
                      The Linux Distribution HOWTO Ķ
                                       
@:Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>
Ķ:dF [1]wjwu@ms8.hinet.net

   v6.3, 8 May 1999. ½Ķ: 12 Aug 1999
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   OwpΨU@ӷs user pܤ@ئXA Linux oM, 
   B]U@ӴIg窺 user pxA Linux {p. 󤣷Q
   ҦqxWB@ Linux oM@@㪺C, ۹諸uO۲
   pq CD-ROM ФWoib Intel xWϥΪDn^y
   t(English-language) Linux oM, ǦUǪ̦piJ Linux 
   .
     _________________________________________________________________
   
1. ²

     * 1.1 󪺳̷s
     * 1.2 ̪ܰʨƶ
     * 1.3 Linux [
     * 1.4 ̪i
       
2. UaoM

     * 2.1 Caldera OpenLinux
     * 2.2 Debian Linux Distribution
     * 2.3 Linux Pro
     * 2.4 Red Hat Linux
     * 2.5 Trans-Ameritech Linuxware
     * 2.6 Slackware
     * 2.7 S.u.S.E.
       
3. 糧󪺴

     * 3.1 פe
     * 3.2 p󴣥X
     * 3.3 תɭh
       
4. Ҧ椽

     * 4.1 ϥα
     * 4.2 P
     _________________________________________________________________
   
1. ²

   Ķ̪:
          Linux @ɯuOR®MO, oMγnҽkaoi
          ֳtas. 夤@̱MN`^媩oM[HФ, ߨ
          wyL, |ݭ@̦bs@ɥ[HɥRέ׭q. 
          oӭ]A[W Linux ƪp, ڦbĶ|N{p[
          HATɥR, HsTWѦŪ, jaण[ӫH
          , !
          
          HUæCX夤Ķɪn:
          
          + @̥ΤFܦhƦXr, ڦb夤|^æC, UŪ̦p
            ĶWάݪkШӫHi, NӷPE!
          + pyNڤM, ڰܴN[HĶX, P˪]ФjaӫH
            . t~ڤ]sF@̤@Ǻ}sέץr.
          + HWIΧڱNM@̳sô, pƮɧڷ|AXץ
            .
          + UM󪺸TɥRڷ|H "WɰT" r˦CbUMѻ
            , HQŪ̩ŪΤvT媩cM[.
          + P½ĶL{ڨUH, bܸۼ·N!
            
   :
          S@إuH@覡o洲 Linux oM. yܻ, ܦh
          oˬJigѰΦW FTP xU]iǥѶlʥЪ覡Өo
          oM.
          
          o󪺥ئaOΨӹHФ覡sb^yt Linux oM
          Ѥ@²uKn, åB]Ū̦pMhT. b
          e@ Marco Budde @w Distribution HOWTO, {b
          GwgF. ڭ̤DF^μwyt~٦䥦yt
          oM󤽽ѩ@.
          
          o̩ҧe{XӪT໡Oܧ; ]Fo̩ҦC|XӪH~
          ٦䥦 Linux M. }ʭlX (open source
          software) , HibL̪w˹L{@󪺧ܨåH䥦
          覡[cϨ䦨 `t@صoM(a distribution)'. pG@
          󹳳oˮɥӦa[HХܥX. ڤ]Хܥ `available on
          CD'. oOΨӧ@ Linux oM󪺩wq. Ʋhp
          oMiѤ@ǪFFjoM̴N|o˰, ]
          O@LiB.
          
          o̩ҧe{XӪT໡Oܧ; Fo̩ҦC|XӪH~٦
          䥦 Linux M. pzpQY CD-ROM oMBO
          o̩ҨS, Ьݱ [2]糧󪺴 o`ݥHoX
          ׮ɬT. O²BNΤ줭Ni.
          
          z]iHqUCaoh㪺oMC(M̨C@Ӫ
          To״I). [3]Linux HQ Distributions List.
          
          dŧi: ڭ Lk aOҦboW@ǸT, Mq
          Ӹ`WML~. ҥHziֹ復̨C@Ӫ̫ܰʽdHo{
          @ǭp, MIc̪o̷sT. A, Dt
          䥦n, Linux n餽q @󪺫O.
          
          媺sյۧ{p@ HOWTO je, OL]gJ@
          ǥL{ Linux pN. pzߥ̨쩳O
          , ziHb [4]s誺i p`ŪoǰT.
          
          n:  (esr) SM Linux c̦]W, FH
          goKO~~(M@ Red Hat qذe T-shirt),
          ]S@ac̪SάzK.
          
1.1 󪺳̷s

   NiKb comp.os.linux.answers oӺsդWèCs@. 
   ]b@ Linux FTP xQzs, ]A metalab.unc.edu x̭
   pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO.
   
   zPˤ]igѥyTUoӺ}dݨo HOWTO ̷s.
   [5]http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/Distribution-HOWTO.html.
   
   pzo HOWTO DΧҥiHɪgH (Eric S.
   Raymond), esr@snark.thyrsus.com. DzַNIUݶOΥ~ nF
   pܤ@ӦXAM󪺰DHڤ@Ǥ@ʪDUШD. ڨS
   ӳBzoǰD, ]ںɧکҪpܵoMƱb
   夤ѤjaѦ.
   
1.2 ̪ܰʨƶ

   Yggdrasil Plug-And-Play and Craftworks Linux GAP]w~.
   DOSLINUX ]]M~ʽӦP˰~.
   
1.3 Linux [

   b~N(jO褸 1993 ~a), zqU@ Linux oMn
   ФWO@ܭj. ѩɨSܤKxsCɭPbӦw˪L
   {ܱoܦYOΥѪеoͳOܱ`.
   
