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Topics covered in this section include:
RPM-HOWTO,
RPM HOWTO - RPM at Idle Updated: November 1999.
RPM is the RPM Package Manager. It is an open packaging
system available for anyone to use. It allows users to take source
code for new software and package it into source and binary form such
that binaries can be easily installed and tracked and source can be
rebuilt easily. It also maintains a database of all packages and their
files that can be used for verifying packages and querying for
information about files and/or packages. RPM+Slackware, RPM+Slackware Mini-Howto Updated: April 1998.
How to get RPM installed and working properly under Slackware. Software-Building-HOWTO,
Building and Installing Software Packages for Linux Updated: July 1999.
A comprehensive guide to building and installing "generic" UNIX
software distributions under Linux.
3D-Modelling, 3D Graphics Modelling and Rendering mini-HOWTO Updated: March 2001.
Details download and installation instructions for a graphics
rendering and modelling development environment using RedHat Linux. AI-Alife-HOWTO,
Linux AI & Alife HOWTO Updated: December 2000.
Information about, and links to, various AI related software libraries,
applications, etc. that work on the Linux platform. Astronomy-HOWTO,
Linux Astronomy HOWTO Updated: April 2001.
Document shares tips and resources to utilize Linux solutions in
the pursuit of Astronomy. Bzip2, Bzip2 mini-HOWTO Updated: August 1999.
How to use the new bzip2 compression program. Commercial-HOWTO,
Linux Commercial HOWTO Updated: March 1999.
A listing of commercial software and applications which are offered
for Linux. Emacs-Beginner-HOWTO,
Emacs Beginner's HOWTO Updated: March 2001.
Introduces Linux users to the Emacs editor. Emacspeak-HOWTO,
The Linux Emacspeak HOWTO Updated: December 2000.
How a blind user can use Linux with a speech synthesizer to replace
the video display. GIS-GRASS, GIS-GRASS mini-HOWTO Updated: November 1997.
How to acquire, install and configure a powerful scientific
public-domain Geographic Information System (GIS): the Geographic
Resources Analysis Support System (GRASS). IPMasquerading+Napster, IPMasquerading+Napster mini-HOWTO Updated: April 2000.
Present a way to allow users behind an IPMasq'd system to use Napster. IRC, Linux IRC mini-HOWTO Updated: January 2001.
Describes the basics of IRC and respective applications for Linux. LinuxGL-QuakeWorld-mini-HOWTO, LinuxGL (GLX) QuakeWorld Client compile mini-HOWTO Updated: January 2001.
How to get the OpenGL/GLX Linux
QuakeWorld client compiled and working on systems with standard
OpenGL hardware acceleration support. Mail-User-HOWTO,
The Linux Mail User HOWTO Updated: February 2001.
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. Mutt-GnuPG-PGP-HOWTO,
Mutt-i, GnuPG and PGP HOWTO Updated: February 2000.
Briefly explains how to configure Mutt-i, PGP and GnuPG in its
different versions (2.6.x, 5.x and GnuPG). NetMeeting-HOWTO,
Linux NETMEETING HOWTO Updated: March 2001.
Describes how to make Microsoft NetMeeting interoperate with Linux. Outlook-to-Unix-Mailbox, MS Outlook to Unix Mailbox Conversion mini HOWTO Updated: January 2001.
Covers conversion of old email in Microsoft Outlook
(not Outlook Express!) to typical Unix file formats. Quake-HOWTO,
Linux Quake HOWTO Updated: August 1998.
How to install, run and troubleshoot Quake, QuakeWorld and Quake II
on an Intel Linux system. Sat-HOWTO,
Sat (Satellite Technology) HOWTO Updated: May 2001.
Investigates "State of Art" Sat connections in a Linux
environment; how to get them faster and how to share them with
many clients. Sound-Playing-HOWTO,
The Linux Sound Playing HOWTO Updated: August 1998.
Lists applications for Linux that play various sound formats. Speech-Recognition-HOWTO,
Speech Recognition HOWTO Updated: November 2000.
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. StarOffice, StarOffice 3.1 Mini-HOWTO Updated: November 1999.
Information on installing the StarOffice 3.1 Office Suite
by StarDivision. TeTeX-HOWTO,
The teTeX HOWTO: The Linux-teTeX Local Guide Updated: November 1998.
Covers the basic installation and usage of the teTeX TeX and LaTeX
implementation, plus auxiliary packages like Ghostscript. TkRat, TkRat mini-HOWTO Updated: September 1999.
Geared toward anyone interested in using their Linux computer
to send and receive Internet E-Mail. Vim-HOWTO,
Vim Color Editor HOWTO (Vi Improved w/syntax
color highlighting) Updated: May 2001.
A guide to very quickly setup Vim color editor on Linux or Unix systems. VoIP-HOWTO,
VoIP Howto Updated: June 2001.
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. WordPerfect, WordPerfect Mini-howto Updated: August 1997.
Discusses running WordPerfect on Linux, including a brief discussion
on the WordPerfect 7.0 beta. Xterm-Title, How to change the title of an xterm Updated: October 1999.
