Linux Howtos

Linux : Howtos : High availability systems under Linux
Posted: ( Sun 31st Dec 2000 03:07:31[AM] UTC )
"Even though I trust Linux blindly, I don't trust the companies that make the machines, power supply, network cards, motherboards etc, and I am always afraid that if one of these fail, my system will be unusable. Hence the service will be unavailable, further more I will be taking down all the company services even though they are not directly related to me."

Linux : Howtos : 10 tweaks to your Linux boxen that will make your life muuuuch easier!
Posted: ( Sun 31st Dec 2000 03:05:21[AM] UTC )
"Ok, so you have Linux installed on your computer and want to know how to make your life easier? Well, sit right back, and I'll give you 10 tweaks to your system that I use on a daily basis and couldn't live without!"

Linux : Howtos : A trio of tips for the HandSpring Visor
Posted: ( Thu 28th Dec 2000 12:17:59[AM] UTC )
"Fortune smiles on the gadget freak who runs Linux and is willing to spend a little time on the web looking for answers to questions, like: How to make the Visor work with my Linux machine without resorting to a serial cable? This eyemodule's neat, how do I get the pictures out of it? How do I get a functioning word processor on my Visor?"

Linux : Howtos : Linux on an ancient laptop
Posted: ( Tue 26th Dec 2000 06:32:07[PM] UTC )
"Installing Linux on an old laptop is far from simple, as the following attests, but it is possible. It just takes a lot of work. Available documentation online is less than stellar."

Linux : Howtos : Sharing an encrypted Windows partition with Linux
Posted: ( Tue 26th Dec 2000 06:30:15[PM] UTC )
"I received questions regarding my encrypted Windows partition. People asked me questions like. "How did you do that?" So I'd like to answer, "how did I do that?" I would also like to describe my successful configuration of sendmail, which remained open in my previous article."

Linux : Howtos : System security
Posted: ( Mon 25th Dec 2000 05:51:14[PM] UTC )
The more we allow networked systems into our everyday lives, the less secure our businesses and homes become. The bad guys don't even have to exert much effort to attempt a break-in. There are lots of scanning and cracking tools available that know how to find and exploit known weaknesses on most computer systems

Linux : Howtos : Securing Red Hat
Posted: ( Mon 25th Dec 2000 05:31:43[PM] UTC )
In this article I will explain how to make your Linux box secure by taking basic security measures. This article will enable anybody to tighten the security of a redhat Linux box.

Linux : Howtos : Streaming MP3 server guide
Posted: ( Mon 25th Dec 2000 05:16:06[PM] UTC )
The purpose of this article is to describe the process of using Linux based tools to setup a server used for streaming MP3 data. With a streaming MP3 server, a wad of MP3's, and a microphone a user can create their own internet radio show complete with snappy banter.

Linux : Howtos : Easy GUI programming with EasyGTK
Posted: ( Sun 24th Dec 2000 06:51:26[PM] UTC )
The Gnome Toolkit (GTK+) is a free toolkit for creating great user interfaces. EasyGTK is a wrapper library that translates calls into GTK+, removing much of the effort and time needed to master GTK+. This article dissects a small piece of EasyGTK code to explain how to create simple applications, and provides a few suggestions on using the toolkit.

Linux : Howtos : Vi intro -- the cheat sheet method
Posted: ( Sun 24th Dec 2000 06:37:50[PM] UTC )
This tutorial shows how to use vi, a powerful visual editor. Using an accelerated "cheat sheet" method, this tutorial aims to make you a proficient vi user without requiring a huge time commitment. You'll quickly learn how to move around, edit text, use insert mode, copy and paste text, and use important vim extensions like visual mode and multi-window editing.

Linux : Howtos : A first look at GDAM
Posted: ( Sun 24th Dec 2000 06:36:42[PM] UTC )
GDAM? What's that? If you're wondering what GDAM stands for, the answer is "Geoff and Dave's Audio Mixer." This article discusses what this software does best, improvements that could be made, and a few tricks to quickly get it up and running.

Linux : Howtos : Creating screenshots with SVGAlib
Posted: ( Sun 24th Dec 2000 06:32:23[PM] UTC )
As such, SVGAlib doesn’t have a screenshot feature. SVGAlib, being merely a library of functions, has no way to monitor each and every program that uses it. With SVGAlib, the screenshot function must be created by the programmer. You have to enter screenshot capabilities into the raw code.

Linux : Howtos : Embedding external parts into KDE
Posted: ( Thu 21st Dec 2000 09:19:24[PM] UTC )
Recent Unix/Linux desktop applications are composed of smallcomponents that could be utilized in several applications or wherever needed. KDE is now the first desktop system to be able to effectively integrate and provide transparent interoperabilitywith such software -- whether written in the KDE native component model (KParts), plain X Windows, or GTK.

Linux : Howtos : Netcat - Network connection made easy
Posted: ( Sun 17th Dec 2000 12:32:33[AM] UTC )
Netcat was written to allow users to make network connections between machines without any programming. Netcat can be used as a tcp/ip client program, allowing you to connect to a remote server, send a request, and pass off the response to some other program. It can also be used as a server.

Linux : Howtos : Keeping track of what goes on: Part I
Posted: ( Sun 17th Dec 2000 12:22:01[AM] UTC )
Linux comes with lots of great tools for recording and storing information about system operations on an ongoing basis. This is accomplished via the syslog facility, a central system message logging facility standard on all modern Unix systems.