4.1.1. Getting Started

• INFO-SHEET, Linux Information Sheet

  Updated: September 1998. Provides basic information about the Linux operating system, including an explanation of Linux, a list of features, some requirements, and some resources.

• Unix-and-Internet-Fundamentals-HOWTO, The Unix and Internet Fundamentals HOWTO

  Updated: February 2002. Describes the working basics of PC-class computers, Unix-like operating systems, and the Internet in non-technical language.

4.1.2. Switching from Other Operating Systems

• DOSEMU-HOWTO, The dosemu HOWTO

  Updated: December 2002. DOSEMU stands for DOS Emulation, and is an application that enables the Linux OS to run many DOS programs.

• DOS-Win-to-Linux-HOWTO, From DOS/Windows to Linux HOWTO

  Updated: August 1999. Written for all the DOS and Windows users who have decided to switch to Linux.

• Linux+Windows-HOWTO, Linux + Windows HOWTO

  Updated: December 2001. Aimed at assisting those who wish to use the features of both Linux and Windows on the same host.

• VMS-to-Linux-HOWTO, From VMS to Linux HOWTO

  Updated: September 1999. Aimed at all those who have been using VMS and now need or want to switch to Linux.

4.1.3. Distributions

• CD-Distributions-EN-HOWTO, English-language GNU/Linux distributions on CD-ROM

  Updated: March 2002. Intended to show prospective users or administrators of a GNU/Linux system the range of choices open to them when deciding on a distribution for the first time. It also aims to help experienced users track the state of the GNU/Linux distributions market. It emphatically does not aim to be a complete list of all GNU/Linux distributions for all platforms and in all languages. The focus is on popular English-language distributions; specifically compiled for the Intel platform; available on CD-ROM; and easily accessible to the first-time user.

  Replaces the Distributions-HOWTO

• Distributions-HOWTO, Distributions HOWTO

  Archived - Last Update: March 2002. Replaced by the English-language GNU/Linux distributions on CD-ROM. Now lists CD-ROM-based English-language Linux distributions only.

  Further information on Linux Distributions can be found on the Linux Weekly News (LWN) site: Distributions section.

• Linux From Scratch HOWTO

  Describes the process of creating your own Linux system from scratch from an already installed Linux distribution, using nothing but the source code of software that we need.

  Replaced by the Linux From Scratch book.

4.1.4. Installation

• Pre-Installation-Checklist, GNU/Linux Pre-Installation Checklist

  Updated: November 2000. An aide-memoire which may make installation of Linux a pleasant experience for you.

• Installation-HOWTO, The Linux Installation HOWTO

  Updated: July 2002. How to obtain and install Linux software. It is the first document which a new Linux user should read to get started.

• Post-Installation-Checklist, GNU/Linux Post-Installation Checklist

  Updated: June 2001. Provides a checklist for steps you should take immediately after installing GNU/Linux.

• Compaq-Remote-Insight-Board-HOWTO, HOWTO Use a Compaq Remote Insight Lights Out Edition for a Headless, Remote Linux Installation

  Updated: April 2002. Describes the installation of Linux on a headless Compaq ProLiant server with a Compaq Remote Insight Lights-Out Edition card without physical access to the system.

• Debian-Jigdo, Debian Jigdo mini-HOWTO

  Updated: December 2002. Describes why you should use jigdo (a tool for obtaining Debian ISOs), a little bit about how it works and how you use it to get and update Debian ISOs.

• Hardware-HOWTO, Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO

  Updated: November 2002. Lists most of the hardware supported by Linux and helps you locate any necessary drivers.

• Install-From-ZIP, Linux Install From PPA-Zip drive mini-HOWTO

  Updated: April 1998. How to install Linux from a parallel port zip drive using the Slackware Linux distribution.

• Install-Strategies, Linux Installation Strategies

  Updated: May 2001. Discusses a few installation strategies for those who intend to dual-boot between Windows and Linux.

• KickStart-HOWTO, RedHat Linux KickStart HOWTO

  Updated: January 1999. Briefly describes how to use the RedHat Linux KickStart system to rapidly install large numbers of identical Linux boxes.

• Linux+DOS+Win95+OS2, The Linux-DOS-Win95-OS2 mini-HOWTO

  Updated: November 1997. Presents a procedure to make 4 operating systems co-exist on a single hard disk.

• Linux+FreeBSD, The Linux+FreeBSD mini-HOWTO

  Updated: March 2000. How to use Linux and FreeBSD on the same system.

• Linux+Solaris, Linux+Solaris mini-HOWTO

  Updated: April 2000. Describes how to use Solaris and Linux together on one machine. It addresses common questions like multibooting and file-sharing.

• Linux+Win95, Linux + Windows 95 mini-HOWTO

  Updated: April 2001. Details how to install Linux on a machine that currently runs Windows 95.

• Linux+WinNT, Linux+WindowsNT mini-HOWTO

  Updated: May 2002. Covers some ways on how to install both Linux and Windows NT on the same computer and how to boot either of them from within LILO menu.

