Linux Howtos

Linux : Howtos : Making an X Terminal from a PC
Posted: ( Sun 1st Jul 2001 07:05:32[PM] UTC )
"An X terminal is a great way to expand the computing presence in a home or office. (We're talking about a PC that functions as an X terminal, not NEC's dedicated X-Terminal device.) They're fast, cool, a great demonstration of a Unix system's power, and, most importantly, dirt cheap."

Linux : Howtos : Howto get your G400/450 singing and dancing
Posted: ( Sun 1st Jul 2001 06:59:19[PM] UTC )
DRI accel, FMV playback, dualhead consoles and X, AA fonts, playing DVDs, DivX ;-) encoding anyone? This article focuses on getting all that running on your debian box, but it should work across all distributions. Good article to refer to.

Linux : Howtos : DVD on Linux
Posted: ( Tue 5th Jun 2001 10:51:48[PM] UTC )
Now that all the hype has died down from DeCSS, it's finally time to get going with DVD video on Linux. There's a couple ways to get DVD done on Linux -- either software or hardware decoding. So, let's get you up and going with DVD on Linux.

Linux : Howtos : Linux : Demystified
Posted: ( Sat 2nd Jun 2001 09:11:57[AM] UTC )
An introduction to Linux for newbies with detailed, step by step instructions to partitioning a hard disk and installing Caldera e-desktop 2.4 along with Windows.

Linux : Howtos : Setup Linux servers
Posted: ( Sat 2nd Jun 2001 09:11:57[AM] UTC )
Here are bare bones guides to administering the common services that your a likely to have in your system. Samba, DNS, mail and NIS are some of the services covered here.

Linux : Howtos : NVIDIA TV-out
Posted: ( Thu 31st May 2001 01:59:57[AM] UTC )
With the release of NVIDIA's 1.0 drivers for Linux, TV-out is now a reality and Quake 3, Unreal Tournament, and even coding under Linux on a 50" projection is now possible. But as we were soon to find out, it comes with some modifications to your existing setup that may not be all that obvious. If you have a card that supports TV-out and have been deciding whether or not to give it a try, our crash-course guide to NVIDIA TV-out under Linux is a must read.

Linux : Howtos : Play it again, Linux
Posted: ( Mon 28th May 2001 02:09:10[AM] UTC )
If you're curious about the best way to preserve your vinyl LP's digitally, this is article for you. It says that some of your most precious LPs can be turned into more durable CDs. With the cost of disk space dropping, consider devoting a drive to music. Maggie Biggs offers a guide to recording and cleaning up the audio quality of your records.

Linux : Howtos : Linux soundcard drivers: A brief guide for users and developers
Posted: ( Mon 21st May 2001 01:59:44[AM] UTC )
Here is a guide that explains how soundcard drivers work, some common sources for them (using the kernel's built-in drivers, ALSA, or 4Front's OSS). It also talks about the future of Linux soundcard development.

Linux : Howtos : Troubleshooting ISP connection problems
Posted: ( Mon 14th May 2001 09:50:12[PM] UTC )
Unfortunately there is no one standard procedure for logging on to an ISP. Although each ISP uses a slightly different variation, the following procedure steps through various possibilities to help you discover what your ISP wants. Note that your ISP may have been "creative" and found some other way to confuse the users. This technique should still help you figure out what your ISP really wants.

Linux : Howtos : An introduction to Nessus
Posted: ( Wed 9th May 2001 12:50:25[AM] UTC )
Nessus is an extemely versatile and efficient application that not only identifies nasty vulnerabilities that could be exploited, but tells you how to prevent hackers from taking advantage of your system, and even gives you a risk level for each vulnerability it discovers. There are an infinite number of ways that it can be configured and utilized. Heres a quick and easy step-by-step guide to getting Nessus up and running on your system.

Linux : Howtos : Building a Linux-controlled walking robot
Posted: ( Mon 7th May 2001 12:15:05[AM] UTC )
Robotics enthusiasts are probably familiar with Nitinol: an alloy that "remembers" its shape when heated electrically. It's the basis of the notorious"Stiquito" robots, which weigh mere ounces and get around on their own power. This article shows how to build a Nitonol-based robot which is control with a Linux PC using the parallel port interface.

Linux : Howtos : GNOME 2.0 summary - How to compile GNOME 2.0 from CVS
Posted: ( Wed 2nd May 2001 10:15:01[PM] UTC )
It's now time for a little summary about what's going on with GNOME 2.0 and how you can help with it. As you might already know, we have several new CVS modules for GNOME 2.0. Here's a list of all of them together with a description and in the correct compilation order. Unless otherwise specified, all modules come from CVS HEAD.

Linux : Howtos : New: Plug-and-play
Posted: ( Thu 26th Apr 2001 10:14:32[PM] UTC )
"Plug-and-play (PnP) is a system which automatically detects PC devices such as disks, sound cards, ethernet cards, modems, etc. It also does some low-level configuring of them. To be detected by PnP, the device must be designed for PnP. Non-PnP devices (or PnP devices which have been correctly PnP-configured), can often be detected by non-PnP methods."

Linux : Howtos : Getting started with Linux-Mandrake 7.2
Posted: ( Sun 22nd Apr 2001 08:26:54[PM] UTC )
After talking to coworkers and friends who either had Linux training, or who had used Linux at home, Wayne Bridges decided on the Linux-Mandrake distribution as the most user friendly. He got an off-the-shelf copy of Linux-Mandrake 7.2 and headed home to get started. Here he describes how to install and configure it.

Linux : Howtos : The new modem howto
Posted: ( Fri 13th Apr 2001 12:44:12[AM] UTC )
This updated howto covers selecting, connecting, configuring, troubleshooting, and understanding modems for a PC running Linux.