3-Button-Mouse
How to get a 3 button serial mouse working properly under Linux.
ADSL
How to setup a Linux System to work with Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Loop (ADSL), a new high-speed digital access line technology available from Telcos. ADSL is one of a family of digital subscriber line (DSL) technologies available to residential and business customers using existing copper loops, providing speeds from 384kbps to 1.5Mbps. This document provides an introduction to ADSL, and information on how to install, configuration and turn up service.
ADSM-Backup
This document describes how to install and use a client for the commercial ADSM backup system for Linux/i386.
Advocacy
This document provides suggestions for how the Linux community can effectively advocate the use of Linux.
Alsa-sound
Describes the installation of the ALSA sound drivers for Linux. These sound drivers can be used as a replacement for the regular sound drivers, as they are fully compatible.
Apache+SSL+PHP+fp
This document is about building a multipurpose webserver that will support dynamic web content via the PHP/FI scripting language, secure transmission of data based on Netscape's SSL, secure execution of CGI's and M$ Frontpage Server Extensions
Automount
This file describes the autofs automounter, how to configure it, and points out some problems to avoid.
Backup-With-MSDOS
This HOWTO describes how to use a Linux-compatible tape drive installed on an MS-DOS machine to back up the filesystem of a Linux machine.
Battery-Powered
This document describes how to reduce a Linux system's power consumption by tweaking some of its configuration settings. This will be helpful for everyone who runs Linux on a portable computer system. There is also some general information about how to take care of your battery. If you are using Linux on a desktop system, you probably don't need to read all this.
BogoMips
This text gives some information about BogoMips, compiled from various sources such as news and e-mail. This text is retrievable from the various Linux archives in the file HOWTO/mini/BogoMips. Translations are available IMHO in French, Japanese, Italian, German, Polish, Portuguese, and Hungarian from appropriate archives. An explanatory article, titled 'the Quintessential Linux Benchmark,' was published in the Linux Journal, issue January 1996. New mini-Howto entries for unlisted CPUs will be highly appreciated. They can be send per e-mail to the author.
Bridge+Firewall
Bridge
This document describes how to setup an ethernet bridge. What is an ethernet bridge? An ethernet bridge is a device that controls data packets within a subnet in an attempt to cut down the amount of traffic. A bridge is usually placed between two separate groups of computers that talk within themselves, but not so much with the computers in the other group. A good example of this is to consider a cluster of Macintoshes and a cluster of unix machines. Both of these groups of machines tend to be quite chatty amongst themselves, and the traffic they produce on the network causes collisions for the other machines who are trying to speak to one another. A bridge would be placed between these groups of computers. The job of the bridge is then to examine the destination of the data packets one at a time and decide whether or not to pass the packets to the other side of the ethernet segment. The result is a faster, quieter network with less collisions.
Cable-Modem
This document attempts to answer basic questions on how to connect your Linux box to cable modem or cable Internet provider.
Cipe+Masq
How to setup a VPN using Cipe on a linux masquerading firewall.
Clock
How to set and keep your computer's clock on time.
Coffee
One of the most bothering remarks on software, I have ever heard, is weather this or that thing can make coffee. So, Linux DOES make coffee. And it tastes good, instead!
Colour-ls
Most Linux distributions have a 'ls' command for listing the contents of a directory that can visually enhance their output by using different colours, but configuring this to taste may not be a trivial task. This document explains the various aspects and approaches of altering the setup by configuring existing software, plus locations of alternative software usually not included with Slackware or RedHat, which may be used on most versions of Unix. The HTML version is also available from my own source at http://www.mip.ou.dk/~ravn/colour-ls.
Commercial-Port-Advocacy
This document discusses methods that can be used to approach commercial software companies to convince them to port their programs to Linux.
DHCP
This document attempts to answer basic questions on how to setup your Linux box to serve as a DHCP server or a DHCP client.
DPT-Hardware-RAID
How to set up hardware RAID under Linux.
Divert-Sockets-mini HOWTO
This document describes how to get, compile and use FreeBSD divert sockets under Linux 2.2.12.
Domain
This document outlines the things you will probably have to do when you want to set up a network of computers under your own domain. It covers configuration of network parameters, network services, and security settings.
Ext2fs-Undeletion
Picture this. You've spent the last three days with no sleep, no food, not even a shower. Your hacking compulsion has at last paid off: you've finished that program that will bring you world-wide fame and recognition. All that you still need to do is tar it up and put it on Metalab. Oh, and delete all those Emacs backup files. So you say rm * ~. And too late, you notice the extra space in that command. You've just deleted your magnum opus! But help is at hand. This document presents a discussion of how to retrieve deleted files from a Second Extended File System. Just maybe, you'll be able to release that program after all...
