1 Documentation Conventions

The following notices and typographical conventions are used in this documentation:

Warning

Vital information you must be aware of before proceeding. Warns you about security issues, potential loss of data, damage to hardware, or physical hazards.

Important

Important information you should be aware of before proceeding.

Note

Additional information, for example about differences in software versions.

Tip

Helpful information, like a guideline or a piece of practical advice.

tux > command

Commands than can be run by any user, including the root user.

root # command

Commands that must be run with root privileges. In often you can also prefix these commands with the sudo command to run them.