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The following Linux HOWTOs are currently available:
* 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_fa
stcgi 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.
* CD-Distributions-EN-HOWTO, English-language GNU/Linux
distributions on CD-ROM
Updated: Mar 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
* 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.
* 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: Nov 2003. 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: Oct 2003. 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.gif] Archived - Last Update: Mar 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.
* 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: Dec 2003. 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
fran<61>aise
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: Nov 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.gif] 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: Nov 2002. 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.gif] 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: Dec 2003. 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: Aug 2003. 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: Dec 2003. 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.gif] 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.gif] 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: Nov 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: Oct 2003. 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.
* MP3-CD-Burning, Linux MP3 CD Burning mini-HOWTO
Updated: Sep 2003. A complete recipe for creating audio CDs from
MP3 files.
* MSSQL6-Openlink-PHP-ODBC, Connecting to MS SQL 6.x+ via
Openlink/PHP/ODBC mini-HOWTO
Updated: Jul 1997. How to connect to MS SQL 6.x+ database server
via ODBC functions of PHP3 (3.0.1x or above) compiled with
Openlink drivers under Linux.
* Multi-Disk-HOWTO, HOWTO: Multi Disk System Tuning
Updated: May 2002. How best to use multiple disks and partitions
for a Linux system.
* Multiboot-with-GRUB, Multiboot with GRUB Mini-HOWTO
Updated: Jan 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: Mar 1998. How to multiboot between Windows 95, Windows
NT, and Linux.
* Multicast-HOWTO, Multicast over TCP/IP HOWTO
Updated: Mar 1998. Tries to cover most aspects related to
multicast over TCP/IP networks.
* Multi-Distro-Dev, Development for Multiple Linux Distributions
mini-HOWTO
Updated: Aug 2002. Outlines a quick hack to aid in developing and
testing user-space programs for multiple Linux distributions.
* MultiOS-HOWTO, Managing Multiple Operating Systems HOWTO
Updated: Feb 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.
* Mutt-GnuPG-PGP-HOWTO, Mutt-i, GnuPG and PGP HOWTO
Updated: Feb 2000. Briefly explains how to configure Mutt-i, PGP
and GnuPG in its different versions (2.6.x, 5.x and GnuPG).
* NC-HOWTO, Linux Netstation HOWTO
Updated: Jan 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: Dec 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: Mar 2000. How to connect an NCD X terminal to a UNIX
host.
* NCURSES-Programming-HOWTO, NCURSES Programming HOWTO
Updated: Jun 2002. An "All in One" guide for programming with
ncurses and its sister libraries.
* Net-HOWTO, Linux Networking HOWTO
Updated: Dec 2000. Information about networking for Linux (relates
only to version 4 of the Linux Networking Kernel or more
specifically kernel releases 2.x and 2.2.x).
Previously called the Net 3/4 and Net-3 HOWTOs.
* NetMeeting-HOWTO, Linux NETMEETING HOWTO
Updated: Jan 2002. Describes how to make Microsoft NetMeeting
interoperate with Linux.
* Netrom-Node, Netrom-Node mini-Howto
Updated: Oct 1998. 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.
* Netscape+Proxy, HOWTO for inHouse IntraNet
Updated: Aug 1997. Describes the procedure to set up a NETWORK
(INTRANET) at your home. Then we shall setup the network such that
NETSCAPE Clients can be used on ANY machine to access the
internet. . .
* Network-boot-HOWTO, Network boot and exotic root HOWTO
Updated: Apr 2002. Explains how to quickly setup a linux server to
provide what diskless linux clients require to get up and running,
using an IP network.
* Network-Install-HOWTO, Network Install HOWTO
Updated: Sep 2002. Describes how to install Linux over a Local
Area Network (LAN).
* Networking-Overview-HOWTO, The Linux Networking Overview HOWTO
Updated: Jul 2000. Overview of the networking capabilities of the
Linux Operating System; provides pointers for further information
and implementation details.
* News-Leafsite, News Leafsite mini-HOWTO
Updated: Dec 2001. This will help you to configure a small
leafsite for Usenet News using the free software package Leafnode.
* NFS-HOWTO, NFS HOWTO
Updated: Aug 2002. How to set up NFS clients and servers.
* NFS-Root, NFS-Root mini-HOWTO
Updated: Sep 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: Feb 1999. How to create client root directories on a
server that is using NFS Root mounted clients.
* NIS-HOWTO, The Linux NIS(YP)/NYS/NIS+ HOWTO
Updated: Jul 2003. How to configure Linux as NIS(YP) or NIS+
client and how to install as a NIS server.
* NLM-HOWTO, NetWare Loadable Module Programming HOWTO
Updated: Aug 2000. How to develop NetWare Loadable Modules under
Linux, using GNU CC and nlmconv(1) from GNU binutils.
* Nvidia-OpenGL-Configuration, Nvidia OpenGL Configuration
mini-HOWTO
Updated: Jan 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.