    CD-ROM о CD ФܱoVӶVKy, @ؾAXǰejqnΧ@
   ~tΪzQxsCܱo󬰪G. @Ӱp~Ҧnu~
   bӷ~ Linux CD-ROM ХسyF_, L̨åBvaD Linux R
   x(]oǳc̦誺iH@PΪAȤ䴩). Debian
   O{bߤ@Ȧ`INqDӷ~ʪ Linux oM, ƦܥzL
   shovelware ЦG[sxaǼs}ӤF.
   
   {bjHЫo檺M(]A Slackware, Yggdrasil and Red
   Hat) MiqoǤqoiۮaxH FTP 覡oۦPoM
   . pzŪ˸mBgٯO], zNoǮMΧ޳N
   jܪŶ(åBz]ig`ʪo@ǦΪT). ziqo
   Ӻ}
   [6]http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/Installation-HOWTO.html Mo
    the Linux Installation HOWTO Hohw˪Բӻ.
   
   ib Intel xW檺 Linux ЪoMwq $20 _, 
   ̰`B $50 k (t[ֳ\OαziRȪFF). 
   hc̦ѹwA, bw@wsHCz
    CD 즨( cost-per-CD ).
   
   \Ϋ~XGiMhpb@_(ҥHb@ӫD`vU~N
   OHҴݪ). @̫ĳzhIֳ\ʶR̭n(top-drawer)
    CD ЮM; o˱zbѨMwˤκ޲zoǳ·ЪƤ~|ܱoPr
   .
   
   {b@n@ӿܬOHe٭n²ohF. b 1995-1996 ~ Linux g
   L@YF^O, 褣Ϊv̮Τ@֤ɦ@ǰӷ~
   o̮iSYɪ. Ӧb@γ~Dӷ~oM󤧤^O
   [EP, 򥻤Wӻ, u Debian bovͦsU.
   
   Nӵרӻ, HegWdFT´c (three-tier
   structure) lMسy(primary distribution builders), [
   (value-added) A]˪̤ΧC(bottom-feeding) CD Ф
   shoveller ̪XGwg@֤F. pGQb 1997 ~Ϧۤv㦳vO, 
   Nnb Linux tƤ(L׬O_ӷ~άODӷ~), n@ӥDy
   Mإߪ̴ѦXzd򤺪䴩M{, ץO_ui. ҥHunz
   ݤ@ӳ̪񪺪o, ثe]|]oϥΤ@ӤΪMӷP
   ۷.
   
1.4 ̪i

   W@`Ҵ쪺O@Ǩƹίu. Ӧb`nOڪݪk(
   ڪNO_ -- аOoKOiĵy). ھڱzoɮѩұo쪺
   gPƦӰXzۤvNOLiN, bo̧ڱNɧکүa
   i઺ӤOiDzӭn.
   
   bq 1993 ~ 1995 ~, Yggdrasil @}lNO Linux CD ~椤
   ¼ -- 򥻤Wӻ, }ФFЪWҥ~]bɬjaݥߤFз.
   ڲߺDϥ Yggdrasil, åBګĳO]jquWVFӥΪ
   System V , sxγn, MHoKOۥѳng@̤Ω^
   mXCMгn鳡@ۥѳnoi]FW䴩}. O
   Yggdrasil ۱q 1995 ~NSAosóQҿѤF.
   
   ڲ{bϥ Red Hat Linux tΨúNF. {b Red Hat q RPM ޳N
   ᤩ, IMO, ޯOW~WVF䥦c. L̦bAɶ̤w
   FjXyʨåBڬ۫HoǬҨϥ{ɪ.
   
   pzNanϥΤ@ӫDӷ~oM, Debian ڨӻGO@ө
   , zn`N޳N䴩Aȷ|O@YD.
   
   Wo[IM@L󪺫O; P Linux oMOi
   w藍Pn@̨Τƪ, åBztΥiǥѤ@Ǩ䥦Mվ㦨̨
   (ڪΩMz̤@, SOOzDnOϥ DOS åM@ӥiվ㬰
   }å DOS ҰʪoM).
   
   A, u~зǬOܪ. bz\Ū媺P, Red Hat  Debian v
   Oiwgzäwѧ󬰿n, Ϥߩsv̥[HNF.
   
2. UaoM

   ҦoǮMҥiq CD-ROM ФWo(@ǫDӷ~MȨ
   קֳtt(network-archive snapshots)W. bWMji
   HKOo(ӷ~MNoӨo覡@䴩A). ]P仡
   O檩(pre-existing network release)A]q~(re-packagings),
   ˤpoǬOۭqզX~(custom-assembled).
   
   HU̦UM^rƦCǥ[HФ:
   
2.1 Caldera OpenLinux

   Mo:
          Caldera, Inc.
          633 South 550 East
          Provo, Utah 84606
          Net: [7]info@caldera.com
          WWW: [8]http://www.caldera.com
          FTP: [9]ftp://ftp.caldera.com
          Vox: (801)-377-7678
          Fax: (801)-377-8752
          
   ²:
          Caldera q{bcH OpenLinux Lite, OpenLinux Base 
          OpenLinux Standard Ҳզ@ӤT[c(three-tiered)aڪtC
          ~-- OpenLinux 1.2.
          
          OpenLinux Lite O OpenLinux tC~@ӥiۥѨo(
          t@90ѵ Caldera Xୱ --vୱh
          Q]Ab Base M Standard ~tC). OpenLinux Lite iq
          Caldera q ftp xU, άOIǹBOӱq CD ФWo.
          ]Q]piѹϮѳnXөҥXyγn鲣~@íw
          ӷ~n.
          
