linux operating system howto index

3-Button-Mouse, The 3 Button Serial Mouse mini-HOWTO

Updated: May 1998. How to get a 3 button serial mouse working properly under Linux.

3D-Modelling, 3D Graphics Modelling and Rendering mini-HOWTO

Updated: Mar 2001. Details download and installation instructions for a graphics rendering and modelling development environment using RedHat Linux.

3Dfx-HOWTO, The Linux 3Dfx HOWTO

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

4mb-Laptops, 4mb Laptop HOWTO

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

Accessibility-HOWTO, Linux Accessibility HOWTO

Updated: Jun 2002. Covers the use of adaptive technologies that are available for Linux.

Accessibility-Dev-HOWTO, How to Develop Accessible Linux Applications

Updated: May 2002. Provides Linux software developers with guidelines and test cases for developing accessible Linux applications.

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

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

ACP-Modem, Linux ACP Modem (Mwave) mini-HOWTO

Updated: Jul 2002. Describes how to build, setup, and use the ACP (Mwave) Modem feature of the IBM Thinkpad[tm] 600E, 600, and 770x.

ACPI-HOWTO, ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface

Updated: Jul 2003. Outlines how to patch a kernel for ACPI support; which allows control of power management from within the operating system.

ADSL HOWTO for Linux Systems - replaced by the DSL HOWTO for Linux.

ADSL-Bandwidth-Management-HOWTO, ADSL Bandwidth Management HOWTO

Updated: Apr 2003. Describes how to configure a linux router to more effectively manage outbound traffic on an ADSL modem.

ADSM-Backup, Linux ADSM mini-HOWTO

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

Adv-Bash-Scr-HOWTO - replaced by the Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide.

Adv-Routing-HOWTO, Linux Advanced Routing & Traffic Control HOWTO

Updated: Jul 2002. A very hands-on approach to iproute2, traffic shaping and a bit of netfilter.

Advocacy, Linux Advocacy mini-HOWTO

Updated: May 2000. Suggestions for how the Linux community can effectively advocate the use of Linux.

AI-Alife-HOWTO, Linux AI & Alife HOWTO

Updated: Feb 2003. Information about, and links to, various AI related software libraries, applications, etc. that work on the Linux platform.

Alpha-HOWTO, Brief Introduction to Alpha Systems and Processors

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

Alsa-sound, Alsa-sound-mini-HOWTO

Updated: Nov 1999. Describes the installation of the ALSA sound drivers for Linux.

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.

Apache-Compile-HOWTO, Apache Compile HOWTO (Linux edition)

Updated: Feb 2003. Describes how to compile the Apache Webserver with important modules like mod_perl, mod_dav, mod_auth_ldap, mod_dynvhost, mod_roaming, mod_jserv, and mod_php.

Apache-mods, Apache+DSO+mod_ssl+mod_perl+php+mod_auth_nds+mod_auth_mysql+mod_fastcgi mini-HOWTO

Updated: Apr 2000. Details the installation of an Apache based webserver suite configured to handle DSO, and various useful modules including mod_perl, mod_ssl and php.

Apache-Overview-HOWTO, Apache Overview HOWTO

Updated: Oct 2002. An overview of the Apache webserver and related projects. It provides pointers for further information and implementation details.

Apache+SSL+PHP+fp, Linux Apache SSL PHP/FI frontpage mini-HOWTO

Updated: Jul 1998. 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 MS Frontpage Server Extensions.

Apache-WebDAV-LDAP-HOWTO, Apache based WebDAV Server with LDAP and SSL HOWTO

Updated: Oct 2003. A HOWTO on implementing WebDAV services using Apache - with LDAP for authentication and SSL for ensuring security of the DAV stores.

Assembly-HOWTO, Linux Assembly HOWTO

Updated: Aug 2002. How to program in assembly language using FREE programming tools, focusing on development for or from the Linux Operating System on IA-32 (i386) platform.

Astronomy-HOWTO, Linux Astronomy HOWTO

Updated: Apr 2003. Document shares tips and resources to utilize Linux solutions in the pursuit of Astronomy.

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.

Athlon-Powersaving-HOWTO, Athlon Powersaving HOWTO

Updated: Oct 2003. How to enable the power-saving functionality of the Athlon/Duron/AthlonXP processor on some motherboards/chipsets.

ATM-Linux-HOWTO, ATM on Linux HOWTO

Updated: Oct 2001. Describes how to install, setup, and configure the necessary drivers and tools to support ATM networking under Linux.

