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The Linux HOWTO documents give tutorials and information on various features of the system. The HOWTO Index (in PostScript) gives an overview about the HOWTO documents. Furthermore, there are a multitude of Mini-HOWTO documents on short, specific subjects.
 
3Dfx HOWTO by Bernd Kreimeier, <bk@gamers.org>. How to use 3Dfx graphics accelerator chip support. Updated 6 February 1998. HyperText 
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AX25 HOWTO by Terry Dawson, <terry@perf.no.itg.telecom.com.au>. How to configure AX25 networking for Linux. Updated 17 October 1997.  HyperText 
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Access HOWTO by Michael De La Rue, <access-howto@ed.ac.uk>. How to use adaptive technology with Linux. Updated 28 March 1997. HyperText 
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Alpha HOWTO by David Mosberger, <davidm@azstarnet.com>. Overview of Alpha systems and processors. Updated 6 June 1997. HyperText 
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Assembly HOWTO by François-René Rideau, <rideau@ens.fr>. Information on programming in x86 assembly. Updated 16 November 1997.  HyperText 
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Benchmarking HOWTO by André D. Balsa, <andrewbalsa@usa.net>. How to do basic benchmarking. Updated 15 August 1997. HyperText 
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BootPrompt HOWTO by Paul Gortmaker, <gpg109@rsphy1.anu.edu.au>. List of boot time arguments and overview of booting software. Updated 1 February 1998. HyperText 
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Bootdisk HOWTO by Graham Chapman, <grahamc@zeta.org.au>. How to create a boot/root maintenance disk for Linux. Updated June 1998. HyperText 
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Busmouse HOWTO by Chris Bagwell, <cbagwell@sprynet.com>. Information on bus mouse compatibility with Linux. Updated 15 June 1998. HyperText 
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CD Writing HOWTO by Winfried Trümper, <winni@xpilot.org>. How to write CDs. Updated 16 December 1997. HyperText 
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CDROM HOWTO by Jeff Tranter, <jeff_tranter@pobox.com>. Information on CDROM drive compatibility for Linux. Updated 23 January 1998. HyperText 
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Chinese HOWTO by Chih-Wei Huang, <cwhuang@phys.ntu.edu.tw> and Cd Chen, <cdchen@linux.ntcic.edu.tw>. How to configure Linux for use with the Chinese characterset. Updated 2 June 1998. HyperText 
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Commercial HOWTO by Martin Michlmayr, <tbm@cyrius.com>. Listing of commercial software products for Linux. Updated 21 September 1998. HyperText 
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Config HOWTO by Guido Gonzato, <guido@ibogfs.cineca.it>. How to fine-tune and customize your Linux system. Updated 4 November 1997. HyperText 
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Consultants HOWTO by Martin Michlmayr, <tbm@cyrius.com>. Listing of Linux consultants. Updated 25 October 1998. HyperText 
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Cyrillic HOWTO by Alexander L. Belikoff, <abel@bfr.co.il>. How to configure Linux for use with the Cyrillic characterset. Updated 23 January 1998. HyperText 
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DNS HOWTO (BIND-8) by Nicolai Langfeldt, <janl@math.uio.no>. How to set up DNS (BIND-8). Updated 25 August 1998. HyperText 
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DNS HOWTO (BIND-4) by Nicolai Langfeldt, <janl@math.uio.no>. How to set up DNS (BIND-4). Updated 1 January 1998. HyperText 
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DOSEMU HOWTO by Uwe Bonnes, <bon@elektron.ikp.physik.th-darmstadt.de>. HOWTO about the Linux MS-DOS Emulator, DOSEMU. Updated 15 March 1997 for dosemu-0.64.4 (in progress). HyperText 
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Danish HOWTO by Niels Kristian Bech Jensen, <nkbj@image.dk>. How to configure Linux for use with the Danish characterset. Updated 18 June 1998. HyperText 
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Distribution HOWTO by Eric S. Raymond, <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>. A list of Linux distributions. Updated 10 September 1998. HyperText 
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ELF HOWTO by Daniel Barlow, <daniel.barlow@linux.org>. How to install and migrate to the ELF binary file format. Updated 14 July 1996. HyperText 
