2002 May

Richard’s Suse Linux Pages
http://www.sheflug.co.uk/suse.htm
With as much interest as has been shown in Suse lately, I thought it appropriate to include a Suse-specific help site in today’s GnomeCLICK. Richard’s site has many useful tips for Suse users. If you’ve just taken the Linux plunge using Suse, you’ll find this site to be full of good information [...]

Emcast [284 Kb]
http://www.junglemonkey.net/emcast/src/emcast-0.3.1.tar.gz
http://www.junglemonkey.net/emcast/
“Emcast is a multicast toolkit for distributed/peer-to- peer applications that require multicast communication. It includes the program “emcast”, a generic multicast utility (like netcat), and the library “libemcast”, a generic multicast library. Emcast supports IPv4 multicast (IM) and can easily support almost any end-host multicast (EM) protocol. The EM protocols supported are [...]

Linux Device Files - Part VI
We’re finishing up the roll-through on device files in Linux. So far, we’ve seen IDE devices, input devices, parallel port devices, and devices that send a file to nowhere. Today, we’ll look at two more files that do odd things.
/random: /dev/random is a kernel-level random number generator. This is about [...]

XF86Config - Part XI
We left off yesterday with the Device section of XF86Config. This is the section of your X Window configuration file that sets all the possible variables for your video card. It’s the longest most detailed section of XF86Config. Accordingly, we’re taking a few days to work our way through it.
ClockChip subsection:
ClockChip allows [...]

  05.15.2002 PenguinREPORT

Even though I’m tempted, I won’t keep hammering on Qwest. It seems like every time I mention them, I get hit with more and more horror stories about their service and support. So, rather than flood my own inbox with responses, I’ll tell you a bit about the solution I’ve worked out for [...]

sisob’s linux eXPerience
http://sisob.dyndns.org/
sisob seems to have a pretty good grasp on what new Linux users are looking for. Text on the site describes its purpose best:

After hearing all the Hype about Linux it can be very disappointing when you have just finished installing it. After all it is just an OS - not that exciting [...]

Xfsamba [538 Kb]
http://xfsamba.sourceforge.net/archive/xfsamba-0.47-1.i386.rpm
http://xfsamba.sourceforge.net/
“Xfsamba is an SMB (Windows) network navigator with upload, download, rm, rmdir, mkdir, and tar capabilities. Xfsamba does not need to mount remote Windows shares. Drag and drop is enabled for file uploads/downloads. A mount/auto-unmount file manager with powerful search and difference utilities is also available.”

Linux Devices - Part V
They’re the core of your Linux system, those enigmatic device files. We’re continuing on with our look into these core components today with a peek into the world of parallel device files.
/pda: Nope. This isn’t the directory to your Palm or Visor. That’s generally a symbolic link from /dev/ttySx to /dev/pilot [...]

XF86Config - Part X
Today we’ve got the deci-installment of the XF86Config series. We’ll start a look at the Device section of the XF86Config file. It’s the section that defines your video card.
Identifier subsection:
The Identifier subsection of the Device section is similar in purpose and style to the Identifier subsection in the Monitor section. It defines [...]

  05.14.2002 PenguinREPORT

Ever hear of a “slow news day?” We’ve definitely got one going in Penguin Shell.
I told you a few weeks ago about the difficulty of getting Qwest to provide DSL service in any useable way in our offices. I wish that had been the end of it. We’ve now received five modems from [...]

C|Net Computer Help Boards - Linux
http://forums.cnet.zdnet.com/group/zd.Linux/cnet/oview.tpt/@thread@first@F@150@D-,D@all?ROS=1?tag=txt
C|Net, the web publishing conglomerate, offers readers moderated forums on which to post questions. Today’s GnomeCLICK is the Linux forum. There’s a wealth of information here, archived in more that 17,000 messages. These discussions are threaded, moderated and, for the most part, to the point. If you’ve got a Linux [...]

GotmailUnearthed by Steve Waterman
http://ssl.usu.edu/paul/gotmail/gotmail-0.7.0-1.i386.rpm
http://ssl.usu.edu/paul/gotmail/
“Gotmail is a utility to non-interactively download email from a Hotmail account. It can download messages from all folders, messages from certain folders, or new messages only. There are options to delete downloaded messages or mark them as read. Gotmail can forward messages to other email addresses or save them as local [...]

Linux Devices - Part IV
We jumped into another GnomeCORE series last week. This time around, we’re taking a few days to look into the mysterious /dev directory on Linux systems. /dev contains the “device files” that communicate with the hardware on your system. We decided that these files aren’t really files at all, though they [...]

XF86Config - Part IX
We’re into the third week of breaking apart the XF86Config file, far and away the longest we’ve spent on any single element of your Linux system. It is a critical element to most folks, so the time an detail is justified. Hopefully, it’s been useful. Today, we’ll look at the Monitor section [...]

I hope your weekend was as good as mine.
After months of struggling through with a dual-boot Linux development and Win2k machine, my wife has finally taken the plunge into a full Linux-only system. I spent part of the day on Saturday working to meet her minimal computing requirements in Linux - a browser that works [...]

AllExperts Unix/Linux OS Q&A
http://www.allexperts.com/getExpert.asp?Category=1064
AllExperts offers online expertise in a variety of computing areas. The Unix/Linux OS Q&A page offers available experts with such skills as software design and development, network administration and PHP, all within the realm of Linux. These experts are available to answer your questions by email, 24/7. It may sound ridiculously self-evident, [...]

AllExperts Unix/Linux OS Q&A
http://www.allexperts.com/getExpert.asp?Category=1064
AllExperts offers online expertise in a variety of computing areas. The Unix/Linux OS Q&A page offers available experts with such skills as software design and development, network administration and PHP, all within the realm of Linux. These experts are available to answer your questions by email, 24/7. It may sound ridiculously self-evident, [...]

Archivemail [33 Kb]
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/archivemail/archivemail-0.4.7.tar.gz
http://archivemail.sourceforge.net/
“archivemail is a tool written in Python for archiving and compressing old email in mailboxes. It can move messages older than the specified number of days to a separate mbox-format mailbox that is compressed with gzip, or optionally just delete old email. It supports archiving mbox, MH, and maildir format mailboxes.”

Linux Devices - Part III
The /dev directory in Linux can be something of a mystery. Enigmatic references and all, it’s critical to understand the structure of the /dev directory in order to more fully understand the operation of your Linux system. In particular, understanding the /dev directory goes a long way toward understanding how Linux [...]

XF86Config - Part VII
As you’ve seen, the XF86Config file is the heart and soul of you X Window system. While X Window isn’t literally necessary to the operation of your Linux system, it is a crucial element for most folks. Understanding the layout and elements of the XF86Config file is essential to furthering the ability [...]