• PLIP, LINUX PLIP mini-HOWTO

  Updated: March 1998. Will hopefully let you build and use a Parallel Line Interface Protocol.

• PLIP-Install-HOWTO, PLIP Install HOWTO

  Updated: July 2002. How to install a Gnu/Linux distribution on a computer without Ethernet card, nor cdrom, but just a local floppy drive and a remote nfs server attached by a Null-Modem parallel cable.

• RedHat-CD-HOWTO, Burning a RedHat CD HOWTO

  Updated: March 2003. How to make your own CDs from the Red Hat Linux distribution equivalent to the ones commercially available from Red Hat (up to and including RH release 8.0).

• Saving-Space, Saving Space mini-HOWTO

  Updated: April 1999. Directions for squeezing your Linux installation into the least possible space. Particularly aimed at notebook users.

• Small-Memory, Small Memory Mini-HOWTO

  Updated: December 2000. How to run Linux on a system with a small amount of memory.

• Swap-Space, Linux Swap Space Mini-HOWTO

  Updated: December 2002. How to share your Linux swap partition with Windows.

• Upgrade, Upgrading Your linux Distribution mini-HOWTO

  Updated: March 2002. Hints and tips on upgrading from one linux distribution to another.

4.1.5. Kernel

• BogoMips, BogoMips mini-HOWTO

  Updated: April 2002. Some information about BogoMips, compiled from various sources.

• BootPrompt-HOWTO, The Linux BootPrompt HOWTO

  Updated: March 2003. A compilation of all the possible boot time arguments that can be passed to the Linux kernel at boot time. Includes all kernel and device parameters.

• IO-Perf-HOWTO, I/O Performance HOWTO

  Updated: May 2002. Covers information on available patches for the 2.4 kernel that will improve the I/O performance of your Linux operating system.

• Kernel-HOWTO, The Linux Kernel HOWTO

  Updated: March 2003. A detailed guide to kernel configuration, compilation, upgrades, and troubleshooting for ix86-based systems.

• KernelAnalysis-HOWTO, KernelAnalysis-HOWTO

  Updated: March 2003. Explains some things about the Linux Kernel, such as the most important components, how they work, and so on.

• Kerneld, The Linux kerneld mini-HOWTO

  Updated: May 2000. Explains how you can use the kerneld function in the Linux kernels.

• Linux-Crash-HOWTO, Linux Crash HOWTO

  Updated: January 2002. Describes the installation and usage of the LKCD (Linux Kernel Crash Dump) package.

• Module-HOWTO, Linux Loadable Kernel Module HOWTO

  Updated: May 2002. Explains what Linux loadable kernel modules (LKMs) are, and how to use and create them.

• Modules, Linux Modules Installation mini-HOWTO

  Updated: n/a How to successfully set up Linux with modules configured and working.

• PA-RISC-Linux-Boot-HOWTO, PA-RISC/Linux Boot HOWTO

  Updated: October 2002. Outlines the procedures for getting the current PA-RISC/Linux development kernel to boot on your PA-RISC system. It also explains the functions of PALO, the kernel loader for PA/Linux.

• Process-Accounting, Enabling Process Accounting on Linux

  Updated: February 2001. Describes the basics of enabling process accounting on Linux.

4.1.6. Boot Loaders and Booting the OS

• Bootdisk-HOWTO, The Linux Bootdisk HOWTO

  Updated: January 2002. How to design and build your own boot/root diskettes for Linux.

• From-PowerUp-To-Bash-Prompt-HOWTO, From Power Up To Bash Prompt

  Updated: November 2000. A brief description of what happens in a Linux system from the time that you turn on the power, to the time that you log in and get a bash prompt.

• LILO, Lilo mini-HOWTO

  Updated: April 2002. Lilo (LILO) is the most used Linux Loader for the x86 flavour of Linux. This describes some typical Lilo installations. Intended as a supplement to the Lilo User's Guide.

• Linux-Init-HOWTO, Linux 2.4.x Initialization for IA-32 HOWTO

  Updated: May 2001. A description of the Linux 2.4 kernel initialization sequence on IA-32 processors.

• Linux+NT-Loader, NT OS Loader + Linux mini-HOWTO

  Updated: September 1997. Describes the use of the Windows NT boot loader to start Linux. This procedures have been tested with Windows NT 4.0 WS and Linux 2.0.

• Linux+Win9x+Grub-HOWTO, Linux+Win9x+Grub HOWTO

  Updated: January 2002. How to use the GRUB bootloader to turn your computer into a Windows + Linux dual boot machine, without affecting your current Linux installation.

• Loadlin+Win95-98-ME, The Loadlin+Win95/98/ME mini-HOWTO

  Updated: February 2001. Describes how to use Loadlin with Windows 95/98/ME to boot to Linux.

• MILO-HOWTO, Alpha Miniloader HOWTO

  Updated: November 2000. Describes the Alpha Linux Miniloader (also known as MILO), a program for Alpha-based systems that can be used to initialize the machine and load Linux.

