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rd6c28f96 r782446b 8 8 <?dbhtml filename="introduction.html"?> 9 9 10 <para>This chapter includes a list of packages that need to be 11 downloaded for building a basic Linux system. The listed version numbers 12 correspond to versions of the software that are known to work, and 13 this book is based on their use. We highly recommend not using newer 14 versions because the build commands for one version may not work with 15 a newer version. The newest package versions may also have problems 16 that work-arounds have not been developed for yet.</para> 17 18 <para>All the URLs, when possible, refer to the package's information 19 page at <ulink url="http://www.freshmeat.net/"/>. The Freshmeat pages 20 provide easy access to official download sites, as well as project 21 websites, mailing lists, FAQ, changelogs, and more.</para> 10 <para>This chapter includes a list of packages that need to be downloaded for 11 building a basic Linux system. The listed version numbers correspond to versions 12 of the software that are known to work, and this book is based on their use. We 13 highly recommend not using newer versions because the build commands for one 14 version may not work with a newer version. The newest package versions may also 15 have problems that require work-arounds. These work-arounds will be developed 16 and stabilized in the SVN version of the book.</para> 22 17 23 18 <para>Download locations may not always be accessible. If a download 24 19 location has changed since this book was published, Google (<ulink 25 url="http://www.google.com "/>) provides a useful search engine for20 url="http://www.google.com/"/>) provides a useful search engine for 26 21 most packages. If this search is unsuccessful, try one of the 27 22 alternate means of downloading discussed at <ulink
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