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The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Corrected".

The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.

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Version Location Description Submitted By Corrected
Printed Page x
line 12

"...presentation graphics..."
should read:
"...presentation, graphics..."

 Anonymous 
Printed Page xvi
line 21

"...were we'll..."
should read:
"...where we'll..."

 Anonymous 
Printed Page xvi
the url to the book's page

http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/redhat4
should be:
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596005894

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 1
Last line

http://www.opensourece.org
should be
http://www.opensource.org

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 3
Pronouncing Linux box

That URL ie http://www.ssc.com/lj/linuxsay.html has been moved!
It can be found here -
http://www.linux.org/info/sounds/english.au

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 3
paragraph 6

"...Matthias Kalle Dalheimer Terry Dawson..."
should read:
"...Matthias Kalle Dalheimer, Terry Dawson..."

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 72
The Red Hat Enterprise Linux General Advisories page

The link http://www.redhat.com/apps/support/errata is gone.
Please substitute:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/rh-desktop-3-errata.html

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 84
line 5

1024768 pixels
should read:
1024x768 pixels

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 84
paragraph 3

Ctrl-Alt-
should read:
Ctrl-Alt--

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 96
2nd paragraph

...terminal (Figure 5-7), provides...
should read:
...terminal (Figure 5-7) provides...

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 132
last paragraph

URI
should read:
URL

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 144
1st paragraph after Table 7-5

"...a directory of file..."
should read:
"...a directory or file..."

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 157
1st paragraph under The rpm Command

"So, you use can..."
should read:
"So, you can use..."

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 174
paragraph under Users and Groups

"...and groups Depending..."
should read:
"...and groups. Depending..."

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 184
1st normal paragraph

you can use the text box
should read:
you can use the check box

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 206
The WinModems Are Not Modems Page

The link http://www.idir.net/~gromitkc/winmodem.html is unreliable.
Please substitute:
http://start.at/modem

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 223
last paragraph

other side or the firewall
should read:
other side of the firewall

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 230
Tip 1

clear the problem
should read:
clear the problem.

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 230
Tip 2

user the Edit User button
should read:
use the Edit User button

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 232
3rd paragraph

where system is the
should read:
where server is the

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 255
1st paragraph

your password as your enter it.
should read:
your password as you enter it.

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 260
6th paragraph

The command used to explain the pipe function doesn't list nonhidden files in the
user's home directory line by line.
$ ls ~ | wc -l
should read:
$ ls -l ~ | wc -l

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 276
table A-1

CUPS printing service data.
should read:
CUPS printing service data

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 286
first paragraph under Boot Parameters

...option values
should read:
...option values.

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 290
Table C-5

dma The DMA (direct memory access) channel by used...
should read:
dma The DMA (direct memory access) channel used...

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 290
Table C-5

membase ...memory-mapped I/ O...
should read:
membase ...memory-mapped I/O...

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 292
Table C-7

Aztech CD-ROM
should read:
Aztech CD-ROM:

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 292
Table C-7

Sony CDU-31A or CDU-33A CD-ROM
should read:
Sony CDU-31A or CDU-33A CD-ROM:

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 297
paragraph under chown -R

...beneath a specified directory
should read:
...beneath a specified directory.

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 297
paragraph under cp -R

...to another directory.date
should read:
...to another directory.

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 303
line 14

...a chatlike dialog...
should read:
...a chat-like dialog...

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 306
12th line from the end

bachrc script
should read:
bashrc script

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 307
line 15

book disk
should read:
boot disk

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 307
17th line from the end

Central Processing Uni
should read:
Central Processing Unit

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 319
20th line from the end

Portable Operating System Inferface
should read:
Portable Operating System Interface

 Anonymous 
Printed Page 321
39th line from the end

rtf device
should read:
rft device

 Anonymous