Authentication-Gateway-HOWTO, Authentication Gateway HOWTO

Updated: Nov 2002. Document explains how to setup an authentication gateway.

Automount, Automount mini-HOWTO

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

AX25-HOWTO, Linux Amateur Radio AX.25 HOWTO

Updated: Sep 2001. How to install and configure support for the AX. 25 packet radio protocol utilized by Amateur Radio Operators worldwide.

BackspaceDelete, Linux Backspace/Delete mini-HOWTO

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

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

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

Bandwidth-Limiting-HOWTO, Bandwidth Limiting HOWTO

Updated: Nov 2001. Describes how to set up your Linux server to limit download bandwidth or incoming traffic, and how to use your internet link more efficiently.

Bangla-HOWTO, Bengali in GNU/Linux HOWTO

Updated: Oct 2003. A document to setup and develop support for Bengali (Bangla) in GNU/Linux.

Bangla-PDF-HOWTO, Bangla PDF HOWTO

Updated: Apr 2003. Describes the PDF creation process using KWord with the Bijoy2000 fonts and Bijoy keyboard, for working in the Bangla language.

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

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

Bash-Prompt-HOWTO, Bash Prompt HOWTO

Updated: Nov 2003. Creating and controlling terminal and xterm prompts is discussed, including incorporating standard escape sequences to give username, current working directory, time, etc.

Battery-Powered, Battery Powered Linux Mini-HOWTO

Updated: Jun 2003. How to optimize and configure power management on a ready-configured Linux system for use on battery-powered laptops.

Belarusian-HOWTO, Linux Belarusian HOWTO

Updated: Feb 2001. Short guide in setting up Belarusian language support in Linux console, X Window System, web-browsers, text editors, etc. Charsets described are windows-1251, iso-8859-5 and koi8-ru. Written in English.

Belgian-HOWTO, The Belgian HOWTO

Updated: Feb 2003. How to tweak Linux for Belgian users; lists Linux user groups, businesses and other resources in Belgium.

Benchmarking-HOWTO, Linux Benchmarking HOWTO

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

Beowulf-HOWTO, Beowulf HOWTO

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

Boca, Installing Boca Card Mini-HOWTO

Updated: Jan 2001. Describes the basics of a Boca 16-port serial card (Boca 2016) with Linux.

BogoMips, BogoMips mini-HOWTO

Updated: Aug 2003. Some information about BogoMips, compiled from various sources.

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

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

Bootdisk-HOWTO, The Linux Bootdisk HOWTO

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

BootPrompt-HOWTO, The Linux BootPrompt HOWTO

Updated: Mar 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.

Bridge, Bridging mini-HOWTO

Updated: May 2002. Describes how to setup an ethernet bridge.

Bridge+Firewall, Linux Bridge + Firewall Mini-HOWTO

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

BRIDGE-STP-HOWTO, Linux Bridge-STP-HOWTO

Updated: Jan 2001. Describes how to setup a bridge with the recent kernel patches and brctl utility by Lennert Buytenhek. With developer kernel 2.3.47 the new bridging code is part of the mainstream. On 20.06.2000 there are patches for stable kernels 2.2.14 and 2.2.15.

BTI-PPP, BTinternet PPPd mini-HOWTO

Updated: Mar 2002. Describes how to setup a modem PPPd link to Btinternet in the UK.

BTTV, The BTTV Mini-HOWTO

Updated: Feb 2000. Describes the hardware, software, and procedures needed to use a bt8x8 chipset based frame grabber or TV tuner card under Linux.

Bzip2, Bzip2 mini-HOWTO

Updated: Aug 1999. How to use the bzip2 compression program.

C++Programming-HOWTO, C++ Programming HOWTO

Removed: November 2002. This HOWTO has been removed for review.

C++-dlopen, C++ dlopen mini HOWTO

Updated: Aug 2003. How to dynamically load C++ functions and classes using the dlopen API.

C-C++Beautifier-HOWTO, C-C++ Beautifier HOWTO

Removed: November 2003. This HOWTO has been removed for review.

C-editing-with-VIM-HOWTO, C editing with VIM HOWTO

Updated: Jan 2001. An introduction to editing C and other language files whose syntax is similar like C++ and Java in vi/VIM.

Cable-Modem, Cable Modem Providers HOWTO

Updated: Jun 2001. Answers basic questions on how to connect your Linux box to cable modem or cable Internet provider.

Call-back, call-back mini HOWTO

Updated: Oct 2001. How to set up call-back by using the Linux system and modem.

