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AbiWord: 9.3.1. Word Processors

Abiword word processor: 11.5.4. Abiword Word Processor

Abstract Window Toolkit (AWT): 13.5.3. A Working Example of Java

AccessFileName directive: 16.1.2.1. httpd.conf

action field (inittab file): 5.3.2. init, inittab, and rc Files

Ada language: 13.6. Other Languages

AddIcon directive: 16.1.2.1. httpd.conf

AddIconByEncoding directive: 16.1.2.1. httpd.conf

AddIconByType directive: 16.1.2.1. httpd.conf

address book (Evolution): 11.5.1.3. Evolution contacts

address translation: 15.1.3.1. Your network configuration

addresses

broadcast: 15.1.3.1. Your network configuration

15.1.3.2. The networking rc files

host: 15.1.1. TCP/IP Concepts

IP: 15.1.1. TCP/IP Concepts

15.1.3.1. Your network configuration

loopback: 15.1.1. TCP/IP Concepts

15.1.3.1. Your network configuration

network: 15.1.1. TCP/IP Concepts

15.1.3.1. Your network configuration

networks file: 15.1.3.4. /etc/networks

parallel port printer, troubleshooting: 8.4.14. Printer System Troubleshooting

port: 15.1.1. TCP/IP Concepts

registering: 16.2.3.1. Registering an address

subnetwork: 15.1.1. TCP/IP Concepts

15.1.3.1. Your network configuration
15.1.3.1. Your network configuration

for variable storage: 14.1.5. Getting Information

administration (see system administration also system administration)

(see also system administration)
electronic mail: 16.2.3. Other Email Administrative Issues
system shutdown, setting permissions for: 3.2.4. Shutting Down the System

ADSL (Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line): 15.4. ADSL

Advanced Power Management (APM): 1.5.8. Laptop Support

afio utility: 8.1.1.3. To compress, or not to compress?

agetty program: 5.3.3. rc Files

aha1542= boot option: 3.1.1. Booting Linux

aha152x= boot option: 3.1.1. Booting Linux

aic7xxx= boot option: 3.1.1. Booting Linux

alias command: 5.1. Maintaining the System

Alias directive: 16.1.2.1. httpd.conf

Alpha systems

booting: B.3.4. Setting Up the System Firmware to Start the Installation

firmware programs: B.2.2.3. Features and limitations of ARC Firmware

hardware: B.3.3. Preparing Hardware for Installation

requirements: B.1.4. Minimum Hardware
resources on: B.1.2. Chipsets

history and status: B.1. Alpha History and Status

identifying: B.2. Preparations and General Procedure for Installation

installing Linux: B.3. Installing Linux

B.3.1. General Procedure
preparing to install: B.2. Preparations and General Procedure for Installation

installing Milo utility: B.2.2.1. Firmware options

tuning Linux: B.4. Tuning and Post-Installation Considerations

AlphaBIOS firmware: B.2.2.4. Features and limitations of AlphaBIOS Firmware

AlphaLinux resources: B.1.3.1. AlphaLinux sites

amateur radio support, enabling: 7.4.2. Building the Kernel

ampersand (&), running commands in background: 4.11. Putting a Command in the Background

ANSI C standard: 13.1.2. gcc Features

Anyware Office office suite: 9.3.1. Word Processors

a.out file: 13.1.3. Basic gcc Usage

Apache web servers: 16.1.2. Configuring Your Own Web Server

apachectl utility: 16.1.2.3. Starting httpd

APM (Advanced Power Management), support for: 1.5.8. Laptop Support

applets

GNOME panel: 11.4.2.1. The panel
Java: 13.5.1. The Promise of Java, or Why You Might Want to Use Java

application classes: 11.6.1. The X Resource Database

applications

commercial: 1.5.3. Commercial Applications
development, suitability of Linux: 1.5.4. Programming Languages and Utilities
enterprise, suitability of Linux for: 1.3. Who's Using Linux?
KDE: 11.3. KDE Applications
locating web directories for: 1.5.10. Other Applications
scientific: 1.5.10. Other Applications
X resources: 11.6.1. The X Resource Database
X running on KDE: 11.2.3.1. The KDE panel and the K menu

applications, Java: 13.5.1. The Promise of Java, or Why You Might Want to Use Java

APSfilter package: 8.4.9. Magic Filters: APSfilter and Alternatives

ar command: 13.1.7. More Fun with Libraries

ARC firmware: B.2.2.3. Features and limitations of ARC Firmware

archiving files

tar utility: 7.1.2. Using tar

examples: 7.1.4. tar Tricks
gzip utility and: 7.1.3. Using tar with gzip and bzip2

utilities: 7.1. Archive and Compression Utilities

ARPAnet and TCP/IP: 15.1.1. TCP/IP Concepts

aRts package (KDE): 11.2.2. Installing KDE

ASCII test files (printer tests): 8.4.1. Checking Printer Hardware

assembly code: 13.1.2. gcc Features

associative arrays: 13.4.1. A Sample Program

Asynchronous Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL): 15.4. ADSL

at sign (@): 13.2.5. Multiple Commands

ATAPI drives, Alpha system support: B.1.5. IDE/ATAPI Drive Support

Athena widget set: 14.2.5. Interface Building Tools

attach command (gdb): 14.1.3. Debugging a Running Program

ATZ signal: 15.2.1.4. Writing a chat script

audio

digital: 9.5.1. A Whirlwind Tour of Digital Audio
overview: 9.5. Configuring and Using Linux Audio
support for: 1.5.10. Other Applications

authentication

changing methods: 5.7.3. PAM and Other Authentication Methods
protocols for: 15.2.1.8. PAP and CHAP

Autofill mode (Emacs): 9.2.8. Tailoring Emacs

9.2.8. Tailoring Emacs

automounting devices: 6.1.3. Automounting Devices

AWT (Abstract Window Toolkit): 13.5.3. A Working Example of Java

aztcd= boot option: 3.1.1. Booting Linux

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