* Offline-Mailing, Linux off-line mailing method
Updated: Jun 1998. Use your linux mailing system offline, receive
mail for multiple users with only one email address, and without
being 24-24 online.
* Online-Troubleshooting-HOWTO, Online Troubleshooting Resources
HOWTO
Updated: Oct 2002. Directs Linux users to resources available on
the Internet that provide access to a vast amount of Linux-related
information useful in troubleshooting problems.
* openMosix-HOWTO, The openMosix HOWTO
Updated: May 2003. A brief description to openMosix, a software
package that turns a network of GNU/Linux computers into a
computer cluster.
* Optical-Disk-HOWTO, Linux Optical Disk HOWTO
Updated: May 2003. Describes the installation and configuration of
optical disk drives for Linux.
* Oracle-7-HOWTO, Oracle 7 Database HOWTO
Updated: Aug 1998. A guide to installing and configuring the
Oracle 7 Database Server on a Linux system.
* Oracle-8-HOWTO, Oracle 8i for Linux Installation HOWTO
Updated: Jul 2003. A guide to installing and configuring the
Oracle 8i Enterprise Edition for Linux.
* Oracle8-on-RH7X-HOWTO, Oracle 8i on Linux RH7.X Installation HOWTO
Updated: Jul 2002. Following this HOWTO you should be able to get
"Oracle 8i, version 8.1.7, Enterprise Edition for Linux" installed
on a RedHat 7.X distribution.
* Oracle-9i-RH8-and-RH9-HOWTO, Oracle 9i under RedHat Linux 8.x and
9.x - Simple Installation HOWTO
Updated: Jun 2003. Describes an example of an Oracle 9i Standard
Edition database installation under RedHat Linux 8.x and 9.x.
* Outlook-to-Unix-Mailbox, MS Outlook to Unix Mailbox Conversion
mini HOWTO
Updated: Dec 2003. Covers conversion of old email in Microsoft
Outlook (not Outlook Express!) to typical Unix file formats.
* PA-RISC-Linux-Boot-HOWTO, PA-RISC/Linux Boot HOWTO
Updated: Nov 2003. 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.
* Pager, The Linux Alphanumeric Pager Gateway Mini-HOWTO
Updated: Jul 2001. Discusses the compilation and installation of
e-mail to Pager gateway.
* PalmOS-HOWTO, Palm OS Desktop HOWTO
Updated: Mar 2002. Explains how to use your Palm OS device with a
Linux system.
* Parallel-Processing-HOWTO, Linux Parallel Processing HOWTO
Updated: Jan 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.
* Partition, Linux Partition HOWTO
Updated: Jul 2001. Teaches you how to plan and layout disk space
for your Linux system.
* Partition-Rescue, Partition Rescue mini HOWTO
Updated: Oct 2002. Describes how to rescue your Linux partition if
it has been deleted.
* Path, PATH HOWTO
Updated: Nov 1997. Describes common tricks and problems with Unix
/ Linux environment variables, especially with PATH variable.
* PCI-HOWTO, Linux PCI-HOWTO
Updated: Jun 2001. Information on what works with Linux and
PCI-boards and what does not.
* PCMCIA-HOWTO, Linux PCMCIA HOWTO
Updated: Feb 2002. How to install and use PCMCIA Card Services for
Linux.
* PCTel-MicroModem-Config, PCTel HSP MicroModem Configuration
mini-HOWTO
Updated: Dec 2002. Make your PCTel HSP MicroModem work in Linux.
* phhttpd-HOWTO, PHHTTPD
Updated: Apr 2001. phhttpd is an HTTP accelerator. It serves fast
static HTTP fetches from a local file-system and passes slower
dynamic requests back to a waiting server.
* PHP-HOWTO, PHP HOWTO
Removed: October 2002. This HOWTO has been removed for review.
Please visit the official PHP site for information on this topic.
* PHP-Nuke-HOWTO, PHP-Nuke: Management and Programming
Updated: May 2003. A definitive document on PHP-Nuke (Content
Managment System).
* Pine-Exchange, Pine-Exchange mini-HOWTO
Updated: Mar 2002. Documents the configuration of the Pine email
client to be used with a Microsoft Exchange Server.
* PLIP, LINUX PLIP mini-HOWTO
Updated: Mar 1998. Will hopefully let you build and use a Parallel
Line Interface Protocol.
* PLIP-Install-HOWTO, PLIP Install HOWTO
Updated: Jul 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.
* Plug-and-Play-HOWTO, The Linux Plug-and-Play HOWTO
Updated: Aug 2003. How to get your Linux system to support
Plug-and-Play.
* Polish-HOWTO, Polish HOWTO
Updated: Feb 1999. Addresses Linux localization issues specific to
Polish users (written in Polish).
* PortSlave, PortSlave How-To using the Linux Router
Updated: Oct 2000. A beginning document for using Portslave with
the Linux router.