• Multiboot-with-GRUB, Multiboot with GRUB Mini-HOWTO

  Updated: January 2001. How to install Windows 98, Windows 2000, DOS and Linux using GRUB.

• Multiboot-with-LILO, Win95 + WinNT + Linux multiboot using LILO mini-HOWTO

  Updated: March 1998. How to multiboot between Windows 95, Windows NT, and Linux.

• PA-RISC-Linux-Boot-HOWTO, PA-RISC/Linux Boot HOWTO

  Updated: October 2002. Outlines the procedures for getting the current PA-RISC/Linux development kernel to boot on your PA-RISC system. It also explains the functions of PALO, the kernel loader for PA/Linux.

• SRM-HOWTO, SRM Firmware HOWTO

  Updated: November 2000. Describes how to boot Linux/Alpha using the SRM console, which is the console firmware also used to boot Compaq Tru64 Unix (also known as Digital Unix and OSF/1) and OpenVMS.

4.1.7. Parallel Processing

• Parallel-Processing-HOWTO, Linux Parallel Processing HOWTO

  Updated: January 1998. Discusses the four basic approaches to parallel processing that are available to Linux users: SMP Linux systems, clusters of networked Linux systems, parallel execution using multimedia instructions (i.e., MMX), and attached (parallel) processors hosted by a Linux system.

• SMP-HOWTO, Linux SMP HOWTO

  Updated: July 2002. Reviews main issues related to SMP configuration under Linux.

4.1.8. Partitions and Filesystems

• Filesystems-HOWTO, Filesystems HOWTO

  Updated: August 2000. About filesystems and accessing filesystems.

• Ext2fs-Undeletion, Linux Ext2fs Undeletion mini-HOWTO

  Updated: February 1999. Presents a discussion of how to retrieve deleted files from a Second Extended File System.

• Ext2fs-Undeletion-Dir-Struct, Ext2fs Undeletion of Directory Structures

  Updated: November 2000. Describes a straight forward way of recovering whole directory structures, instead of file by file, that have been removed by a misplaced rm -rf

• Linux+XFS-HOWTO, Linux + XFS HOWTO : Linux on Steroids

  Updated: May 2002. Describes how to build a Linux system that runs on top of the SGI XFS journaling filesystem.

• Loopback-Encrypted-Filesystem-HOWTO, Loopback Encrypted Filesystem HOWTO

  Updated: November 1999. Explains how to setup and then use a filesystem that, when mounted by a user, dynamically and transparently encrypts its contents.

• Loopback-Root-FS, The Loopback Root Filesystem HOWTO

  Updated: September 1999. How to use the Linux loopback device to create a Linux native filesystem format installation that can be run from a DOS partition without re-partitioning.

• LVM-HOWTO, Logical Volume Manager HOWTO

  Updated: February 2003. Describes how to build, install, and configure LVM for Linux.

• NFS-Root, NFS-Root mini-HOWTO

  Updated: September 2002. How to setup a ``disc-less'' Linux workstation, which mounts it's root filesystems via NFS.

• NFS-Root-Client-mini-HOWTO, NFS-Root-Client Mini-HOWTO

  Updated: February 1999. How to create client root directories on a server that is using NFS Root mounted clients.

• Partition, Linux Partition HOWTO

  Updated: July 2001. Teaches you how to plan and layout disk space for your Linux system.

• Partition-Rescue, Partition Rescue mini HOWTO

  Updated: August 2002. Describes how to rescue your Linux partition if it has been deleted.

• Swap-Space, Linux Swap Space Mini-HOWTO

  Updated: December 2002. How to share your Linux swap partition with Windows.

• UMSDOS-HOWTO, UMSDOS HOWTO

  Updated: December 2001. Explains how to use Umsdos (a linux file system) in different configurations, and its operation.

4.1.9. RAID

• Antares-RAID-sparcLinux-HOWTO, Antares-RAID-sparcLinux-HOWTO

  Updated: May 2002. Describes how to install, configure, and maintain a hardware RAID built around the 5070 SBUS host based RAID controller by Antares Microsystems.

• ATA-RAID-HOWTO, Linux ATA RAID HOWTO

  Updated: May 2002. Explains how to install Linux on an Intel Pentium compatible computer with an ATA RAID Controller (onboard chip or seperate card), single or multiple processors and at least two hard disks.

• Boot+Root+Raid+LILO, Boot + Root + Raid + Lilo : Software Raid mini-HOWTO

  Updated: July 2000. A cookbook for setting up root raid using the 0.90 raidtools for bootable raid mounted on root using standard LILO.

• DPT-Hardware-RAID, Linux DPT Hardware RAID mini-HOWTO

  Updated: February 2002. How to set up hardware RAID under Linux.

• Root-RAID-HOWTO, Root RAID HOWTO cookbook

  Updated: July 2000. This document only applies to the OLD raidtools, versions 0.50 and under. The workarounds and solutions addressed in this HOWTO have largely been made obsolete by the vast improvment in the 0.90 raidtools and accompanying kernel patch to the 2.0.37, 2.2x and 2.3x series kernels. You may find the detailed descriptions useful, particularly if you plan to run root raid or use initrd.

  original description: A cookbook for creating a root mounted raid filesystem and companion fallback rescue system using linux initrd. Step-by-step instructions for both raid1 and raid5 md0 devices.