FDU
How to fix ugly and unreadable X Window fonts.
FTP
How to use ftp clients and servers
Fax-Server
No warranties. Comments are always welcome. This document describes in details one of the simplest ways to setup fax server on your Linux system. The fax is available to the users on the local host and to network users.
Firewall-Piercing
Directions for using ppp over telnet to do network stuff transparently through an Internet firewall.
Firewall-and-ADSL-mini HOWTO
Configuring a Linux system to act as a firewall and bridge with a DSL network connection
Home-Network-mini HOWTO
A simple tutorial on configuring Red Hat 6 and related variants to operate as an internet gateway to a small home or office network. Topics covered include masquerading, DNS, DHCP, and basic security.
IO-Port-Programming
This HOWTO document describes programming hardware I/O ports and waiting for small periods of time in user-mode Linux programs running on the Intel x86 architecture.
IP-Masquerade
This document describes how to enable IP masquerade feature on a Linux host, allowing connected computers that do not have registered Internet IP addresses to connect to the Internet through your Linux box.
IP-Subnetworking
This document describes why and how to subnetwork an IP network - that is using a single A, B or C Class network number to function correctly on several interconnected networks.
IPMasquerading+Napster
This mini-HOWTO present a way to allow users behind an IPMasq'd system to use Napster.
ISP-Connectivity
This document describes how to setup PPP, connect up to your ISP, configure mail and news, get a permanent IP (if available), get a domain name, and have a bonda fide system running in a little over thirty minutes.
Install-From-ZIP
This document describes how to install Linux from a parallel port zip drive using the Slackware Linux distribution.
LBX
LBX (Low Bandwidth X) is an X server extension which performs compression on the X protocol. It is meant to be used in conjunction with X applications and an X server which are separated by a slow network connection, to improve display and response time.
LILO
LILO is the most used Linux Loader for the x86 flavour of Linux; I'll call it Lilo rather than LILO here because I don't appreciate uppercase. This file describes some typical Lilo installations. It's intended as a supplement to the Lilo User's Guide. I think examples are informative even if your setup isn't much like mine. I hope this saves you trouble. Since Lilo's own documentation is very good, who's interested in the details is referred to /usr/doc/lilo*
Large-Disk
All about disk geometry and the 1024 cylinder limit for disks.
Linux+FreeBSD
This document describes how to use Linux and FreeBSD on the same system. It introduces FreeBSD and discusses how the two operating systems can cooperate, e.g. by sharing swap space. You should probably have some experience with Linux or FreeBSD and hard drive partitioning (fdisk) before you read this document. The tips herein are tested using FreeBSD 2.2.2, but they should be valid for newer versions as well. Do not hesitate to mail me if you have comments, questions or suggestions about this document. I would also like to hear from people who have experience using Linux together with NetBSD or OpenBSD.
Linux+NT-Loader
Loopback-Root-FS
This HOWTO explains 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. Other uses of this same technique are also discussed.
Mac-Terminal
This mini HOWTO describes the 1,002nd use for a dead Macintosh (grin): how to configure the Mac for use as a Linux terminal. Configurations using getty and the terminal program kermit are described, as well as using kermit peer-to-peer networking between between Linux and a Macintosh. This document may be reproduced freely, in whole or in part, provided that any usage conforms to the general copyright notice of the HOWTO series of the Linux Documentation Project. See the file COPYRIGHT for details. Send all complaints, suggestions, errata, and any miscellany to kiesling@terracom.net, so I can keep this document as complete and up to date as possible.
Mail-Queue
Queue Remote Mail + Deliver Local Mail The Configuration Changes Neccessary to Make Sendmail Deliver Local Mail ***Now*** While Stashing Remote Mail in The Queue Until "I Say So".
Mail2News
This document describes how to feed a mailing list to a news server.
Multiboot-with-LILO
This document describes how to use the to multiboot between Windows 95, Windows NT, and Linux.
NCD-X-Terminal
This document describes how to connect an NCD X terminal to a UNIX host
NFS-Root
This Mini-HOWTO tries explains how to setup a ``disc-less'' Linux workstation, which mounts it's root filesystems via NFS. The newest version of this Mini-Howto can always be found in ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/mini/NFS-Root or on any sunsite mirror NEAR YOU.