          OpenLinux Base OH Lite plus Ҳզt@FF, O@ӥ\
          ৹, w˪ Linux @~t, 㦳Xୱ, ں
          Τ(client) ΦA(server)Υ~su\
          . OpenLinux Base ٥]A Netscape Navigator Mƪ
          .
          
          ӥH Base plus զ OpenLinux Standard ]tFhƻO? 
          ]Ahyݧ޳N(high-end), DWӷ~ʳn餸(Ѧp
          Netscape FastTrack A,  Netscape Navigator 
          sνs HTML 󪺤u, ADABAS D Ʈw, StarOffice 줽
          ͲOM, Caldera OpenDOS M NetWare Aݵ{κ޲zu).
          
          Ҧ OpenLinux 1.2 oTӲե{bҥio.
          
          ϥ Caldera OpenLinux ɱz|o{@ӫaGyjjp\, 
          ܴNbzӤHqW[]@Mjj UNIX u@! gѨϥΤ@
          Linux ֤ߵ{(kernel), OpenLinux ѱz_ǼƤd
          tΦ֪tפΧΪíw. Open Linux ]ѱz:
          
          + uhu\izPBrsμvøγn; 
            䥦Ϊt, |]䥦]Ӿɦܷ.
          + Linux 2.0 ֤ߵ{sѶW (super-fast)
            TCP/IP s\, []ƱҰʸ˸miϱztθ귽o̤j
            Ĳv.
          + bjtΤWƿ榡(menu-based choices)Mw۰ʰ
            (auto-detection)ϥܪֳtwˤ覡ϱzbwˮɩ, Ӧb
            ҰʫޤWưDѨM, ]ѤF step-by-step ϸѪBJ
            .
            
          S䥦 Linux tίƤ@ӥѲպAuιϧάɭs边Һc
          @ӥ\, Xୱ(integrated desktop)ɭ. \j
          j(drag-and-drop)\zǵۼƥHdpϥܤγn]w
          wպAtm(pre-configured)u@. ୱ޲zO
          @ӤKazֳtsz߷R{ɮ. Desktop ѱz
          UC\:
          
          + Drag-and-drop launching of programs with data files.
          + @ؾXʪϧΤrs边.
          + sjj\tβպAu}C(array).
          + NtmϹC(icon bar), ۭqέӤHn]w.
          + ϥΩιܵjjɮ׺޲z\.
            
   qʤ覡:
          iǥѨ PGP _ͪAȪ email, θgѹq, ǯuδql[H
          q. 󧹾㪺qʲӸ`аѦҤUC}
          [10]http://www.calderasystems.com/purchase/
          
   䴩A:
          Caldera Oߤ@ E-Mail ιqܤ䴩 Linux oM.
          OpenLinux Base(u E-mail) Standard(qܤ E-mail)
          Ϊ̥io짹䴩A(Standard ϥΪ̨ɦb30ѤX5ӧK
          OqܰD߰ݪA). O Lite ~NS󪺧޳N䴩A
          .
          
          OpenLinux Base M Standard Ƨv Caldera Desktop,
          ҥHLϥδ.  OpenLinux Lite hO@Ӧ 90ѵ
           Desktop .
          
   ̷so:
          May 1998 (?)
          
   ̫n׭q:
          13 August 1998
          
   WɰT:
          OpenLinux ̷so檩 OpenLinux 2.2 , ֤ߵ{O
          kernel 2.2.x, ϥ glibc 2.1{w, X server O XFree86
          3.3.3.1, åBf@ӷsϧΤƦwˤ--Lizard(LInux wiZARD):
          㦳۰ʰtεw, ]wɰϨï۰ʰA\. boӪ
          ̸٬O@ӥ\઺@~t, XFhHhuSʤαqw, nJ
          tΩMୱҬҬOϧΤƨϥΪ̤(GUI).
          
          ܩ䥦S²pU, UiWݬ:
          Caldera q: [11]http://www.caldera.com/
          
          + bwˤ譱 Caldera qۦo PartitionMagic (ϺФν
            u)  BootMagic (h@~tαҰʤu).
          + 줽ǮM˳n馳 Staroffice 5.0 ӤH, Corel  WordPerfect
            8 U, 810, b OpenLinux 2.3 ɱN|[
            J ApplixWare Office Suite 4.4.2 , ڭ̫إHݧa!
          + sO Netscape Communicator 4.51 
          + Desktop 譱Dn KDE 1.1
            
          OpenLinux bꤺѵ°(굦|~Ʒ~slͤq)oj
          aϪNzv, b726o OpenLinux 2.2 媩, SΥ\M
          ^媩, ӤPaDnOX CLE( Linux wˮM
          0.8 )oӤƮM. 䥦ԲӪTiIUC}o.
          °: [12]http://www.shinewave.com.tw/
          Ӹۤq: [13]http://www.cynix.com.tw/
          CLE : [14]http://cle.linux.org.tw/CLE/
          
2.2 Debian Linux Distribution

   Mo:
          Software in the Public Interest, Inc. PO Box 1326
          Boston, Ma. 02117 USA
          Net: [15]info@debian.org
          WWW: [16]http://www.debian.org
          FTP: [17]ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian
          
   ²:
          Debian Linux O@s@u@̺ɨߤOҫسy@Ӱ~Dӷ~
           Linux oM. Debian Linux 2.0 OibӤHq檺@
          \৹Ƭۮe Unix (Unix-compatible)@~t. oӧ@~tΨ
           ELF iɤ libc6 {w( Debian e@-- ϥ
          libc5). ثe, Debian Linux ib IBM PC [c (386/486/Pentium)
          qM m68k W, tզb 2.1 ɱNib Sparc  Alpha W
          . Ӥ䴩 ARM, PPC  UltraSparc ports hboi.
          
