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Linux Local CD Obtaining Instructions For The PERC

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Authour: Tony Seles

Date: September 24, 2004

''__PERC Volunteers__ can pick up copies of this software from inside the PERC right now. __Donations for covers and materials like these are required still__. The software bundle is just a distribution of Linux. The current distribution that is stored in the PERC (temporarily in an archive, not distributed on-line) is a copy of a copy from a local Linux user's group in Ottawa (obtained and stored locally by Tony, all works protected by their independent respective authours legally somehow). It contains work from Debian ,  Knoppix , and  OCLUG , and it is a current favourite (for PC computer desktops) of Tony, respectively. Instructions for "burning" a copy of this software were inspired by an authour from an Internet page located (today) here. The diskette is temporarily being kept at their present location for safe-keeping and is a gift courtesy of good relations among a broad network of friends of the PERC, including the PERC community... furthermore Tony has made reasonable attempt(s) to ensure that No illegally-accessed-or-shared software is provided in his dealings with the PERC. To avoid getting lost with all this information, you can take a rest now or review what this Knoppix CD provides here by reading the information following this link. :-) N.B. To try the software on the CD as intended, the computer being used must have its "startup BIOS" settings set in order to allow the computer to boot from your CD-ROM. It's easy and it is the first step that could be an obstacle to some unfortunately. This entire procedure works reliably though. :-)''

At the prompt when the CD boots up there will be help messages displayed on the screen that you should read and follow.

(A optional step is if you want to install the system to your computer, a more complicated procedure that makes use of the program named "/usr/local/bin/knx-hdinstall" on the CD.)

''Re-producing each CD takes approximately thirty minutes for the burner to duplicate the CD-ROM. The serial numbers of PERC's copy of this CD is "__#001__" and can be stored with our other CDs on-site in the storage bin. If there is a difficulty in obtaining an additional copy, please just ask. Linux today is known throughout the world if you search for it. Mail-ordering or CD-burning are reliable means of obtaining Linux.''

Current serial numbers and total number of extra PERC copies on site:

1 (__#002__) Given away.

2 (__#003__)