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		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Dual_booting&amp;diff=15021</id>
		<title>Dual booting</title>
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		<updated>2004-12-13T19:38:06Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: /* See also */&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;'''Dual booting''' means that there are two or more [[operating system]]s installed on the same [[computer]] and that the user is given the choice by the [[bootloader]] at [[boot]] time to choose the OS to use. Usually the choice for the other OS besides [[Linux]] is a version of [[Windows]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In these instructions we will assume that Windows is installed on [[hard disk]] ''hda'' and that Linux is installed on a separate hard disk, ''hdb''. It is also possible to install different OSs on the same hard disk, but on different [[partition]]s. We will also use [[Lilo]] as the bootloader.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==With Windows NT / 2000 / XP==&lt;br /&gt;
The [[bootloader]] of Windows NT (ntloader) expects to be the one in charge. Windows 2000 and XP use the same bootloader, so the behave in the same way.  The normal way of dual booting NT with Linux is to add Linux as an option in the NT boot menu. This way the NT bootloader will allow to load the Linux bootloader.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Very first you must check that [[LILO]] is configured so that it will write the Linux boot sector to the beginning of the Linux partition, ''hdb1''. If the Linux boot sector is written on the Windows NT partition, ntloader will not load and thus you cannot dualboot. You will also have extra trouble recovering the overwritten NT [[MBR]]. In /etc/lilo.conf check that the boot entry is&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
boot=/dev/hdb1&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Next run ''lilo'' to install the boot sector. Reboot to Linux. You need a [[boot floppy]], because ntloader has not been configured to boot Linux. Under Linux, use the [[dd]] command to copy the Linux boot sector to a file.&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
$ dd if=/dev/hdb1 of=/bootsect.lnx bs=512 count=1&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Copy the ''bootsect.lnx'' file to the root of the Windows boot partition. Either [[mount]] the NT volume under Linux or use a [[floppy disk]]. Then boot to Windows NT. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There should be an invisible file called ''boot.ini'' on the root of C:. First modify the attributes of the boot.ini -file from the command line, so that write-protection is removed:&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
C:&amp;gt; attrib -s -r c:\boot.ini&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Then add the following syntax to the end of the boot.ini file&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
C:\bootsect.lnx=&amp;quot;Linux&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Third, restore the original attributes of the boot.ini file:&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
C:&amp;gt; attrib +s +r c:\boot.ini&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/pre&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
You should be finished now. Reboot to check that everyting works ok. Every time you modify the [[lilo.conf]] -file, you have to run lilo and copy the bootsect.lnx file to the Windows partition.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==With Windows 95 / 98 / Me==&lt;br /&gt;
Windows 95 and 98 may be booted from Lilo. You should install Lilo in the MBR of hda and add Windows as a boot option in the Lilo menu.&lt;br /&gt;
==With MacOS==&lt;br /&gt;
The bootloader for Mac OSX is [[yaboot]]. It has support for dual booting.&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Bootloader]]s, of which most common for Linux are [[LILO]] and [[GRUB]].&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Booting]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[MBR]], Master Boot Record&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Multi-booting with LILO]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[lilo.conf]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Software Suspend]], to suspend Linux while you boot your other OS.&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Dual Booting SuSE 9.1 and Windows XP]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://penguinppc.org/bootloaders/yaboot/doc/yaboot-howto.shtml HOWTO-Booting with Yaboot on PowerPC]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.hk8.org/old_web/linux/lnut/ch04_04.htm]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
{{stub}}&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=User:Moth7&amp;diff=22585</id>
		<title>User:Moth7</title>
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		<updated>2004-05-03T15:00:08Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;I'm a 15 year old programming hobbyist running Gentoo. My favourite programming language is [[Perl]] though for reasons of practicality I tend to use [[Python]] for anything important.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I also hasten to add that I'm native English so before flaming my spelling to death, please consider the differences between English (UK) and English (US).&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Halt&amp;diff=23691</id>
		<title>Halt</title>