• Software-RAID-HOWTO, Software-RAID HOWTO

  Updated: August 2002. How to use Software RAID under Linux. It addresses a specific version of the Software RAID layer, namely the 0.90 RAID layer made by Ingo Molnar and others. This is the RAID layer that will be standard in Linux-2.4, and it is the version that is also used by Linux-2.2 kernels shipped from some vendors. The 0.90 RAID support is available as patches to Linux-2.0 and Linux-2.2, and is by many considered far more stable that the older RAID support already in those kernels.

• Software-RAID-0.4x-HOWTO, Software-RAID HOWTO (earlier implementation)

  Updated: November 1998. How to use Software RAID under Linux. RAID stands for "Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks". For users of the Linux MD kernel extension, the associated tools, and their use. This HOWTO addresses an earlier implementation.

4.1.10. Printing

• Printing-HOWTO, The Linux Printing HOWTO

  Updated: September 2000. A collection of information on how to generate, preview, print and fax anything under Linux (and other Unices in general).

• Printing-Usage-HOWTO, The Linux Printing Usage HOWTO

  Updated: February 1998. How to use the print system under Linux.

• Print2Win, The Linux Print2Win mini-HOWTO

  Updated: July 2002. Contains the general configuration to get linux printing to a Windows print share.

4.1.11. Shell

• Adv-Bash-Scr-HOWTO, Advanced Bash-Scripting HOWTO

  A guide to shell scripting, using Bash.

  Replaced by the Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide.

• Bash-Prompt-HOWTO, Bash Prompt HOWTO

  Updated: August 2001. Creating and controlling terminal and xterm prompts is discussed, including incorporating standard escape sequences to give username, current working directory, time, etc.

• Bash-Prog-Intro-HOWTO, BASH Programming - Introduction HOWTO

  Updated: July 2000. This article intends to help you to start programming basic-to-intermediate shell scripts.

4.1.12. Using Linux

• RPM-HOWTO, RPM HOWTO - RPM at Idle

  Updated: November 1999. RPM is the RPM Package Manager. It is an open packaging system available for anyone to use. It allows users to take source code for new software and package it into source and binary form such that binaries can be easily installed and tracked and source can be rebuilt easily. It also maintains a database of all packages and their files that can be used for verifying packages and querying for information about files and/or packages.

• RPM+Slackware, RPM+Slackware Mini-Howto

  Updated: April 1998. How to get RPM installed and working properly under Slackware.

• Software-Building-HOWTO, Building and Installing Software Packages for Linux

  Updated: July 1999. A comprehensive guide to building and installing "generic" UNIX software distributions under Linux.

• Tips-HOWTO, The Linux Tips HOWTO

  Updated: June 1998. Contains those hard to find hints and tweekings that make Linux a bit nicer.

4.2.1. Configuration / Installation

• Battery-Powered, Battery Powered Linux Mini-HOWTO

  Updated: October 2002. How to optimize and configure power management on a ready-configured Linux system for use on battery-powered laptops.

• Bootdisk-HOWTO, The Linux Bootdisk HOWTO

  Updated: January 2002. How to design and build your own boot/root diskettes for Linux.

• BootPrompt-HOWTO, The Linux BootPrompt HOWTO

  Updated: March 2003. A compilation of all the possible boot time arguments that can be passed to the Linux kernel at boot time. Includes all kernel and device parameters.

• Config-HOWTO, Configuration HOWTO

  Updated: November 2001. Aims at making the fine-tuning of your newly installed Linux box quicker and easier. You will find a set of configurations for the most common applications and services.

• Debian-Jigdo, Debian Jigdo mini-HOWTO

  Updated: December 2002. Describes why you should use jigdo (a tool for obtaining Debian ISOs), a little bit about how it works and how you use it to get and update Debian ISOs.

• Filesystems-HOWTO, Filesystems HOWTO

  Updated: August 2000. About filesystems and accessing filesystems.

• HP-HOWTO, HP HOWTO - Utilisation and Configuration Guide of HP Products under Linux

  Updated: December 2001. Describes the use of products available in the Hewlett-Packard (HP) catalog with Linux and some free software.

• Installation-HOWTO, The Linux Installation HOWTO

  Updated: July 2002. How to obtain and install Linux software. It is the first document which a new Linux user should read to get started.

• Jabber-Server-Farming-HOWTO, Jabber Server Farming How-To

  Updated: June 2002. Provide Jabber admins a look into the present and future of Jabber Server Farming.

• Kernel-HOWTO, The Linux Kernel HOWTO

  Updated: March 2003. A detailed guide to kernel configuration, compilation, upgrades, and troubleshooting for ix86-based systems.

• KernelAnalysis-HOWTO, KernelAnalysis-HOWTO

  Updated: March 2003. Explains some things about the Linux Kernel, such as the most important components, how they work, and so on.

