Errata

Third paragraph from the bottom, the second sentence read:

To be deleted by older kernels, amounts of RAM greater
than 64 MB need a boot-time parameter.

It now reads:

Amounts of RAM greater than 64 MB need a boot-time parameter.

deleted

Other Hard Media". Last sentence of 2nd para

"If this is the cas ..."

It should read:

"If this is the case ..."

The CD-ROM HOWTO reference was [73], it is now [71]

'can hang the entire system when they auto-probed'

should be:

'can hang the entire system when they are auto-probed'

"This construct works in every shell except the original Bourne shell"

It now reads:

"This construct works in almost every modern Unix shell."

Both of these point to sections in Chapter 10, "The X Resource Database"
and "Basics of X Customization". Those two sections are actually in
chapter 11.

(I wonder if other items in this list might need the same kind of fix?)

The Essential Sys. Admin reference was [59], it is now [57]

"if ISDN"

was changed to:

"of ISDN"

"are is shown"

was changed to:

are shown

"The following command should..."

Was changed to read:

"The following command outputs some text suited for testing
a printer setup, which you can redirect to your printer:"

lpc's cleanup command

now reads:

lpc's clean command

in my mind

should read:

in mind

"but whether this true remains to be seen"

was changed to read:

"but whether this is true remains to be seen"

The X-100-3-x3 reference now reads:

[11] X User Guide

the K Development Environment ....

now reads:

the K Desktop Environment ....

Bottom of the page, the heading read:

The K Development Environment

It now reads:

The K Desktop Environment

and the first sentence under this heading has changed from:

The K Development Environment is an Open Source software
project that aims at providing a cosistent, user-friendly,
contemporary desktop for Unix and hence Linux systems.

It now reads:

The K Desktop Environment is an Open Source software project
that aims at providing a consistent, user-friendly,
contemporary desktop for Unix and hence Linux systems.

"browsable"

to:

"browseable"

The GNU make reference was [49], it is now [47]

The Learning Perl reference was [39], it is now [38]
The Advanced Perl Programming reference was [41], it is now [40]
The Perl Cookbook reference was [42], it is now [41]

The Tcl/Tk reference was [43], it is now [42]

The Exploring Java reference was [56], it is now [54]
The Core Java 2 reference was [57], it is now [55]

"uninstall"

was changed to:

"install"

the end of the line.

"dial your remote rite automatically"

was changed to:

"dial your remote site automatically"

"exampleNFS"

was changed to:

"example NFS"

"(via either Ethernet or SLIP)"

was changed to:

"(via either Ethernet or PPP)"

'succesful'

should be:

'successful'

Last paragraph, first sentence read:

When the KDE project (see "The K Development Environment"
in Chapter 11, ....

It now reads:

When the KDE project (see "The K Desktop Environment" in
Chapter 11, ....

'or updating or maintain the programs'

should be:

'or updating or maintaining the programs'

compact
Merges read requests for adjacent disk sectors to
speed up booting. Use of compact is particulary
recommended when booting from a floppy disk. Use
of compact may conflict with linear.

Also, the options listed at the bottom of the page have been indented
like those listed above.

was originally in the book, or added to the page:

disktab=disktab-file
Superceded by the disk=option.

fix-table
If set, allows LILO to adjust 3D addresses
(addressed specified as sector/head/cylinder)
in partition tables. This is sometimes
necessary if a partition isn't track aligned
and another operating system, such as MS-DOS,
is on the same disk. See the lilo.conf manpage
for details.

force-backup=backup-file
Is like backup, but overwrites an old backup
copy if one exists.

ignore-table
Tell LILO to ignore corrupt partition tables.

install=boot-sector
Intalls the specified file as the new boot sector.
If install is omitted, the boot sector defaults
to /boot/boot.b.

linear
Generates linear sector addresses, which do not
depend on disk geometry, instead of 3D (sector
/head/cylinder) addresses. If LILO can't determine
your disk's geometry itself, you can try using
linear; if that doesn't work, then you need to
specify the geometry with disk=. Note, however,
that linear sometimes doesn't work with floppy
disks, and it may conflict with compact.

text in the book, or added to the page:

The last two sentences under "message=message-file" (pg. 673 in first
two printings) have been deleted.

nowarn
Disables warning messages.

optional
Specifies that any image that is not available
when the map is created should be omitted and not
offered as an option at the boot prompt. Like the
per-image option optional, but it applies to all
images.