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		<updated>2004-04-05T19:04:44Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;'''halt''' writes to the file /var/log/wtmp, that the system is being brought down. It will then tell the kernel to halt (stop dead), [[shutdown]] (close all running processes and then stop) or [[reboot]] (shutdown and restart). If the user is not in [[runlevel|run level]] 0 or 6 (ie, it's running normally) then a call will be made to [[shutdown]].&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Echo&amp;diff=6167</id>
		<title>Echo</title>
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		<updated>2004-03-23T21:19:39Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: Hacked &amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;#! together to stop it being interpretted as a list&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;'''echo''' is a shell command which prints data to the screen.(You may recognise it from some programming languages - [[Perl]] and [[PHP]] both use it)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
For example:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tt&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
$ echo Hello World&lt;br /&gt;
Hello World&lt;br /&gt;
$&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tt&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If run in the context of a [[Shell Script]], then you can allow echo to interpolate [[variables]] by prefixing the variable name with a dollar sign. For example:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tt&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
$ cat echotest.sh&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;#!/usr/bin/sh&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
who=World&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
echo Hello $who !&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
$ ./echotest.sh&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Hello World !&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tt&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Echo&amp;diff=6166</id>
		<title>Echo</title>
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		<updated>2004-03-23T21:18:07Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;'''echo''' is a shell command which prints data to the screen.(You may recognise it from some programming languages - [[Perl]] and [[PHP]] both use it)&amp;lt;br/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
For example:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tt&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
$ echo Hello World&lt;br /&gt;
Hello World&lt;br /&gt;
$&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tt&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If run in the context of a [[Shell Script]], then you can allow echo to interpolate [[variables]] by prefixing the variable name with a dollar sign. For example:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tt&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
$ cat echotest.sh&lt;br /&gt;
#!/usr/bin/sh&lt;br /&gt;
who=World&lt;br /&gt;
echo Hello $who !&lt;br /&gt;
$ ./echotest.sh&lt;br /&gt;
Hello World !&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/tt&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Disk&amp;diff=6183</id>
		<title>Disk</title>
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		<updated>2004-03-23T21:10:28Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;A '''disk''' is a piece of hardware designed purely for the easy storage of data on it. (Remember, a [[BIOS]] chip stores data but it certainly isn't a disk). Common examples of disks include:&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[CD-ROM|Cd-Roms]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Floppy Disk|Floppy Disks]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Hard Disk|Hard Disks]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Disk&amp;diff=6164</id>
		<title>Disk</title>
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		<updated>2004-03-23T21:10:17Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;A '''disk''' is a piece of hardware designed purely for the easy storage of data on it. (Remember, a [[BIOS]] chip stores data but it certainly isn't a disk). Common examples of disks include:&lt;br /&gt;
[[CD-ROM|Cd-Roms]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Floppy Disk|Floppy Disks]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[Hard Disk|Hard Disks]]&amp;lt;br /&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Disk&amp;diff=6163</id>
		<title>Disk</title>
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		<updated>2004-03-23T21:10:03Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;A '''disk''' is a piece of hardware designed purely for the easy storage of data on it. (Remember, a [[BIOS]] chip stores data but it certainly isn't a disk). Common examples of disks include:&lt;br /&gt;
[[CD-ROM|Cd-Roms]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Floppy Disk|Floppy Disks]]&lt;br /&gt;
[[Hard Disk|Hard Disks]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Virtual_machine&amp;diff=6174</id>
		<title>Virtual machine</title>
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		<updated>2004-03-23T21:08:25Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: Getting it going&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;A '''virtual machine''' is an application that emulates computer hardware in userland. Virtual machines can be used to run other [[Operating Systems]] in the memory of others or to interpret programming languages like [[Java]].&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Music_player&amp;diff=4370</id>
		<title>Music player</title>