* Portuguese-HOWTO, Portuguese HOWTO
Updated: Dec 1999. Addresses Linux localization issues specific to
Portuguese users (written in Portuguese).
* Postfix-Cyrus-Web-cyradm-HOWTO, Postfix-Cyrus-Web-cyradm-HOWTO
Updated: Mar 2003. Guides you through the installation of the
Postfix mail transportation agent (MTA), the Cyrus IMAP server.
* PostgreSQL-HOWTO, Database-SQL-RDBMS HOWTO for Linux
Removed: Jan 2002. This HOWTO has been removed for review. Please
visit the official PostgreSQL site for information on this topic.
* PPP-HOWTO, Linux PPP HOWTO
Updated: Jul 2000. How to connect your Linux PC to a PPP server,
how to use PPP to link two LANs together; provides one method of
setting up your Linux computer as a PPP server. The document also
provides help in debugging non-functional PPP connections.
* ppp-ssh, VPN PPP-SSH Mini-HOWTO
Updated: Jan 2002. A PPP-SSH VPN is probably the easiest type of
VPN to set up. It uses nothing more than the very common PPP and
SSH utilities to form an encrypted network tunnel between two
hosts.
* Pre-Installation-Checklist, GNU/Linux Pre-Installation Checklist
Updated: Nov 2000. An aide-memoire which may make installation of
Linux a pleasant experience for you.
* Post-Installation-Checklist, GNU/Linux Post-Installation Checklist
Updated: Jun 2001. Provides a checklist for steps you should take
immediately after installing GNU/Linux.
* Printing-HOWTO, The Linux Printing HOWTO
Updated: Jun 2003. 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: Feb 1998. How to use the print system under Linux.
* Print2Win, The Linux Print2Win mini-HOWTO
Updated: Jul 2002. Contains the general configuration to get linux
printing to a Windows print share.
* Process-Accounting, Enabling Process Accounting on Linux
Updated: Feb 2001. Describes the basics of enabling process
accounting on Linux.
* Programming-Languages, Programming Languages mini-HOWTO
Updated: Jul 2000. A brief comparison of major programming
languages for Linux and major libraries for creating graphical
user interfaces (GUIs) under Linux.
* Program-Library-HOWTO, Program Library HOWTO
Updated: Apr 2003. This HOWTO for programmers discusses how to
create and use program libraries on Linux. This includes static
libraries, shared libraries, and dynamically loaded libraries.
* Proxy-ARP-Subnet, ProxyARP Subnetting HOWTO
Updated: Aug 2000. Discusses using Proxy Address Resolution
Protocol (ARP) with subnetting in order to make a small network of
machines visible on another Internet Protocol (IP) subnet.
* Psion-HOWTO, Linux and Psion HOWTO
Updated: Nov 2000. How to use Psion palmtops with Linux. Does not
cover running Linux on a Psion palmtop.
* Public-Web-Browser, Linux web browser station
Updated: Oct 2000. Describes the setup of Internet kiosk-type
system based on Linux to be deployed to provide public
Internet/webmail access.
* Querying-libiptc-HOWTO, Querying libiptc HOWTO
Updated: Apr 2002. Explains how to use the libiptc library
included in the iptables package and how to use programs to query
the internal structures.
* Qmail+MH, mini-HOWTO install qmail with MH
Updated: Mar 1998. Installation experiences to offer some help to
other users who wish to use this combination for their email.
* Qmail-VMailMgr-Courier-imap-HOWTO, Qmail VMailMgr and Courier-Imap
HOWTO
Updated: Mar 2002. Building a mail server that will support
virtual domain hosting and provide smtp, pop3 and imap services,
using a powerful alternative to sendmail.
* Quake-HOWTO, Linux Quake HOWTO
Updated: Dec 1998. How to install, run and troubleshoot Quake,
QuakeWorld and Quake II on an Intel Linux system.
* Quota, Quota mini-HOWTO
Updated: Aug 2003. 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.
* RCS, The RCS mini-HOWTO
Updated: Aug 1997. Covers basic installation and usage of RCS, the
GNU Revision Control System, under Linux.
* Reading-List-HOWTO, The Linux Reading List HOWTO
Updated: Oct 2003. Lists the books the author thinks are most
valuable to a person trying to learn Unix (especially Linux) top
to bottom.
* RedHat-CD-HOWTO, Burning a RedHat CD HOWTO
Updated: Oct 2003. How to make your own CDs from the Red Hat Linux
distribution equivalent to the ones commercially available from
Red Hat.
* Remote-Boot, Linux Remote-Boot mini-HOWTO: Configuring Remote-Boot
Workstations with Linux, DOS, Windows 95/98 and Windows NT
Updated: Feb 1999. 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.
* Remote-Bridging, Remote Bridging with IP Tunnels mini-HOWTO
Updated: May 2002. Describes how to unite two separate ethernet
LANs with an IP tunnel between them.