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Emacspeak HOWTO by Jim Van Zandt, <jrv@vanzandt.mv.com>. How to use 'emacspeak' with Linux. Updated 21 Dececember 1997. HyperText 
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Esperanto HOWTO by Wolfram Diestel, <diestel@rzaix340.rz.uni-leipzig.de>. Kelkaj helpindikoj por uzi Esperanton sub Linukso. Updated June 1998. HyperText 
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Ethernet HOWTO by Paul Gortmaker, <gpg109@rsphy1.anu.edu.au>. Information on Ethernet hardware compatibility for Linux. Updated 6 July 1998. HyperText 
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Finnish HOWTO by Pekka Taipale, <pjt@iki.fi>. How to configure Linux for use with the Finnish characterset. Updated 14 February 1996. HyperText 
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Firewall HOWTO by Mark Grennan, <markg@netplus.net>. How to set up a firewall using Linux. Updated 8 November 1996. HyperText 
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French HOWTO by Guylhem Aznar, <guylhem@danmark.linux.eu.org>. How to configure Linux for use with the French characterset. Updated August 1997. HyperText 
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Ftape HOWTO by Claus-Justus Heine, <heine@math1.rwth-aachen.de>. Information on ftape drive compatibility with Linux. Updated August 1998. HyperText 
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GCC HOWTO by Daniel Barlow, <daniel.barlow@linux.org>. How to set up the GNU C compiler and development libraries. Updated 28 February 1996. HyperText 
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GCC to EGCS HOWTO by Duncan Haldane, <f.d.m.haldane@MCI2000.com>. How to update your RedHat 5.0 system to use the egcs-c++ compiler from RedHat 5.1. Updated 7 October 1998. PlainText
German HOWTO by Winfried Trümper, <winni@xpilot.org>. Information on using Linux with German-specific features. Updated 19 March 1997. HyperText 
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Glibc2 HOWTO by Eric Green, <ejg3@cornell.edu>. How to install and migrate to the glibc2 library. Updated 8 February 1998. HyperText 
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HAM HOWTO by Terry Dawson, <terry@perf.no.itg.telecom.com.au>. HOWTO configure amateur radio software for Linux. Updated 1 April 1997. HyperText 
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Hardware Compatibility HOWTO by Patrick Reijnen, <patrickr@bart.nl>. A list of hardware known to work with Linux. Updated 29 March 1998. HyperText 
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Hebrew HOWTO by Yair G. Rajwan, <yair@hobbes.jct.ac.il>. How to configure Linux for use with the Hebrew characterset. Updated 12 September 1995. HyperText 
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High Availability HOWTO by Harald Milz, <hm@seneca.muc.de>. Describes the concepts of Linux-HA, the High Availability software solution for Linux. Updated 23 February 1998. HyperText
Hungarian HOWTO by Zoltán Vörösbaranyi, <vbzoli@tarki.hu> Information on using Linux with Hungarian-specific features. Updated 3 March 1997. HyperText 
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Information Sheet by Michael K. Johnson, <johnsonm@redhat.com>. Generic introduction to the Linux operating system. Updated 24 October 1997.  HyperText 
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IPv6 FAQ/HOWTO by Eric Osborne, <osborne@notcom.com>. Its purpose is to let Linux users of all levels know what IPv6 resources are out there (specifically Linux ones!), what development work is going on, and how to install IPv6-related stuff on your Linux system. HyperText 
IPCHAINS HOWTO by Paul Russell, <Paul.Russell@rustcorp.com.au>. Install and configure the enhanced IP firewalling chains software. Updated 31 July 1998. HyperText 
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IPX HOWTO by Terry Dawson, <terry@perf.no.itg.telecom.com.au>. How to install and configure IPX networking. Updated 29 March 1997. HyperText 
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IR HOWTO by Werner Heuser, <r2d2c3po@zedat.fu-berlin.de>. An introduction to the software provided by the Linux/IR project. Updated 27 September 1998. HyperText 
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ISP Hookup HOWTO by Egil Kvaleberg, <egil@kvaleberg.no>. Basic introduction to hooking up to an ISP. Updated 5 March 1998. HyperText 
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Installation HOWTO by Eric S. Raymond, <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>. How to obtain and install Linux. Updated 30 August 1998. HyperText 