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		<updated>2004-03-08T19:53:40Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: Capitalized XMMS so that the link worked&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Various programs exist to play music under Linux: audio CDs, MP3 files or [[Ogg Vorbis]] audio.  The most well-known is [[XMMS]], a WinAmp-alike music player.  Other programs include GQmpeg, Grip (a CD player/ripper), mpg123 (a command-line MP3 player) and ogg123 (like mpg123, but for Ogg Vorbis).&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Though the MP3 format still reigns supreme, Ogg support is growing quickly, and even some hardware &amp;quot;MP3 players&amp;quot; can handle Ogg audio.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Firefox&amp;diff=3673</id>
		<title>Firefox</title>
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		<updated>2004-03-07T21:44:15Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: It wasn't a trademark issue with firebird - it was out of potential confusion and courtesy that they changed it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;'''Mozilla Firefox''' is a [[cross-platform]], [[open source]], free [[web browser]] available for [[Windows]], [[Mac OS X]], [[Linux]] and a few other systems. Unlike the [[Mozilla]] Suite, which also possesses a [[chat]] client, [[mail]] functions, and web page editor, Firefox is just a browser. It is faster than the full Mozilla suite and is a good choice if you already have, or do not need, a chat client and mail application.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Despite its pre-release state, Firefox is a viable alternative or replacement for Microsoft's browser, [[Internet Explorer]].  With features such as pop-up blocking and tabbed browsing, it allows for increased control over one's web surfing environment.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Firefox is currently at [[version]] 0.8. Firefox was originally known as Phoenix but was later renamed to first to Firebird and then, in February 2004, to Firefox, because of confusion with [[FireBirdSQL]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== External Links ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/ Official FireFox homepage]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://texturizer.net/firefox/extensions/ FireFox extensions]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://texturizer.net/firefox/support.html FireFox support]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Debian users: Firefox .8 .deb's for sarge (maybe others, haven't tried) are available via apt.  here's the line to add to /etc/apt/sources.list:&lt;br /&gt;
deb http://people.debian.org/~eric/debian/i386/ ./&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Boot_loader&amp;diff=5603</id>
		<title>Boot loader</title>
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		<updated>2004-03-07T21:05:23Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The '''Boot loader''' is the most crucial software on your system. Without it, you wouldn't be able to start the [[Operating System]]. The Boot loader loads the [[kernel]] into the memory and passes the relevant arguments to it. It then jumps to the kernel's address and lets it take control. Common [[Linux]] bootloaders include [[GRUB]] and [[LILO]].&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Bootloader&amp;diff=22687</id>
		<title>Bootloader</title>
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		<updated>2004-03-07T21:05:06Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: moved to &amp;quot;Boot_loader&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;#REDIRECT [[Boot_loader]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Umount&amp;diff=3074</id>
		<title>Umount</title>
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		<updated>2004-03-07T20:51:04Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;'''umount''' dettachs a volume from the file hierarchy. For example, if /dev/hdc1 is mounted as /mnt/onedisk then you will be able to browse the contents of hdc1 as though it were just another directory. However, once you &amp;quot;umount&amp;quot; it, it will appear devoid of content. It doesn't mean that there isn't anything on hdc1 - it just means that the kernel is no longer associating /mnt/onedisk with hdc1. This can be remedied by using [[mount]] to restore this association.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Whoami&amp;diff=3394</id>
		<title>Whoami</title>
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		<updated>2004-03-07T20:32:41Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The command '''whoami''' simple outputs the username of the currently logged in user. For example:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tt&amp;gt;[JRHacker@localhost /]$ whoami&lt;br /&gt;
JRHacker&amp;lt;/tt&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The object of this for human use is quite easily defeated by the fact that most shells display the username in the prompt (as shown above in the [[Bash]] example) but can be used by applications to retrieve the current username through [[piping]].&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Touch&amp;diff=3052</id>
		<title>Touch</title>
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		<updated>2004-03-07T19:38:17Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;'''Touch''' quite simply creates an empty file with the supplied name. Fore example:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;tt&amp;gt;touch thesky&amp;lt;/tt&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
creates a file called &amp;quot;thesky&amp;quot; in the current directory.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Users&amp;diff=22675</id>
		<title>Users</title>
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		<updated>2004-03-07T19:33:36Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;#REDIRECT [[User]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=SUN&amp;diff=22429</id>