* Remote-Serial-Console-HOWTO, Remote Serial Console HOWTO
Updated: Mar 2003. Covers how to set up your hardware to use a
serial console.
* Remote-X-Apps, Remote X Apps mini-HOWTO
Updated: Dec 2001. How to run remote X applications.
* Root-RAID-HOWTO, Root RAID HOWTO cookbook
Updated: Jul 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.
* RPM-HOWTO, RPM HOWTO - RPM at Idle
Updated: Nov 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-for-Unix-HOWTO, RPM-for-Unix HOW-TO
Removed: November 2003. This HOWTO has been removed for review.
* RTLinux-HOWTO, RTLinux HOWTO
Updated: Aug 2002. RTLinux Installation and writing realtime
programs in Linux.
* Samba-Authenticated-Gateway-HOWTO, Samba Authenticated Gateway
HOWTO
Updated: Jul 2003. How to build a Firewall/Gateway with rules set
on user basis having the users authenticated by a Samba Primary
Domain Controller.
* Sat-HOWTO, Sat (Satellite Technology) HOWTO
Updated: Jul 2002. Investigates "State of Art" Sat connections in
a Linux environment; how to get them faster and how to share them
with many clients.
* Saving-Space, Saving Space mini-HOWTO
Updated: Apr 1999. Directions for squeezing your Linux
installation into the least possible space. Particularly aimed at
notebook users.
* Scanner-HOWTO, The Scanner HOWTO
Updated: Aug 2003. Documents the steps necessary for access and
use of a photographic scanner device on a system running Linux.
* Scientific-Computing-with-GNU-Linux, Scientific Computing with
Free GNU/Linux Software HOWTO
Updated: Nov 2003. Aims to show how a PC running GNU/Linux can be
used for scientific computing. It lists the various available free
software and also links on the world wide web to tutorials on
getting started with the tools.
* Scripting-GUI-TclTk, Scripting Graphical Commands with Tcl/Tk
Mini-HOWTO
Updated: Aug 2003. This article provides an introduction to
building graphical user interface frontends for command-line
utilities using Tcl and the Tk toolkit.
* SCSI-2.4-HOWTO, The Linux 2.4 SCSI subsystem HOWTO
Updated: May 2003. Describes the SCSI subsystem as the Linux
kernel enters the 2.4 production series. An external view of the
SCSI subsystem is the main theme. Material is included to help the
system administration of the Linux SCSI subsystem.
* SCSI-Generic-HOWTO, The Linux SCSI Generic (sg) HOWTO
Updated: May 2002. Describes the SCSI Generic driver (sg) found in
the Linux 2.4 production series of kernels. Focuses on the
interface and characteristics of the driver that application
writers may need to know.
* SCSI-Programming-HOWTO, The Linux SCSI programming HOWTO
[archived.gif] Archived - Last Update: May 1996. Deals with
programming the Linux generic SCSI interface.
Check the SCSI-Generic-HOWTO for more current information.
* Secure-CVS-Pserver, Secure CVS Pserver Mini-HOWTO
Updated: Mar 2003. Will help you set up a more secure CVS Pserver
for anonymous CVS access.
* Secure-POP+SSH, Secure POP via SSH mini-HOWTO
Updated: Sep 1998. How to set up secure POP connections using ssh.
* Secure-Programs-HOWTO, Secure Programming for Linux and Unix HOWTO
Updated: Mar 2003. Provides a set of design and implementation
guidelines for writing secure programs for Linux and Unix systems.
* Security-HOWTO, Linux Security HOWTO
Updated: Jun 2002. A general overview of security issues that face
the administrator of Linux systems.
* Security-Quickstart-HOWTO, Security Quick-Start HOWTO for Linux
Updated: Jul 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: Jul 2002. An overview of the basic steps required to
secure a Linux installation from intrusion (Redhat specific
version).
* Sendmail-Address-Rewrite, sendmail address rewriting mini-HOWTO
Updated: May 1998. A brief description of how to set up sendmail's
configuration file for the home user's dial-up access.
* Sendmail+UUCP, Sendmail+UUCP HOWTO
Updated: May 1998. How to setup a single machine with no direct
access to the internet to route mail for you via sendmail and UUCP
to a 'smarter host' (eg. your ISP).
* Sentry-Firewall-CD-HOWTO, Sentry Firewall CD HOWTO
Updated: Aug 2003. An introduction on how the Sentry Firewall
CDROM works and how to get started using the system.
* Serbian-HOWTO, Serbian HOWTO
Updated: Nov 1998. Addresses Linux localization issues specific to
Serbian users (written in Serbian).
* Serial-HOWTO, Serial HOWTO
Updated: Nov 2003. Describes serial port features other than those
which should be covered by other HOWTOs. Lists information on
multiport serial cards and contains detailed technical information
about the serial port itself.