Netrom-Node
This document describes how to setup the ax25-utilities package for Amateur Radio such that it makes Netrom Nodes for the Node program and the BBS software from John-Paul Roubelat, F6FBB. The DOS G8BPQ Switch makes a bbs node and many features, it was expected that the Linux ax25-utils would have a similar capability. This was not the case. Help came from John Ackerman, N8UR who put a message on the Linux-Ham SIG that he had done the BBS node and the info was on his web site! When the information was tried it didn't work properly but much was learned about the technique. Help from Tomi Manninen, OH2BNS did the trick. Nodes for the BBS and the Node and the DX Cluster were made and work fine.
Netstation
This document tries to describe how to hook up a IBM Netstation to your local network using a Linux box as server.
News-Leafsite
This HOWTO will help you to configure a small leafsite for Usenet News using the free software package Leafnode. For any questions, suggestions and comments, please write to Florian Kuehnert (sutok@gmx.de). Please send any bugs you found in this document to me as well. (C) 1998 by Florian Kuehnert.
Offline-Mailing
Use your linux mailing system offline, receive mail for multiple users with only one email address, and without being 24-24 online on the net. If you are unable to pay a direct line to stay online for 24-24 and still want your users to receive mail on your linux box; as well not pay for a multi-drop box at your isp, you can use this system using only one email address to divide to your users email addresses. It is as well 24-24 reachable since the server where your account resists will receive the mail. This howto is Copyright (c)1997-98 by Gunther Voet.
PLIP
This HOWTO will hopefully let you build and use a Parallel Line Interface Protocol.
Partition-Rescue-mini HOWTO
Whow ! my disk is empty ! My Linux is gone ! If you have or fear to have one day or an other such a problem, read this...
Partition
This Linux Mini-HOWTO teaches you how to plan and layout disk space for your Linux system. It talks about disk hardware, partitions, swap space sizing and positioning considerations. file systems, file system types and related topics. The intent is to teach some background knowledge, not procedures.
Path
Programming-Languages
A brief comparison of major programming languages for Linux and major libraries for creating graphical user interfaces (GUIs) under Linux
Public-Web-Browser
The basic idea here is to give web access to people who wander by, while limiting their ability to mess anything up.
Qmail+MH
I am just documenting my installation experiences to offer some help to other users who wish to use the above combination for their email. v1.4 - I have finally got a new Linux box running so I decided to update this mini-howto
Quota
Preamble: This document is copylefted by Albert M.C. Tam (bertie@scn.org). Permission to use, copy, distribute this document for non-commerical purposes is hereby granted, provided that the author's / editor's name and this notice appear in all copies and/or supporting documents; that this document is not modified. This document is distributed in hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY, either expressed or implied. While every effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information documented herein, the author / editor / maintainer assumes NO RESPONSIBILITY for errors, or for damages results for the use of the information documented herein. This document describes 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. It is intended for users running kernel 2.x (recently tested on RedHat 4.1 running kernel 2.0.27). Users running older kernels may need to upgrade to a newer kernel version in order to take advantage of quota. Feel free to send feedbacks or comments to bertie@scn.org if you find an error, or if any information is missing. I appreciate it.
RCS
This document covers basic installation and usage of RCS, the GNU Revision Control System, under Linux. It also covers the installation of the diff(1) and diff3(1) utilities, which are necessary for RCS to operate. This document may be reproduced freely, in whole or in part, provided that any usage of this document conforms to the general copyright notice of the HOWTO series of the Linux Documentation Project. See the file COPYRIGHT for details. Send all complaints, suggestions, errata, and any miscellany to kiesling@terracom.net, so I can keep this document as complete and up to date as possible.
RPM+Slackware
This document describes how to get RPM installed and working properly under Slackware. The information contained herein, however, is probably applicable to any Linux distribution.
RedHat-CD
This document describes how to make your own CDs from the Red Hat Linux distribution equivalent to the ones commercially available from Red Hat. The structure of the distribution is described, as well as the procedure needed to include updated RPMS into the distribution. Prerequisites are a good network connection, and a CD-writer.
Remote-Boot
This document describes how to set up a very robust and secure server-based configuration for a cluster of PCs, allowing each client to choose at boot-time which operating system to run. The key of this configuration is a bootprom based program, which let the user choose at boot time one of several boot images. This configuration is applicable using InCom TCP/IP Bootprom (add-on for most network cards) or any PXE-compliant Boot ROM (ready-to-use in most recent PC with built-in network cards). The most up-to-date version of this document, with hypertext links to downloadable software and other related materials, can be found at the address http://cuiwww.unige.ch/info/pc/remote-boot/howto.html. Linuxdoc-SGML, DVI and PostScript versions are available in the same directory. If you are interested in getting info on further developpments, send an E-mail to David.Clerc@cui.unige.ch.