		<title>SUN</title>
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		<updated>2004-03-07T19:32:03Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;#REDIRECT [[Sun Microsystems]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Talk:All_commands&amp;diff=3514</id>
		<title>Talk:All commands</title>
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		<updated>2004-03-07T18:24:25Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Here's a suggestion for a new format:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[a commands|A]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[alias]], [[at]], [[anacron]], [[apropos]]  ''[[a commands|More]]''&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The goal is to make the &amp;quot;most important&amp;quot; commands--the ones that crop up in normal use--quickly accessible.  Of course,  there will be disagreement over which ones are the most important,  but I don't see that being a major problem.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It would also get rid of the somewhat repetitive &amp;quot;Commands beginning with the letter [letter]&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Anyways,  that's what I'm going to do.  If anyone's really unhappy about it,  go ahead and revert.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[User:Chalupamaster92|Chalupamaster92]] 12:21, Mar 7, 2004 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This is a good collection and nice effort by you but how about also providing the link to the site where you got all this from.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Plus I will be adding links to these commands. Feel free to join in.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[User:Linuxlala|Linuxlala]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
I have broken this page down as each time I wanted to edit, it said that the page is too big, break it down. I also kinda like the way it looks now. Easy accesibility. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Now it would be easy for people to contribute or edit the commands.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[User:Linuxlala|Linuxlala]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Beginning to look ok. ==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Finally it looks decent. Good job people.&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
[[User:Streg|Streg]] 13:08, Mar 7, 2004 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Just a point, but shouldn't we make a distinction between an ''actual'' command like &amp;quot;kill&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;alias&amp;quot; and a call to an external binary like &amp;quot;ls&amp;quot; or &amp;quot;cat&amp;quot;? That could either be useful or it could confuse people :-\&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[User:Moth7|Moth7]] 13:24, Mar 7, 2004 (EST)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Boot_loader&amp;diff=3076</id>
		<title>Boot loader</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Boot_loader&amp;diff=3076"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T18:19:49Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;The '''Bootloader''' is the most crucial software on your system. Without it, you wouldn't be able to start the [[Operating System]]. The Bootloader loads the [[kernel]] into the memory and passes the relevant arguments to it. It then jumps to the kernel's address and lets it take control. Common [[Linux]] bootloaders include [[GRUB]] and [[LILO]].&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Man&amp;diff=3736</id>
		<title>Man</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Man&amp;diff=3736"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T17:52:08Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;man, short for &amp;quot;[[manual pages]]&amp;quot;. The Unix [[Documentation]]. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Often refered to when someone interjects [[RTFM]]!! to a new user who asks a question that could easily have been answered had he/she read the [[man page]].&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=GAIM&amp;diff=22448</id>
		<title>GAIM</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=GAIM&amp;diff=22448"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T17:51:30Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;#REDIRECT [[gaim]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=GNU_GPL&amp;diff=22596</id>
		<title>GNU GPL</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=GNU_GPL&amp;diff=22596"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T17:50:12Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;#REDIRECT [[GPL]].&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Talk:Computer&amp;diff=22653</id>
		<title>Talk:Computer</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Talk:Computer&amp;diff=22653"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T17:47:06Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;This was a redirect to [[PC]] which is a page about Intel's line of CPU's.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
x86 != computer. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[User:Marcel|Marcel]] 12:40, Mar 7, 2004 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
----&lt;br /&gt;
Sorry, that was a stupid thing to do - I'll think more carefully in future :) &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[User:Moth7|Moth7]] 12:47, Mar 7, 2004 (EST)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Sh&amp;diff=13812</id>
