.4.11.4 Package Installation |
| | 2.4.12 Selecting a Keymap |
| | 2.4.13 Configuring a Mouse |
| | 2.4.14 Configuring X Windows |
| | | 2.4.14.1 Configuring the Metro-X Server |
| | | 2.4.14.2 Configuring an XFree86 Server |
| | 2.4.15 Configuring Networking |
| | | 2.4.15.1 Network Configuration Dialogs |
| | 2.4.16 Configuring the Clock |
| | 2.4.17 Setting a Root Password |
| | 2.4.18 Installing LILO |
| | | 2.4.18.1 Limitations of LILO |
| | | 2.4.18.2 Adding Options to the LILO Boot Command Line |
| | | 2.4.18.3 Alternatives to LILO |
| | 2.4.19 Finishing Up ...or Starting Up |
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| 3 Installing Red Hat Linux/Alpha |
| 3.1 Introduction |
| 3.2 Supported Hardware |
| 3.3 Installing the Miniloader MILO |
| 3.4 Installing Red Hat Linux/Alpha |
| | 3.4.1 Making a Boot disk |
| | 3.4.2 Beginning the Install |
| | 3.4.3 Finishing Up |
| 3.5 Booting your Red Hat Linux/Alpha system |
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| 4 Installing Red Hat Linux/SPARC |
| 4.1 Hardware |
| 4.2 Booting from Floppy |
| 4.3 Booting from a Network |
| 4.4 Network Installation |
| 4.5 Installation Using a Serial Terminal |
| 4.6 Installation: Selecting System Components |
| 4.7 SILO Configuration |
| 4.8 Partitioning |
| 4.9 X Windows |
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| 5 Post Installation Configuration |
| 5.1 Building a Custom Kernel |
| | 5.1.1 Building a modularized kernel |
| | 5.1.2 Making an initrd image |
| | 5.1.3 Building a monolithic kernel |
| 5.2 X Window Configuration with XFree86 |
| | 5.2.1 The X Server |
| | 5.2.2 Xconfigurator |
| | | 5.2.2.1 Selecting your Server |
| | | 5.2.2.2 Finishing Up |
| 5.3 X Window Configuration with Metro-X |
| | 5.3.1 System Requirements |
| | 5.3.2 configX.curses |
| | | 5.3.2.1 Graphics Card |
| | | 5.3.2.2 Mouse |
| | | 5.3.2.3 Exiting |
| | 5.3.3 configX |
| | | 5.3.3.1 Start-up |
| | | 5.3.3.2 Special Keys |
| | | 5.3.3.3 Mouse configuration |
| | | 5.3.3.4 Keyboard configuration |
| | | 5.3.3.5 Monitor configuration |
| | | 5.3.3.6 Screen Saver |
| | | 5.3.3.7 Graphics Card Configuration |
| | | 5.3.3.8 Colors |
| | | 5.3.3.9 Virtual Resolution |
| | | 5.3.3.10 Physical Resolution |
| | | 5.3.3.11 Multiple-Screen Configuration |
| | | 5.3.3.12 Adding a Screen |
| | | 5.3.3.13 Deleting a Screen |
| | | 5.3.3.14 Screen Layout |
| | | 5.3.3.15 Font Path |
| | | 5.3.3.16 Save and Exit |
| | | 5.3.3.17 Quit Without Saving |
| 5.4 Mouse configuration |
| 5.5 Sendmail |
| 5.6 Controlling Access to Services |
| 5.7 Anonymous FTP |
| 5.8 World Wide Web Server |
| 5.9 NFS Configuration |
| | 5.9.1 Mounting NFS Filesystems |
| | 5.9.2 Exporting NFS Filesystems |
| 5.10 Running Programs at Boot Time |
| 5.11 Color ls Setup |
| 5.12 NIS/NYS Setup |
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| 6 Finding Documentation |
| 6.1 On Line Help |
| | 6.1.1 Man Pages |
| | 6.1.2 Package Documentation |
| | 6.1.3 HOWTOs and FAQs |
| | 6.1.4 The ``locate'' Command |
| | 6.1.5 ``info'' Pages |
| 6.2 Help from the Internet Community |
| | 6.2.1 Red Hat Mailing Lists |
| | 6.2.2 USENET Newsgroups |
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| 7 Package Management with RPM |
| 7.1 RPM Design Goals |
| 7.2 Using RPM |
| | 7.2.1 Installing |
| | | 7.2.1.1 Package Already Installed |
| | | 7.2.1.2 Conflicting Files |
| | | 7.2.1.3 Unresolved Dependency |
| | 7.2.2 Uninstalling |
| | 7.2.3 Upgrading |
| | 7.2.4 Querying |
| | 7.2.5 Verifying |
| 7.3 Impressing Your Friends with RPM |
| 7.4 Other RPM Resources |
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| 8 Control Panel |
| 8.1 User and Group Configuration |
| | 8.1.1 Adding or Editing a User |
| | 8.1.2 Removing a User |
| | | 8.1.2.1 Deactivating a User |
| | 8.1.3 Creating a New Group |
| | 8.1.4 Editing an Existing Group |
| 8.2 File System Configuration |
| | 8.2.1 Adding NFS Mounts |
| 8.3 Printer Configuration |
| 8.4 Network Configuration |
| | 8.4.1 Managing Names |
| | 8.4.2 Managing Hosts |