• KickStart-HOWTO, RedHat Linux KickStart HOWTO

  Updated: January 1999. Briefly describes how to use the RedHat Linux KickStart system to rapidly install large numbers of identical Linux boxes.

• Linux-Crash-HOWTO, Linux Crash HOWTO

  Updated: January 2002. Describes the installation and usage of the LKCD (Linux Kernel Crash Dump) package.

• Linux+XFS-HOWTO, Linux + XFS HOWTO : Linux on Steroids

  Updated: May 2002. Describes how to build a Linux system that runs on top of the SGI XFS journaling filesystem.

• LVM-HOWTO, Logical Volume Manager HOWTO

  Updated: February 2003. Describes how to build, install, and configure LVM for Linux.

• MultiOS-HOWTO, Managing Multiple Operating Systems HOWTO

  Updated: February 2000. Covers the procedures for using removable hard disks to install and manage multiple alternative operating systems while leaving a single fixed disk to permanently house and protect the primary operating system.

• Path, PATH HOWTO

  Updated: November 1997. Describes common tricks and problems with Unix / Linux environment variables, especially with PATH variable.

• Public-Web-Browser, Linux web browser station

  Updated: October 2000. Describes the setup of Internet kiosk-type system based on Linux to be deployed to provide public Internet/webmail access.

• Quota, Quota mini-HOWTO

  Updated: April 2002. How to enable file system quota on a Linux host, assigning quota for users and groups, as well as the usage of miscellaneous quota commands.

• TimePrecision-HOWTO, Managing Accurate Date and Time HOWTO

  Updated: August 2002. Explains the time mechanisms on Linux, what are time zones, and precision with NTP.

• Visual-Bell, Visible bell mini-Howto

  Updated: December 2001. How to use termcap to configure a visual bell on one's system and describes how to disable audible bells on demand.

4.2.2. Benchmarking

• Benchmarking-HOWTO, Linux Benchmarking HOWTO

  Updated: August 1997. Discusses some issues associated with the benchmarking of Linux systems and presents a basic benchmarking toolkit.

• CSPM-HOWTO, Compaq Storage Performance Monitor HOWTO

  Updated: July 2002. Provides an overview of the Compaq Storage Performance Monitor, including a description of the product and installation and configuration information.

4.2.3. Clustering

• Beowulf-HOWTO, Beowulf HOWTO

  Updated: November 1998. Introduces the Beowulf Supercomputer architecture and provides background information on parallel programming, including links to other more specific documents.

• SSI-UML-HOWTO, Creating SSI Clusters Using UML HOWTO

  Updated: May 2002. A description of how to create a Single System Image (SSI) cluster of virtual User-Mode Linux (UML) machines.

4.2.4. Backup

• ADSM-Backup, Linux ADSM mini-HOWTO

  Updated: January 1997. How to install and use a client for the commercial ADSM backup system for Linux/i386.

• Backup-With-MSDOS, Backup-With-MSDOS mini-HOWTO

  Updated: August 1997. How to use a Linux-compatible tape drive installed on an MS-DOS machine to back up the filesystem of a Linux machine.

• Clone-HOWTO, HOWTO Clone Disk Images on Linux Booted from a Network

  Updated: September 2002. Describes a setup that allows a machine to boot Linux from BOOTP/TFTP, using the Grub boot loader, and save and restore disk and partition images to and from a TFTP server.

• Linux-Complete-Backup-and-Recovery-HOWTO, Linux Complete Backup and Recovery HOWTO

  Updated: February 2003. A step-by-step tutorial on how to back up a Linux computer so as to be able to make a bare metal recovery, and how to make that bare metal recovery. Includes some related scripts. "Bare metal recovery" is the process of rebuilding a computer after a catastrophic failure.

4.2.5. Recovery

• Ext2fs-Undeletion, Linux Ext2fs Undeletion mini-HOWTO

  Updated: February 1999. Presents a discussion of how to retrieve deleted files from a Second Extended File System.

• Ext2fs-Undeletion-Dir-Struct, Ext2fs Undeletion of Directory Structures

  Updated: November 2000. Describes a straight forward way of recovering whole directory structures, instead of file by file, that have been removed by a misplaced rm -rf

• LILO-crash-rescue-HOWTO, LILO, Linux Crash Rescue HOWTO

  Updated: January 2003. Discusses methods to recover from Linux system failures.

• Linux-Complete-Backup-and-Recovery-HOWTO, Linux Complete Backup and Recovery HOWTO

  Updated: February 2003. A step-by-step tutorial on how to back up a Linux computer so as to be able to make a bare metal recovery, and how to make that bare metal recovery. Includes some related scripts. "Bare metal recovery" is the process of rebuilding a computer after a catastrophic failure.

4.2.6. Security

• Bridge+Firewall, Linux Bridge+Firewall Mini-HOWTO

  Updated: December 1997. A bridge is an intelligent connection wire between two network cards. A firewall is an intelligent insulator.