* Serial-Laplink-HOWTO, Serial Laplink HOWTO
Updated: Jul 2001. Details how to setup a "laplink" connection
between two computers.
* Serial-Programming-HOWTO, Serial Programming HOWTO
Updated: Aug 2001. How to program communications with devices over
a serial port on a Linux box.
* Shadow-Password-HOWTO, Linux Shadow Password HOWTO
Updated: Apr 1996. How to obtain, install, and configure the Linux
password Shadow Suite.
* SLIP-PPP-Emulator, SLIP/PPP Emulator mini-HOWTO
Updated: Feb 2001. Describes how to get your Linux box to connect
to a generic site via a SLIP/PPP emulator, such as SLiRP or TIA.
* Slovak-HOWTO, Slovak HOWTO
Updated: Feb 2002. Addresses Linux localization issues specific to
Slovakian users (written in Slovak).
* Slovenian-HOWTO, Slovenian HOWTO
Updated: Feb 1999. Addresses Linux localization issues specific to
Slovenian users (written in Slovenian).
* Small-Memory, Small Memory Mini-HOWTO
Updated: Dec 2000. How to run Linux on a system with a small
amount of memory.
* Smart-Card-HOWTO, Smart Card HOWTO
Updated: Sep 2001. Information on smart card technology and its
applications in Linux environment.
* SMB-HOWTO, SMB HOWTO
Updated: Apr 2000. How to use the Server Message Block (SMB)
protocol, also called the Session Message Block, NetBIOS or
LanManager protocol, with Linux using Samba.
* SMP-HOWTO, Linux SMP HOWTO
Updated: Jul 2002. Reviews main issues related to SMP
configuration under Linux.
* Snort-Statistics-HOWTO, Snort-Setup for Statistics HOWTO
Updated: Feb 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.
* Software-Building-HOWTO, Building and Installing Software Packages
for Linux
Updated: Jul 1999. A comprehensive guide to building and
installing "generic" UNIX software distributions under Linux.
* Software-Proj-Mgmt-HOWTO, Free Software Project Management HOWTO
Updated: Apr 2002. A guide to the non-technical aspects of free
software project the non-technical aspects of free software
project management; and was written to be a crash course in the
people skills that aren't taught to commercial coders but that can
make or break a free software project.
* Software-RAID-HOWTO, Software-RAID HOWTO
Updated: Aug 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: Nov 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.
* Software-Release-Practice-HOWTO, Software Release Practice HOWTO
Updated: Jan 2002. Describes good release practices for Linux
open-source projects.
* Sound-HOWTO, The Linux Sound HOWTO
Updated: Jul 2001. Describes sound support for Linux (hardware,
configuration, etc).
* Soundblaster-AWE, Sound Blaster AWE 32/64 HOWTO
Updated: Jan 1998. 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.
* Sound-Playing-HOWTO, The Linux Sound Playing HOWTO
Updated: Aug 1998. Lists applications for Linux that play various
sound formats.
* Spanish-HOWTO, Spanish Linux HOWTO
Updated: Aug 1996. Contains information on Linux in the Spanish
environment, for developing software with Spanish support or how
to get in touch with the Linux community in Spain (written in
Spanish).
* SPARC-HOWTO, SPARC-HOWTO
Updated: Oct 2003. Describes Linux on SPARC-based workstations.
* Speech-Recognition-HOWTO, Speech Recognition HOWTO
Updated: Apr 2002. Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) on Linux is
becoming easier. Several packages are available for users as well
as developers. This document describes the basics of speech
recognition and describes some of the available software.
* SRM-HOWTO, SRM Firmware HOWTO
Updated: Nov 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.
* 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.
* SSL-Certificates-HOWTO, SSL Certificates HOWTO
Updated: Oct 2002. How to manage a certificate authority (CA), and
issue or sign certificates to be used for secure web, secure
e-mail, or signing code and other usages.
* SSL-RedHat-HOWTO, Building a Secure RedHat Apache Server HOWTO
Updated: Feb 2001. Explains how PKI and SSL work together. It is
essential to understand how the SSL protocol works to successfully
deploy a secure server.
* StarOffice, StarOffice 3.1 Mini-HOWTO
Updated: Nov 1999. Information on installing the StarOffice 3.1
Office Suite by StarDivision.
* Swap-Space, Linux Swap Space Mini-HOWTO
Updated: Dec 2002. How to share your Linux swap partition with
Windows.
* Sybase-ASA-HOWTO, Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere for Linux HOWTO
Updated: Apr 2001. Guides you through the installation of SQL
Anywhere Studio 7.0.2 for Linux and the basic operation and
administration of Adaptive Server Anywhere databases.
* Sybase-ASE-HOWTO, Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise / SQL Server
HOWTO
Updated: Sep 2003. Describes installation and configuration of
Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (formerly known as SQL Server)
relational database server on the Linux platform, together with
basic usage.
