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>10. Miscellaneous Resources</H1
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In this section, I provide a number of links to websites that I have 
found useful while learning to use Linux. This is an eclectic 
collection, but keep these handy.

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Depending on the X Window Server your distribution is using, you will 
need to look at either the <A
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environment, peruse the notes applicable to your videocard and chipset. 
These typically provide details about the configuration of the X Window 
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to include in the <TT
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are GNU utilities - for example, the <SPAN
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(archive) and <SPAN
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Descriptions of these programs are located at the <A
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where many <A
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Manuals</A
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These manuals typically provide a lot more information than is found in 
the corresponding <SPAN
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For example , compare the <SPAN
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manual for the <SPAN
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Computing (FOLDOC)</A
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concepts, maintained by Denis Howe. It has very detailed articles, with 
a lot of cross references. It's a very good reference to understand 
anything related to computing.

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The <A
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consists of a large online dictionary of computer-related terms and a 
search engine that provides links to documents that discuss each item in 
more detail. For example, I used this site to learn the differences 
between <EM
>ISA</EM
> and <EM
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