• Bridge+Firewall+DSL, Bridge + Firewall + DSL Mini-HOWTO

  Updated: November 2000. Configuring a Linux system to act as a firewall and bridge with a DSL network connection.

• Domain, Setting Up Your New Domain Mini HOWTO

  Updated: October 2000. Outlines the things you will probably have to do when you want to setup a network of computers under your own domain. Covers configuration of network parameters, network services, and security settings.

• Firewall-HOWTO, Firewall and Proxy Server HOWTO

  Updated: February 2000. Designed to describe the basics of firewall systems and give you some detail on setting up both a filtering and proxy firewall on a Linux based system.

• Firewall-Piercing, Firewall Piercing mini-HOWTO

  Updated: November 2001. Directions for using ppp over telnet to do network activities transparently through an Internet firewall.

• IPCHAINS-HOWTO, Linux IPCHAINS HOWTO

  Updated: July 2000. How to obtain, install and configure the enhanced IP firewalling chains software for Linux, and some ideas on how you might use them.

• Secure-POP+SSH, Secure POP via SSH mini-HOWTO

  Updated: September 1998. How to set up secure POP connections using ssh.

• Security-HOWTO, Linux Security HOWTO

  Updated: June 2002. A general overview of security issues that face the administrator of Linux systems.

• Security-Quickstart-HOWTO, Security Quick-Start HOWTO for Linux

  Updated: July 2002. An overview of the basic steps required to secure a Linux installation from intrusion.

• Security-Quickstart-Redhat-HOWTO, Security Quick-Start HOWTO for Redhat Linux

  Updated: July 2002. An overview of the basic steps required to secure a Linux installation from intrusion (Redhat specific version).

• Sentry-Firewall-CD-HOWTO, Sentry Firewall CD HOWTO

  Updated: October 2002. An introduction on how the Sentry Firewall CDROM works and how to get started using the system.

• Shadow-Password-HOWTO, Linux Shadow Password HOWTO

  Updated: April 1996. How to obtain, install, and configure the Linux password Shadow Suite.

• Snort-Statistics-HOWTO, Snort-Setup for Statistics HOWTO

  Updated: February 2002. Describes how to configure Snort version 1.8.3 to be used in conjunction with the statistical tools ACID (Analysis Console for Intrusion Databases) and SnortSnarf.

• Term-Firewall, Using Term to Pierce an Internet Firewall

  Archived - Last Update: July 1996. Directions for using ``term'' to do network stuff through a TCP firewall that you're not supposed to be able to.

• User-Authentication-HOWTO, User Authentication HOWTO

  Updated: May 2000. Explains how user and group information is stored and how users are authenticated on a Linux system (PAM), and how to secure you system's user authentication.

4.3.1. General

• Hardware-HOWTO, Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO

  Updated: November 2002. Lists most of the hardware supported by Linux and helps you locate any necessary drivers.

• Unix-Hardware-Buyer-HOWTO, The Unix Hardware Buyer HOWTO

  Updated: August 2001. This is your one-stop resource for information about how to buy and configure Intel hardware for cheap, powerful Unix systems.

4.3.2. Platforms

• 4mb-Laptops, 4mb Laptop HOWTO

  Updated: April 2000. Put a "grown-up" Linux on a small-spec (4mb RAM, <=200mb hard disk) laptop.

• Acer-Laptop-HOWTO, Linux Installation on an Acer LapTop HOWTO

  Updated: January 2001. Describes the installation of Linux on a Acer laptop and various issues related to this.

• Cluster-HOWTO, Linux Cluster HOWTO

  Updated: March 2003. How to set up high-performance Linux computing clusters.

• Compaq-T1500-HOWTO, CompaqT1500-Linux HOWTO

  Updated: March 2002. Lists the procedures and tools needed to boot the Compaq T1500, using a Netboot of both the native file system and a generic Linux installation.

• Diskless-HOWTO, Diskless Nodes HOWTO for Linux

  Updated: May 2002. How to set up a diskless Linux box.

• Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO, Root over nfs clients & server HOWTO

  Updated: March 1999. How to setup a server and configure clients for diskless operation from a network.

• Handspring-Visor, Handspring-Visor with Linux mini-HOWTO

  Updated: January 2003. Using the Visor with Linux and your USB port.

• HP-HOWTO, HP HOWTO - Utilisation and Configuration Guide of HP Products under Linux

  Updated: December 2001. Describes the use of products available in the Hewlett-Packard (HP) catalog with Linux and some free software.

• IBM7248-HOWTO, Installing LinuxPPC-2000 on the IBM RS/6000 43P model 7248 HOWTO

  Updated: August 2001. Describes the installation of LinuxPPC-2000 on the IBM RS/6000 43P model 7248 series.

• JavaStation-HOWTO, Linux on the Sun JavaStation NC HOWTO

  Updated: October 2001. Describes how to enable the GNU/Linux OS on the Sun JavaStation NC.

• Kiosk-HOWTO, Kiosk HOWTO

  Updated: October 1999. Provides a guide for setting up a WWW-based kiosk using Linux, X11R6, FVWM2, Netscape Navigator 4.X, and a customized trackball.

