Linuxwerks
Although I tried to make sure these guides work in the common case, I have no illusions that they are bug-free. I would greatly appreciate feedback from anyone who uses these instructions. I'm especially interested in hearing how I can improve what I've written or about how to solve a particular problem you encountered.
Many of these guides were originally written for the Linux Step-by-Step site, so they share the Step-by-Step's salient features. They are written in a first-person narrative style; provide cookbook-style directions; and are light on theory and background.
- DocBook
- Installing a DocBook documentation processing toolchain on a system that doesn't already have it is way more difficult than it ought to be.
- FreeBSD
- FreeBSD is easier than ever to install, but post-installation configuration proved a challenge, if only because my finger habits are profoundly influenced by Linux.
- Glib/GTK+
- Like 'em or not, Glib and GTK+ are very popular toolkits, so knowing how to install them is helpful.
- lm_sensors
- Installing lm_sensors wasn't hard, but I wrote it up anyway.
- GNU Mailman
- GNU Mailman isn't hard to install, but there are lots of opportunities for you to get it wrong, so this article helps you get it right.
- ModLogAn
- ModLogAn is the Apache log analyzer I started using after the politics of Webalizer's maintainer pissed me off.
- Postfix
- Postfix is an easy-to-use, fast, stable, and secure
MTA orMail Transfer Agent . - Webalizer
- I fixed one of Webalizer's many warts. Writing software with arbitrary limits is easy, but lazy.
- XFS
- Just say “No!” to ext3.
- Xnest
- How to use Xnest.
- XV
- Xv is a terrific piece of image viewing software.