GNU/Linux Desktop Survival Guide by Graham Williams
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Kyral Specifications

From the lspci and lshw commands and /proc/cpuinfo:

Machine:	Dell OptiPlex 740
CPU:	AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4600+
Bogomips:	4810
Memory:	4GB (4x1GB DIMM DDR Synchronous 400MHz)
Network:	NetXtreme BCM5754 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express
Disk:	250GB ATA Hitachi HDT72502
Audio:	nVidia MCP51 High Definition Audio
CD/DVD:	HL-DT-ST DVD+-RW GSA-H73N, B103, max UDMA/100
Hostname:	kyral
Domainname:	togaware.com
Boot:	Grub
Kernel:	2.6.18-4-amd64