• KDE-Kiosk-Mode, KDE-Kiosk-Mode HOWTO

  Archived - Last Update: September 2002. Describes how to invoke the kiosk mode of KDE.

  Further information can be found at: http://www.brigadoon.de/peter/kde/.

• Laptop-HOWTO, Linux Laptop HOWTO

  Updated: February 2003. Contains a concise survey of laptop-related (Linux content) documents, such as installation methods for laptops (via PCMCIA, without CD drive, etc.), laptop hardware features, and configurations for different (network) environments.

• Mac-Terminal, The MacTerminal mini-HOWTO

  Updated: November 1997. How to configure the Mac for use as a Linux terminal.

• Mosix-HOWTO, The openMosix HOWTO

  Updated: August 2002. A brief description to openMosix, a software package that turns a network of GNU/Linux computers into a computer cluster.

• NC-HOWTO, Linux Netstation HOWTO

  Updated: January 2003. Describes how to hook up a IBM Netstation to your local network using a Linux box as server.

• NCD-HOWTO, Linux NCD mini-HOWTO

  Updated: December 2001. Describes how to hook up a NCD ThinSTAR to your local network using a Linux box as server.

• NCD-X-Terminal, NCD X terminal mini HOWTO

  Updated: March 2000. How to connect an NCD X terminal to a UNIX host.

• PalmOS-HOWTO, Palm OS Desktop HOWTO

  Updated: March 2002. Explains how to use your Palm OS device with a Linux system.

• Psion-HOWTO, Linux and Psion HOWTO

  Updated: November 2000. How to use Psion palmtops with Linux. Does not cover running Linux on a Psion palmtop.

• SSI-UML-HOWTO, Creating SSI Clusters Using UML HOWTO

  Updated: May 2002. A description of how to create a Single System Image (SSI) cluster of virtual User-Mode Linux (UML) machines.

• Text-Terminal-HOWTO, Text-Terminal HOWTO

  Updated: January 2003. Explains what text terminals are, how they work, how to install and configure them, and provides some info on how to repair them.

• Thinclient-HOWTO, Thin Client: New User Guide

  Updated: November 1999. How to turn inexpensive legacy computers into fast terminals.

• VAIO+Linux, Linux on Sony VAIO mini-HOWTO

  Updated: September 1998. This document explains installation of Linux on Sony VAIO computers.

• VME-HOWTO, VME HOWTO

  Updated: February 2002. Shows the embedded system community how to run Linux on their VMEbus Pentium and other PCI local bus based VMEbus processor designs.

• Wearable-HOWTO, Wearable HOWTO

  Updated: November 2000. Nomadism is one of the major trends of our society, now most of the people can work with a laptop computer, but few did the next step: to live, or if you prefer to wear one computer - that is a wearable.

4.3.3. Video Cards

Also see Applications: Section 4.5.5 Multimedia : Section 4.5.5.2 Video.

• 3Dfx-HOWTO, The Linux 3Dfx HOWTO

  Updated: February 1998. Describes 3Dfx graphics accelerator chip support for Linux.

• Framebuffer-HOWTO, Framebuffer HOWTO

  Updated: February 2000. How to use the framebuffer devices in Linux with a variety of platforms. Also includes how to set up multi-headed displays.

• i810-HOWTO, i810 with XFree86 4.x HOWTO

  Updated: May 2001. Describes getting XFree86 4.x running on Intel's i810 graphics chipset by using special features of the 2.4.0 kernel.

• Nvidia-OpenGL-Configuration, Nvidia OpenGL Configuration mini-HOWTO

  Updated: January 2002. How to install the OpenGL drivers for Nvidia graphics cards on Linux. Also explains how to install XFree86, the OpenGL Utility library (part of Mesa), the OpenGL Utility Toolkit (glut), etc.

• XFree86-R200, ATI R200 + XFree86 4.x mini-HOWTO

  Updated: September 2002. Describes the procedure of making XFree 4.x run on an ATI R200 (Radeon 8xxx series).

4.3.4. CPUs / Architectures

• Alpha-HOWTO, Brief Introduction to Alpha Systems and Processors

  Updated: June 1997. A brief overview of existing Alpha CPUs, chipsets and systems.

• CPU-Design-HOWTO, CPU Design HOW-TO

  Updated: February 2003. Helps people understand how a CPU is designed and manufactured. Contains references to various resources.

• K7s5a-HOWTO, The Elite's K7s5a mainboard HOWTO

  Updated: November 2002. Describes how to use Elite's K7s5a board with Linux.

• MIPS-HOWTO, Linux/MIPS HOWTO

  Updated: August 2002. Describes the MIPS port of the Linux operating system, common problems and their solutions, availability and more.

• SPARC-HOWTO, SPARC-HOWTO

  Updated: November 2000. Describes Linux on SPARC-based workstations.

4.3.5. CD-ROM / DVD-ROM Drives

• CD-Writing-HOWTO, CD-Writing HOWTO

  Updated: July 2000. Explains how to write CD-ROMs under Linux.