The last two sentences under the "password=password" option have been
deleted.

prompt
Automatically displays the boot prompt without
waiting for the user to press the Shift, Alt, or
Scroll Lock key. Note that setting the prompt
without also setting timeout prevents unattended
reboots.

book, or added to the page:

loader=chain-loader
For a non-Linux operating system, specifies the
chain loader to which LILO should pass control for
booting that operating system. The default is
/boot/chain.b. If the system will be booted from a
drive that is neither the first hard disk nor a
floppy, the chain loader must be separated.

lock
Tells LILO to record the boot command line and use
it as the default for future boots until it is
overriden by a new boot command line. lock is
useful if there is a set of options that you need to
enter on the boot command line every time you boot
the system.

optional
Specifies that the image should be omitted if it is
not available when the map is created by the lilo
command. Useful for specifying test kernels that are
not always present.

restricted (this belongs after the "range=sectors" option)
Specifies that a password is required for booting
the image only if boot parameters are specified on
the command line.

"Kernel Options"

unsafe
Can be used in the per-image section for a non-
Linux operating system to indicate that the boot
sector should not be accessed when the map is
created. If unsafe is specified, some checking
isn't done, but the option can be useful for running
the lilo command without having to insert a floppy
disk when the boot sector is on a fixed-format
floppy-disk device. This option cannot be used
with table.

on page 694:

[33] Laurie, Ben and Laurie, Peter. Apache--The Definitive
Guide. O'Reilly & Associates. 1997.

Utilities" heading have changed. The following is a list of the changed
reference page numbers in the order they are listed:

[34] Kernighan, Brian ....
[35] Stevens, Richard ....
[36] Stallman, Richard ....
[37] Kochan, Stephen ....
[38] Schwartz, Randal ....
[39] Wall, Larry, ....
[40] Srinivasan, Sriram ....
[41] Christansen, Tom ....

text and now read:

[42] Ousterhout, John ....
[43] Raines, Paul ....
[44] Flanagan, David ....
[45] Dalheimer, Matthias ....
[46] Oram, Andrew ....
[47] Stallman, Richard ....
[48] DuBois, Paul ....
[49] Lewine, Donald ....
[50] Stallman, Richard ....
[51] Lutz, Mark ....

following:

[52] Lutz, Mark ....
[53] Eckel, Bruce ....
[54] Niemeyer, Patrick ....
[55] Cornell, Gary, ....

System Administration

[56] Nemeth, Evi ....
[57] Frisch, Aeleen ....
[58] Garfinkel, Simson ....
[59] Mui, Linda ....

following:

Person Computer Hardware

[60] Rosch, Winn ....

HOWTOs (Partial List)

[61] Installation HOWTO ....
[62] The Linux Distribution ....
[63] XFree86 HOWTO ....
[64] Bootdisk HOWTO ....
[65] Linux BootPrompt ....
[66] The CD Writing ....

[67] UUCP HOWTO ....
[68] Hardware Compatibility ....
[69] SCSI Programming ....
[70] PCI HOWTO ....
[71] The Linux CD-ROM ....
[72] Kernel HOWTO ....
[73] NET-3 HOWTO ....
[74] The Linux Ethernet ....
[75] PPP HOWTO ....

[76] DNS HOWTO ....
[77] NIS HOWTO ....
[78] Firewall HOWTO ....
[79] ISP Hookup ....
[80] GCC HOWTO ....
[81] Shadow Password ....
[82] The Linux Printing ....
[83] DOSEMU HOWTO ....

[84] UMSDOSS HOWTO ....
[85] Commercial HOWTO ....
[86] Linux Access ....
[87] Ftape HOWTO ....

Internet Requests For Comments

[88] RFC 1597. ....
[89] RFC 1340. ....
[90] RFC 1144. ....
[91] RFC 1033. ....

[92] RFC 1034. ....
[93] RFC 1035. ....
[94] RFC 974. ....
[95] RFC 977. ....
[96] RFC 1094. ....
[97] RFC 1055. ....
[98] RFC 1057. ....
[99] RFC 1058. ....
[100] RFC 1535. ....
[101] RFC 1036. ....
[102] RFC 822. ....

The following reference number has been changed to read:

[103] RFC 821. ....

deleted.

compact option (LILO), 672

fix-table option (LILO), 673

install= option (LILO), 673

KDE (K Development Environment)

to:

KDE (K Desktop Environment)

linear option (LILO), 673
lock option (LILO), 676

optional (global) option (LILO), 674
optional (image) option (LILO), 676

prompt option (LILO), 674

unstate option (LILO), 677

(Colophon) The colophon description of the cover has been corrected.
The horse on the cover of Running Linux, 3ed, is not bucking, it is
rearing. The colophon now reads:

The image on the cover of Running Linux, Third Edition is a rearing
horse. A horse will rear often to avoid going forward-as a way to avoid
either further work or a frightening object. Other factors may include
poorly fitted tack or an overly aggressive rider. For some horses,
rearing is a learned behavior. Often a very difficult vice to correct,
rearing is not a very common problem with most reasonably trained
horses, and it is not breed-specific or discipline-specific. Rearing is
an unsettling, difficult move to ride, not to mention dangerous. When a
horse rears, its rider must lean forward on the horse's neck, to avoid
shifting the weight and flipping the horse over backwards.

"XF86Config program"

to:

"XF86Config file"