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Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 21:13:19 -0500
From: "Conrad J. Sabatier" <conrads@cox.net>
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Subject: linux base for amd64 must be Slackware?
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Is there any particular reason why the website describing setting up
Linux emulation for amd64 recommends using Slackware as the base?  Will
any of the linux_base* ports work instead?

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