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1.1 xml/htdocs/proj/en/pr/releases/10.0/faq.xml |
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file : http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/pr/releases/10.0/faq.xml?rev=1.1&view=markup |
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plain: http://sources.gentoo.org/viewcvs.py/gentoo/xml/htdocs/proj/en/pr/releases/10.0/faq.xml?rev=1.1&content-type=text/plain |
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Index: faq.xml |
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=================================================================== |
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<?xml version='1.0' encoding="UTF-8"?> |
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<!DOCTYPE guide SYSTEM "/dtd/guide.dtd"> |
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<guide link="/doc/en/faq.xml"> |
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<title>Gentoo Ten LiveDVD Frequently Asked Questions</title> |
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<author title="Author"> |
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<mail link="dabbott@g.o">David Abbott</mail> |
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</author> |
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<author title="Reviewer"> |
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<mail link="email@×××××××××××××××××.com">Fernando V. Orocu</mail> |
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</author> |
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<author title="Editor"> |
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<mail link="solar@g.o">Ned Ludd</mail> |
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</author> |
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<abstract> |
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This FAQ is a collection of questions and answers collected from ten mail list |
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and from IRC. |
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</abstract> |
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<!-- The content of this document is licensed under the CC-BY-SA license --> |
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<!-- See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 --> |
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<license/> |
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<version>1.0</version> |
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<date>2009-10-05</date> |
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<faqindex> |
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<title>FAQ</title> |
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<section> |
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<title>Introduction</title> |
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<body> |
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<p>The 10th anniversary Gentoo hybrid media is made by the community for the community. It was created with the help of gentoo developers from around the world and users alike. Thank you all for your contributions and suggestions! Gentoo 10 Years October 4th, 2009. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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<uri link="gentoo-ten-team.txt">Your Gentoo Ten Team</uri> |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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Please note that this is simply a list of common questions. Please read the |
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handbook and/or man pages to gain a greater understanding of how Gentoo and |
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GNU/Linux works. For answers to questions which may not be answered here, please |
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visit the forums and bugzilla. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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</faqindex> |
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<chapter> |
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<title>Getting Started</title> |
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<section id="arch"> |
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<title>Download the correct iso for your hardware</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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The livedvd-x86-x86_64 will work on x86 or x86_64. If your arch is x86 boot with |
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the default. If your arch is amd64 boot with gentoo64. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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The livedvd-amd64 is for x86-64 specification. Boot with the default. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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<section id="options"> |
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<title>Boot options for the LiveDVD</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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This <uri |
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link="http://dev.gentoo.org/~dabbott/pr/livedvd-readme.txt">README</uri> lists |
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the possible command line options that can be used to tweak the boot process of |
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this DVD. This lists the Gentoo-specific options, along with a few options that |
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are built-in to the kernel, but that have been proven very useful to our users. |
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Also, all options that start with "do" have a "no" inverse, that does the |
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opposite. For example, "doscsi" enables SCSI support in the initial ramdisk |
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boot, while "noscsi" disables it. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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<section id="default"> |
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<title>Default root and user password</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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The default user is gentoo and the password is the same. |
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</p> |
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<pre caption="How do I become root?"> |
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$ <i>sudo su -</i> |
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</pre> |
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<p> |
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You can use <c>passwd</c> to change the password for the user you are logged |
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into. As root, you can change any user password by issuing the command |
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<c>passwd username</c> For extra options and setting, please <c>man passwd</c>. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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<section id="usb"> |
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<title>Can I copy the image to a usb stick?</title> |
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<body> |
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<p>Yes, to determine your device before you plug it in open a terminal and tail /var/log/messages.</p> |
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<pre caption="Determine Device"> |
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# tail -f /var/log/messages |
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</pre> |
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<note> |
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You will need at least a 4GB device! |
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</note> |
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<pre caption="Copy the image"> |
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# <i>dd if=image.iso of=/dev/sdb</i> |
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</pre> |
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<impo> |
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Do not point to a partition number! |
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</impo> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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<section id="autologin"> |
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<title>Can I resume the autologin?</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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To resume the KDM autologin, you need to press the ESC key and wait for the |
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timeout to pass or just hit the enter key to login. |
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</p> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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</chapter> |
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<chapter> |
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<title>Trouble Shooting</title> |
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<section id="xorg-server"> |
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<title>Xorg</title> |
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<body> |
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<p> |
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The LiveDVD uses xorg-server-1.6.3 and hal-0.5.13. X.Org is well on its way to |
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getting rid of lots of xorg.conf magic and moving it into obscure elements of |
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HAL. We currently use a blank /etc/X11/xorg.conf and let the magic of hal do its |
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thing. Most hardware is supported but not all. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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If you can not start X then it is useful to paste /var/log/Xorg.0.log so others |
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can view it for trouble shooting. |
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</p> |
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<p> |
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You can paste the log like this from the command line. |
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</p> |
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<pre caption="Paste log from command line"> |
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# <i>curl -F file=@/var/log/Xorg.0.log nopaste.com/a</i> |
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</pre> |
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<p> |
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Some people have reported success by creating an xorg.conf file generated from X |
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-configure and renaming from xorg.conf.new and copy to /etc/X11 and hand |
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editing. I would suggest removing all keyboard and mouse sections plus removing |
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the references to modules as this is handled by xorg and hal automatically. |
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Below is an edited xorg.conf with the driver changed to "vesa" which should work |
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for most. </p> |
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<pre caption="Create /etc/X11/xorg.conf"> |
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$ <i>sudo su -</i> |
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# <i>X -configure</i> |
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# <i>cp /root/xorg.conf.new /etc/X11/</i> |
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# <i>cd /etc/X11/</i> |
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# <i>cp xorg.conf.new xorg.conf</i> |
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# <i>nano -w xorg.conf</i> |
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# <i>/etc/init.d/xdm restart</i> |
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</pre> |
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<p> |
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Once edited it should be similar to the one I created below. |
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</p> |
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<pre caption="xorg.conf"> |
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Section "ServerLayout" |
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Identifier "X.org Configured" |
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Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0 |
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EndSection |
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Section "Files" |
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FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/misc/" |
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FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/TTF/" |
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FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/OTF" |
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FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/Type1/" |
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FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/100dpi/" |
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FontPath "/usr/share/fonts/75dpi/" |
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EndSection |
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Section "Monitor" |
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Identifier "Monitor0" |
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VendorName "Monitor Vendor" |
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ModelName "Monitor Model" |
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EndSection |
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Section "Device" |
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Identifier "Card0" |
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Driver "vesa" |
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EndSection |
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Section "Screen" |
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Identifier "Screen0" |
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Device "Card0" |
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Monitor "Monitor0" |
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SubSection "Display" |
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Viewport 0 0 |
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Depth 24 |
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EndSubSection |
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EndSection |
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</pre> |
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</body> |
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</section> |
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</chapter> |
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</guide> |
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