A Beginner's Guide to [OpenBSD] xDSL Firewalling (HowTo):

So.. you've got yourself a nifty new DSL subscription, but after having been p0wn3d by who knows how many script kiddies less than an hour after hooking things up, you've come to realize that a firewall might be a Good Idea(tm). You thought about software solutions like ZoneAlarm, BlackIce, and the like, but by the time you've finished downloading them, it's already too late. Browsing the local computer superstore, you were bewildered by the assortment of routers, switches, gateways, firewalls, and other gear, and saying the sales lackey wasn't helpful would be an unfair compliment. Then you remembered that old pentium box hidden in the bottom drawer of a locked filing cabinet, sitting in a disused lavatory, with a sign on the door reading, "Beware the leopard!"(1) Maybe that can be your salvation... if only you could get it working.

A Brief History of Hackerdom (Literature):

I explore the origins of the hacker culture, including prehistory among the Real Programmers, the glory days of the MIT hackers, and how the early ARPAnet nurtured the first network nation. I describe the early rise and eventual stagnation of Unix, the new hope from Finland, and how the last true hacker became the next generation s patriarch. I sketch the way Linux and the mainstreaming of the Internet brought the hacker culture from the fringes of public consciousness to its current prominence.

ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (HowTo):

Outlines how to patch a kernel for ACPI support.

Alsa sound mini HOWTO (HowTo):

Describes the installation of the ALSA sound drivers for Linux. These sound drivers can be used as a replacement for the regular sound drivers, as they are fully compatible.

Apache Overview (HowTo):

This document gives you an overview of the different Apache projects, such as the Apache HTTP server and the Tomcat Servlet and JSP engine. It provides pointers for further information and implementation details.

Bash Guide for Beginners (Guide):

The primary reason for writing this document is that a lot of readers feel the existing HOWTO to be too short and incomplete, while the Bash Scripting guide is too much of a reference work. There is nothing in between these two extremes. I also wrote this guide on the general principal that not enough free basic courses are available, though they should be. This is a practical guide which, while not always being too serious, tries to give real life instead of theoretical examples. I partly wrote it because I don't get excited with stripped down and over simplified examples written by people who know what they are talking about, showing some really cool Bash feature so much out of its context that you cannot ever use it in practical circumstances. You can read that sort of stuff after finishing this book, which contains exercises and examples that will help you survive in the real world.

Bash Prompt (HowTo):

Creating and controlling terminal and xterm prompts is discussed, including incorporating standard escape sequences to give username, current working directory, time, etc. Further suggestions are made on how to modify xterm title bars, use external functions to provide prompt information, and how to use ANSI colours.

Beyond Linux® From Scratch (Guide):

This book follows on from the Linux From Scratch book. It introduces and guides the reader through additions to the system including networking, graphical interfaces, sound support, and printer and scanner support.

Boot + Root + Raid + Lilo : Software Raid (HowTo):

This document provides a cookbook for setting up root raid using the 0.90 raidtools for bootable raid mounted on root using standard LILO. Also covered is the conversion of a conventional disk to a raid1 or raid5 mirror set without the loss of data on the original disk.

Brief Linux FAQ (FAQ):

This document contains a list of some frequently asked Linux questions and their answers. It is meant to provide general help to Linux users, especially newbies. I invite you to modify and add to this list but if you do so please be sure to mail me so that I can include your changes in future releases. Finally, I hope that this document will prove helpful to all Linux users, newbies especially.

Custom Linux: A Porting Guide (Guide):

This guide describes a work in progress, to port Linux to a custom PowerPC based board. This means making the operating system work on unfamiliar hardware. Anyone who is on the same track might benefit from reading this paper, as it highlights the pitfalls and problematic points along the way.

Debian GNU/Linux Installation Guide (Guide):

This document contains installation instructions for the Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 system, for the Intel x86 ( i386 ) architecture. It also contains pointers to more information and information on how to make the most of your new Debian system.

Debian Reference (Guide):

This Debian Reference (http://qref.sourceforge.net/) is intended to provide a broad overview of the Debian system as a post-installation user’s guide. It covers many aspects of system administration through shell-command examples. Basic tutorials, tips, and other information are provided for topics including fundamental concepts of the Debian system, system installation hints, Debian package management, the Linux kernel under Debian, system tuning, building a gateway, text editors, CVS, programming, and GnuPG for non-developers.