          Debian Linux O@өɯŪoM, DnOѳ\hUU˪
          lXΨtɮצۥѦas]˵o檺nҲզ. ñK
          X(shadow passwords)䴩Oi檺, Mb1.1ɦҼ{N
          ʽ. ӫDۥѩʪM]P˦byq, oǬҫP Debian
          Linux @ӥ(well-rounded)@~t.
          
          Debian Linux nBb󥦪ɯũ, TawqUM󶡪ۨ
          ʤζ}ʪoi. Oߤ@@سzLWܦhWߪ@Poi
          Linux oM, oاYOM Linux Ψ䥦}ʭlX@~tΪ
          @. h400ӮM@̥bWL1500ӮMWi@u@
          ù Debian Linux ﵽ. zL Debian ϥΪ̱ڸs(Debian
          community)ǥѤ@u}{ΰlܨtΨӱо user ^
          bugs ΦwWnDH@ֳtBz. sM]ܧ֦ao
          bW ftp xɮ׸Ʈw(ftp archives)W.
          
          Debian Linux O@ӴIOoM. ַ(Snap-shot)jC
          TӤNo@,  ftp xɮ׸ƮwhCѧs.
          
          pGQoh Debian Linux T, аѦҤUC@Ǥ
          ɮ
          [18]ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/ άOyXڭ̥yT
          
          [19]http://www.debian.org/.
          
          pzѥ[oӵoip, zibDDC(subject line)H "
          help" oӦrH@ mail 
          debian-user-request@lists.debian.org (ΤOaH
          debian-devel-request )V debian-user@lists.debian.org άO
          debian-devel@lists.debian.org ШDq\.
          
   s}:
          Debian Linux iѰΦW FTP xo
          [20]ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/ iѳ̱zMg
          x(mirror)o [21]MgxW .
          
   ̷so:
          24 July 1998 (2.0)
          
   ̫n׭q:
          13 Aug 1998
          
   WɰT:
          Debian GNU/Linux O@ӧ󬰲ŦX}ʭlX(Open Source
          Software) 믫 Linux oM, oίS⤣Φbب.
          b1999~39wXN slink 2.1, DnS⬰䴩
          Sparc  Alpha x, ֤ߵ{ kernel 2.0.x, ϥ glibc 2.1
          C {w. t~wpb2.2ɱN䴩 ARM  PowerPC(PPC) x, t
          ֤ߵ{ kernel 2.2.x.
          
          z]iHzLUCoӺ}ʱox誩, {b̷s
          Debian GNU/Linux 2.1r2 (4@set  CD ), }pU:
          [22]http://www.infomagic.com/
          
2.3 Linux Pro

   Mo:
          WorkGroup Solutions, Inc.
          P.O. Box 460190
          Aurora, CO 80046-0190
          Vox: (303)-699-7470
          Fax: (303)-699-2793
          Net: [23]info@wgs.com (orders)
          FTP: [24]ftp://ftp.wgs.com/pub2/wgs
          
   ²:
          WGS q Linux Pro CD S(character)OP󥫳{䥦
          oM. ڭ̿nģaJ Linux ӷ~. ڭ̩Ұ
          ƱҬO۲qWj Linux ڸs, åBU Linux @"u
          @~t"ӫDuO@"q@~t"Ӥw.
          
          WGS q Linux Pro Oѧڭ̥Dn "íw(Stable)" Linux CD 
          ФҲզ, ڭ̤ҥHo˰Oڭ̷Q̨Ϊ Linux oM
          . ~ڭ̭׭qF@ǿ~ð@Ǧnﵽ. boCDФ̪
          nq`O̷s, Myzרӻ"̷s`O̴Ϊ(the
          latest is not always the greatest)". Moؤk@, ڭ̤
          Ѥ䴩wӥB]ѧ޳N䴩. ]oӲz WGS Linux Pro 
          @ӥDy Linux oM. ܦܩʦa, FbDn CD
          Ф~, ڭ٨@Ǫ[ CD , tҦ̷s
          Linux n(]t tsx-11, metalab, M Red Hat {ɮ).
          ƹWzboǪ[ CD ФWizLUao̪ Linux ~N
          o󪺪FF. ڭ̤]_aboǪ[ CD Ф[Jh
          nϥϥ. P˪zHoǩҦSIM䥦 Linux M
          oa@@Ӥ, z|o{ڭ̲~uOD`Xz. t~
          ٦@ӿ(w]t Linux Pro+)O@ӱM~ʲ~Τt Linux 
          p(the Linux documentation project)ΧhƪLާ@U.
          
          {bO 4.0a ; kernel is 1.2.13 with installable 2.0.x
          on the CD.
          
   s}:
          ЦboӺ} [25]http://www.wgs.com o WGS ~C, ñq
          CD ФWo̷sT.
          
   qʤ覡:
          ziqyMo̤θgPӳBR WGS Linux Pro CD Ф,
          ]iqڭֳ̪to.
          
          ziǥѹq, ǯu, qll, Τ@몺HӦVڭʶRνШDF
          B~T. ڭ̱N|ַNa^z󪺰D. ڭ̱Bqd,
          HΥd, Discover MUƹFdθgHή֥iq.
          
   O:
          bڭ̪ FTP ئ󧹥T.
          
