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diff --git a/Hurd/NewbieQuestions.mdwn b/Hurd/NewbieQuestions.mdwn index cb71384a..dd5401a9 100644 --- a/Hurd/NewbieQuestions.mdwn +++ b/Hurd/NewbieQuestions.mdwn @@ -21,3 +21,6 @@ If you still have problems, do not hesitate to make use of the [[MailLists]] or * What is this "libio" stuff? * There was an ABI change for glibc0.3. It's recommended you reinstall your GNU/Hurd system. + +* What software is available for GNU? + * Most packages from [Debian](http://www.debian.org/) \[[http://www.gnu.org/gnu/linux-and-gnu.html]\[GNU/Linux] which aren't linux-specific (\[[http://www.debian.org/ports/hurd/hurd-devel-debian]\[Packages That Won't Be Ported]) are expected to work on GNU/Hurd too. See the database in <http://packages.debian.org/>. Large exceptions are the programs which need pthreads, which include [GNOME](http://www.gnome.org), [KDE](http://www.kde.org), [Mozilla](http://www.mozilla.org), [OpenOffice](http://www.openoffice.org), [SDL](http://www.libsdl.org), etc. If you can't fetch a package with "apt-get install ", try building it from source: "apt-get source && cd && debian/rules binary". See the [Porting](http://www.vmlinux.org/twiki/bin/view/Hurd/Porting) document for some common build problems and their solutions. |