Finding your way around Linux can be difficult if you don't know the purpose of

each directory. The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS) attempts to make this

easier by standardising the location of Linux commands, files, devices for the

many Linux distributions. The following article explains most of the important

directories.

Configuring Linux to stream MP3 music over a TCP/IP network is a matter of

installing and configuring just two RPMs. These are Icecast-an MP3 server,

and Shout-which streams MP3 data to the MP3 server for broadcasting. On the

client side, you'll need MP3 players like Winamp for Windows, or X11amp and

Mpg123 for Linux.Learn more about this here.

The buzz in operating systems today seems to center on Linux. But there's another OS generating a lot of interest - BSD.

How to set up and secure a network with Linux using free software off the Web.

Windows still got you trapped? Maybe SAMBA File System support is what you need.

This article is the first in a series of two, where the reader will be introduced to the Journal File Systems: JFS, XFS, Ext3, and ReiserFs.

As IPOs, mergers and product releases for Linux make headlines, how do companies differentiate themselves in a world where everything is open?

So, you've just moved to Linux, and now you're wondering how to install software, and what these "packages" are. . Out of the box, your favorite Linux distribution comes with everything necessary to set up a complete Internet/intranet solution — from email to Web servers and even firewalls. Best of all, in the spirit of Linux and open source, all the software is free!

So, you've just moved to Linux, and now you're wondering how to install software, and what these "packages" are. This article will introduce you to packages -- specifically, packages in the popular RPM format used in distributions including Red Hat, Mandrake, SuSE, and Caldera. Future updates will encompass the DEB format used in Debian distributions, upcoming package formats, and more.

This article focuses on several host-based intrusion detection systems that are available on Linux.