Linux Howtos

Linux : Howtos : Setting up DNS services under Linux
Posted: ( Thu 12th Apr 2001 01:31:26[AM] UTC )
Under most flavors of Unix, the most commonly used software package is Berkley Internet Name Domain, (BIND). This article will serve as an introduction to obtaining, installing and configuring BIND under Linux, and will include some pointers on where to go for more in-depth information.

Linux : Howtos : Linux/Unix system monitoring in the Palm of your hand
Posted: ( Mon 9th Apr 2001 11:44:29[PM] UTC )
In this article, Tim Burke runs through all the steps you need to do to get this monitoring capability working on a palmtop device so that you can readily keep track of your Linux Web server.

Linux : Howtos : Tux knows it's nice to share - Part 6
Posted: ( Mon 9th Apr 2001 11:32:33[PM] UTC )
"Another week of exploring Samba. I received a lot of comments on printing using Samba. So, we'll talk about printers to start off. The basics of printer definition and sharing are in a section called, printers. If you installed from source and took the defaults, smb.conf would have been sitting in the /usr/local/samba/lib directory."

Linux : Howtos : Speeding up your Net browsing with PDNSD domain name caching
Posted: ( Mon 9th Apr 2001 11:08:11[PM] UTC )
PDNSD can be configured to speed up Net surfing on a Dial-up connection. Since DNS resolution is referenced from the cached file, time is not wasted on the name to number lookup. This in turn speeds up the name to number translation, which actually accelerates your surfing. Heres how to go about it.

Linux : Howtos : Linux for Microsoft Windows users - Part 4 : Getting started using the Windows-like desktop for Linux
Posted: ( Wed 4th Apr 2001 01:05:06[AM] UTC )
Let's play some easy computer games. The method of this madness is that while we are having a good time playing games we really are learning how to start and run programs from the Linux desktop -- and getting more comfortable using Linux too.

Linux : Howtos : The Linux Kernel howto
Posted: ( Tue 3rd Apr 2001 01:16:27[AM] UTC )
Some of the examples in this document assume that you have GNU tar, find, and xargs. These are quite standard; this should not cause problems. It is also assumed that you know your system's filesystem structure; if you don't, it is critical that you keep a written copy of the mount command's output during normal system operation.

Linux : Howtos : Slackware Linux 101: A look at what happens when you boot your Linux box
Posted: ( Sun 1st Apr 2001 11:12:02[PM] UTC )
Joe Brockmeier examines the Slackware Linux init sequence. He talks about how the system initializes services, what the various runlevels are and how to add or remove services from the default install to customize your system.

Linux : Howtos : Understanding and working with network services
Posted: ( Tue 27th Mar 2001 09:18:56[PM] UTC )
After installing Linux you may want to configure some of your services. This article will be a basic guide to explain and help you understand what services are, how you should go about configuring the most important of them, and how your services are run. Here we shall look at daemons.

Linux : Howtos : Real-time mp3 recording
Posted: ( Sun 18th Mar 2001 11:10:06[PM] UTC )
This articles shows how to record music with Linux. Instead of going the 'expensive' WAV-formatway, the much smaller mp3-format is directly recorded. 24 hour recordings in CD-quality become reality when using this format.

Linux : Howtos : Getting out of MS Access [to MySQL]
Posted: ( Sun 18th Mar 2001 08:19:59[PM] UTC )
"So, you have just finished converting your servers to Linux, and now want to get the corporate MS Access database into a MySQL database. How do you do that? Well, in this short tutorial we show you how".

Linux : Howtos : Linux for beginners part 1 : A Linux install made easy
Posted: ( Wed 7th Mar 2001 12:39:10[AM] UTC )
Partitioning your drive is the first thing you have to do when installing Linux, and one of the scariest things. But don't be overwhelmed by it. Just think of the process as being made from many small parts, instead of one big whole. Here are some helpful tips.

Linux : Howtos : Installing a new hard disk and copying the files
Posted: ( Sun 4th Mar 2001 10:46:58[PM] UTC )
Here are some tips which will help you format Linux partitions using ext2fs on the new disk, format swap partitions, check for bad blocks on the disc, mount the disc, copy files from old to new disc, etc.

Linux : Howtos : Installing dict - An on-line dictionary
Posted: ( Sun 25th Feb 2001 07:59:06[PM] UTC )
"One of the very few things I miss about "that other operating system" is the easy availability of cheap or even free versions of commercial encyclopedias and dictionaries." This article shows you how to install a functional dictionary system either for local or network use.

Linux : Howtos : Giving your Palm the bird
Posted: ( Sun 25th Feb 2001 07:47:55[PM] UTC )
It is now possible to seamlessly integrate your Palm device with Linux. This article show you how to get the most out of both the command-line tools that are available, as well as the latest GNOME GUI software for integrating Linux with your Palm.

Linux : Howtos : Tux knows it's nice to share, Part 3
Posted: ( Sun 25th Feb 2001 07:44:48[PM] UTC )
The most annoying thing about NFS is it assumes a user's name and UID on one machine matches exactly the user's name and UID on another machine, which means you either have to have matching password and group files on all your servers or, somehow, anonymous access is sufficient for all your needs. The answer to this problem is NIS.