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There are two definitive archive sites that contain the latest and greatest Linux system software. However, they are also huge, busy sites that are primary archive systems on the Internet-which makes connecting to them difficult and transfer rates painfully slow. Therefore, I am providing you with references to both of the primary sites as well as their mirrors: sites whose contents duplicate the primary locations in order to take the load off of the primary system.
Things on the Internet change quickly. The list of mirror sites in this appendix are accurate as of when this book was written, but they may no longer be correct. If you prefer to use mirror sites and have problems with the sites in this list, FTP to Sunsite and/or TSX-11. If the FTP access fails, the server will give you an up-to-date list of mirror sites before it disconnects.
To get to Sunsite's Linux archives, FTP to sunsite.unc.edu and go to the directory /pub/Linux. Sunsite fortunately has a large list of mirror sites, which are listed by region of the world.
Site: ftp.sun.ac.za
Directory: /pub/linux/sunsite/
Site: ftp.is.co.za
Directory: /linux/sunsite/
Site: ftp.cs.cuhk.hk
Directory: /pub/Linux/
Site: ftp.spin.ad.jp
Directory: /pub/linux/sunsite.unc.edu/
Site: ftp.nuri.net
Directory: /pub/Linux/
Site: ftp.nus.sg
Directory: /pub/unix/Linux/
Site: ftp.nectec.or.th
Directory: /pub/mirrors/linux/
Site: ftp.dstc.edu.au
Directory: /pub/linux/
Site: bond.edu.au
Directory: /pub/OS/Linux/
Site: ftp.tu-graz.ac.at
Directory: /pub/Linux/
Site: ftp.univie.ac.at
Directory: /systems/linux/sunsite/
Site: ftp.fi.muni.cz
Directory: /pub/UNIX/linux/
Site: pub.vse.cz
Directory: /pub/386-unix/linux/
Site: ftp.univ-angers.fr
Directory: /pub/Linux/
Site: ftp.ibp.fr
Directory: /pub/linux/sunsite/
Site: ftp.loria.fr
Directory: /pub/linux/sunsite/
Site: ftp.dfv.rwth-aachen.de
Directory: /pub/linux/sunsite/
Site: ftp.germany.eu.net
Directory: /pub/os/Linux/Mirror.SunSITE/
Site: ftp.tu-dresden.de
Directory: /pub/Linux/sunsite/
Site: ftp.uni-erlangen.de
Directory: /pub/Linux/MIRROR.sunsite/
Site: ftp.gwdg.de
Directory: /pub/linux/mirrors/sunsite/
Site: ftp.ba-mannheim.de
Directory: /pub/linux/mirror.sunsite/
Site: ftp.uni-paderborn.de
Directory: /pub/Mirrors/sunsite.unc.edu/
Site: ftp.uni-rostock.de
Directory: /Linux/sunsite/
Site: ftp.rus.uni-stuttgart.de
Directory: /pub/unix/systems/linux/MIRROR.sunsite/
Site: ftp.uni-tuebingen.de
Directory: /pub/linux/Mirror.sunsite/
Site: ftp.rz.uni-ulm.de
Directory: /pub/mirrors/linux/sunsite/
Site: ftp.kfki.hu
Directory: /pub/linux/
Site: ftp.italnet.it
Directory: /pub/Linux/
Site: cnuce-arch.cnr.it
Directory: /pub/Linux/
Site: ftp.nvg.unit.no
Directory: /pub/linux/sunsite/
Site: sunsite.icm.edu.pl
Directory: /pub/Linux/
Site: ftp.cs.us.es
Directory: /pub/Linux/sunsite-mirror/
Site: ftp.etsimo.uniovi.es
Directory: /pub/linux/
Site: ftp.switch.ch
Directory: /mirror/linux/
Site: ftp.metu.edu.tr
Directory: /pub/linux/sunsite/
Site: unix.hensa.ac.uk
Directory: /mirrors/sunsite/pub/Linux/
Site: ftp.maths.warwick.ac.uk
Directory: /mirrors/linux/sunsite.unc-mirror/
Site: ftp.idiscover.co.uk
Directory: /pub/Linux/sunsite.unc-mirror/
Site: src.doc.ic.ac.uk
Directory: /packages/linux/sunsite.unc-mirror/
Site: ftp.dungeon.com
Directory: /pub/linux/sunsite-mirror/
Site: ftp.io.org
Directory: /pub/systems/linux/
Site: ftp.cc.gatech.edu
Directory: /pub/linux/
Site: sunsite.unc.edu
Directory: /pub/Linux/
Site: ftp.cdrom.com
Directory: /pub/linux/sunsite/
Site: ftp.siriuscc.com
Directory: /pub/Linux/Sunsite/
Site: lss.afit.af.mil
Directory: /pub/Linux/
Site: ftp.engr.uark.edu
Directory: /pub/linux/sunsite/
Site: ftp.infomagic.com
Directory: /pub/mirrors/linux/sunsite/
Site: ftp.iquest.com
Directory: /pub/linux/sunsite/
Site: ftp.linux.org
Directory: /pub/mirrors/sunsite/
Site: ftp.cps.cmich.edu
Directory: /pub/linux/sunsite/
Site: ftp.uoknor.edu
Directory: /linux/sunsite/
Site: ftp.rge.com
Directory: /pub/systems/linux/sunsite/
Site: ftp.pht.com
Directory: /mirrors/linux/sunsite/
Site: ftp.yggdrasil.com
Directory: /mirrors/sunsite/
Site: ftp.wit.com
Directory: /systems/unix/linux/
Site: uiarchive.cso.uiuc.edu
Directory: /pub/systems/linux/sunsite/
Site: ftp.inf.utfsm.cl
Directory: /pub/Linux/
TSX-11
While Sunsite (and its mirrors) is considered to be the main Linux archive site, TSX-11 is another primary site. TSX-11 gets the files soon after Sunsite does, so their content is virtually identical. A key use for TSX-11 is that the Linux X Windows developers place their code on this site first, so you can find the most up-to-date experimental X Windows code on TSX-11 in /pub/linux/Alpha.
To get to TSX-11's Linux archives, FTP to tsx-11.mit.edu and go to the directory /pub/linux. TSX-11 fortunately has a large list of mirror sites, which are listed by region of the world.
Site: ftp.sun.ac.za
Directory: /pub/linux
Site: ftp.menut.edu.tr
Directory: /pub/linux/tsx
Site: ftp.metu.edu.tr
Directory: /pub/linux
Site: kirk.bond.edu.au
Directory: /pub/OS/Linux
Site: ftp.fgb.mw.tu-muenchen.de
Directory: /pub/linux
Site: ftp.ibp.fr
Directory: /pub/linux
Site: ftp.win.tue.nl
Directory: /pub/linux/SLS
Site: src.doc.ic.ac.uk
Directory: /packages/Linux
Site: ftp.pht.com
Directory: /pub/linux
Site: ftp.rge.com
Directory: /pub/systems/linux/tsx-11/
Site: ftp.uu.net
Directory: /systems/unix/linux/
Site: sunsite.unc.edu
Directory: /pub/Linux
Site: uiarchive.cso.uiuc.edu
Directory: /pub/systems/linux/tsx-11
Site: wuarchive.wustl.edu
Directory: /systems/linux
