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- From: ijackson@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ian Jackson)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.announce,comp.os.linux.help,comp.answers,news.answers
- Subject: Changes to Linux Frequently Asked Questions with Answers
- Supersedes: <ijackson-linux-faq2-2-1994-changes@nyx.cs.du.edu>
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- Date: Sun, 10 Apr 1994 12:26:12 GMT
- Organization: Linux Unlimited
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- Sender: iwj10@cus.cam.ac.uk (Ian Jackson)
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- Matt Welsh <linux-announce-request@tc.cornell.edu>
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- Summary: For those who have already read the FAQ and want to know what's new.
- Keywords: FAQ, Linux, changes, diff
- Originator: iwj10@bootes.cus.cam.ac.uk
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- Archive-Name: linux/faq/diff
- Last-Modified: 10 Apr 1994
-
- This document gives an English description of what changed in the most
- recent FAQ.
-
- Comments on and submissions for the FAQ are strongly encouraged and
- welcomed - I don't have time to read every article in col.help, and
- thus need your assistance to spot the FAQ-threads that I miss.
-
-
- Changes March - April 1994.
-
- New questions:
- Q3.8. How can I share a swap partition between Linux and OS/2 or MS Windows ?
- Q4.1. How can I undelete files ?
- Q4.2. Is there a defragmenter for ext2fs etc. ?
- Q5.2. During linking I get Undefined symbol _mcount
- Q6.1. How do I make my executables smaller ?
- Q6.26. lpr and lpd aren't working.
- Q6.27. How do I make a shared library ?
- Q6.28. What does VFS stand for ?
- Q7.1. fdisk says Partition X has different phsyical/logical ...
- Q7.2. fdisk: Partition 1 does not start on cylinder boundary
- Q7.13. EXT2-fs warning: checktime reached
- Q7.17. My AHA1542C doesn't work with Linux.
-
- Modified questions:
- Q1.1. What is Linux ? Deleted paragraph about beta status.
- Q1.2. What software does it support ? Noted existence of commerical software.
- Q1.3. Does it run on my computer ? PowerPC port denied, Amiga less early.
- Q1.5. Is Linux PD ? Copyrighted ? Mentioned requirement re. source code.
- Q1.6. How should I pronounce Linux ? Rewritten in the light of *.au.
- Q2.1. Where can I get the HOWTOs ... Added MGR, Sound and Ftape HOWTOs.
- Q2.2. What newsgroups are there ... Regional groups, emphasize Unix groups.
- Q2.3. How do I install Linux ? Installation HOWTO no longer plugs SLS.
- Q2.4. ... Linux material by FTP ? Moved sunacm.swan.ac.uk.
- Q4.9. ... like Stacker or Doublespace Mentioned compressing block device.
- Q5.7. What does gcc -O6 do ? Newer kernels use -O2; so should you.
- Q6.7. How do I set the timezone ? FSSTND-compliant /etc/localtime noted.
- Q6.19. I have screwed up my system ... Suggest Slackware a1 instead of SLS.
- Q6.20. ... upgrade/recompile kernel Covers recompiling from distrib src.
- Q6.24. How do I remap my keyboard ... kbd now up to 0.85. Keyboard FAQ.
- Q7.12. EXT2-fs warning: maximal count e2fsprogs name corrected, tune2fs.
- Q8.2. Where can I get an Xconfig ... Upped emphasis on XFree86 HOWTO.
- Q8.3. xterm logins show up strangely Dunno about XFree86 2.1.
- Q9.1. You still haven't answered ... Long paragraph split up.
- Q9.2. What to put in a posting ... Suggested `I have RTF FAQ'.
- Q10.4. Disclaimer and Copyright Non-machine readable & partial copies.
-
-
- Changes February - March 1994.
-
- Structure:
- Q7.13. mtools cannot initialize ... moved into right section.
-
- Modified questions:
- Q2.4. Where ... by FTP ? Added sunacm.swan.ac.uk, clarified.
- Q3.5. ... BSD FFS, SysV UFS, ... Info on alpha Amiga fs.
- Q3.6. Can I run MS Windows programs ? Can do real-mode Win 3.0 under dosemu.
- Q4.5. How do I remove LILO ... ? Incantation can preserve partn table.
- Q5.1. What is ld.so and where ... Version number increased to 1.4.
- Q5.6. What does gcc -O6 do ? Mentioned future compilers.
- Q5.7. Where are <linux/*.h> ... Say to rm -rf before linking.
- Q6.11. My machine runs very slowly ... I&GS guide says how to make swapfile.
- Q6.15. My keyboard goes all funny ... Fixed in new kernels.
- Q6.16. My screen ... weird characters Correct it with ESC c instead of ^O.
- Q6.23. How do I remap my keyboard ... kbd now up to 0.84 for kernel 0.99.15.
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-
- All question numbers should refer to the numbering in the new edition
- in each case (eg, for the January to February changes the numbers
- would refer to the February edition).
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