Caudium-HOWTO, Caudium HOWTO

Updated: Sep 2002. An overview of the Caudium (web) server. Includes information on setup, development, and optimization.

CDServer-HOWTO, CDServer-HOWTO

Updated: Jan 2002. Describes the steps and commands you can use to setup your own CD Server using Linux and some built-in Unix commands along with other freely available software packages.

CD-Writing-HOWTO, CD-Writing HOWTO

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

CDROM-HOWTO, The Linux CD-ROM HOWTO

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

Chinese-HOWTO, Chinese HOWTO

Updated: Jun 1998. Demonstrates how to implement Chinese on Linux system, including those common problems encountered while using Chinese, the ways to obtain, and shows how to install and setup a variety of different Chinese software.

Chroot-BIND-HOWTO, Chroot-BIND HOWTO

Updated: Dec 2001. Describes installing the BIND 9 nameserver to run in a chroot jail and as a non-root user, to provide added security and minimise the potential effects of a security compromise.

Chroot-BIND8-HOWTO, Chroot-BIND8 HOWTO

Updated: Jul 2001. Describes installing the BIND 8 nameserver to run in a chroot jail and as a non-root user, to provide added security and minimise the potential effects of a security compromise.

Cipe+Masq, The Linux Cipe+Masquerading mini-HOWTO

Updated: Apr 1999. How to setup a VPN using Cipe on a linux masquerading firewall.

Clock, The Clock Mini-HOWTO

Updated: Nov 2000. How to set and keep your computer's clock on time.

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

Updated: Sep 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.

Cluster-HOWTO, Linux Cluster HOWTO

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

Coffee, COFFEE-HOWTO

Updated: Nov 2000. Yes, Linux DOES make coffee, and it tastes good.

Commercial-HOWTO, Linux Commercial HOWTO

Updated: Mar 1999. A listing of commercial software and applications which are offered for Linux.

Commercial-Port-Advocacy, Commercial Port Advocacy mini-HOWTO

Updated: Dec 1999. Discusses methods that can be used to approach commercial software companies to convince them to port their programs to Linux.

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

Updated: Apr 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.

Compaq-T1500-HOWTO, CompaqT1500-Linux HOWTO

Updated: Mar 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.

Compressed-TCP, Compressed TCP/IP-Sessions using SSH-like tools

Updated: Apr 2000. Discusses how to compress data streams.

Conexant+Rockwell-modem-HOWTO, Conexant/Rockwell modem HOWTO

Updated: Mar 2002. A guide to using Conexant and Rockwell chipset based Software modems under Linux.

Config-HOWTO, Configuration HOWTO

Updated: Nov 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.

Linux Consultants HOWTO - replaced by the Linux Consultants Guide.

CPU-Design-HOWTO, CPU Design HOW-TO

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

Cryptoloop-HOWTO, Cryptoloop HOWTO

Updated: Jan 2004. Eplains how to create encrypted file systems using the Cryptoloop functionality. Cryptoloop is part of the CryptoAPI in the 2.6 Linux kernel series.

CSPM-HOWTO, Complete System Performance Monitor HOWTO

Updated: Jun 2003. Provides an overview of the Complete System Performance Monitor, including a description of the product and installation and configuration information.

CVS-RCS-HOWTO, CVS-RCS HOWTO for Linux (Source Code Control System)

Removed: November 2003. This HOWTO has been removed for review.

Cyrus-IMAP, Cyrus IMAP HOWTO

Updated: Oct 2000. A comprehensive guide to installing, configuring, and running Cyrus Imap and Cyrus Sasl.

Danish-HOWTO, The Linux Danish/International HOWTO

Updated: Mar 2000. How to configure Linux and various Linux applications for Danish locale standards such as keyboard, font, paper-size etc.

DB2-HOWTO, DB2 Version 7.1 for Linux HOWTO

Updated: Dec 2003. Explicit instructions on installing DB2 Universal Database Version 7.1 for Linux on the following Intel x86-based distributions: Caldera OpenLinux 2.4, Debian, Red Hat Linux 6.2, SuSE Linux 6.2 and 6.3, and TurboLinux 6.0.

Debian-Binary-Package-Building-HOWTO, Debian Binary Package Building HOWTO

Updated: Dec 2003. Shows how to build a minimal Debian .deb package.

Debian-and-Windows-Shared-Printing, Debian and Windows Shared Printing mini-HOWTO

Updated: Jan 2004. Demonstrates how to use command-line tools to configure your Debian system for printing. It explains how to send documents from Linux to Windows printers and how to share Linux printers with Windows PCs.