| | 8.4.3 Adding a Networking Interface |
| | | 8.4.3.1 PPP Interface |
| | | 8.4.3.2 SLIP Interface |
| | | 8.4.3.3 PLIP Interface |
| | | 8.4.3.4 Ethernet, Arcnet, Token Ring and Pocket Adaptor Interfaces |
| | 8.4.4 Managing Routes |
| 8.5 Time and Date |
| 8.6 Kernel Daemon Configuration |
| | 8.6.1 Changing Module Options |
| | 8.6.2 Changing Modules |
| | 8.6.3 Adding Modules |
| | 8.6.4 Restarting Kerneld |
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| 9 Glint |
| 9.1 Starting glint |
| 9.2 The Package Display |
| | 9.2.1 Context Sensitive Menus |
| | 9.2.2 Selecting Packages |
| | 9.2.3 Viewing Available Packages |
| 9.3 Configuration |
| 9.4 Package Manipulation |
| | 9.4.1 Querying Packages |
| | 9.4.2 Verifying Packages |
| | 9.4.3 Installing New Packages |
| | | 9.4.3.1 Upgrading Packages |
| | 9.4.4 Uninstalling Packages |
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| 10 System Administration |
| 10.1 Filesystem Structure |
| | 10.1.1 Overview of the FSSTND |
| | | 10.1.1.1 The /etc Directory |
| | | 10.1.1.2 The /lib Directory |
| | | 10.1.1.3 The /sbin Directory |
| | | 10.1.1.4 The /usr Directory |
| | | 10.1.1.5 The /usr/local Directory |
| | | 10.1.1.6 The /var directory |
| | 10.1.2 /usr/local in Red Hat Linux |
| 10.2 Special Red Hat File Locations |
| 10.3 Users, Groups and User-Private Groups |
| | 10.3.1 Standard Users |
| | 10.3.2 Standard Groups |
| | 10.3.3 User Private Groups |
| | | 10.3.3.1 User Private Group Rationale |
| 10.4 User Authentication with PAM |
| | 10.4.1 Modules |
| | 10.4.2 Services |
| | 10.4.3 The Configuration File |
| | 10.4.4 The Default Stanza |
| | 10.4.5 Shadow Passwords |
| | 10.4.6 More Information |
| 10.5 The Boot Process, Init, and Shutdown |
| | 10.5.1 System V Init |
| | 10.5.2 Init Runlevels |
| | 10.5.3 Shutting Down |
| 10.6 Rescue Modes |
| | 10.6.1 Through LILO |
| | 10.6.2 Emergency Boot Floppies |
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| A Hardware Requirements |
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| B Module parameters |
| B.1 CD-ROM parameters |
| B.2 SCSI parameters |
| B.3 Ethernet parameters |
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| C Metro X |
| C.1 Special Features |
| | C.1.1 Hot-Key Exit |
| | C.1.2 Hot-Key Resolution Switching |
| | C.1.3 Hardware Panning |
| | C.1.4 Multiple Screens |
| | | C.1.4.1 Supported Cards |
| | C.1.5 International Keyboards |
| C.2 Metro X Configuration File |
| | C.2.1 Warning |
| | C.2.2 Xconfig |
| | C.2.3 Keywords |
| | | C.2.3.1 Options Set In Configuration Utility |
| | | C.2.3.2 Options Not Set in Configuration Utility |
| | C.2.4 Modes |
| | | C.2.4.1 Adjusting the Image Position |
| | | C.2.4.2 Extensions |
| | | C.2.4.3 Special Notes |
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| D Intro to Alpha Systems and Processors |
| D.1 What is Alpha |
| D.2 What is Digital Semiconductor |
| D.3 Alpha CPUs |
| D.4 21064 performance vs 21066 performance |
| D.5 A Few Notes On Clocking |
| D.6 The chip-sets |
| D.7 The Systems |
| D.8 Bytes and all that stuff |
| D.9 PALcode and all that stuff |
| D.10 Porting |
| D.11 More Information |
| D.12 References |
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| E Alpha Miniloader Howto |
| E.1 Introduction |
| | E.1.1 Copyright |
| | E.1.2 New Versions of this Document |
| E.2 What is Milo? |
| E.3 Pre-Built Standard Milo Images |
| E.4 How To Build Milo |
| E.5 How To Load Milo |
| | E.5.1 Loading Milo from the Windows NT ARC firmware |
| | E.5.2 Loading Milo from the Evaluation Board Debug Monitor |
| | E.5.3 Loading Milo from a Failsafe Boot Block Floppy |
| | E.5.4 Loading Milo from Flash |
| | E.5.5 Loading Milo from the SRM Console |
| | E.5.6 System Specific Information |
| | | E.5.6.1 AxpPCI33 (Noname) |
| | | E.5.6.2 AlphaPC64 (Cabriolet) |
| | | E.5.6.3 EB66+ |
| | | E.5.6.4 EB64+/Aspen Alpine |
| | | E.5.6.5 Universal Desktop Box (Multia) |
| | | E.5.6.6 EB164 |
| | | E.5.6.7 XL266 |
| | | E.5.6.8 Platform2000 |
