Finding UNIX software
Before you can install software on your UNIX system, you have to find the software and locate the correct version of the software. We recommend the following places to look:
Search the Web using Yahoo! (http://www.yahoo.com) or AltaVista (http://www.altavista.digital.com) to find downloadable software.
Visit specific software sites, such as the Virtual Software Library at http://www.shareware.com or http://castor.acs.oakland. edu/cgi-bin/vsl-front(Figure 14.1).
Figure 14.1. You'll find all the software you could ever want on many software archives on the Web.
In using these resources, you'll come upon the following:
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