Debian-Jigdo, Debian Jigdo mini-HOWTO

Updated: Jan 2004. 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.

DHCP, DHCP mini-HOWTO

Updated: Oct 2000. Answers basic questions on how to set up your Linux box to serve as a DHCP server or a DHCP client.

Diald-HOWTO, Diald HOWTO

Updated: Apr 2000. Shows some typical scenarios for easy start using Diald. Replaces the Diald mini-HOWTO.

Disk-Encryption-HOWTO, Disk Encryption HOWTO

Updated: Dec 2003. A method is described for encrypting a hard disk, either in whole or in part, with the encryption key stored on an external medium for increased security.

Diskless-HOWTO, Diskless Nodes HOWTO for Linux

Removed: November 2003. This HOWTO has been removed for review.

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

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

Diskless-root-NFS-other-HOWTO, Root over NFS - Another Approach

Updated: Sep 2001. Another approach to Diskless-root-NFS-HOWTO.

Distributions-HOWTO, Distributions HOWTO

Archived - Last Update: Mar 2002. Further information on Linux Distributions can be found on the Linux Weekly News (LWN) site: Distributions section.

Divert-Sockets-mini-HOWTO, Divert Sockets mini-HOWTO

Updated: Feb 2000. Describes how to get, compile and use FreeBSD divert sockets under Linux 2.2.12.

DNS-HOWTO, DNS HOWTO

Updated: Dec 2001. How to become a totally "small time" DNS admin.

DocBook-Demystification-HOWTO, DocBook Demystification HOWTO

Updated: Oct 2002. Attempts to clear the fog and mystery surrounding the DocBook markup system and the tools that go with it.

DocBook-Install, DocBook Install mini-HOWTO

Updated: Feb 2002. A detailed practical guide for novices to quickly getting DocBook installed and processing SGML files into HTML, PostScript and PDF on a GNU/Linux system.

DocBook-OpenJade-SGML-XML-HOWTO, DocBook XML/SGML Processing Using OpenJade

Updated: Jul 2003. Explains setting up OpenJade to process SGML/XML DocBook documents.

Domain, Setting Up Your New Domain Mini-HOWTO

Updated: Oct 2000. Outlines the things you will probably have to do when you want to set up a network of computers under your own domain.

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

Updated: Aug 2000. Written for all the DOS and Windows users who have decided to switch to Linux.

DOSEMU-HOWTO, The dosemu HOWTO

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

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

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

DSL-HOWTO, DSL HOWTO for Linux

Updated: Jul 2002. Examines the DSL family of high speed Internet services now being deployed in various markets worldwide. Information is included on the technology behind DSL as well as subscribing, installing, configuring, and troubleshooting.

DVD-HOWTO, Linux DVD HOWTO

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

Ecology-HOWTO, Linux Ecology HOWTO

Updated: Nov 2003. Discusses ways Linux computers can be used as a means to protect our environment, by using its features to save power or paper.

Emacs-Beginner-HOWTO, Emacs Beginner's HOWTO

Updated: Mar 2001. Introduces Linux users to the Emacs editor.

Emacspeak-HOWTO, Installing Emacspeak HOWTO

Updated: Jul 2002. Installation instructions for the Emacspeak audio desktop application for Linux.

Encourage-Women-Linux-HOWTO, HOWTO Encourage Women in Linux

Updated: Oct 2002. Explains some of the difficulties and biases women face in the Linux community and examines various strategies for addressing those difficulties in order to encourage more participation by women.

Encrypted-Root-Filesystem-HOWTO, Encrypted Root Filesystem HOWTO

Updated: Dec 2003. Explains how to make your personal data secure by encrypting your Linux root filesystem using strong cryptography.

Enterprise-Java-for-Linux-HOWTO, Enterprise Java for Linux HOWTO

Updated: Nov 2001. How to set up an Enterprise Java environment on Linux including a JDK, a Web server, supporting Java servlets, accessing a database via JDBC, and supporting Enterprise Java Beans (EJBs).

Esperanto-HOWTO, Linux-Esperanto-HOWTO

Updated: Aug 1999.

Ethernet-HOWTO, Linux Ethernet HOWTO

Updated: Aug 2003. Information about which ethernet devices can be used for Linux, and how to set them up (focused on the hardware and low level driver aspect of the ethernet cards; see Network HOWTO for software configuration information).

Ethernet-Bridge-netfilter-HOWTO, Ethernet Bridge + netfilter Howto

Updated: Oct 2002. Information on setting up an ethernet bridge with a surveying and/or regulating instance into an existing network topology.