* Sybase-PHP-Apache, Sybase-PHP-Apache mini-HOWTO
Updated: Jul 2001. Explains how to set up a Linux machine to run
an Apache web server using PHP to access a Sybase-ASE database.
* Tamil-Linux-HOWTO, Tamil Linux HOWTO
Updated: Feb 2003. Helps you to set up a working Tamil Linux
environment. It describes setting up fonts, keyboard drivers,
editing and printing Tamil/bilingual documents, and working with
the X Window system.
* Tango-HOWTO, Tango 2000 HOWTO
Updated: Jul 2000. Describes the installation, configuration, and
basic troubleshooting of Pervasive Software's Tango Application
Server on Sun Solaris and various flavours of Linux.
* TclTk-HOWTO, The Linux Tcl and Tk HOWTO
Updated: Nov 1998. Describes the Linux approach to Tcl, a
scripting language.
* Term-Firewall, Using Term to Pierce an Internet Firewall
[archived.gif] Archived - Last Update: Jul 1996. Directions for
using ``term'' to do network stuff through a TCP firewall that
you're not supposed to be able to.
* TeTeX-HOWTO, The teTeX HOWTO: The Linux-teTeX Local Guide
Updated: Nov 1998. Covers the basic installation and usage of the
teTeX TeX and LaTeX implementation, plus auxiliary packages like
Ghostscript.
* Text-Terminal-HOWTO, Text-Terminal HOWTO
Updated: Nov 2003. Explains what text terminals are, how they
work, how to install and configure them, and provides some info on
how to repair them.
* Thai-HOWTO, The Linux Thai HOWTO
Updated: Aug 1998. How to use Thai language with Linux. This will
cover setting Thai fonts, Thai keyboard and some Thai
applications.
* Thinclient-HOWTO, Thin Client: New User Guide
Updated: Nov 1999. How to turn inexpensive legacy computers into
fast terminals.
* TimePrecision-HOWTO, Managing Accurate Date and Time HOWTO
Updated: Jul 2003. Explains the time mechanisms on Linux, what are
time zones, and precision with NTP.
* Tips-HOWTO, The Linux Tips HOWTO
Updated: Jun 1998. Contains those hard to find hints and tweekings
that make Linux a bit nicer.
* TkRat, TkRat mini-HOWTO
Updated: Sep 1999. Geared toward anyone interested in using their
Linux computer to send and receive Internet E-Mail.
* Token-Ring, Token-Ring mini-HOWTO
Updated: Jan 2002. Designed to help you get up and running using a
Token Ring adaptor to access the network.
* Traffic-Control-HOWTO, Traffic Control HOWTO
Updated: Nov 2003. Traffic control encompasses the sets of
mechanisms and operations by which packets are queued for
transmission/reception on a network interface. This HOWTO provides
an introduction and overview of the capabilities and
implementation of traffic control under Linux.
* Traffic-Control-tcng-HTB-HOWTO, Traffic Control using tcng and HTB
HOWTO
Updated: Apr 2003. A brief tutorial on using tcng (Traffic Control
Next Generation) with HTB (Hierarchical Token Bucket) to perform
traffic shaping on a Linux machine.
* TransparentProxy, Transparent Proxy with Squid mini-HOWTO
Updated: Aug 2002. Provides information on how to setup a
transparent caching HTTP proxy server using only Linux and squid.
* TT-Debian, TrueType Fonts in Debian mini-HOWTO
Updated: Jan 2000. How to configure a Debian system to use
TrueType fonts for display and printing.
* TT-XFree86, TrueType Fonts with XFree86 4.0.x mini-HOWTO
Updated: Feb 2001. Describes how to use TrueType (*.ttf) fonts
with XFree86 4.0.x.
* Turkish-HOWTO, Turkish HOWTO
Updated: Sep 1999. Addresses Linux localization issues specific to
Turkish users (written in Turkish).
* Ultra-DMA, The Linux Ultra-DMA Mini-Howto
Updated: Dec 2001. How to use Ultra-DMA aka Ultra-ATA aka Ultra33
and Ultra66 hard drives and interfaces with Linux.
* UMSDOS-HOWTO, UMSDOS HOWTO
Updated: Dec 2001. Explains how to use Umsdos (a linux file
system) in different configurations, and its operation.
* Unicode-HOWTO, The Unicode HOWTO
Updated: Jan 2001. How to change your Linux system so it uses
UTF-8 as text encoding.
* Unix-and-Internet-Fundamentals-HOWTO, The Unix and Internet
Fundamentals HOWTO
Updated: Oct 2003. Describes the working basics of PC-class
computers, Unix-like operating systems, and the Internet in
non-technical language.
* Unix-Hardware-Buyer-HOWTO, The Unix Hardware Buyer HOWTO
Updated: Aug 2001. This is your one-stop resource for information
about how to buy and configure Intel hardware for cheap, powerful
Unix systems.
