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<H2><A NAME="s2">2. Getting Linux</A></H2>

<H2><A NAME="ss2.1">2.1 Linux FTP sites</A>
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<P>A more complete list of Linux FTP sites is in the Linux INFO-SHEET,
which can always be found at
<A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/INFO-SHEET.html">http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/INFO-SHEET.html</A>
The most important sites are listed here; please 
see the INFO-SHEET for a site nearer to you (there are many mirrors).
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<PRE>
textual name             numeric addr    Linux directory
=======================  ==============  ===============
tsx-11.mit.edu           18.86.0.44      /pub/linux
sunsite.unc.edu          152.2.22.81     /pub/Linux
ftp.kernel.org           206.184.214.34  /pub/linux
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<P>These sites are the main ``home'' sites for Linux where most uploads take
place. There are many mirror sites; please use the closest (network-wise)
site to you.
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<H2><A NAME="ss2.2">2.2 Linux on physical media</A>
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<P>Linux is distributed on physical media, mainly CD-ROM,
by several commercial vendors.  Please read the distribution
HOWTO, posted regularily to comp.os.linux.announce, and available at
<A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/Distribution-HOWTO.html">http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/Distribution-HOWTO.html</A><P>
<H2><A NAME="ss2.3">2.3 AFS</A>
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<P>Linux is available over AFS by mounting the
volume project.linux from sipb.mit.edu
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<H2><A NAME="ss2.4">2.4 Commercial networks</A>
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<P>Compu$erve has some Linux archives.
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<H2><A NAME="ss2.5">2.5 Mailservers and such</A>
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<P>Sunsite offers ftp-mail service --- mail &lt;ftpmail@sunsite.unc.edu&gt;.
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