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Hi all,

I have just started with Linux two weeks ago.
I downloaded the Linux Bible file (i'm not sure about the full name, since I
downloaded it to Dos and the filename shortened a bit ...
Any way, it's the 1.7Mb file, which I have decompressed to 6.4Mb file. The
problem is that I don't know how to view/print it. I understand that I have
to use Tex (?) but I don't know how. When I am trying to view it with any of
the viewers I see the text but also lots and lots of control characters.

Please help...

Thanks,
Yair Weissman.
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: I have just started with Linux two weeks ago.
: I downloaded the Linux Bible file (i'm not sure about the full name, since I
: downloaded it to Dos and the filename shortened a bit ...
: Any way, it's the 1.7Mb file, which I have decompressed to 6.4Mb file. The
: problem is that I don't know how to view/print it. I understand that I have
: to use Tex (?) but I don't know how. When I am trying to view it with any of
: the viewers I see the text but also lots and lots of control characters.

Where did you download this from?  (Sunsite somewhere???)  This sounds
like something I need to read...

TIA
Cam

: : I have just started with Linux two weeks ago.
: : I downloaded the Linux Bible file (i'm not sure about the full name, since I
: : downloaded it to Dos and the filename shortened a bit ...
: : Any way, it's the 1.7Mb file, which I have decompressed to 6.4Mb file. The
: : problem is that I don't know how to view/print it. I understand that I have
: : to use Tex (?) but I don't know how. When I am trying to view it with any of
: : the viewers I see the text but also lots and lots of control characters.

: Where did you download this from?  (Sunsite somewhere???)  This sounds
: like something I need to read...

You have to use TeX to create a .dvi (_d_e_v_ice _i_ndependent file) which
can be viewed and/or printed with special programs.
I recommend getting the Slackware TeX-Disks, installing them at your system
and then you just type tex <filename.tex> or*<filename.tex>, depending
on how the thing was written. Besides, where did you get this file from?
If you can tell me, I'll probably ''compile'' it for you into a format you
wish ;-)