          ڭ(WGS q) b Linux M FlagShip WoKOqll󪺮ɨ
          qT(E-mail newsletter), iHzNݨDǥѹqll󪺤覡ӦV
          ڭ̭q\.
          
          t~ڭ̳Ʀ Motif, FlagShip, uWѧ(A line of books)Ψ䥦
          ~Өϱzg[ɤι{, N̥iڭ̬!
          
   ̷so:
          1 October 1996.
          
   ̫n׭q:
          13 March 1997
          
   s̵:
          L̹{oӮM󪺴yzNO "Red Hat 3.03 plus". [Ķ:]
          Linux Pro YO[cb Red Hat Linux 3.0.3 W.
          
   WɰT:
          WGS q Linux Pro plus {bX 4.1a ,  Linux Pro h
          4.0a . b WGS ح٦t~ solution, @ӴN
          O夤쪺 FlagShip (4.4 ), O@ development language.
          bogW@զ쪺ϤθԺɪT. t~@ӴNO
          WEBworx, O@ web server. Ķ̦] Linux Pro oӵoM
          OܲM, ҥHNФjaۦeM_F.
          
2.4 Red Hat Linux

   Mo:
          Red Hat Software
          3201 Yorktown Rd, Suite 123 DeKalb Center
          Durham, NC 27713
          Vox: (800) 546-7274 or (919) 572-6500
          Fax: (919) 572-6726
          Net: [26]redhat@redhat.com
          WWW: [27]http://www.redhat.com
          FTP: [28]ftp://ftp.redhat.com
          
   ²:
          Red Hat 6.0 O[cb֤ߵ{ 2.2 WåBi Intel,
          Sparc M Alpha qxoM.
          
          |ӳзswˤk Red Hat vHӳ̩w˪ Linux o
          M. ڭ̪ϫw˼Ҧ޻zbjw˰ʧ@ɪiJ X
          A. ڭ̪}Ϥإ߫OܮeXA}ﶵ, 
          ixsz{bպAT XF86config T, ҥHzAs
          A TCP/IP  X Window system! ڭ̪ FTP wˤ覡ziǥ3ӳn
          ФM(image)i²檺w--۰ʤƦalw˳
          . ̫,  PCMCIA ˸m䴩]OLPۤ-- Red Hat
          w˦bzOqɴNw˦bWq@˪².
          
          unzw˹L@ Red Hat Linux zNέsAw˪ʧ@F!
          oӷs RPM ]˨tάO@Ӱʯ઺޳NzbɯŬs Red
          Hat ɤΦAsw˱zt--έswФ, γƥz
          ɮק󤣷|zPYh.
          
   qʤ覡:
          ziq Red Hat qMj Linux ~o̳Bo. 
           Red Hat qoԲӪqʲӸ`(zL Red Hat qi
          ouWqʳ). ib Intel x檩ĳs $49.95 
          , Ӧb Sparc  Alpha x檺 $99.95 .
          
   ̷so:
          10 Mar 1999
          
   ̫n׭q:
          7 Jun 1999.
          
   s̵:
          oӮM̤jINO RPM ޳N, O the Red Hat Package
          Manager ². oӳn骺\O۷jޤH`ت; \zb
          aw(cleanly install)ΤϦw(de-install)γnΧ@~tΦU
          , ]A֤ߵ{M@~tΥ. F Debian Linux H~ RPM 
          Q䥦ҦoMҤޥ.
          
   WɰT:
          KF(Titanic)۫HjaݹLa? zD䤤SĬO105x
          ] Red Hat Linux 4.1 Alpha q200hx SGI M50hx
          NT ҧ@? pUT꦳ܦhuI, ̴ΪMNO˩Ϊ
          RPM ޳NF. b Red Hat Linux 6.0  RPM wX3.0, X server
           XFree86 3.3.3.1,  glibc  2.1 , ϥΪ֤ߵ{ kernel
          2.2.5 , 䴩٦Bz(SMP)Wjﵽ, ۹e
          (5.2)nS⬰:
          
          + w˵{Ǥ[JñKX(shadow password)\, HW[tΦw
            .
          + w˵{ǤN X Window System ]wBJ̫Ai, ܥd
            ]wa\Lk]iw˦\, éĤ@}ɦAs]wYi.
          + Pɴ KDE  GNOME MXʪϧήୱҨ user .
            
          t~ Red Hat @LhcPıܱo², jaiW@
          @. }:
          [29]http://www.redhat.com
          
          bꤺѤp(G쩾)x CLE oipեboi Linux 
          Ҫu@, CLE NO Chinese Linux Extensions (婵wˮM)
          Yg, YOѤ@Ǥ{ rpm , Xغcb Red Hat
          Linux W@Ӥ婵M. ثewoi Red Hat Linux 6.0 +
          CLE 0.8 q, ۫HܦhŪ̦wbϥγoMMF. jaiI
          CLE }HohTΨoM image , ~ߪ
          , iq}o Linux ƺɤ@ߤOi@BT.
          CLE }: [30]http://cle.linux.org.tw/CLE/
          
2.5 Trans-Ameritech Linuxware

   Mo:
          Trans-Ameritech
          2342A Walsh Avenue
          Santa Clara, CA 95051
          Net: [31]info@trans-am.com
          WWW: http://www.trans-am.com
          Vox: (408)-727-3883
          Fax: (408)-727-3882
          BBS: (408)-980-9840
          
   ²:
          Trans-Ameritech qb1997~NoF10  Linux . No
          i{ӻ, Trans-Ameritech wgXeϥΤΩw˩wUFs
          з, YϬO@Ӫ즸(first-time)ϥΪ user , LinuxWare ~t
          C CD-ROM ФLӻOP˪ϥ. oMOӫܦu
          (flexible)w˪ާ@t, Ϩǹǲ Unix tΦ쪺
          NH, ǥͤήaxӤHqϥΪ̧Uq}h.
          
