<html><head><title>Documentation (Editing Sat Feb 23 21:34:08 EST 2013 version)</title><META http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><!-- FFFFE9 is acme yellow; FFFFE9 is as close as you can get to it before charon decides to use  grey instead of map entry 254 --><body bgcolor="#FFFFE9" link="#0000AA" alink="#0000AA" vlink="#0000AA"><center><font size=+2><b>Documentation</b></font> (Editing Sat Feb 23 21:34:08 EST 2013 version)</center><p> For information on editing, see thedescription of <a href="../0">Plan 9 wiki syntax</a>.<p><form action="/magic/wikipost" method="post"><table><tr><td valign=top><input type="submit" name="x" value="Put"></td><td><table><tr><td align=right>(optional) Comment:</td><td><input type="text" name="comment" value="" cols=40></td></tr><tr><td align=right>(optional) Email:</td><td><input type="text" name="author" value="" cols=40></td></tr></table><input type="hidden" name="title" value="Documentation"><input type="hidden" name="version" value="1361673248"><input type="hidden" name="service" value="plan9"><input type="hidden" name="base" value="/wiki/plan9"><p><textarea name="text" wrap="virtual" cols="80" rows="25"> *	[FAQ] - Frequently Asked Questions. *	[Recommended Readings] *	[Papers] and other publications. *	[Books] *	[Supported PC hardware], [other hardware], [virtual machines] *	[Online Manual pages | http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sys/man/] - [man	pages mirror | http://man.cat-v.org/plan_9/] INSTALLATION  *	[Installation instructions] *	[Installation troubleshooting] *	[Setting the right monitor size] *	[Setting the right keyboard map] *	[Adding a new user] *	[Network configuration] *	[Using AoE (ATA-over-Ethernet)] *	[Staying up to date] INSTALLATION IN SPECIAL ENVIRONMENTS  *	[Installing Plan 9 on Qemu] - Plan 9 works reliably in Qemu *	[vmware4] - Plan 9 under vmware4. *	[Installing in Xen] *	[Installing in Parallels Desktop on Mac OS X] *	[Installing Plan 9 in a VirtualBox] *	[Guruplug] *	[Installation on Ipaq] ([Supported PDAs]) *	[Other hardware] USING THE SYSTEM  *	[Using rio] - An introduction to using the window system. *	[Using acme] - Acme is a hybrid editor and shell/windowing	application. *	[Using plumbing] - The plumber sends messages to the appropriate	program. *	[9p services using srv, listen, exportfs, import] - How Plan 9	systems communicate. *	[Fonts] - for the screen and otherwise. *	[Using troff] - Formatting text for printing on a typesetter. *	[Using vncv] - Remote use of applications on other OSes. *	[Using SSL] - How to store keys and certificates. *	[Using aescbc to store factotum keys] - secstore(1) for	stand-alone terminals. *	[Connecting to other OSes] - ssh, telnet, u9fs, SMB, NFS... *	[Connecting from other OSes] - drawterm, v9fs, 9vx... *	[X11 installation] - Functional but not recommended. *	[Linux emulation] - Rudimentary support for running Linux programs	on Plan 9. *	[UNIX to Plan 9 command translation]. *	[Tip o' the day] CONFIGURATION  *	[Configuring a standalone CPU server] - The next step after	installation. *	[Compiling kernels] *	[Dns configuration notes] *	[Mail configuration] *	[Adding your face] *	[Printer configuration] *	[SSH configuration] *	[TeX configuration] *	[Informal Wiki Setup] *	[Setting up Fossil] - How to manually setup fossil *	[Setting up Venti] - How to manually setup venti *	[Mirroring with Fossil and Venti] *	[Expanding your Grid] - An overview of adding more systems ADDITIONAL TOPICS  *	[Drawterm to your terminal] *	[Console messages |	http://www.plan9.bell-labs.com/wiki/plan9/avoiding_screen_pollution_from_kernel_messages/index.html] *	[Using PQ] - The implicit relational database client and server. *	[Configuring file-backed Venti stores] *	[Venti-Rescue |	http://plan9.bell-labs.com/sources/contrib/steve/doc/Venti-rescue.pdf] - How to rebuild your system when your disks crash. *	[Kfs file system configuration] - Of historical interest; kfs is	now deprecated. *	[Installing a Plan 9 File Server] - Instructions for installing	the old dedicated file server; in most cases it is recommended that	you use fossil instead. *	[Mouse vs. keyboard] *	[Dialup modem config] *	[Installing Plan B on Qemu] </textarea><p></td></table></form> <hr><table width=100%><tr><td valign=center align=left></td><td valign=center align=right><a href="../about.html">About the server</a>| <a href="http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9"><img src="http://plan9.bell-labs.com/plan9/img/power36.gif"alt="Powered by Plan 9"></a></td></tr></table></html></body>