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util-linux-2.1.tar.gz (source distribution)
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util-linux-2.1.bin.tar.gz (binary distribution)
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WARNING: THIS COLLECTION DOES *NOT* SUPPORT SHADOW PASSWORDS.
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WARNING: THIS COLLECTION DOES *NOT* SUPPORT SYSTEM V INITTAB.
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WARNING: USE GNU TAR -- OTHER TARS WILL FAIL SILENTLY!
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WARNING: DO *NOT* INSTALL WITHOUT THINKING.
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WARNING: *READ* the util-linux-2.1.bin.Notes file *BEFORE* and *AFTER*
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installation: there are a few links you must make by hand.
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This is a collection of many assorted utilities for Linux. Some are
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system utilities that are not easily available anywhere elsewhere
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(e.g., mkfs.minix, mkswap); others are BSD ports of common utilities
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that are not yet contained in any FSF package (e.g., col); others are
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non-System-V alternatives to common utilities (e.g., simpleinit,
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agetty, login, passwd).
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The arrangement, as nearly as I can determine, conforms to the Linux
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Filesystem Structure, Interim Release 1.1, October 9, 1994, with *NO*
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exceptions. A copy of the standards document can be found at
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tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/docs/linux-standards/fsstnd/*.
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Many people provided patches and suggestions. I deeply appreciate
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this.
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HIGHLIGHTS for version 2.1:
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1) Directory structure rearrange, with configuration support for those who
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use shadow passwords and System V init (no support is provided for these
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things, but your utilities won't get overwritten if you do a "make
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install" after you properly edit MCONFIG).
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2) fdisk and cfdisk should work as expected with 2GB+ disk drives
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3) As usual, lots of stuff was updated and added, including mount, vipw,
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readprofile
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4) Some stuff was also deleted, and can now be found elsewhere:
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fsck wrapper: tsx-11.mit.edu:/pub/linux/ALPHA/ext2fs/e2fsprogs*
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pwd, su: prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu/sh-utils*
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ed: prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu/ed*
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od: prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu/textutils*
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uudecode/uuencode: prep.ai.mit.edu:/pub/gnu/sharutils*
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bdflush/update: ftp.funet.fi:/pub/OS/Linux/PEOPLE/Linus/v1.1/bdflush*
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