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\paragraph{Installation} Many, but not all, of these packages are included by default in many (but again, not all) Linux distros. If they are not included in your distro, you will need to install them. I have not included installation information for two main reasons. First, it would simply take up too much space, especially for something that generally can be easily found at the other end of a web search. Second, these methods may change over time, rendering the information contained here obsolete. \paragraph{Installation} Many, but not all, of these packages are included by default in many (but again, not all) Linux distros. If they are not included in your distro, you will need to install them. I have not included installation information for two main reasons. First, it would simply take up too much space, especially for something that generally can be easily found at the other end of a web search. Second, these methods may change over time, rendering the information contained here obsolete.
\paragraph{``Why didn't you include information about command \textit{X}?''} Probably because I have never used it and am thus not familiar with it, or don't use it often enough to warrant its inclusion here. But I may possibly include it in a future issue. \paragraph{Ubuntu} I use Ubuntu, and so this book(let) is Ubuntu-flavored. Many of the commands will work in other flavors of Linux, with the exception of chapter four, where other distros will have their own versions of these commands. This is meant to be both 1) light, and 2) an introduction, so trying to add equivalent commands for other distros would make this a larger tome than I would want, or that many would find useful. It would also require me to have an extra computer that I could install those distros on and play around with, and I currently don't have the time or the money for that. But what is contained here can help guide you in a web search.
\paragraph{bash} I use the bash (Bourne Again SHell) terminal. These commands work in that terminal on Ubuntu. If you use a different terminal or a different distribution, your mileage will most definitely vary.
\paragraph{``Why didn't you include information about command \textit{X}?''} Probably because I have never used it and am thus not familiar with it, or don't use it often enough to warrant its inclusion here. But I may possibly include it in a future update.
\paragraph{``How can I send you corrections or suggestions for future issues?''} My contact information is listed in the ``Impressum'' on page ii. \paragraph{``How can I send you corrections or suggestions for future issues?''} My contact information is listed in the ``Impressum'' on page ii.