• CDROM-HOWTO, The Linux CD-ROM HOWTO

  Updated: July 2001. How to install, configure, and use CD-ROM drives under Linux.

• DVD-HOWTO, Linux DVD HOWTO

  Updated: October 2000. An easy to follow explanation on how to get DVD movie play-back in Linux.

4.3.6. Optical Disks

• Optical-Disk-HOWTO, Linux - Optical Disk HOWTO

  Updated: December 1998. Describes the installation and configuration of optical disk drives for Linux.

4.3.7. Keyboard and Console

• Keyboard-and-Console-HOWTO, The Linux keyboard and console HOWTO

  Updated: October 2002. Contains some information about the Linux (v2.0) keyboard and console, and the use of non-ASCII characters.

• BackspaceDelete, Linux Backspace/Delete mini-HOWTO

  Updated: January 2002. Solutions for having working Backspace and Delete keys on the console and on X.

• Intkeyb, How to setup international keyboard in X Windows

  Updated: November 2002. This xmodmap and kimap solutions will work for you in setting up any international keyboard for (Debian, RedHat, Mandrake, Corel) Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD and possibly every Unix that uses Xfree86 and KDE.

• Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO, Remote Serial Console HOWTO

  Updated: March 2003. Covers how to set up your hardware to use a serial console.

4.3.8. Digital Cameras

• Kodak-Digitalcam-HOWTO, Kodak Digital Camera HOWTO

  Updated: January 2001. Getting a Kodak digital camera working under GNU/Linux.

• USB-Digital-Camera-HOWTO, USB Digital Camera HOWTO

  Updated: June 2002. Intended for the new Linux user who already has a camera with Universal Serial Bus (USB) mass storage capabilities or wants to buy one.

4.3.9. Graphic Tablets

• Wacom-Tablet-HOWTO, Wacom Tablet HOWTO

  Updated: August 2001. Installation of (not only) Wacom graphic tablets under linux and/or xfree86.

• Wacom-USB-mini-HOWTO, Wacom Graphire USB Mini-HOWTO

  Updated: June 2000. How to setup a Wacom Graphire USB tablet for use with Linux.

4.3.10. Diskettes

• Automount, Automount mini-HOWTO

  Updated: December 2002. Describes the autofs automounter, how to configure it; points out some problems to avoid.

4.3.11. Hard Disks

• Antares-RAID-sparcLinux-HOWTO, Antares-RAID-sparcLinux-HOWTO

  Updated: May 2002. Describes how to install, configure, and maintain a hardware RAID built around the 5070 SBUS host based RAID controller by Antares Microsystems.

• ATA-RAID-HOWTO, Linux ATA RAID HOWTO

  Updated: May 2002. Explains how to install Linux on an Intel Pentium compatible computer with an ATA RAID Controller (onboard chip or seperate card), single or multiple processors and at least two hard disks.

• Clone-HOWTO, HOWTO Clone Disk Images on Linux Booted from a Network

  Updated: September 2002. Describes a setup that allows a machine to boot Linux from BOOTP/TFTP, using the Grub boot loader, and save and restore disk and partition images to and from a TFTP server.

• CSPM-HOWTO, Compaq Storage Performance Monitor HOWTO

  Updated: July 2002. Provides an overview of the Compaq Storage Performance Monitor, including a description of the product and installation and configuration information.

• DPT-Hardware-RAID, Linux DPT Hardware RAID mini-HOWTO

  Updated: February 2002. How to set up hardware RAID under Linux.

• Hard-Disk-Upgrade, Hard Disk Upgrade Mini HOWTO

  Updated: April 2000. How to copy a Linux system from one hard disk to another.

• Large-Disk-HOWTO, Large Disk HOWTO

  Updated: August 2001. All about disk geometry and the 1024 cylinder limit for disks.

• Linux-Promise-RAID1-HOWTO, Linux Migration to Promise RAID Card HOWTO

  Updated: March 2003. Outlines the steps of how to migrate an existing (Red Hat) Linux install onto a Promise TX2 Card for the purposes of RAID-1 Mirroring.

• Multi-Disk-HOWTO, HOWTO: Multi Disk System Tuning

  Updated: May 2002. How best to use multiple disks and partitions for a Linux system.

• Ultra-DMA, The Linux Ultra-DMA Mini-Howto

  Updated: December 2001. How to use Ultra-DMA aka Ultra-ATA aka Ultra33 and Ultra66 hard drives and interfaces with Linux.

4.3.12. Jaz and ZIP Drives

• Jaz-Drive-HOWTO, Jaz-drive HOWTO

  Updated: January 2000. Covers the configuration and use of the 1Gb and 2Gb Iomega Jaz drives under Linux.

• ZIP-Drive, Zip Drive Mini-HOWTO

  Updated: March 2002. Provides a quick reference quide on setting up and using the Iomega ZIP drive with Linux.

• ZIP-Install, Installing Linux on ZIP disk using ppa ZIP Drive Mini-Howto

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