		<title>Sh</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Sh&amp;diff=13812"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T17:45:24Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;'''Sh''' is a common [[UNIX]] [[Shell]] or &amp;quot;Command Language Interpretter&amp;quot; (quoth &amp;quot;man shell&amp;quot;). [[Bash]] is now more common than Sh on [[Linux]] systems.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Solaris&amp;diff=5530</id>
		<title>Solaris</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Solaris&amp;diff=5530"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T17:40:13Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;'''Solaris''' is an [[Operating System]] developed by [[Sun Microsystems]]. Its primary niche is in the server market and it holds negligible weight in home [[PC]] market. The current version of the OS is 9 (With 10 expected soon) and it runs on both [[SPARC]] and [[X86]] hardware.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://wwws.sun.com/software/solaris/ Solaris Homepage]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=MSN_Messenger&amp;diff=5087</id>
		<title>MSN Messenger</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=MSN_Messenger&amp;diff=5087"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T17:30:31Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Microsoft's [[Instant Messaging]] service. For greater detail see [[MSN]].&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=MSN&amp;diff=10179</id>
		<title>MSN</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=MSN&amp;diff=10179"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T17:28:48Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;'''MSN''' is otherwise known as the &amp;quot;Microsoft Network&amp;quot;. In a nutshell it is Microsoft's large collection of online news and communication services. The most famous product to come from this is [[MSN Messenger]], an [[Instant Messaging]] client for [[Windows]]. Although created for windows, many [[Linux]] alternatives exist such as [[aMsn]] and [[Gaim]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.msn.com MSN Homepage]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://messenger.msn.com MSN Messenger Homepage]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=IM&amp;diff=5265</id>
		<title>IM</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=IM&amp;diff=5265"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T17:25:42Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: redundant&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;#REDIRECT [[Instant Messaging]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Runlevel&amp;diff=22637</id>
		<title>Runlevel</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Runlevel&amp;diff=22637"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T17:20:27Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;#REDIRECT[[Run Levels]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Runlevel&amp;diff=2967</id>
		<title>Runlevel</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Runlevel&amp;diff=2967"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T17:20:15Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;#REDIRECT [[Run Levels]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Directory&amp;diff=6325</id>
		<title>Directory</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Directory&amp;diff=6325"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T17:17:23Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;A '''Directory''' or folder is basically an entry in the [[Filesystem]] which allows you to organize your files. For example, the main directories in a standard [[Linux]] installation are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*/bin&lt;br /&gt;
*/boot&lt;br /&gt;
*/dev&lt;br /&gt;
*/etc&lt;br /&gt;
*/home&lt;br /&gt;
*/lib&lt;br /&gt;
*/proc&lt;br /&gt;
*/tmp&lt;br /&gt;
*/usr&lt;br /&gt;
*/var&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You can think of these directories like binders in a filing cabinet. The root directory is the filing cabinet, subdirectories are binders and subdirectories of those directories are plastic wallets, folders and whatnot.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Directory&amp;diff=2965</id>
		<title>Directory</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Directory&amp;diff=2965"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T17:16:32Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;A '''Directory''' or folder is basically an entry in the [[Filesystem]] which allows you to organize your files. For example, the main directories in a standard [[Linux]] installation are:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[[/bin]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[/boot]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[/dev]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[/etc]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[/home]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[/lib]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[/proc]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[/tmp]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[/usr]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[/var]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
You can think of these directories like binders in a filing cabinet. The root directory is the filing cabinet, subdirectories are binders and subdirectories of those directories are plastic wallets, folders and whatnot.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=System_administrator&amp;diff=3289</id>