          + s Linux ϥΪ̱Nq CD ФWP_|Ʀw˵{
            (Windows-based set up program)ȩҦb.
          + ܦh~[֤ߤ䴩Ptά[cHCwĬ𪺥i. ̹
            tΦwˤΥ`ާ@OܦΪ.
          + ܦhuWH䴩ֳtd, ]AFHlX, dvi 
            ps 榡sb Linux p (Linux Documentation Project) 
            ɮ.
            
          M]tܦhn, pUҥ:
          
          + bLn Windows [cU檺 X պA{
          +  C/C++,Pascal  Ada sĶåB٦ Fortran ഫ
          + TCP/IP su\, UUCP,SLIP,CSLIP,PPP
          + iHGXέlXs FTP,Telnet,News and E-mail ںs
            \
          + hu׺ݾ{ X (X-Window) t
          + ŦX Gnu M international (ڤ) ispell rˬd
            (spell-cheker)
          + sqTγn: term , minicom  Seyon (X-Window [cU
            qTn)
          + sn: elvis(vi ۮe~), joe, jove  Emacs
          + yzy PostScript ۮe(clone) ghostscript {
          + ɦV GNU Smalltalk yM@Ω X  Smalltalk ɭ
          + TCL/Tk ( Motif-like  X ɭjjyzy)
          + iϹqu{vΤLڷRn̨ϥΪn
          + Interviews {w, ]AɮפΤBz (Word-processor)Mø
            { (drawing program)
          + ƪn: TeX, LaTeX, xdvi, dvips, Metafont, groff
          + 㦳Ws\઺ Andrew hCrs边
          + FAX n(Ob class 1 NOib class 2 W fax modems Ψ
            oǯun)
          + DOOM Cn(@ؼJ game Hҳ߷RCn)
            
          ҦlXҥiq CD ФWo. Ψ쪺lXg`OHY
          Asbåiq CD ФW.
          
          w Linux ɮרtι@ϺЪŶT洫(disk space
          conversation)ΰѦҬO۷Ϊ. ziHq CD ФWn
          ! @ӫܤjƥؿOΨөmuWβhuW
          U(manpages).
          
          Ӥw FreeBSD M NetBSD lXҦѵ hacker Ѧһ
          .
          
          ڭ̪MP仡O UNIX Ma̩Ҩϥ, ˤpOѵ
          Windows M DOS ϥΪ̷Qn@²ɯų~|.
          
   qʤ覡:
          qllqiboӺo [32]order@trans-am.com
          ڭ̲{bO LinuxWare 2.5 , O $19.95 .
          
          oˤ@ӮM󪺭qO: LinuxWare 2.5 , Supplement 5 M
          Supplement 4 (Ultimate LinuxWare Bundle) O $30 .
          
          pzΫHΥdq (VISA, MC, AmEx, Discovery), бzd, 
          ĴζlHa}.
          
          bB޲zOά: @ CD-ROM M Ultimate LinuxWare
          Bundle O $5 (first class US mail).
          
          ~@ CD-ROM M󪺹BOάO $8  ,  bundle O $12 
          .
          
          bꥻgH"f~(COD)" 覡u $4.50 . Ӧb[֥
          Ȧ{(California)~ЦA[ 7.75% ~|.
          
          ~q\O (@~ 4 o) O $80 A[W S&H p覡(`
          N:b@q\e|f~). Ҧp: bq\O: $80 
           + $5 x4= $100 . bڬwM饻aO $80  + $8 
          x4 = $112 .
          
   O:
          pzi@BD, ХHUC E-mail }Ӹڭ̳sô:
          info@trans-am.com  order@trans-am.com.
          
   ̷so:
          January 1997 (Supplement 5)
          
   ̫n׭q:
          13 August 1998
          
   WɰT:
          bŪ쥻HeĶ̱q"ť"LM, 7ӮM󤤥O̬
          , bӤĶL{ΤWMDƮɵo{M FreeBSD  NetBSD i
          ঳jW. bW [33]http://www.trans-am.com/
          zio{:
          
          + ̷s LinuxWare 2.5
          + TؼWɮM, O Supplement 3, Supplement 4 
            Supplement 5, ҦUS, ѦŪ̥iۦed.
            
2.6 Slackware

   Mo:
          Walnut Creek CDROM
          4041 Pike Lane, Suite D
          Concord, CA 94520
          Net: [34]info@cdrom.com (information), [35]order@cdrom.com
          (orders), [36]support@cdrom.com (support).
          
   ²:
          Ftp.cdrom.com O Slackware Linux  "a". ڭ̬O Slackware
          Linux CDROM Фxo. ڭ̲{boM󪩥O
          Slackware 96 | CD M. Oغcb kernel ֤ߵ{
          2.0.34 WЮM.
          
          Slackware Linux OQ]pib@㦳3.5TnоCD-ROM о
          386/486 qW, 㦳\S⪺ Linux @~t.
          
   s}:
          WWW: [37]http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/slack96.htm
          FTP: [38]ftp:ftp.cdrom.com/pub/linux/slackware
          
   qʤ覡:
          q Walnut Creek qʶR CD-ROM ФM˲ըCO $39.95 .
          
   ̷so:
          July 1998 (3.5)
          
   ̫n׭q:
          13 August 1998.
          