How to use escape sequences to dynamically change window
and icon titles of an xterm.
Apache-PHP-Sybase, Linux-Apache-PHP-Sybase mini-HOWTO Updated: May 2001.
Explains how to set up a Linux machine to run an Apache
web server using PHP to access a Sybase-ASE database. DB2-HOWTO,
DB2 Version 7.1 for Linux HOWTO Updated: June 2001.
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. IngresII-HOWTO,
Ingres II HOWTO Updated: June 2000.
Helps install the Ingres II Relational Database Management System on Linux. Oracle-7-HOWTO,
Oracle 7 Database HOWTO Updated: August 1998.
A guide to installing and configuring the Oracle 7 Database Server on a
Linux system. Oracle-8-HOWTO,
Oracle (8) for Linux Installation HOWTO Updated: June 2000.
A guide to installing and configuring the
Oracle 8i Enterprise Edition for Linux. PostgreSQL-HOWTO,
Database-SQL-RDBMS HOWTO for Linux
(PostgreSQL Object Relational Database System) Updated: January 2001.
A "practical guide" to very quickly setup a SQL Database engine and
front end tools on a Unix system. Sybase-ASA-HOWTO,
Sybase Adaptive Server Anywhere for Linux HOWTO Updated: April 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. WWW-mSQL-HOWTO,
A mSQL and perl Web Server HOWTO Updated: September 1997.
How to build a SQL client/server database using WWW and HTML for the
user interface.
Cyrus-IMAP,
Cyrus IMAP HOWTO Updated: October 2000.
A comprehensive guide to installing, configuring, and running Cyrus
Imap and Cyrus Sasl. Mail-Administrator-HOWTO,
The Linux Electronic Mail Administrator HOWTO Updated: January 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: September 1997.
Configuration changes necessary to make sendmail deliver local mail
now; while stashing remote mail in the
queue until "I Say So". Mail2News, Mail2News mini-HOWTO Updated: November 2000.
How to feed a mailing list to a news server. Majordomo-MajorCool-HOWTO,
Majordomo and MajorCool HOWTO Updated: November 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). Offline-Mailing, Linux off-line mailing method (offline mailaddr with 1 account) Updated: June 1998.
Use your linux mailing system offline, receive mail for multiple
users with only one email address, and without being 24-24 online. Outlook-to-Unix-Mailbox, MS Outlook to Unix Mailbox Conversion mini HOWTO Updated: January 2001.
Covers conversion of old email in Microsoft Outlook
(not Outlook Express!) to typical Unix file formats. Qmail+MH, mini-HOWTO install qmail with MH Updated: March 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: April 2000.
Building a mail server that will support virtual domain hosting
and provide smtp, pop3 and imap services, using a powerful
alternative to sendmail. Secure-POP+SSH, Secure POP via SSH mini-HOWTO Updated: September 1998.
How to set up secure POP connections using ssh. 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). 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. VMailMgr-HOWTO,
VMailMgr HOWTO Updated: April 2000.
Explains how to setup VMailMgr to support pop3 virtual
domain services in conjunction with Qmail.
News-Leafsite, News Leafsite mini-HOWTO Updated: January 1998.
This will help you to configure a small leafsite for Usenet
News using the free software package Leafnode.
Apache-Overview-HOWTO,
Apache Overview How-to Updated: March 2001.
An overview of the Apache webserver and related
projects. It provides pointers for further
information and implementation details. Apache-mods, Apache+DSO+mod_ssl+mod_perl+php+mod_auth_nds+mod_auth_mysql+mod_fastcgi mini-HOWTO Updated: April 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-PHP-Sybase, Linux-Apache-PHP-Sybase mini-HOWTO Updated: May 2001.
Explains how to set up a Linux machine to run an Apache
web server using PHP to access a Sybase-ASE database. Apache+SSL+PHP+fp, Linux Apache SSL PHP/FI frontpage mini-HOWTO Updated: July 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
M$Frontpage Server Extensions. FTP, FTP mini-HOWTO Updated: January 2000.
How to use ftp clients and servers ISP-Setup-RedHat-HOWTO,
"Pocket" ISP based on RedHat Linux Updated: January 2001.
Outlines the setup of a single RedHat box for dial-ins,virtual web hosting,
virtual email, POP3 and ftp servers. Intranet-Server-HOWTO,
The Linux Intranet Server HOWTO Updated: August 1997.
How to setup an Intranet using Linux as the server which binds Unix,
Netware, NT and Windows together. phhttpd-HOWTO,
PHHTTPD Updated: April 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. SSL-RedHat-HOWTO,
Building a Secure RedHat Apache Server HOWTO Updated: February 2001.
Explains how PKI and SSL work together. It is essential
to understand how the SSL protocol works to successfully
deploy a secure server. WWW-HOWTO,
Linux WWW HOWTO Updated: August 1999.
Information about setting up WWW services under Linux (both server
and client). TransparentProxy, Transparent Proxy with Squid mini-HOWTO Updated: May 2001.
