2001 November

OnLamp.com
Unearthed by Marcel
http://www.onlamp.com/
… if you are into any kind of web development, The term [LAMP] was popular in Germany, and stands for using MySQL in conjunction with Linux, Apache, and either Perl, Python, or PHP. O’Reilly has a dedicated LAMP page (ONLamp) as Part of their Network: http://www.onlamp.com/.
As you may know, O’Reilly is the preeminent […]

CheckInstall
Unearthed by John Seymour
http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall-1.5.0-pak.tgz (Slack Pack)
http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall-1.5.0-1.i386.rpm (RPM)
http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall-en.html
55.6 Kb
A file that I have found useful is a program called Checkinstall,
current version is 1.5. The url to the homepage is
http://asic-linux.com.mx/~izto/checkinstall-en.html.
As you know, if you install a program from source code, to uninstall
you have to know every place on your system that the files were
placed. What checkinstall does […]

System Services - init
I only see a small notation in the comment field about these being the default run level for Slackware. I think it might be useful to drop a note telling folks that the Init run level will vary slightly from distro to distro. I think 0,1,3 and 6 are always the same, […]

Monitoring System Processes
Well, I would say that if you don’t already plan to do so, some GREAT
utilities to feature would be:
ps
top
grep
find
locate
whereis
I know that each one of these has pretty fundamentally altered the way I
use Linux when I learned them.

- Derek
Creating Directories
Just wanted to also point out that a dot or a slash should be needed […]

Penguin Shell, day 30: 21 issues, 9000 subscribers, 7500 emails, 3 DIY Fridays, 2 distro reviews, enough tips and tricks to get you going, and a Penguin in a pear tree. I think we’re starting to gather a head of steam.
My wife called me at work yesterday to say that a box had arrived from […]

Humorix
http://i-want-a-website.com/about-linux/
There’s nothing quite like a bit of good old-fashioned Linux humor. Yeah. Try telling that to your best non-geek buddy. You’re likely to get a look with about as much understanding as a hundred-mile stretch of pavement through Nevada in the summertime. Let’s face it - the general view of we geeks is that we’re […]

Partition Image for Linux

http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/partimage/partimage-static-0.6.1-1-rh72.i386.rpm
http://www.partimage.org/
File Size: 689k
Partition Image for Linux (PIL) is designed for partition-wide backups or cloning. It’s similar in function to programs like Norton Ghost and includes a boot disk for restoring your partitions. This program has value under several scenarios. Using PIL to back up your Linux partitions will allow you to restore […]

System Services - syslogd
This is starting to get scary. This week alone, we’ve talked about two different Linux daemons - inetd and xinetd. Today, we’re going to talk about another: syslogd. What’s with all these daemons, anyway?
If you remember, daemons are processes that fire off, then release control from the tty. They serve as listeners […]

Monitoring System Processes

Ever wonder what’s going on behind the scenes in your computer? What processes are running? What state are those processes in? How much CPU time are they taking? Linux offers a variety of tools to view this data on your machine. You can view a snapshot, or you can take a real-time interactive […]

I’ve had quite the week here in Iowa. The weather has turned to November, our Spanish customers accepted their telecopes in our shop on Monday, I’m starting to pack for a two-week install, and I’ve rediscovered the subtle pleasures of a thin stable Linux distribution.
Admittedly, Slackware has presented some challenges this week. Things that I’ve […]

Linux StepByStep
http://linux.nf/stepbystep.html
Linux - ” … a nation of the people, by the people and for the people …” Err, something like that. That’s really the overriding philosophy of Linux StepByStep. It’s firsthand accounts of installations, problems, resolutions, and all the good stuff that comes with making a leap into Linux. One user helping another. The […]

ZipSlack
Unearthed by mikey

ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-8.0/zipslack/zipslack.zip
http://www.slackware.com/
31.1 MB
ZipSlack - Slackware on a Zip Disk. Not only is this distribution small, but it’s meant to install on FAT or FAT32 partitions. Using the UMSDOS filesystem, ZipSlack requires no reformatting or repartitioning of your hard drive. The entire Slack distribution runs from within a Windows directory. Better yet - at right […]

System Services - inetd.conf
We’re spending time this week with some of the core system services found in Linux distributions. Yesterday, we talked a bit about the inted and xinetd daemons. You’ll remember that they load on behalf of the network-related programs, listening quietly for requests and executing the appropriate programs when a request is received. […]

Doing su in sudo
Some of the tasks you want to perform in Linux require root permissions. You’ve seen this already throughout the newsletter: the infamous “su” command. I’ve also mentioned the dangers of root - namely the fact that root is omnipotent. It can delete any file on the system, wreaking great havoc with your […]

We’re midway through the Slackware leg of the Great Distro Review. I’ve had fun this week, playing in my new Slackware sandbox. That’s a tough part of this series of reviews - just when I start to get acclimated to a new distribution, it’s time to move on to the next. But that’s OK. Anything […]

Linux Counter
http://counter.li.org/
The Linux Counter is an interesting project aimed at making a reasonable estimate of the number of Linux users worldwide. From a statistical analysis perspective, the site has a wealth of details regarding kernel versions, uptime, Linux user density, and registered Linux User Groups. Many of the statistics can be updated by user with […]

Downloader for X

http://www.krasu.ru/soft/chuchelo/files/nt-1.30-1.i386.tgz
http://www.krasu.ru/soft/chuchelo/files/nt-1.30-1.i386.rpm
http://www.krasu.ru/soft/chuchelo/
Downloader for X is a small download manager for the X Window system. It supports simultaneous downloads and timeout reconnections. It also has a built in queue for multiple file downloads. If you’ve used a download manager in Windows, you’ll find the interface and functionality of Downloader for X both familiar and useful.

System Services - inetd and xinetd
Linux is full of daemons. No, no, no … put the phone down. You don’t need the local priest to perform an exorcism on you Linux box. Daemons in Linux are good things. Good daemons? Yep. inetd and xinetd are just two of them.
Daemons in Linux are programs that run […]

USB Optical Mice in Slack
I’ll readily admit that some of my hacks in Linux are not the most elegant. I muck around, trying this and that, searching through other posted solutions to a problem, until something strikes me or until I stumble into a programmatic answer. This tweak reflects that approach to hacks in Linux, […]

This week, I’ve been hackin’ Slack. And I do mean hacking. Chapter Two of the Great Distro Review (OK - 2 1/2 if you count the half install of Debian) has, so far, proven both challenging and rewarding. Everything you’d want from Linux. Slackware is proving its mettle, though it’s been something of a challenge.
I […]