| E.6 Milo's User Interface |
| | E.6.1 The ''help'' Command |
| | E.6.2 Booting Linux |
| | E.6.3 Rebooting Linux |
| | E.6.4 The ``bootopt'' command |
| E.7 Running the Flash Management Utility |
| | E.7.1 The ''help'' command |
| | E.7.2 The ``list'' command |
| | E.7.3 The ``program'' command |
| | E.7.4 The ``environment'' command |
| | E.7.5 The ``bootopt'' command |
| | E.7.6 The ``quit'' command |
| E.8 Restrictions |
| E.9 Problem Solving |
| E.10 Acknowledgements |
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| F Red Hat Linux Frequently Asked Questions |
| F.1 Introduction |
| F.2 General Questions |
| | F.2.1 Where can I get information on Red Hat Linux? |
| | F.2.2 What Media is Red Hat Linux Available on? |
| | F.2.3 The Red Hat FTP site is slow. Are there mirrors? |
| | F.2.4 How do I order from the Red Hat Software? |
| | F.2.5 How do I contact Red Hat Software? |
| | F.2.6 How do I get new updates to Red Hat as they happen? |
| | F.2.7 How do I get support if I bought the Caldera, PHT, etc CD-ROM? |
| | F.2.8 What is the relationship between Red Hat and Caldera, PHT, etc? |
| | F.2.9 What do I do if I have media (manual or CD-ROM) problems? |
| | F.2.10 What's the quickest and best way to get support for Red Hat Linux? |
| | F.2.11 How do I report a problem? |
| | F.2.12 What versions of Red Hat Linux are there? |
| | F.2.13 What hardware does Red Hat Linux support? |
| | F.2.14 Why won't my Adaptec (274x, 284x) work? |
| | F.2.15 What applications are there for Red Hat Linux? |
| | F.2.16 Does Red Hat Linux include source code? |
| | F.2.17 What version of X Windows is included with Red Hat? |
| | F.2.18 Does Red Hat support UMSDOS installs? |
| F.3 Installation Questions |
| | F.3.1 Do I need swap space? |
| | F.3.2 How do I get my IDE CD-ROM on my SB16 to work? |
| | F.3.3 How do I do a network install of Red Hat Linux 4.1? |
| | F.3.4 How do I run the install program again? |
| | F.3.5 Why am I missing some programs? |
| | F.3.6 How do I mount my CD-ROM? |
| | F.3.7 Why does Linux only see part of my RAM? |
| | F.3.8 How do I install to my DOS partition? |
| | F.3.9 How do I use the NYS/NIS system that comes with RedHat? |
| | F.3.10 Why can't I get to Unixware now that I've installed Linux? |
| | F.3.11 Why does my Diamond do odd things under X Windows? |
| | F.3.12 Where do I go to find an ``errata'' sheet? |
| | F.3.13 I installed Metro-X, now how do I use it? |
| F.4 Using Red Hat Linux |
| | F.4.1 Why does Red Hat `adduser' put each user in his/her own group? |
| | F.4.2 Why doesn't the xmh shipped with Red Hat work properly? |
| | F.4.3 I rebuilt my kernel, but I got vmlinux instead of vmlinuz. Why? |
| | F.4.4 How do I make my own packages (RPMs)? |
| | F.4.5 I compiled a program, but I can't run it. What gives? |
| | F.4.6 Why doesn't xtexsh work? |
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| G Getting Technical Support |
| G.1 Registration |
| | G.1.1 Registering via the Web |
| | G.1.2 Registering via Email |
| | G.1.3 Registering via Fax or Snail Mail |
| G.2 Support Questions |
| | G.2.1 How to Send Them |
| | G.2.2 Where to Send Them |
| G.3 Support FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) |
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| H Red Hat and Freely Distributable Software. |
| | H.0.1 Red Hat History |
| H.1 The Free Software Model |
| H.2 The Evolution of ``Free Software'' |
| H.3 The GNU Public License |
| H.4 Will Linux Replace Commercial OSes? |
| H.5 Red Hat Software, Inc.'s Role in Linux Development |
| H.6 Further Reading |
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| I Licenses |
| I.1 The BSD Copyright |
| I.2 X Copyright |
| I.3 Gnu Public License |
| | I.3.1 Preamble |
| | I.3.2 GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE |
| | | I.3.2.1 0 |
| | | I.3.2.2 1 |
| | | I.3.2.3 2 |
| | | I.3.2.4 3 |
| | | I.3.2.5 4 |
| | | I.3.2.6 5 |
| | | I.3.2.7 6 |
| | | I.3.2.8 7 |
| | | I.3.2.9 8 |
| | | I.3.2.10 9 |
| | | I.3.2.11 10 |
| | | I.3.2.12 11 |
| | I.3.3 Appendix |
