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remove, and then pressing apply.
</para>
</section>
+<section><title>Servers</title>
+<para>
+When you install software normally, ipkg downloadins the packages automatically
+from ipkg servers (also called "Feeds") and installing them. The list of
+servers and where they are is stored in a file called ipkg.conf in /etc/. Oipkg
+is capable of maintaining this list, as well as adding or deleting feeds from
+it.
+</para>
+<section><title>Selecting Servers</title>
+<para>
+To select which feeds you want to be able to see and install packages from, go
+to Settings&arrow;Setups. There will be a box with a list of servers in it
+called "Used Servers". Servers that are highlighted will be used to install
+software from, while servers that are not highlighted will be ignored. You can
+click on a server to toggle its status. When a server is disabled, the
+information about that server such as its name and location is kept, so that
+you can resume using it without having to reenter this data. "Ok" will save the
+changes, and "x" will cancel them.
+</para>
+</section>
+<section><title>Adding Servers</title>
+<para>
+You can add a server to your list of available servers by going to
+Settings&arrow;Servers. Click on the button labeled "New" and enter the name
+and URL into the appropriate fields at the bottom of the window. The name is
+only for your convinience, so name it whatever makes sense to you. The URL is
+the URL of the feed, so the URL for the opie feed would be
+"http://131.152.105.154/feeds/ipaq/unstable". When you are done, click "Ok" to
+save the new server, or "x" to cancel adding it.
+</para>
+</section>
+<section><title>Editing Servers</title>
+<para>
+To change the URL or name of a server, go to Settings&arrow;Servers, and select
+the server that you want to edit. The current Name and URL should appear in the
+appropriate fields, and you can change them to the new values. Once you are
+done, click "Ok" to save, or "x" to cancel.
+</para>
+</section>
+<section><title>Deleting Servers</title>
+<para>
+If you no longer need to use a server, this can be done by going to
+Settings&arrow;Servers. You can then select the server you wish to delete and
+press the "Remove" button. "Ok" will save the deletion, and "x" will cancel it.
+</para>
+</section>
+</section>
+
<section><title>Destinations</title>
<para>
Software is distributed in a format called "ipkg" which contains all the
necessary files for the program, as well as information on where to put them.