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Intranet Server HOWTO by Pramod Karnad, <karnad@indiamail.com>. How to setup a Linux Intranet server. Updated 7 August 1997. HyperText 
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Italian HOWTO by Marco ``Gaio'' Gaiarin, <gaio@dei.unipd.it>. How to configure Linux for use with the Italian characterset. Updated 6 August 1997. Hypertext 
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Java CGI HOWTO by David H. Silber, <dhs@orbits.com>. How to set up Java-capable CGI bin. Updated 18 November 1996. HyperText 
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Kernel HOWTO by Brian Ward, <ward@blah.math.tu-graz.ac.at>. Upgrading and compiling the Linux kernel. Updated 26 May 1997. HyperText 
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Keyboard and Console HOWTO by Andries Brouwer, <aeb@cwi.nl>. Information about the Linux keyboard, console and non-ASCII characters. Updated 25 February 1998. HyperText 
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KickStart HOWTO by Martin Hamilton, <martinh@gnu.org>. Briefly describes how to use the RedHat Linux KickStart system to rapidly install large numbers of identical Linux boxes. Updated 28 September 1998. HyperText 
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LinuxDoc+Emacs+Ispell-HOWTO by Philippe MARTIN <feloy@wanadoo.fr>. Assist writers and translators of Linux HOWTOs or any other paper for the Linux Documentation Project. Updated 27 February 1998. HyperText 
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MGR HOWTO by Vincent Broman, <broman@nosc.mil>. Information on the MGR graphics interface for Linux. Updated 30 May 1996. HyperText 
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MILO HOWTO by David A. Rusling, <david.rusling@reo.mts.dec.com>. How to use the Alpha Linux Miniloader (MILO). Updated 6 December 1996. HyperText 
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Electronic Mail HOWTO by Guylhem Aznar, <guylhem at danmark.linux.eu.org>. Information on Linux-based mail servers and clients. Updated January 1998. HyperText 
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Multicast HOWTO by Juan-Mariano de Goyeneche, <jmseyas@dit.upm.es>. Information on multicast over TCP/IP networks. Updated 20 March 1998. HyperText 
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Multi-Disk HOWTO by Stein Gjoen, <sgjoen@nyx.net>. How to setup multiple hard disk drives. Updated 3 February 1998. HyperText 
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NET-3 HOWTO by Terry Dawson, <terry@perf.no.itg.telecom.com.au>. Howto configure TCP/IP networking under Linux. Updated August 1998. HyperText 
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NFS HOWTO by Nicolai Langfeldt, <janl@math.uio.no>. How to set up NFS clients and servers. Updated 3 November 1997. HyperText 
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NIS HOWTO by Thorsten Kukuk, <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>. Information on using NIS/YP on Linux systems. Updated 12 June 1998. HyperText 
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Netatalk HOWTO by Anders Brownworth, <anders@thehamptons.com>. Linux Netatalk-HOWTO covering Adrian Sun's Appletalk over TCP/IP. Updated 7 October 1998. HyperText
Optical Disk HOWTO by Skip Rye, <Skip_Rye@faneuil.com>. How to use optical disk drives with Linux. Updated 1 September 1998. HyperText 
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Networking-Overview HOWTO by Daniel López Ridruejo, <ridruejo@esi.us.es>. Overview of the networking capabilities of the Linux Operating System and provide pointers for further information and implementation details. Updated 10 July 1998. HyperText 
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Optical Disk HOWTO by Skip Rye, <Skip_Rye@faneuil.com>. How to use optical disk drives with Linux. Updated 1 September 1998. HyperText 
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Oracle HOWTO by Paul Haigh, <paul@nailed.demon.co.uk>. How to setup Oracle as a database server. Updated 4 August 1998. HyperText 
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PCI HOWTO by Michael Will, <Michael.Will@student.uni-tuebingen.de>. Information on PCI-architecture compatibility with Linux. Updated 30 March 1997. HyperText 
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PCMCIA HOWTO by Dave Hinds, <dhinds@allegro.stanford.edu>. How to install and use PCMCIA Card Services. Updated 13 August 1998. HyperText 
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PPP HOWTO by Robert Hart, <hartr@interweft.com.au>. Information on using PPP networking with Linux. Updated 31 March 1997. HyperText 