		<title>System administrator</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=System_administrator&amp;diff=3289"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T17:05:27Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;A '''System Administrator''' is the poor soul in charge of making sure a computer network of variable size stays up and running at the greatest possible efficiency. His or her main jobs tend to involve installation and maintainance of [[Applications]] and keeping [[Crackers]] out of the network but just about anything to do with the smooth running of the network is down to the System Administrator.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Runlevel&amp;diff=2966</id>
		<title>Runlevel</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Runlevel&amp;diff=2966"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T17:03:07Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;See [[Run Levels]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=MSN&amp;diff=2973</id>
		<title>MSN</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=MSN&amp;diff=2973"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T17:02:36Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;'''MSN''' is otherwise known as the &amp;quot;Microsoft Network&amp;quot;. In a nutshell it is Microsoft's large collection of online news and communication services. The most famous product to come from this is ''MSN Messenger'', an [[Instant Messaging]] client for [[Windows]]. Although created for windows, many [[Linux]] alternatives exist such as [[aMsn]] and [[Gaim]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.msn.com MSN Homepage]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://messenger.msn.com MSN Messenger Homepage]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=GTK&amp;diff=2961</id>
		<title>GTK</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=GTK&amp;diff=2961"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T16:57:00Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;'''GTK''' is the [[Gimp]] toolkit. It is a set of C libraries for creating graphical applications to run under [[GNOME]]. It's most notable use is in the [[Gimp]], the GNU Image Manipulation Program but it has been used as the front end for many applications.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Application&amp;diff=3607</id>
		<title>Application</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Application&amp;diff=3607"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T16:55:16Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;An '''Application''' is basically any computer program. It normally serves a specific function and (hopefully) lives up to that task. [[Linux]] has a very rich collection of [[Applications]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Sed&amp;diff=8197</id>
		<title>Sed</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Sed&amp;diff=8197"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T16:40:52Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;'''Sed''' as the manpage says, is a &amp;quot;Stream Editor&amp;quot;. This allows it to transform text input from a file, a pipe or the command line. Unlike ''ed'', Sed passes over input only once and as a result is quicker. Sed supports [[Regular Expressions]] which gives it great control over what it can do to the input stream. These &amp;quot;regexps&amp;quot; were part of the inspiration for [[Larry Wall]]'s [[Perl]]. Common applications of Sed include parsing log files, replacing specific words/typos in a stream, reading [[CSV]] files and doing just about anything else which requires control over a text stream.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Python&amp;diff=2935</id>
		<title>Python</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Python&amp;diff=2935"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T16:33:05Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==Overview==&lt;br /&gt;
'''Python''' is an [[object-oriented]], interpretted language. Many people choose to liken it to [[Perl]], [[Tcl]] or [[Java]] for whatever reason - most probably because it has the huge capabilities of Perl, the graphical ease of Tcl and a clean OO syntax like Java.&lt;br /&gt;
Although object-oriented in syntax, Python does not force you to use this idiom and thus you can program procedurally just as well. The language supports C/C++ extensions and even allows you to write such things in [[Java]] through [[Jython]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.python.org Python Homepage]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.python.org/pypi Python Package Index] (Python's answer to [[Perl]]'s [[CPAN]])&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/moinmoin/ Python Wiki]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Python&amp;diff=2918</id>
		<title>Python</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Python&amp;diff=2918"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T16:32:53Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==Overview==&lt;br /&gt;
'''Python''' is an [[object-oriented]], interpretted language. Many people choose to liken it to [[Perl]], [[Tcl]] or [[Java]] for whatever reason - most probably because it has the huge capabilities of Perl, the graphical ease of Tcl and a clean OO syntax like Java.&lt;br /&gt;
Although object-oriented in syntax, Python does not force you to use this idiom and thus you can program procedurally just as well. The language supports C/C++ extensions and even allows you to write such things in [[Java]] through [[Jython]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.python.org Python Homepage]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.python.org/pypi Python Package Index] (Python's answer to [[Perl]]'s [[CPAN]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/moinmoin/ Python Wiki]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Hacker&amp;diff=3232</id>