Euro-Char-Support, Euro Character Support mini HOWTO

Updated: Apr 2002. Describes how to make the Euro character support in GNU/Linux work.

Event-HOWTO, Event HOWTO

Updated: Nov 2000. The purpose of this document is to show you how to create good presentations for almost any sort of Linux event.

Ext2fs-Undeletion, Linux Ext2fs Undeletion mini-HOWTO

Updated: Feb 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: Nov 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

Fax-Server, Linux simple fax printer/server mini-HOWTO

Updated: Nov 1997. Describes in detail one of the simplest ways to setup a fax server on your Linux system.

FBB, FBB Packet-radio BBS mini-HOWTO

Updated: Jan 2004. Covers the installation and use of the most popular amateur packet-radio BBS software FBB.

FDU, XFree86 Font De-uglification HOWTO

Updated: Oct 2002. How to fix ugly and unreadable X Window fonts.

Filesystems-HOWTO, Filesystems HOWTO

Updated: Aug 2000. About filesystems and accessing filesystems.

Finnish-HOWTO, Finnish HOWTO

Updated: Nov 2003. Describes how to localize GNU/Linux for Finnish users (written in Finnish).

Firewall-HOWTO, Firewall and Proxy Server HOWTO

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

Font-HOWTO, Font HOWTO

Updated: Jul 2002. Provides a comprehensive source to act as a starting point for any and all font questions about Linux.

Framebuffer-HOWTO, Framebuffer HOWTO

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

Francophones-HOWTO, Le Francophones-HOWTO : Linux & la langue française

Updated: Dec 2001.

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

Updated: Nov 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.

Ftape-HOWTO, Ftape HOWTO

Updated: Aug 1998. Discusses essential do's and dont's for the ftape floppy tape driver under Linux. Focuses on the newest version (ftape-4.02 at the time of this writing).

FTP, FTP mini-HOWTO

Updated: Jan 2000. How to use ftp clients and servers

Game-Server-HOWTO, Game Server HOWTO

Updated: Apr 2003. Explains how to install, configure and maintain servers for various popular multiplayer games.

GCC-HOWTO, The Linux GCC HOWTO

Updated: May 1999. Covers how to set up the GNU C compiler and development libraries under Linux; gives an overview of compiling, linking, running and debugging programs under it.

GCC-Frontend-HOWTO, GCC Frontend HOWTO

Updated: Aug 2002. Creating a new GCC front end.

German-HOWTO, German HOWTO

Updated: Dec 2001. Addresses Linux localization issues specific to German users (written in German).

GIS-GRASS, GIS-GRASS mini-HOWTO

Updated: Nov 1997. How to acquire, install and configure a powerful scientific public-domain Geographic Information System (GIS): the Geographic Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS).

Glibc2-HOWTO, Glibc 2 HOWTO

Updated: Jun 1998. Covers installing and using the GNU C Library version 2 (libc6) on Linux systems.

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

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

Hard-Disk-Upgrade, Hard Disk Upgrade Mini HOWTO

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

Hardware-HOWTO, Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO

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

Hebrew-HOWTO, The Hebrew HOWTO

Updated: Sep 1995. How to configure your Linux machine to use Hebrew characters on X-Windows and Virtual Consoles.

Hellenic-HOWTO, Hellenic HOWTO

Updated: Aug 1997. Addresses Linux localization issues specific to Greek users (written in Hellenic).

HighQuality-Apps-HOWTO, Creating Integrated High Quality Linux Applications HOWTO

Updated: Aug 2002. Tries to clarify some issues and give tips on how to create Linux applications highly integrated to the Operating System, security and easy of use.

Home-Electrical-Control, Home Electrical Device Control mini HOWTO

Updated: Feb 2003. Use Linux to control your home electrical devices.

Home-Network-mini-HOWTO, Red Hat Linux 6.x as an Internet Gateway for a Home Network

Updated: Jun 2000. 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.

Howtos-with-LinuxDoc, Howtos-with-LinuxDoc mini-HOWTO

Updated: Dec 2003. This is about how to write HOWTOs using the simple LinuxDoc markup. It's primarily for Linux Documentation Project authors (and future fledging authors who want to get started fast). If you want to use the more advanced DocBook markup (including XML) see the LDP Author Guide.

HOWTO HOWTO - replaced by the LDP Author Guide.

HOWTO-INDEX, LDP HOWTO INDEX

Updated: frequently. Index to the Linux HOWTOs as well as other information about the LDP.

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

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

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.

