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\section*{Organization}
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This book contains the following chapters.

Chapter~\ref{chap-intro}, {\em Introduction to Linux}, gives a general 
introduction to what Linux is, what it can do for you, and what is required to 
run it on your system. It also provides helpful hints for getting help
and reducing overall stress. 

Chapter~\ref{chap-install}, {\em Obtaining and Installing Linux}, explains how
to obtain the Linux software, as well as how to install it---from 
repartitioning your drive, creating filesystems, and loading the software on 
the system. It contains instructions meant to be general for any distribution
of Linux, and relies on the documentation provided for your particular
release to fill in any gaps.

Chapter~\ref{chap-tutorial}, {\em Linux Tutorial}, is a complete
introduction to using the Linux system for UNIX novices. If you have
previous UNIX experience, most of this material should be familiar.

Chapter~\ref{chap-sysadm}, {\em System Administration}, introduces many
of the important concepts of system administration under Linux. This will
also be of interest to UNIX system administrators who want to know about
the Linux-specific issues of running a system.

Chapter~\ref{chap-advanced}, {\em Advanced Features}, introduces the
reader to a number of advanced features supported by Linux, such
as the X~Window System and TCP/IP networking. A complete guide to
configuring XFree86-3.1 is included.

Appendix~\ref{app-sources-num}, {\em Sources of Linux Information},
is a listing of other sources of information about Linux, including
newsgroups, mailing lists, online documents, and books. 

Appendix~\ref{app-vendor-num}, {\em Linux Vendor List},
provides a short list of software vendors offering Linux software
and services.

Appendix~\ref{app-ftp}, {\em FTP Tutorial and Site List}, is a tutorial for
downloading files from the Internet with FTP. This appendix also 
includes a listing of FTP archive sites which carry Linux software.

Appendix~\ref{app-bbs}, {\em Linux BBS List}, is a listing of 
bulletin board systems worldwide which carry Linux software. Because
most Linux users are do not have access to the Internet, it is
important that information on BBS systems becomes available. 

Appendix~\ref{app-gpl}, {\em The GNU General Public License}, contains
a copy of the GNU GPL, the license agreement under which Linux is
distributed. It is very important that Linux users understand the GPL;
many disagreements over the terms of the GPL have been raised in 
recent months.