Provides information on how to setup a transparent
caching HTTP proxy server using only Linux and squid.
Bandwidth-Limiting-HOWTO,
Bandwidth Limiting HOWTO Updated: May 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. CDServer-HOWTO,
CDServer-HOWTO Updated: September 2000.
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. Fax-Server, Linux simple fax printer server mini-HOWTO (faxsrv-mini-HOWTO) Updated: November 1997.
Describes in detail one of the simplest ways to setup a fax
server on your Linux system. Kiosk-HOWTO,
Kiosk HOWTO Updated: October 1999.
Provides a guide for setting up a WWW-based kiosk using Linux, X11R6,
FVWM2, Netscape Navigator 4.X, and a customized trackball. LDAP-HOWTO,
LDAP Linux HOWTO Updated: February 2001.
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: March 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. NIS-HOWTO,
The Linux NIS(YP)/NYS/NIS+ HOWTO Updated: November 2000.
How to configure Linux as NIS(YP) or NIS+ client and how to install
as a NIS server. Tango-HOWTO,
Tango 2000 HOWTO Updated: July 2000.
Describes the installation, configuration, and basic
troubleshooting of Pervasive Software's Tango Application Server
on Sun Solaris and various flavours of Linux. Virtual-Services-HOWTO,
Virtual Services HOWTO Updated: August 1998.
How to virtualize a service.
BackspaceDelete, Linux Backspace/Delete mini-HOWTO Updated: May 2001.
Solutions for having working Backspace and Delete keys
on the console and on X. FDU, XFree86 Font Deuglification Mini HOWTO Updated: April 2001.
How to fix ugly and unreadable X Window fonts. 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. Intkeyb, How to setup international keyboard in X Windows Updated: February 2001.
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. LBX, The LBX mini-HOWTO Updated: December 1997.
LBX (Low Bandwidth X) is an X server extension which performs
compression on the X protocol. It is meant to be used in conjunction
with X applications and an X server which are separated by a slow
network connection, to improve display and response time. Remote-X-Apps, Remote X Apps mini-HOWTO Updated: January 2001.
How to run remote X applications. X-Big-Cursor, X11-big-cursor mini-HOWTO Updated: August 1997.
How to use enlarged mouse cursors with the X window system. XDM-Xterm, XDM and X Terminal mini-HOWTO Updated: November 2000.
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. XDMCP-HOWTO,
Linux XDMCP HOWTO Updated: March 2001.
How to setup XDMCP ("X Display Manager Control Protocol"). XFree86-HOWTO,
The Linux XFree86 HOWTO Updated: August 2000.
How to obtain, install, and configure version 4.0 of the XFree86
version of the X Window System (X11R6) for Linux systems. XFree86-Touch-Screen-HOWTO,
Linux Touch Screen HOWTO Updated: October 2000.
How to set up a touch screen input device under XFree86. XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO,
XFree86 Video Timings HOWTO Updated: August 2000.
How to compose a mode line for your card/monitor combination under
XFree86. XFree86-XInside, Linux XFree-to-Xinside mini-HOWTO Updated: September 1997.
How to convert an XFree86 modeline into an XInside/XiGraphics one. Xinerama-HOWTO,
Using the Xinerama Extensions to MultiHead X v.4.0 Updated: November 2000.
How to configure XFree86 Version 4.0 with Multiple monitors and
the Xinerama extentions. 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: September 1999.
Information on configuring the X Window environment for the Linux
user, as well as for the beginning system administrator attempting to
sort through the many configuration options and details of X Window.
MGR-HOWTO,
The MGR Window System HOWTO Updated: May 1996.
Information on the installation, configuration and running of the MGR
Window System.
FDU, XFree86 Font Deuglification Mini HOWTO Updated: April 2001.
How to fix ugly and unreadable X Window fonts. Font-HOWTO,
Font HOWTO Updated: March 2000.
Provides a comprehensive source to act as a starting point for any
and all font questions about Linux. TT-Debian, TrueType Fonts in Debian mini-HOWTO Updated: January 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: February 2001.
Describes how to use TrueType (*.ttf) fonts with XFree86
4.0.x.
Alsa-sound, Alsa-sound-mini-HOWTO Updated: November 1999.
Describes the installation of the ALSA sound drivers for Linux. Sound-HOWTO,
The Linux Sound HOWTO Updated: May 2001.
Describes sound support for Linux (hardware, configuration, etc). Sound-Playing-HOWTO,
The Linux Sound Playing HOWTO Updated: August 1998.
Lists applications for Linux that play various sound formats. MP3-HOWTO,
The Linux MP3 HOWTO Updated: October 2000.
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: April 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: May 2001.
A complete recipe for creating audio CDs from MP3 files.
DVD-Playing-HOWTO,
DVD Playing HOWTO Updated: June 2000.
A easy to follow explanation on how to get DVD movie
play-back in Linux. BTTV, The BTTV Mini-HOWTO Updated: February 2000.
Describes the hardware, software, and procedures needed to use a
bt8x8 chipset based frame grabber or TV tuner card under Linux.
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