IBM7248-HOWTO, Installing GNU/Linux on the IBM RS/6000 43P model 7248 HOWTO

Updated: Jun 2003. Describes the installation of GNU/Linux on the IBM RS/6000 43P model 7248 series.

Indic-Fonts-HOWTO, The Indic Fonts HOWTO

Updated: Jan 2002. A detailed guide on how to install and use Indic scripts (devanagri etc.) using UTF-8 encoding under GNU/Linux.

INFO-SHEET, Linux Information Sheet

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

Infrared-HOWTO, Linux Infrared HOWTO

Updated: Jun 2003. Introduction to Linux and infrared devices and how to use the software provided by the Linux/IrDA project.

IngresII-HOWTO, Ingres II HOWTO

Updated: Sep 2001. Helps install the Ingres II Relational Database Management System on Linux.

Installation-HOWTO, The Linux Installation HOWTO

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

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

Updated: Apr 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.

Intkeyb, How to setup international keyboard in X Windows

Updated: Nov 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.

Intranet-Server-HOWTO, The Linux Intranet Server HOWTO

Updated: Dec 2001. How to setup an Intranet using Linux as the server which binds Unix, Netware, NT and Windows together.

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.

IO-Port-Programming, Linux I/O port programming mini-HOWTO

Updated: Dec 2000. 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-Alias, Setting Up IP Aliasing On A Linux Machine Mini-HOWTO

Updated: Jan 2001. How to set up and run IP aliasing on a Linux box.

IPCHAINS-HOWTO, Linux IPCHAINS HOWTO

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

IP-Masquerade-HOWTO, Linux IP Masquerade HOWTO

Updated: Nov 2003. How to enable the Linux IP Masquerade feature on a given Linux host.

IPMasquerading+Napster, IPMasquerading+Napster mini-HOWTO

Updated: Apr 2000. Present a way to allow users behind an IPMasq'd system to use Napster.

IP-Subnetworking, IP Sub-Networking mini-HOWTO

Updated: Aug 2001. 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.

IPX-HOWTO, Linux IPX HOWTO

Updated: May 1998. How to obtain, install and configure various tools available for the Linux operating system that use the Linux kernel IPX protocol support.

IRC, Linux IRC mini-HOWTO

Updated: Nov 2002. Describes the basics of IRC and respective applications for Linux.

ISP-Connectivity, ISP-Connectivity mini-HOWTO

Archived - Last Update: Nov 2001. 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 bona fide system running in a little over thirty minutes.

ISP-Hookup-HOWTO, ISP-Hookup HOWTO

Updated: Mar 1998. How to use Linux to connect to an Internet Service Provider via a dial-up modem TCP/IP connection (basic dial-up procedure and IP establishment, email and news handling is covered).

ISP-Setup-RedHat-HOWTO, "Pocket" ISP based on RedHat Linux

Updated: Jan 2001. Outlines the setup of a single RedHat box for dial-ins,virtual web hosting, virtual email, POP3 and ftp servers.

Italian-HOWTO, Linux Italian HOWTO

Updated: Nov 1998. Addresses Linux localization issues specific to Italian users (written in Italian).

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

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

Java-CGI-HOWTO, Java CGI HOWTO

Updated: Dec 1998. Explains how to set up your server to allow CGI programs written in Java and how to use Java to write CGI programs.

Java-Decompiler-HOWTO, Java Decompiler HOWTO

Removed: November 2003. This HOWTO has been removed for review.

JavaStation-HOWTO, Linux on the Sun JavaStation NC HOWTO

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

Jaz-Drive-HOWTO, Jaz-drive HOWTO

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

K7s5a-HOWTO, The Elite's K7s5a mainboard HOWTO

Updated: Jan 2004. Describes how to use Elite's K7s5a board with Linux.

KDE-GUI-Login-Configuration-HOWTO, KDE GUI Login Configuration HOWTO

Updated: Apr 2003. A tutorial on customizing the GUI login screen.

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

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

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

Kernel-HOWTO, The Linux Kernel HOWTO

Removed: November 2003. This HOWTO has been removed for review.

KernelAnalysis-HOWTO, KernelAnalysis-HOWTO

Updated: Mar 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.

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

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

KickStart-HOWTO, RedHat Linux KickStart HOWTO

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

Kiosk-HOWTO, Kiosk HOWTO

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

Kodak-Digitalcam-HOWTO, Kodak Digital Camera HOWTO

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

Laptop-HOWTO, Linux Laptop HOWTO

Updated: Feb 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.

