This is a package of the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Linux from sunsite.unc.edu. It is one of the best sources of information about Linux.

gimp-manual -- (Version 1.0.0, 17,979K)

This is release 1.0.0 of the GIMP User's Manual (GUM). This is the first stable release of the manual, a product of almost a year of work. It is available in HTML, PS, PDF and FM (FrameMaker) source code. Please read COPYING for the license terms of the manual.

The manual is about 590 pages long and there have been several imporvments over previous versions. Be sure to pay special attention to the new Gallery chaper which contains many nice images and a hints on how to make them. The Gallery is a good example of what you can do with the GIMP. All images in the manual is 100% pure GIMP images.

The HTML version is suitable for online manual, PS and PDF are suitable if you want to print it on a regular printer or have a nice looking online manual. The FM source code is only useful if you want to contribute to the Graphic Documentation Project. Submissions to the GIMP User's manual will follow under the license agreement in the COPYING file.

The HTML version of the manual, while convenient for an online manual, is not the same quality of the PDF or PostScript formats. Improvements will be made to the HTML version later. This release was under a time constraint.

For other formats of this manual check ftp://manual.gimp.org/pub/manual

howto -- (Version 5.2, 9,803K)

This is the best collection of Linux documentation there is. It was put together on Apr 15 1998. If you want to find newer versions of these documents, see http://sunsite.unc.edu/linux. For the versions in this package, see /usr/doc/HOWTO.

howto-chinese -- (Version 5.2, 13,708K)

This package contains translated versions of the Linux HOWTO into chinese. Please note that not all the files have been translated, so you most likely will need the english version installed if you want to have a complete HOWTO install.

howto-croatian -- (Version 5.2, 1,872K)

This package contains translated versions of the Linux HOWTO into croatian. Please note that not all the files have been translated, so you most likely will need the english version installed if you want to have a complete HOWTO install.

howto-dvi -- (Version 5.2, 3,306K)

These are the dvi versions of the HOWTOs. Probably only useful to TeX hackers.

howto-french -- (Version 5.2, 38,101K)

This package contains translated versions of the Linux HOWTO into french. Please note that not all the files have been translated, so you most likely will need the english version installed if you want to have a complete HOWTO install.

howto-german -- (Version 5.2, 11,760K)

This package contains translated versions of the Linux HOWTO into german. Please note that not all the files have been translated, so you most likely will need the english version installed if you want to have a complete HOWTO install.

howto-greek -- (Version 5.2, 2,822K)

This package contains translated versions of the Linux HOWTO into greek. Please note that not all the files have been translated, so you most likely will need the english version installed if you want to have a complete HOWTO install.

howto-html -- (Version 5.2, 11,214K)

These are the html versions of the HOWTOs. You can view them with your favorite web browser.

howto-indonesian -- (Version 5.2, 3,727K)

This package contains translated versions of the Linux HOWTO into indonesian. Please note that not all the files have been translated, so you most likely will need the english version installed if you want to have a complete HOWTO install.

howto-italian -- (Version 5.2, 15,179K)

This package contains translated versions of the Linux HOWTO into italian. Please note that not all the files have been translated, so you most likely will need the english version installed if you want to have a complete HOWTO install.

howto-japanese -- (Version 5.2, 25,676K)

This package contains translated versions of the Linux HOWTO into japanese. Please note that not all the files have been translated, so you most likely will need the english version installed if you want to have a complete HOWTO install.

howto-korean -- (Version 5.2, 14,272K)

This package contains translated versions of the Linux HOWTO into korean. Please note that not all the files have been translated, so you most likely will need the english version installed if you want to have a complete HOWTO install.

howto-polish -- (Version 5.2, 15,832K)

This package contains translated versions of the Linux HOWTO into polish. Please note that not all the files have been translated, so you most likely will need the english version installed if you want to have a complete HOWTO install.

howto-ps -- (Version 5.2, 6,417K)

These are the PostScript versions of the HOWTOs. You can view them with ghostview or print them on PostScript printers.

howto-serbian -- (Version 5.2, 37K)

This package contains translated versions of the Linux HOWTO into serbian. Please note that not all the files have been translated, so you most likely will need the english version installed if you want to have a complete HOWTO install.

howto-sgml -- (Version 5.2, 8,498K)

These are the SGML versions of the HOWTOs. They are the ``source'' files that the HOWTOs are built from (using linuxdoc-sgml).

howto-slovenian -- (Version 5.2, 2,137K)

This package contains translated versions of the Linux HOWTO into slovenian. Please note that not all the files have been translated, so you most likely will need the english version installed if you want to have a complete HOWTO install.

howto-spanish -- (Version 5.2, 18,413K)

This package contains translated versions of the Linux HOWTO into spanish. Please note that not all the files have been translated, so you most likely will need the english version installed if you want to have a complete HOWTO install.

howto-swedish -- (Version 5.2, 4,867K)

This package contains translated versions of the Linux HOWTO into swedish. Please note that not all the files have been translated, so you most likely will need the english version installed if you want to have a complete HOWTO install.

howto-turkish -- (Version 5.2, 816K)

This package contains translated versions of the Linux HOWTO into turkish. Please note that not all the files have been translated, so you most likely will need the english version installed if you want to have a complete HOWTO install.

indexhtml -- (Version 5.2, 6K)

Red Hat html index page.

install-guide -- (Version 3.2, 1,373K)

A general guide for installing and getting started with Linux. The installation sections should be ignored, in favor of the Red Hat Linux manual. Although, there is overlap, there is other useful information in this guide.

lpg -- (Version 0.4, 1,739K)

This is a generic guide to the Programming on Linux systems. Check
http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP for more information about the Linux Documentation Project, and possible updates to this version.

man-pages -- (Version 1.21, 1,575K)

A large collection of man pages covering programming APIs, file formats, protocols, etc.

Section 1 = user commands (intro only) Section 2 = system calls Section 3 = libc calls Section 4 = devices (e.g., hd, sd) Section 5 = file formats and protocols (e.g., wtmp, /etc/passwd, nfs) Section 6 = games (intro only) Section 7 = conventions, macro packages, etc. (e.g., nroff, ascii) Section 8 = system administration (intro only)

nag -- (Version 1.0, 1,217K)

This is a generic guide to the Network Administration of Linux systems. Check
http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP for more information about the Linux Documentation Project, and possible updates to this version.

rhl-alpha-install-addend-en -- (Version 5.2, 196K)

This is a local copy of the HTML version of the Red Hat Linux 5.2 Alpha Installation Addendum.

rhl-install-guide-en -- (Version 5.2, 1,472K)

This is a local copy of the HTML version of the Red Hat Linux 5.2 Installation Guide. An online copy can be found at http://www.redhat.com.

sag -- (Version 0.6, 644K)

This is a generic guide to the System Administration of Linux systems. Check
http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP for more information about the Linux Documentation Project, and possible updates to this version.