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3. Before you begin

3.1 You need a graphical browser

This document assumes that you already have a running graphical web browser, such as Netscape Navigator, on your system. You should have permission to use your graphical web browser. If you want to use Netscape Navigator in a commercial setting, you can buy a copy with appropriate license through Caldera.

3.2 You need to be able to add an account

If you don't have the right to be root, get the system administrator to add the ``guest'' account and give you ownership of guest's home directory. Skip to the ``Create or edit the following files'' step ( Create or edit the following files in /home/guest) when he or she is done.

3.3 You need httpd for a stand-alone web browsing station

If you are setting up a web browsing station to run stand-alone, without a network connection, you should have httpd working and the web documents installed. To tell if this is the case, enter:

lynx -dump http://localhost/
You should get the text of the home page on your system.


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