Large-Disk-HOWTO, Large Disk HOWTO

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

Latvian-HOWTO, Latvian HOWTO

Updated: Jun 2002. Describes GNU/Linux localization issues specific for Latvian users (written in Latvian).

LBX, The LBX mini-HOWTO

Updated: Dec 1997. LBX (Low Bandwidth X) is an X server extension which performs compression on the X protocol.

LDAP-HOWTO, LDAP Linux HOWTO

Updated: Apr 2003. Information about installing, configuring, running and maintaining a LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) Server on a Linux machine.

LDAP-Implementation-HOWTO, LDAP Implementation HOWTO

Updated: Mar 2001. Describes the technical aspects of storing application data in a LDAP server. It focuses on the configuration of various applications to make them LDAP-aware.

LDP-Reviewer-HOWTO, Linux Documentation Project Reviewer HOWTO

Updated: Nov 2003. This document will help you review LDP documentation. It includes procedures, tips and techniques to make the process easier.

Leased-Line, Leased line mini-HOWTO

Updated: Aug 2000. Configuring your modem and pppd to use a 2 wire twisted pair leased line.

Lego, Lego Mindstorm with Linux Mini-HOWTO

Updated: Oct 2000. Intended to serve as a very brief introduction to the options available for using the Lego Group's Mindstorm Robotics Invention System (RIS) from within Linux.

Lex-YACC-HOWTO, Lex and YACC primer/HOWTO

Updated: Apr 2002. Helps you get started using Lex and YACC.

LILO, LILO mini-HOWTO

Updated: Jan 2004. 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.

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

Removed: November 2003. This HOWTO has been removed for review.

Linksys-Blue-Box-Router-HOWTO, Linksys Blue Box Router HOWTO

Updated: Jul 2003. Hints and tips for managing Linksys routers from a Linux system, including the firmware upgrade procedure.

Linmodem-HOWTO, Linmodem-Mini-HOWTO

Updated: Feb 2001. Describes Linmodem (winmodem hardware) support under Linux.

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

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

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

Updated: Dec 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.

Linux-Crash-HOWTO, Linux Crash HOWTO

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

Linux+FreeBSD, The Linux+FreeBSD mini-HOWTO

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

Linux From Scratch HOWTO - replaced by the Linux From Scratch guide.

Linux-Gamers-HOWTO, The Linux Gamers' HOWTO

Updated: Jul 2003. A stepping stone to get the most common problems resolved and to give people the knowledge to begin thinking intelligently about what is going on with their games.

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+IPv6-HOWTO, Linux IPv6 HOWTO

Updated: Jan 2004. The goal of this HOWTO is to answer both basic and advanced questions about IPv6 on the Linux operating system. This HOWTO will provide the reader with enough information to install, configure, and use IPv6 applications on Linux machines.

Linux-Modem-Sharing Modem sharing mini-HOWTO

Updated: Aug 2001. Describes how to setup a Linux system in order to share a modem attached to this system with other systems over a TCP/IP network.

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

Updated: Mar 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.

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

Updated: Sep 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+Solaris, Linux+Solaris mini-HOWTO

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

Linux+Windows-HOWTO, Linux + Windows HOWTO

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

Linux+Win95, Linux + Windows 95 mini-HOWTO

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

Linux+WinNT, Linux+WindowsNT mini-HOWTO

Updated: Jan 2004. 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.

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

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

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.

LinuxDoc+Emacs+Ispell-HOWTO, LinuxDoc+Emacs+Ispell HOWTO

Updated: Feb 1998. Aimed at writers and translators of Linux HOWTOs or any other paper for the Linux Documentation Project. Gives hints at using tools including Emacs and Ispell.

Linuxdoc-Reference, Linuxdoc Reference - An Introduction to the linuxdoc DTD

Updated: Jan 2000. Intended to be a reference for the SGML document type definition linuxdoc.

LinuxGL-QuakeWorld-mini-HOWTO, LinuxGL (GLX) QuakeWorld Client compile mini-HOWTO

Updated: Jan 2001. How to get the OpenGL/GLX Linux QuakeWorld client compiled and working on systems with standard OpenGL hardware acceleration support.

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

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

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

Archived - Last Update: Aug 2003. Replaced by the Disk Encryption HOWTO 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: Sep 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.

Lotus-DominoR5, Lotus Domino R5 for Linux mini-HOWTO

Updated: Jan 2003. Instructions on installing Lotus Domino R5 for Linux on the Intel x86-based distributions of Mandrake Linux 8.1 and SuSE 7.3 Professional.

