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<title>Introduction</title>
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<?dbhtml filename="introduction.html" dir="appendixa"?>
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-<para>This appendix describes the following aspect of each and every package
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+<para>This appendix describes the following aspects of every package
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that is installed in this book:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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-<listitem><para> What every package contains</para></listitem>
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+<listitem><para>What the package contains.</para></listitem>
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-<listitem><para> What every program from a package does</para></listitem>
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+<listitem><para>What each program from a package does.</para></listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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<para>The packages are listed in the same order as they are installed in
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-chapter 5 (Intel system) or chapter 11 (PPC systems).</para>
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+chapter 5 and chapter 6.</para>
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<para>Most information about these packages (especially the descriptions of
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-it) come from the man pages from those packages. I'm not going to print
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-the entire man page, just the core elements to make it possible to understand
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- what
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-a program does. To get knowledge of all details on a program, I suggest
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-to start by reading the complete man page in addition to this appendix.</para>
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-
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-<para>Certain packages are documented more in depth
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-than others, because I just happen to know more about certain
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-packages than I know about others. If anything should be added on the
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-following descriptions, please don't hesitate to email me. This list is
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-going to contain an in depth description of every package installed, but
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-I can't do this on my own. I have had help from various people but more
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-help is needed.</para>
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+then) come from the man pages from those packages. We are not going to print
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+the entire man page, just the core elements to make it possible to
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+understand what a program does. To get knowledge of all details on a program,
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+we suggest you start by reading the complete man page in addition to
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+this appendix.</para>
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+
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+<para>Certain packages are documented in more depth
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+than others, because we just happen to know more about certain
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+packages than I know about others. If anything should be added to the
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+following descriptions, please don't hesitate to email the mailing
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+lists. We intend that the list should contain an in-depth description
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+of every package installed, but we can't do it without help.</para>
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<para>Please note that currently only what a package does is described and not
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-why it needs to be installed. That will be added later.</para>
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+why it needs to be installed. This may be added later.</para>
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</sect1>
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Mark Hymers