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PalmOS HOWTO by David H. Silber, <pilot@orbits.com>. How to use your Palm OS device with a Linux system. Updated 20 September 1998. HyperText 
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Parallel Processing HOWTO by Hank Dietz, <pplinux@ecn.purdue.edu>. Discussion of parallel processing approaches for Linux. Updated 5 January 1998. HyperText 
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Pilot HOWTO by David H. Silber, <pilot@orbits.com>. How to use a USR Pilot PDA with Linux. Updated 17 August 1997. HyperText 
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Polish HOWTO by Sergiusz Pawlowicz, <ser@arch.pwr.wroc.pl>. Information on using Linux with Polish-specific features. Updated 1 June 1998. HyperText 
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Portuguese HOWTO by Carlos Augusto Moreira dos Santos, <casantos@cpmet.ufpel.tche.br>. Este documento pretende ser um guia de referência de configuração do Linux e seus programas, teclados e fontes de caracteres, permitindo sua utilização mais confortável por pessoas que falem a Língua Portuguesa. Updated 17 July 1998. HyperText 
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PostgreSQL HOWTO by Al Dev (Alavoor Vasudevan), <aldev@hotmail.com>. How to setup PostgreSQL as a database server. Updated 2 October 1998. HyperText 
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Printing HOWTO by Grant Taylor, <gtaylor+pht@picante.com>. HOWTO on printing software for Linux. Updated 6 June 1998. HyperText 
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Printing Usage HOWTO by Mark Komarinski, <markk@auratek.com>. How to use the printing system for a variety of file types and options. Updated 6 February 1998. HyperText 
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Quake HOWTO by Bob Zimbinski, <bobz@mr.net> and Mike Hallock, <mikeh@medina.net>. This document explains how to install, run and troubleshoot Quake, QuakeWorld and Quake II on an Intel Linux system. Updated 30 August 1998. HyperText 
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RPM HOWTO by Donnie Barnes, <djb@redhat.com>. How to use the Red Hat Package Manager (.rpm). Updated 8 April 1997. HyperText 
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Reading List HOWTO by Eric S. Raymond, <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>. Interesting books pertaining to Linux subjects. Updated 11 February 1998. HyperText 
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Root RAID HOWTO by Michael A. Robinton, <michael@bzs.org>. How to a root RAID filesystem. Updated 25 March 1998. HyperText 
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SCSI Programming HOWTO by Heiko Eissfeldt, <heiko@colossus.escape.de>. Information on programming the generic Linux SCSI interface. Updated 7 May 1996. HyperText 
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SMB HOWTO by David Wood, <dwood@plugged.net.au>. How to use the Session Message Block (SMB) protocol with Linux. Updated 10 August 1996. HyperText 
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SRM HOWTO by David Mosberger, <davidm@azstarnet.com>. How to boot Linux/Alpha using the SRM firmware. Updated 17 August 1996. HyperText 
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Security HOWTO by Kevin Fenzi, <kevin@scrye.com>. General overview of security issues. Updated 1 May 1998. HyperText 
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Serial HOWTO revised by David S.Lawyer, <bf347@lafn.org> original by Greg Hankins. This document describes serial port features not covered by Text-Terminal-HOWTO or Serial-Programming-HOWTO. It covers mostly getty, multiport serial cards and modems. Updated July 1998. HyperText 
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Serial Programming HOWTO by Peter H. Baumann, <Peter.Baumann@dlr.de>. How to use serial ports in programs. Updated 22 January 1998. HyperText 
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Shadow Password HOWTO by Michael H. Jackson, <mhjack@tscnet.com>. How to obtain, install, and configure shadow passwords. Updated 3 April 1996 HyperText 
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Slovenian HOWTO by Primoz Peterlin, <primoz.peterlin@biofiz.mf.uni-lj.si>. Information on using Linux with Slovenian-specific features. Updated 30 October 1996. HyperText 
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Sound HOWTO by Jeff Tranter, <jeff_tranter@pobox.com>. Sound hardware and software for the Linux operating system. Updated 23 January 1998. HyperText 