Remote-X-Apps
This mini-HOWTO describes how to run remote X applications. That is, how to have an X program display on a different computer than the one it's running on. Or conversely: how to make an X program run on a different computer than the one you're sitting at. The focus of this mini-HOWTO is on security. This mini-HOWTO also contains information on running X applications locally, but with a different user-id.
Saving-Space
This mini-HOWTO gives you directions for squeezing your Linux installation into the least possible space. It's particularly aimed at notebook users.
Secure-POP+SSH
This document explains how to set up secure POP connections using ssh.
Sendmail+UUCP
This document is a brief description of how to set up sendmail's configuration file for the home user's dial-up access.
Sendmail-Address-Rewrite
This document is a brief description of how to set up sendmail's configuration file for the home user's dial-up access.
Software-RAID
RAID stands for ''Redundant Array of Inexpensive Disks'', and is meant to be a way of creating a fast and reliable disk-drive subsystem out of individual disks. RAID can guard against disk failure, and can also improve performance over that of a single disk drive. This document is a tutorial/HOWTO/FAQ for users of the Linux MD kernel extension, the associated tools, and their use. The MD extension implements RAID-0 (striping), RAID-1 (mirroring), RAID-4 and RAID-5 in software. That is, with MD, no special hardware or disk controllers are required to get many of the benefits of RAID.
Soundblaster-AWE
This document describes how to install and configure a Sound Blaster 32 (SB AWE 32, SB AWE 64) card from Creative Labs in a Linux System using the AWE Sound Driver Extension written by Takashi Iwai. It also covers some special tools and players for the SB AWE series. Reference system is a Debian GNU/Linux System, but every other Linux Distribution should also work.
StarOffice
Information on installing the StarOffice 3.1 Office Suite by StarDivision.
Swap-Space
This Linux Mini-HOWTO describes how to share your Linux swap partition with Windows.
TT-Debian
This document describes how to configure a Debian system to use TrueType fonts for display and printing. The most recent version of this document can be obtained in HTML format at http://www.dimensional.com/~bgiles/debian-tt.html
Term-Firewall
Directions for using ``term'' to do network stuff through a TCP firewall that you're not supposed to be able to.
TkRat
This is the TkRat mini-HOWTO. This document is geared toward anyone interested in using their Linux computer to send and receive Internet E-Mail.
Token-Ring
This howto is designed to help you install the kernel patch and also try to point out some things to look for. I suggest that you at least browse through all of this document before attempting to install any part of the Token Ring driver for Linux.
Ultra-DMA
This document is intended to explain how to use Ultra-DMA aka Ultra-ATA aka Ultra33 and Ultra66 hard drives and interfaces with Linux. The most recent version of this mini-Howto can be obtained in HTML format at http://pobox.com/~brion/linux/Ultra-DMA.html.
Update
This document describes how to stay updated and abreast of the development that takes place in the Linux world of development. Although most of this text is Linux specific there is also a lot of general information on searching efficiently for specific information that can be useful for a wider audience.
Upgrade
Hints and tips on upgrading from one linux distribution to another.
VAIO+Linux
This document explains installation of Linux on Sony VAIO computers.
VPN
Vesafb
This document describes how to use the vesafb device in Linux with a VESA 2.0 compliant graphic card on Intel platforms.
Visual-Bell
This document explains how to use termcap to configure a visual bell on one's system and describes how to disable audible bells on demand.
WordPerfect
This document discusses running WordPerfect on Linux, including a brief discussion on the WordPerfect 7.0 beta. This is an update to the previous mini-howto that described notes on setting up WordPerfect 6.0 for SCO UNIX (ODT) on Linux. This document is not endorsed nor sponsored by Corel Corporation or SDC.
X-Big-Cursor
This document describes how to use enlarged mouse cursors with the X window system.
XFree86-XInside
How to convert an XFree86 modeline into an XInside/XiGraphics one
Xterm-Title
This document explains how to use escape sequences to dynamically change window and icon titles of an xterm. Examples are given for several shells, and the appendix gives escape sequences for some other terminal types.
ZIP-Drive
This Document provides a quick reference quide on setting up and using the Iomega ZIP drive with Linux.
ZIP-Install
This document is only useful for those with the printer port version of a ZIP drive who wish to have either a portable or backup Linux system on a ZIP disk.
call-back-mini HOWTO
This document describes how to set up call-back by using the Linux system and modem. I would like to thank Anna for her patience.

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