		<title>Hacker</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Hacker&amp;diff=3232"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T16:21:10Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: Oops, omitted &amp;quot;who&amp;quot; between &amp;quot;one&amp;quot; and &amp;quot;performs&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;==Malicious Hacker==&lt;br /&gt;
You're probably looking for the definition of a [[Cracker]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Constructive Hacker==&lt;br /&gt;
A '''Hacker''' is widely thought of by the general public as being one who performs malicious acts and creates [[Viruses]] that destroy thousands of home computers. Whatever your personal view on what a hacker really is, it is generally unanimous in the community that the above definition is exactly what a hacker ''isn't''.&lt;br /&gt;
In general, the following rule will suffice:&lt;br /&gt;
''Hackers create things, [[Cracker|Crackers]] destroy them''&lt;br /&gt;
In the context of [[Linux]] and [[Open Source]], a hacker tends to be one who dedicates his or her time to writing, maintaining or supporting &amp;quot;Free&amp;quot; (as in freedom) software. &lt;br /&gt;
In the context of [[Computers]] in general, a hacker tends to be one who is intrigued by the system before them and wishes to know more about it, pursuing the path to knowledge with an interest in the present - many in the &amp;quot;hacker&amp;quot; community believe that whether or not you can call yourself a hacker is dependant on the path you take to the knowledge and not the answers that you find when you get there.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Famous Hackers==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[RMS|Richard M Stallman]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Linus Torvalds]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[ESR|Eric S Raymond (ESR)]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Talk:Hacker&amp;diff=8370</id>
		<title>Talk:Hacker</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Talk:Hacker&amp;diff=8370"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T16:16:51Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;hr /&gt;
&lt;div&gt;Excellent page. I would remove the line about wiki contributions being hacking, though. There's an argument at LQ now (or very recently) about what constitutes 'programming' but I think to be hacking, you have to be programming - I personally grant both scripting and coding as programming - but not marking up documentation.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Still, an excellent and (regrettably) necessary article.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
[[User:Digiot|Digiot]] 11:10, Mar 7, 2004 (EST)&lt;br /&gt;
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Ok, done - I got a bit carried away confusing contribution to the community and hacking. Thanks for the positive feedback :)&lt;br /&gt;
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[[User:Moth7|Moth7]] 11:16, Mar 7, 2004 (EST)&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Hacker&amp;diff=2889</id>
		<title>Hacker</title>
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		<updated>2004-03-07T16:14:54Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;==Malicious Hacker==&lt;br /&gt;
You're probably looking for the definition of a [[Cracker]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Constructive Hacker==&lt;br /&gt;
A '''Hacker''' is widely thought of by the general public as being one performs malicious acts and creates [[Viruses]] that destroy thousands of home computers. Whatever your personal view on what a hacker really is, it is generally unanimous in the community that the above definition is exactly what a hacker ''isn't''.&lt;br /&gt;
In general, the following rule will suffice:&lt;br /&gt;
''Hackers create things, [[Cracker|Crackers]] destroy them''&lt;br /&gt;
In the context of [[Linux]] and [[Open Source]], a hacker tends to be one who dedicates his or her time to writing, maintaining or supporting &amp;quot;Free&amp;quot; (as in freedom) software. &lt;br /&gt;
In the context of [[Computers]] in general, a hacker tends to be one who is intrigued by the system before them and wishes to know more about it, pursuing the path to knowledge with an interest in the present - many in the &amp;quot;hacker&amp;quot; community believe that whether or not you can call yourself a hacker is dependant on the path you take to the knowledge and not the answers that you find when you get there.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Famous Hackers==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[RMS|Richard M Stallman]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Linus Torvalds]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[ESR|Eric S Raymond (ESR)]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=/etc&amp;diff=2906</id>
		<title>/etc</title>
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		<updated>2004-03-07T16:13:44Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: fixed run levels link&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;'''/etc''' is the home of most core [[Configuration File|Configuration Files]] in [[Linux]]. It has details and preferences related to [[Hardware]], [[Run Levels]] and just about everything that comes with a barebones [[Kernel]] install.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Important files in /etc:&lt;br /&gt;
*[[modules.conf]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
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	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=/etc&amp;diff=2883</id>
		<title>/etc</title>