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Sound Playing HOWTO by Yoo C. Chung, <wacko@laplace.snu.ac.kr>. How to play various sound formats under Linux. Updated 2 February 1998. HyperText 
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Spanish HOWTO by Gonzalo Garcia Agullo, <Gonzalo.Garcia-Agullo@jrc.es>. Information on using Linux with Spanish-specific features. Updated 20 August 1996. HyperText 
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TeTeX HOWTO by Robert Kiesling, <kiesling@terracom.net>. How to install the teTeX package (TeX and LaTeX) under Linux. Updated 21 August 1997. HyperText 
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Text Terminal HOWTO by David S. Lawyer, <bf347@lafn.org>. This document explains what text terminals are, how they work, how to install and configure them. Updated October 1998. HyperText 
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Thai HOWTO by Poonlap Veeratanabutr, <poon-v@fedu.uec.ac.jp>. How to configure Linux for use with the Thai characterset. Updated 16 July 1997. HyperText 
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Tips HOWTO by Paul Anderson, <paul@geeky1.ebtech.net>. HOWTO on miscellaneous tips and tricks for Linux. Updated June 1998. HyperText 
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UMSDOS HOWTO by Jacques Gelinas, <jacques@solucorp.qc.ca>. How to install and use the UMSDOS filesystem. Updated 13 November 1995. HyperText 
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UPS HOWTO by Harvey J. Stein, <abel@netvision.net.il>. Information on using a UPS power supply with Linux. Updated 18 November 1997. HyperText 
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User Group HOWTO by Kendall Grant Clark, <kclark@ntlug.org>. Tips on founding, maintaining, and growing a Linux User Group. Updated 24 April 1998. HyperText 
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UUCP HOWTO by Kendall Guylhem Aznar, <guylhem at danmark.linux.eu.org>. Information on UUCP software for Linux. Updated 6 February 1998. HyperText 
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VAR HOWTO by Martin Michlmayr, <tbm@cyrius.com>. Listing of Linux value added resellers. Updated 25 October 1998. HyperText 
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VME HOWTO by John Huggins and Michael Wyrick, <vmelinux@va.net>. How to run Linux on your VMEbus Pentium and other PCI local bus based VMEbus processor designs. Updated 30 July 1998. HyperText 
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VMS to Linux HOWTO by Guido Gonzato, <guido@ibogfs.cineca.it>. How to move from VMS to Linux. Updated 20 April 1998. HyperText 
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Virtual Services HOWTO by Brian Ackerman, <brian@nycrc.net>. How to set up virtual hosting services. Updated 15 August 1998. HyperText 
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WWW HOWTO by Wayne Leister, <n3mtr@qis.net>. How to set up WWW clients and servers. Updated 19 November 1997. HyperText 
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WWW mSQL HOWTO by Oliver Corff, <corff@zedat.fu-berlin.de>. How to set up a web server database with mSQL. Updated 17 September 1997. HyperText 
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XFree86 HOWTO by Eric S. Raymond, <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>. How to obtain, install, and configure XFree86 3.2 (X11R6). Updated 16 August 1998. HyperText 
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XFree86 Video Timings HOWTO by Eric S. Raymond, <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>. How to compose a mode line for XFree86. Updated 20 February 1998. HyperText 
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There are a number of unmaintained HOWTO Documents available from ftp.fokus.gmd.de or sunsite.unc.edu. Additionally browse the HOWTO directory at ftp.fokus.gmd.de or sunsite.unc.edu

Translations of the HOWTO documents can be found at: 
 
GERMANY
Deutsches Linux HOWTO Projekt 
URL: http://www.tu-harburg.de/~semb2204/dlhp/index.html 
Contact: Marco Budde, <Budde@tu-harburg.d400.de>
 
ITALY
Italian Linux Documentation Project  
URLhttp://ildp.psy.unipd.it/ 
Contact: pluto@pluto.linux.it
 
JAPAN
Kyoto University 
URL: http://jf.gee.kyoto-u.ac.jp/JF/index.html 
Contact: Ono Tetsu, <ono@jf.gee.kyote.u.ac.jp>
 
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LuCAS - Linux Documentation Project (Castellano) 
URL: http://www.infor.es/LuCAS/ 
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Additionally browse the HOWTO Translations directory at ftp.fokus.gmd.de or sunsite.unc.edu

 
 
Lutz Henckel
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