* Update, The Staying Updated mini-HOWTO
Updated: May 2002. How to stay updated and abreast of the
development that takes place in the Linux world of development.
* Upgrade, Upgrading Your Linux Distribution mini-HOWTO
Updated: Mar 2002. Hints and tips on upgrading from one linux
distribution to another.
* UPS-HOWTO, UPS HOWTO
Updated: Oct 2003. Teaches you things you need to know to select a
UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply) intelligently and make it work
with your open-source operating system.
* USB-Digital-Camera-HOWTO, USB Digital Camera HOWTO
Updated: Jun 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.
* Usenet-News-HOWTO, Usenet News HOWTO
Updated: Aug 2002. A complete HOWTO on Usenet news.
* 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.
* User-Group-HOWTO, Linux User Group HOWTO
Updated: Dec 2003. A guide to founding, maintaining, and growing a
Linux User Group.
* UUCP-HOWTO, The Linux UUCP HOWTO
Updated: Dec 2001. Describes the setup, care & feeding of UUCP
under Linux.
* VAIO+Linux, Linux on Sony VAIO mini-HOWTO
Updated: Sep 1998. This document explains installation of Linux on
Sony VAIO computers.
* Valgrind-HOWTO, Valgrind HOWTO
Updated: Sep 2002. A guide to Valgrind, the malloc debugger.
* VAR-HOWTO, Linux VAR HOWTO
Updated: Aug 1999. Contains a listing of service companies which
do not manufacture hardware or create packaged software, but add
value to existing products.
* VB6-to-Tcl, VB6 To Tcl mini-HOWTO
Updated: Apr 2003. A 15 Minute Tcl Tour For Visual Basic and
VBScript Programmers.
* VCR-HOWTO, VCR-HOWTO - Using your GNU/Linux computer as a VCR
Updated: Jul 2001. A guide to setting up your GNU/Linux
workstation as a digital VCR using the video4linux driver and a
supported tuner card.
* VideoLAN-HOWTO, VideoLAN HOWTO
Updated: Sep 2003. Describes how to use the complete VideoLAN
streaming solution.
* Vim-HOWTO, Vim Color Editor HOWTO (Vi Improved w/syntax color
highlighting)
Removed: November 2003. This HOWTO has been removed for review.
* Virtual-Services-HOWTO, Virtual Services HOWTO
Updated: Aug 1998. How to virtualize a service.
* Virtual-Web, Virtual Web mini-HOWTO
Updated: Jun 2001. Discuss the essentials of setting up a Virtual
Web Site under Linux.
* Visual-Bell, Visible bell mini-Howto
Updated: Dec 2001. How to use termcap to configure a visual bell
on one's system and describes how to disable audible bells on
demand.
* VMailMgr-HOWTO, VMailMgr HOWTO
Updated: Apr 2000. Explains how to setup VMailMgr to support pop3
virtual domain services in conjunction with Qmail.
* VME-HOWTO, VME HOWTO
Updated: Feb 2002. Shows the embedded system community how to run
Linux on their VMEbus Pentium and other PCI local bus based VMEbus
processor designs.
* VMS-to-Linux-HOWTO, From VMS to Linux HOWTO
Updated: Sep 1999. Aimed at all those who have been using VMS and
now need or want to switch to Linux.
* VoIP-HOWTO, VoIP Howto
Updated: Aug 2002. Voice Over IP is a new communication means that
let you telephone with Internet at almost null cost. This document
covers how this is done.
* VPN-HOWTO, VPN HOWTO
Updated: May 2002. How to set up a Virtual Private Network with
Linux.
* VPN, The VPN HOWTO
[archived.gif] Archived - Last Update: Dec 2001. See the
VPN-HOWTO.
* VPN-Masquerade-HOWTO, Linux VPN Masquerade HOWTO
Updated: Oct 2000. How to configure a Linux firewall to masquerade
IPsec- and PPTP-based Virtual Private Network traffic, allowing
you to establish a VPN connection without losing the security and
flexibility of your Linux firewall's internet connection and
allowing you to make available a VPN server that does not have a
registered internet IP address.
* Wacom-Tablet-HOWTO, Wacom Tablet HOWTO
Updated: Aug 2001. Installation of (not only) Wacom graphic
tablets under linux and/or xfree86.
* Wacom-USB-mini-HOWTO, Wacom Graphire USB Mini-HOWTO
Updated: Jun 2000. How to setup a Wacom Graphire USB tablet for
use with Linux.
* Wearable-HOWTO, Wearable HOWTO
Updated: Nov 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.
* Web-Browsing-Behind-ISA-Server-HOWTO, Web Browsing Behind ISA
Server HOWTO
Updated: May 2003. If you are using a Linux box connected to a
Windows-based ISA server, this article will help you in set things
up so you can browse the web from your Linux machine.
* WikiText-HOWTO, LDP WikiText Editing HOWTO
Updated: Jan 2002. Explains how to use the LDP WikiText editing
format to create DocBook documents for the LDP.