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		<updated>2004-03-07T16:12:47Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;'''/etc''' is the home of most core [[Configuration File|Configuration Files]] in [[Linux]]. It has details and preferences related to [[Hardware]], [[Run Level|Run Levels]] and just about everything that comes with a barebones [[Kernel]] install.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Important files in /etc:&lt;br /&gt;
*[[modules.conf]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Kudzu&amp;diff=3890</id>
		<title>Kudzu</title>
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		<updated>2004-03-07T15:57:51Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;'''Kudzu''' is a tool written in [[Python]] that probes for new hardware and attempts to configure it. It checks a database residing in /etc/sysconfig/hwconf and checks if any new hardware has been added or hold hardware removed. If any changes are found, it then gives the user the opportunity to configure this hardware.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Hacker&amp;diff=2886</id>
		<title>Hacker</title>
		<link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Hacker&amp;diff=2886"/>
		<updated>2004-03-07T15:54:59Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: This is jsut a merging of oppinions - nothing is rock solid when it comes to this topic&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;==Malicious Hacker==&lt;br /&gt;
You're probably looking for the definition of a [[Cracker]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Constructive Hacker==&lt;br /&gt;
A '''Hacker''' is widely thought of by the general public as being one performs malicious acts and creates [[Viruses]] that destroy thousands of home computers. Whatever your personal view on what a hacker really is, it is generally unanimous in the community that the above definition is exactly what a hacker ''isn't''.&lt;br /&gt;
In general, the following rule will suffice:&lt;br /&gt;
''Hackers create things, [[Cracker|Crackers]] destroy them''&lt;br /&gt;
In the context of [[Linux]] and [[Open Source]], a hacker tends to be one who dedicates his or her time to writing, maintaining or supporting &amp;quot;Free&amp;quot; (as in freedom) software. Indeed, those of you contributing to this Wiki and/or distributing this information among friends and family for the furthering of such knowledge can give yourselves a pat on the back - you are a constructive hacker :)&lt;br /&gt;
In the context of [[Computers]] in general, a hacker tends to be one who is intrigued by the system before them and wishes to know more about it, pursuing the path to knowledge with an interest in the present - many in the &amp;quot;hacker&amp;quot; community believe that whether or not you can call yourself a hacker is dependant on the path you take to the knowledge and not the answers that you find when you get there.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Famous Hackers==&lt;br /&gt;
*[[RMS|Richard M Stallman]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Linus Torvalds]]&lt;br /&gt;
*[[ESR|Eric S Raymond (ESR)]]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=Documentation&amp;diff=3305</id>
		<title>Documentation</title>
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		<updated>2004-03-07T15:37:35Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;'''Documentation''' is one of the great things to come from the [[Linux]] community - there is so much of it. Documentation describes any document which provides information about the configuration, running or general usage of an application. The [[Linux]] documentation generally comes in the form of [[man]] pages and [[Howto]] documents. These are easily obtainable from [http://www.tldp.org/ The Linux Documentation Project], [[Google]] or here at the LinuxQuestions.org wiki.&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
	</entry>
	<entry>
		<id>https://wiki.linuxquestions.org/index.php?title=KDE&amp;diff=3341</id>
		<title>KDE</title>
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		<updated>2004-03-07T15:24:56Z</updated>

		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Moth7: Added Qt reference&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;div&gt;The '''K Desktop Environment''', better known as '''KDE''', was not founded with this name initially. It was the Kool Desktop Environment in 1996. Its newest version, KDE 3.2, has more &amp;quot;eye candy&amp;quot; than previous versions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
KDE is a powerful Open Source graphical desktop environment for [[Linux]] and Unix workstations. It combines ease of use and outstanding graphical design with the technological superiority of the Unix operating system. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
KDE's office suite is [[KOffice]].&lt;br /&gt;
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KDE developers have always been fascinated by the [[Unix|UNIX]] operating system and designed KDE to provide a suitable [[GUI]] to the best OS.&lt;br /&gt;
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KDE applications generally use the [[Qt]] toolkit for their [[GUI]]&lt;br /&gt;
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Its official web browser and file manager is [[Konqueror]], and many of its applications mirror those of [[GNOME]].&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.kde.org Official website]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://wiki.kdenews.org The KDE Community Wiki]&lt;br /&gt;
*[http://www.kde.org/announcements/announcement.php Original announcement of the KDE Project in 1996]&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
		<author><name>Moth7</name></author>
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