DHCP (HowTo):

This document attempts to answer basic questions on how to set up your Linux box to serve as a DHCP server or a DHCP client.

Distributed user accounts and home directories with NIS, NFS and Amd (OpenBSD) (HowTo):

This document describes how to setup OpenBSD 3.6 so that user accounts and home directories on one machine (the master) can be shared among a number of hosts on a lan (the clients) using the tools in the OpenBSD default install. We make use of NIS, NFS and Amd to accomplish this.

DNS (HowTo):

HOWTO become a totally small time DNS admin.

DVD Playback (HowTo):

This document describes how to view DVD movies on a Linux computer with a DVD drive.

Evolution Email (Refcard):

Learn how to use many of Ximian Evolution's features with graphics and text.

Fedora Core 4 Installation Guide (Guide):

Fedora Core is a rapidly evolving system which follows the latest technical developments. Fedora Core may not be appropriate for use in critical applications in your organization. This manual helps you to install Fedora Core on desktops, laptops and servers. The installation system is flexible enough to use even if you have no previous knowledge of Linux or computer networks. If you select default options, Fedora Core provides a complete desktop operating system, including productivity applications, Internet utilities, and desktop tools.

Filesystems (HowTo):

This small HOWTO is about filesystems and accessing filesystems. It is not Linux or Unix related document as you probably expect. You can find there also a lot of interesting information about non Unix (file)systems, but Unix is my primary interest : )

Firewall and Proxy Server (HowTo):

This document is 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. An HTML version of this document is available at http://www.grennan.com/Firewall HOWTO.html

FreeBSD Handbook (Guide):

Welcome to FreeBSD! This handbook covers the installation and day to day use of FreeBSD 4.6-RELEASE. This manual is a work in progress and is the work of many individuals. Many sections do not yet exist and some of those that do exist need to be updated.

Freeing the Mind : Free Software and the Death of Proprietary Culture (Literature):

The subject matter we re going to talk about is variously named, and the words have some resonances of importance. I m going to use the phrase Free Software to describe this material and I m going to suggest to you that the choice of words is relevant. We are talking not merely about a form of production or a system of industrial relations, but also about the beginning of a social movement with specific political goals which will characterize not only the production of software in the twenty-first century, but the production and distribution of culture generally. My purpose this morning is to put that process in large enough context so that the significance of free software can be seen beyond the changes in the software industry alone.

Gentoo Linux Install Reference (Guide):

Contains a reference on how to install Gentoo Linux, with out all of the details.

Get going with KDE and KDM (HowTo):

With this information you can get a full-blown graphical desktop in 30 minutes (45 minutes max). Of course you have all packages needed already on a fast accessible filesystem. One way is to just download all packages from a mirror. You should always install the ports tree. Not all ports are available as a package. For KDE this isn't an issue, but there are interesting programs that need to be manually built. You can also use a graphical frontend like pb-browser for this.

Gimp Cheat Sheet (Refcard):

Cheat sheet for gimp, showing common key + mouse combinations, useful menu tools, etc. with graphical images used to help guide you.

GNU/Linux Post Installation Checklist (HowTo):

This document provides a checklist for steps you should take immediately after installing GNU/Linux. These steps will save you a lot of bother if you encounter any problems later on. This document also includes a shell script for automating the post installation process.

GNU/Linux pre installation checklist (HowTo):

This document provides a checklist for installing GNU/Linux (hereafter referred to as Linux) as well as hints and tips along the way. Translations in Japanese, Dutch, and French are available in Section 1.3. The most current version of this checklist will be posted online at: http://members.tripod.com/~algolog/lnxchk.htm. Sgml source for this document is located here.

Home Network (HowTo):

A simple tutorial on configuring Red Hat 6 and related variants to operate as an internet gateway to a small home or office network. Topics covered include masquerading, DNS, DHCP, and basic security.

Homesteading the Noosphere (Literature):

After observing a contradiction between the official ideology defined by open-source licenses and the actual behavior of hackers, I examine the actual customs which regulate the ownership and control of open-source software. I show that they imply an underlying theory of property rights homologous to the Lockean theory of land tenure. I then relate that to an analysis of the hacker culture as a gift culture in which participants compete for prestige by giving time, energy, and creativity away. Finally, I examine the implications of this analysis for conflict resolution in the culture, and develop some prescriptive implications.