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<p align="center">Older versions found at this
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<A href="http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/gbootroot/">site</A></P><br>
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<p align="center"><a href="#FAQ">FAQ</a></P>
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<b>How to Use gBootRoot</b></P>
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<b>How to Use gBootRoot's UI</b></P>
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familiarize yourself with is the Submit button which starts the whole process;
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dialogs are presented as the process continues asking you if you want to
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<P><IMG ALT="" SRC="images/gBSicon.jpg" align="center"> <b>FAQ</b></P>
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<P><A href="./bootroot.html">BootRoot</A>
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filesystem and booting method. Observation, reveals that all these
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filesystem and boot method. Observation, reveals that all these
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these similiarities, and to allow developers to create drop-in methods
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these similiarities, and to allow developers to create drop-in methods
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via modules or easy to understand templates.
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via modules or easy to understand templates.
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gBootroot is the GIMP of distribution creation!</P>
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gBootroot is the GIMP of distribution creation!</P>
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<center><u>Test an existing mini distribution.</u></center>
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<p>This program requires Gtk-Perl available from <a href="http://www.perl.com/CPAN">CPAN</a>, <a href="http://freshmeat.net/projects/gtk-perl">Freshmeat</a> or most GNU/Linux distributions.</p>
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