2002 June

  06.24.2002 PenguinREPORT

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Getting Started With Linux
http://www.linux.org/lessons/index.cgi
Though I visit this site often for HowTos and other information, this link on the Linux.org site had completely escaped me until today. It’s an online class with a pretty good objective: “To get you the beginner with Linux to the point where you can do everything that you do with MS [...]

The Bubbling Load Monitor [207 Kb]

http://www.student.nada.kth.se/~d92-jwa/code/#bubblemon
“The Bubbling Load Monitor (or “Bubblemon” for short) is a system CPU and memory load monitor for the GNOME panel. It looks like a vial containing water. The water level indicates how much (electronic) memory is in use. The color of the liquid indicates how much swap space is [...]

 GnomeCORE

Core Vocabulary
As you know, Linux often seems to have a vocabulary of its own. It can appear pretty cryptic at first glance, but if you take careful and thoughtful time with your system, you’ll start to understand the language.
Today, we’re going to look through some of the language of Linux. Bear in mind that these [...]

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Page Accesses
If you’re running a web server on your machine, I’ve got a quick and easy command line tweak for you today [...]

  06.21.2002 PenguinREPORT

In running around through the ‘Net today, pulling together this issue of Penguin Shell, I came across some intersting thoughts on open source and the government. The Alexis de Tocqueville Institute (AdTI) has published a whitepaper making the case that, “Terrorists trying to hack or disrupt U.S. computer networks might find it easier [...]

Kernel Links
http://jungla.dit.upm.es/~jmseyas/linux/kernel/hackers-docs.html
Today’s GnomeCLICK covers the full range of the Linux kernel. This page has links to anything you’d ever need, want or hope to know about the kernel. The links run the gamut from “Conceptual Architecture of the Linux Kernel” to “CuTTiNG.eDGe.LiNuX”. Quite honestly, this is the most comprehensive resource on the Linux kernel I’ve [...]

Aleph One/SDL

http://www.uni-mainz.de/~bauec002/A1Main.html
“Aleph One is a 3D first-person shooter game based on the game Marathon 2 by Bungie Software. It is set in a Sci-Fi universe dominated by deviant computer AIs and features a well thought-out plot. Aleph One was originally a MacOS game, but a cross-platform version (”Aleph One/SDL”) based on the Simple DirectMedia Layer [...]

 GnomeCORE

Stay Secure by Checking Users
A few weeks ago, we talked about creating a shell script that would report daily on the logins to your system. Using the last command, you can take a look at who’s been in your system since the creation of the wtmp file. last, however, isn’t the only quick command to [...]

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  06.20.2002 PenguinREPORT

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Let’s take a look at what’s coming up in Penguin Shell.
First, we’re going to jump back into kernel configuration next [...]

Shrinking Windows
http://linuxbeginner.org/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=60
This article from LinuxBeginner.org presents a high-level evaluation of how easily Linux distributions can resize an existing Windows partition. The authors look at Lycoris, Mandrake, Red Hat, and Suse and reach some interesting conclusions. If you’re still in the exploratory phase with Linux and considering a dual-boot setup, this article may provide details that [...]

Crimson Fields

http://www.lanipage.de/jens/
“Crimson Fields is a tactical war game in the tradition of Battle Isle. Two players command a number of units on a map of hexagons, trying to accomplish mission objectives ranging from defending important locations to simply destroying all enemy forces.”

 GnomeCORE

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  06.19.2002 PenguinREPORT

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The Intimate Project
http://ipaq.secret.org.uk/intimate/
This is definitely the site to hit if you’re looking to convert a Compaq iPAQ heldheld to a flavor of Linux. Intimate is a “full blown” Linux distribution specifically for the iPAQ. Based on Debian, Intimate has moved the work done by the Familiar Linux project and ported it specifically for the iPAQ [...]

Astaro Portscan Detection

http://www.astaro.com/
“Astaro Portscan Detection is a netfilter target which will attempt to detect TCP and UDP port scans and log them to syslog. This target is based upon Solar Designer’s scanlogd. It suppports mutliple levels of logging, custom prefixes for entries, weighted total port scan detection, and port scan temporal spread detection.”

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