   WɰT:
          Slackware Linux oMw1999~522X̷s 4.0 ,
          ϥΪ֤ߵ{ 2.2.6 ,  C {whϥ libc 5.4.46 ä]
           glibc-2.0.7 pre6䴩, oӦꤺh Linux ϥεo
          M, ̪wQ Red Hat ҰlLh, HѦhIOnɯ
          ·, bug Zh, [WΩʤ]εBƱb঳ҧ
          , bꤺܦh Linux user & hacker Oqoض}l.
          
          Slackware Linux xb: [39]http://www.slackware.com/
          
2.7 S.u.S.E.

   Mo:
          S.u.S.E., Inc.
          458 Santa Clara Ave
          Oakland CA 94610 USA
          Net: [40]info@suse.com
          WWW: [41]http://www.suse.com
          FTP: [42]ftp://ftp.suse.com
          Vox: +1-510-835-7873 Fax: +1-510-835-7875 fax
          
   ²:
          S.u.S.E. Linux oMsMaUhϥΪ̬үണѫK
          \HiJ Linux  UNIX . ֦귽ch,Ѧpq CD-ROM 
          Фwˮɪ榡w˵{(menu-driven installation), зǤƪ}
          Ϥ, 400ϥλѤ S.u.S.E.ۤvtκ޲zu,
          YaST, CӤHֳtawˤΨϥ Linux tΨèϤBLê.
          
          A, S.u.S.E. ѹ X A{( X servers) @tC䴩, 
          䴩̷sܥd. oǦA{OѩM XFree86 (tm) }opզ@P
          OҬoإ߰_Ӫ. ziqUC}ohԲӪ:
          [43]http://www.suse.de/XSuSE.
          
          b S.u.S.E. Linux 5.3 ̪s\pU:
          
          + Kernel ֤ߵ{ 2.0.35 
          + KDE ୱX 1.0 
          + GIMP vBzn 1.0 
          + SaX (SuSE [jXF86պAu)
            
          䥦St:
          
          + oӧ@~tΤWL875ӳnM, b4CD]t㪺
            lXΦΪɮרt(live file system)
          + 400ϥλ
          + RPM wˤ覡nM~,TGZ wˤ覡nMiϥ
          + ۮe System V Ұ[(boot concept)ÿqɮרtμ
            (file system standard)
          + iպA, ISDN, e-mail , L X Window System wˤκ
            zΤu--"YaST"
          + i䴩sܥd S.u.S.E. X A{ (X servers)
          + ɮרt,ϥΪ̤αڸs޲z\
          + h޲z۰ʲպA\
          + uWDUtΤΤ
          + iq CD-ROM ФάObDOSΰϤWo Demo i
            
   qʤ覡:
          ziq [44]ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/SuSE-Linux UoM. z
          ]iǥѻyq, yTWwLqʪ, ǯuζl
          o䴩AȪ CD-ROM. O $49.95 , nMNOg
          q\覡CӪO $34.95 . ziϥέqʥNX LSUE520 o
          ^媩M.
          
          P˪覡: ]iH $129.95 o OSF Motif 2.1 (oOnU
          MߤɯŪ; qʥNX: LMEA210)
          
   䴩A:
          ʶRC S.u.S.E. Linux oMNɦ60ѧKOwˤ䴩A.
          zib@Ǭ߸Tέ.
          
   ̷so:
          .
          
   ̫n׭q:
          13 Aug 1998 (5.3)
          
   WɰT:
          S.u.S.E. Linux oM󪺧st׬Oܧ֪, jb~eXF
          ݩۤvoM(gSlackware Distribution)ܤwX
          6.1(1999~54o), Ӧb812X̷s --6.2, 
          sSpU:
          
          + ֤ߵ{ kernel 2.2.10 
          + XFree86 3.3.4 
          + ϥ2.1 glibc {w
          + KDE ୱX 1.1.1 
          + 450ϥΤU, 6 CD Ф bootdisk
            
          ziWo󬰸ԲӪT, yT}:
          [45]http://www.suse.com
          
3. 糧󪺴

   ڹyjaӺ@@ Linux MάOlʪA, N̪AȸTѨ쥻
   . oOeǴI, åB]OKOsi. o󥦳QKbܦh
   akɰ_(ЬݤU@ӳ`NA)
   
3.1 פe

   ڭ̹UCפeO쪺:
   
     * igѰΦW FTP x, UUCP, ζlʪ覡o@ Linux M
       . ڭ̪NOgѥ󪺤@ `M'nNiH@qYNiΨӫ
       y@ӧiΪ Linux t.
     * ȯzLlʤ覡ʶR쪺U춥h~οWۦsbnM. pz
       nMOgѰΦW FTP xo, oܬOo쥦i.
       pGugѶlʪ覡o, ܥ]tӷ~ʪ@ǪFF, Ѧp
       Motif M@ǲӨ Linux @~tΪӷ~n.
     * igѶlʤ覡ʶRo쪺 Linux S ӫ~, O Linux S
       wyM, T-shirts MUU˪Ψ. `N: ڭߪOb᭱o
       , O-- oO@ Linux oM HOWTO , ӤO@
       QH߷R Linux Uؿ. ҥHZOznP⪺FF (a) D
       `Ϊ, (b) зN (c) D`쪺, Oo˪ܤ~⥦Cz
       ׸.
       
   poǪAȤζhʲ~Ѫתƥثܤj, ڱNoǶذ@
    HOWTO(separate HOWTO).
   
3.2 p󴣥X

   nX@Tn(entry)o HOWTO , ХHUCܤ覡H
   esr@snark.thyrsus.com. oӮ榡äO@ܪ(machine-parsable); b
   󪺰Td򤺱zi@XzƱ檺, ڧƱCnOb 50
   HUYi.
   
