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Installation
Another interesting note about Example #2 is that the numbers of the
partitions skips the number 4. IDE partitions come in two flavors: primary,
and logical. There can only be 4 primary partitions on any physical IDE device,
but many more logical partitions can be created. However, to create logical
partitions, at least one of the primary partitions must be turned over for this
purpose. Thus, in our example above, the fourth primary partition has been
taken over for the logical partitions 5 thru 8. Even if we made partition 3 into
a logical partition as well, the logical partition numbers would still begin with
5, leaving the numbers for unused primary partitions completely unassigned.
While Example #1 will produce a perfectly useful Linux installation, it is
often useful for something a bit more complex. Feel free to choose just those
components of the complex partitioning example that fit the specific needs for
your system.
Networking Information Sources
Networking can range from two computers with a direct connection to each
other to the many computers at General Motors linked with each other through
a variety of methods. Connecting to other computers is wonderful, but even
the setup of a simple PPP connection to an Internet Service Provider can be
frustrating. In one chapter, all of the aspects of networking with Debian can't
be addressed. There are many books available about networking in addition to
information on the Internet. The focus here will be to complete a workstation
Ethernet and/or PPP dial up connection.
Linux provides a variety of networking methods such as Ethernet, SLIP, PPP,
Arc net and Apple talk. The setup of these will be left as a challenging exercise
to the reader. In either case there are a host of other sources for information
on this subject. Once a standard Debian system has been installed, there is a
complete set of FAQs and HOW TOs in the directory, /usr/doc. A good start 






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