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Linux schmu 2.6.10 #1 Sun Jan 30 21:24:36 CET 2005 i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux
 
Gnu C                  3.3.3
Gnu make               3.80
binutils               2.15.90.0.1.1
util-linux             2.12
mount                  2.12
module-init-tools      3.0-pre10
e2fsprogs              1.34
jfsutils               1.1.5
reiserfsprogs          3.6.13
reiser4progs           line
xfsprogs               2.6.3
PPP                    2.4.2
isdn4k-utils           3.4
nfs-utils              1.0.6
Linux C Library        02 21:53 /lib/tls/libc.so.6
Dynamic linker (ldd)   2.3.3
Linux C++ Library      5.0.5
Procps                 3.2.1
Net-tools              1.60
Kbd                    1.12
Sh-utils               5.2.1
Modules Loaded         pppoe pppox af_packet ppp_generic slhc edd joydev sg st sd_mod sr_mod scsi_mod ide_cd cdrom nvram usbserial parport_pc lp parport snd_seq_oss speedstep_lib snd_pcm_oss freq_table snd_mixer_oss snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq thermal processor fan snd_via82xx snd_mpu401_uart button battery ac snd_ens1371 snd_rawmidi snd_seq_device snd_ac97_codec snd_pcm snd_timer snd soundcore video1394 ipv6 snd_page_alloc gameport 8139too mii ohci1394 ehci_hcd nvidia_agp agpgart ohci_hcd i2c_nforce2 i2c_core evdev xfrm_user ipcomp esp4 ah4 af_key usbcore forcedeth raw1394 ieee1394 dm_mod reiserfs