   W(Name):
          MΪAȪW
          
   Mo(Distributor):
          qW٩γsHmW/֦bسyκ@oӮMΪA. ӥ]
          Ala}, email , qܵpT, piHܤ]ѥyT
          WѦҸT.
          
   ²(Provider's Description):
          zҴѳoӮMΪAȪԭz. pO@ӳnM, Х]A@Ǭ
          TO@ӳnƪX, w˪@뻡γ]ƻݨD
          .
          
   s}(Internet Access):
          bW̥iHozMΪA; дѥNʪyTάO
          FTP }.
          
   qʤ覡(Ordering):
          pMΪAȬOAΪ, npqʩO? o]A, Be
          TΥIڪk.
          
   䴩A(Support):
          䴩AȪΫT.
          
   O(Miscellaneous):
          䥦Ҧzo{ƶΰT.
          
   ̷so(Last Freeze Date):
          e̫ᰱd. ]бzwsWv.
          
3.3 תɭh

   znTкɥi઺²u. pzn]tܦhTbY, дX
   bMWjaǥ FTP  mail 覡ohTk; oǵn
   TȷN׵ۥpbz䴩AȩήM󤤦BMT ܾ Ӥw.
   
   pznѶWL@ӥHWMΪA, ЬC@Өϥ Tn
   (separate entries)覡.
   
   FϤ²n, ڦpo{󤣬ۤzTάOTLצa, ڱN
   |קznT. _heNO@ˤ[Hܰ.
   
   zs@@oM(Distribution-HOWTO)׮, zL󪺦PN\
   iڨϥγonT䥦FFWh, Oޥ LDP yM䥦uW
   . |Ҩӻ, pq Distribution-HOWTO WTҽsXy. 
   pzƱڰFo Distribution-HOWTO ~znT]tOF
   F̭, бzi.
   
4. Ҧ椽

4.1 ϥα

   [Ķ:] L@̭N, q@½Ķ
          This document is copyright 1997 by Eric S. Raymond. You may
          use, disseminate, and reproduce it freely, provided you:
          
          + Do not omit or alter this copyright notice.
          + Do not omit or alter or omit the version number and date.
          + Do not omit or alter the document's pointer to the current
            WWW version.
          + Clearly mark any consdensed, altered or versions as such.
            
          These restrictions are intended to protect potential readers
          from stale or mangled versions. If you think you have a good
          case for an exception, ask me.
          
4.2 P

   o̦O Bill Riemers ҫإߪ.  Matt Welsh @ĤGӪ.
   A Erik Troan ~@3.0.
   
   b 1995 ~, Eric Raymond(), ɦbSo{o󪺱pU
   }loi@ML_(now-discontinued) "PC-clone UNIX Software
   Buyer's Guide" ۦP榡ۦ FAQ, owt\FDn
   System V  UNIXes M BSD @~t.
   
   b 1995 ~T, Eric  Erik ͤΦpOX֦
   . Ӧb 1995 ~|, Erik  Red Hat Software qWZåB (Ʊ
   קKPĬ) N浹F. ڿĤJFܦhsTΥ[Jƭӷso
   M󪺵nT.
   
   ],oiHO@tCX@G. ҥHzݨ `we' @ʼ
   , ܥѩҦ@̩ҴѪNεG. ӷzݨ `I' , NO,
   {bܪoӤH--Eric.
   
   ڭ̦bܰ©Ҧ Linux ϥΪ̤κWa(hackers), ]
   z̴ѤΦ^XܦhnT.

References

   1. mailto:wjwu@ms8.hinet.net
   2. file://localhost/tmp/zh-sgmltools.2945/Distribution-HOWTO.txt.html#submissions
   3. http://www.linuxhq.com/dist-index.html
   4. file://localhost/tmp/zh-sgmltools.2945/Distribution-HOWTO.txt.html#opinions
   5. http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/Distribution-HOWTO.html
   6. http://metalab.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/Installation-HOWTO.html
   7. mailto:info@caldera.com
   8. http://www.caldera.com/
   9. ftp://ftp.caldera.com/
  10. http://www.calderasystems.com/purchase/
  11. http://www.caldera.com/
  12. http://www.shinewave.com.tw/
  13. http://www.cynix.com.tw/
  14. http://cle.linux.org.tw/CLE/
  15. mailto:info@debian.org
  16. http://www.debian.org/
  17. ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian
  18. ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/doc/
  19. http://www.debian.org/
  20. ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/
  21. http://www.debian.org/devel/incoming_mirrors/
  22. http://www.infomagic.com/
  23. mailto:info@wgs.com
  24. ftp://ftp.wgs.com/pub2/wgs
  25. http://www.wgs.com/
  26. mailto:redhat@redhat.com
  27. http://www.redhat.com/
  28. ftp://ftp.redhat.com/
  29. http://www.redhat.com/
  30. http://cle.linux.org.tw/CLE/
  31. mailto:info@trans-am.com
  32. mailto:order@trans-am.com
  33. http://www.trans-am.com/
  34. mailto:info@cdrom.com
  35. mailto:order@cdrom.com
  36. mailto:support@cdrom.com
  37. http://www.cdrom.com/titles/os/slack96.htm
  38. ftp:ftp.cdrom.com/pub/linux/slackware
  39. http://www.slackware.com/
  40. mailto:info@suse.com
  41. http://www.suse.com/
  42. ftp://ftp.suse.com/
  43. http://www.suse.de/XSuSE
  44. ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/SuSE-Linux
  45. http://www.suse.com/