* Windows-LAN-Server-HOWTO, Windows LAN server HOW-TO
Updated: Mar 2003. Intended to assist those who wish to consider
Linux as a server within an office environment which has PC's
primarily running Microsoft Windows 9x.
* Windows-Newsreaders-under-Linux-HOWTO, Windows Newsreaders under
Linux HOWTO
Updated: Dec 2003. Describes how to set up and use several
different Windows Usenet newsreaders under the Linux operating
system using the Wine "emulator."
* Winmodems-and-Linux-HOWTO, Winmodems-and-Linux HOWTO
Updated: Apr 2001. Helps users get a Winmodem working under Linux.
* Wireless-HOWTO, Wireless HOWTO for Linux Systems
Updated: Jul 2002. Document explains how to setup Wireless in
Linux, compatibility problems, something about geographic
requirements and more.
* Wireless-Link-sys-WPC11, Link-sys WPC11 Mini-HOWTO
Updated: Jul 2003. How to set up a Wireless Link-Sys WPC11 card
using a Link-SYS Wireless Access Point/DSL/Switch on a Debian
system.
* Wireless-Sync-HOWTO, Wireless Sync HOWTO
Updated: Dec 2001. Explains how to perform a wireless, network
sync between a Handspring Visor and jpilot or jpilot-sync.
* WordPerfect, WordPerfect Mini-howto
Updated: Aug 1997. Discusses running WordPerfect on Linux,
including a brief discussion on the WordPerfect 7.0 beta.
* WWW-HOWTO, Linux WWW HOWTO
Updated: Aug 1999. Information about setting up WWW services under
Linux (both server and client).
* WWW-mSQL-HOWTO, A mSQL and perl Web Server HOWTO
Updated: Sep 1997. How to build a SQL client/server database using
WWW and HTML for the user interface.
* X-Big-Cursor, X11-big-cursor mini-HOWTO
Updated: Aug 1997. How to use enlarged mouse cursors with the X
window system.
* XDMCP-HOWTO, Linux XDMCP HOWTO
Updated: Jan 2003. How to setup XDMCP ("X Display Manager Control
Protocol").
* XDM-Xterm, XDM and X Terminal mini-HOWTO
Updated: May 2002. Describes the basic ideas for using XDM to
manage X terminals. It is not meant to be a comprehensive
discussion of all the features of XDM, but a gentle introduction
to what XDM can to for X terminals.
* XFree86-HOWTO, The Linux XFree86 HOWTO
Updated: Sep 2001. How to obtain, install, and configure version
4.0 of the XFree86 version of the X Window System (X11R6) for
Linux systems.
* XFree-Local-multi-user-HOWTO, XFree local multi-user HOWTO
Updated: Nov 2003. Explains the shortest way to get a working
multiple local X user-capable PC system.
* XFree86-R200, ATI R200 + XFree86 4.x mini-HOWTO
Updated: Sep 2003. Describes the procedure of making XFree 4.x run
on an ATI R200 (Radeon 8xxx series).
* XFree86-Second-Mouse, Second Mouse in X mini-HOWTO
Updated: Nov 2001. Quick instructions to enable a second mouse in
X.
* XFree86-Touch-Screen-HOWTO, Linux Touch Screen HOWTO
Updated: Nov 2002. How to set up a touch screen input device under
XFree86.
* XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO, XFree86 Video Timings HOWTO
Updated: Jul 2003. How to compose a mode line for your
card/monitor combination under XFree86.
* XFree86-XInside, Linux XFree-to-Xinside mini-HOWTO
Updated: Sep 1997. How to convert an XFree86 modeline into an
XInside/XiGraphics one.
* Xinerama-HOWTO, Using Xinerama to MultiHead XFree86 v.4.0+
Updated: Nov 2002. How to configure XFree86 Version 4.0+ with
multiple monitors and the Xinerama extentions.
* XML-RPC-HOWTO, XML-RPC HOWTO
Updated: Apr 2001. Describes how to use XML-RPC to implement
clients and servers in a variety of languages. Provides example
code; applies to all operating systems with XML-RPC support.
* Xterminals, Connecting X Terminals to Linux Mini-HOWTO
Updated: May 2003. How to connect X Terminals with a Linux host
using nfs, xfs, xdm and xdmcp.
* Xterm-Title, How to change the title of an xterm
Updated: Oct 1999. How to use escape sequences to dynamically
change window and icon titles of an xterm.
* XWindow-Overview-HOWTO, X Window System Architecture Overview
HOWTO
Updated: May 2001. Provides an overview of the X Window System's
architecture.
* XWindow-User-HOWTO, The X Window User HOWTO
Updated: Oct 2002. Provides basic information (introductory level)
on understanding and configuring the X Window System for Linux
users.
* ZIP-Drive, Zip Drive Mini-HOWTO
Updated: Mar 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
Updated: Jan 1998. 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.
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