LVM-HOWTO, Logical Volume Manager HOWTO

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

Mac-Terminal, The MacTerminal mini-HOWTO

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

Mail-Administrator-HOWTO, The Linux Electronic Mail Administrator HOWTO

Updated: Jan 2000. Describes the setup, care and feeding of Electronic Mail (e-mail) under Linux. Primarily intended for administrators.

Mail-Queue, Linux Mail-Queue mini-HOWTO

Updated: Dec 2001. Configuration changes necessary to make sendmail deliver local mail now; while stashing remote mail in the queue until "I Say So".

Mail-User-HOWTO, The Linux Mail User HOWTO

Updated: Feb 2003. An introduction to the world of electronic mail (email) under Linux. Focuses on user-level issues and typical configurations for Linux home and small-business machines connected to the net via an ISP.

Mail2News, Mail2News mini-HOWTO

Updated: Nov 2000. How to feed a mailing list to a news server.

Majordomo-MajorCool-HOWTO, Majordomo and MajorCool HOWTO

Updated: Nov 2000. Intended to guide a user through an installation of the Majordomo Mailing List Software and MajorCool (utility for managing Majordomo lists via a CGI script).

Man-Page, Linux Man Page HOWTO

Updated: Sep 2002. Explains what you should bear in mind when you are going to write on-line documentation -- a so called man page -- that you want to make accessible via the man(1) command.

Masquerading-Simple-HOWTO, Masquerading Made Simple HOWTO

Updated: Jul 2002. Describes how to enable the Linux IP Masquerade feature on a given Linux host. Should be used as a complement to the the IP-Masquerade-HOWTO.

Medicine-HOWTO, Linux Medicine-HOWTO

Updated: Jul 2003. Some pointers to Linux software (mostly GPLed) for the medical sciences.

META-FAQ, Linux Meta-FAQ

Updated: Oct 1997. Mainly a list of valuable sources of information for Linux. Use these sources if you want to learn more about Linux, or have problems and need help.

MGR-HOWTO, The MGR Window System HOWTO

Archived - Last Update: May 1996. Information on the installation, configuration and running of the MGR Window System.

MIDI-HOWTO, The Linux MIDI-HOWTO

Updated: May 2002. Describes the hardware, software and procedures needed to play and sequence using MIDI under Linux.

MILO-HOWTO, Alpha Miniloader HOWTO

Updated: Nov 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.

MindTerm-SSH-HOWTO, Encrypted Tunnels using SSH and MindTerm HOWTO

Updated: Jun 2001. How to use SSH and the Java-based program MindTerm to create quick, secure, and reliable VPN-like tunnels over insecure networks.

MIPS-HOWTO, Linux/MIPS HOWTO

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

MMBase, MMBase Mini-HOWTO: Installation on Debian Woody

Updated: May 2002. Describes how to set up MMBase on a Debian GNU/Linux (Woody) system.

Mobile-IPv6-HOWTO, Linux Mobile IPv6 HOWTO

Updated: Dec 2003. Describes the software and procedures to set up and use mobile IPv6 for Linux.

Mock-Mainframe, The Mock Mainframe Mini-HOWTO

Updated: Oct 2003. A brief description of a standard way to set up and work with a computer network for a small group of people that is inexpensive to build, easy to administer, and relatively safe.

Modem-HOWTO, Modem HOWTO

Updated: Dec 2003. Help with selecting, connecting, configuring, trouble-shooting, and understanding modems for a PC.

Modem-Dialup-NT-HOWTO, Modem-Dialup-NT HOW-TO

Removed: November 2003. This HOWTO has been removed for review.

Module-HOWTO, Linux Loadable Kernel Module HOWTO

Updated: Jan 2004. 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.

Motorola-Surfboard-Modem, Motorola Surfboard 4100 + 4200 Series USB Cable Modem mini-HOWTO

Updated: May 2003. Written to assist the Linux user in setting up the Motorola Surfboard 4000 series of cable modems.

Mozilla-Optimization, Mozilla Optimization Mini-HOWTO

Updated: Jan 2003. How to make configuration and source level customizations of Mozilla to make it more suitable as a primary browser for Linux and X Windows.

MP3-HOWTO, The Linux MP3 HOWTO

Updated: Dec 2001. Describes the hardware, software and procedures needed to encode, play and stream MP3 sound files under Linux.

MP3-Box-HOWTO, MP3 Player Box HOWTO

Updated: Apr 2001. Describes how to build, configure, install, and use a custom MP3 player box. It lists the necessary hardware and answers a number of frequently asked questions.

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