Configuration HOWTO
By Guido Gonzato,
guido ``at'' ibogeo.df.unibo.it
v1.3.7, 6 September 1999
This HOWTO aims at making the fine--tuning of your newly installed Linux box quicker and easier. Here you will find a set of configurations for the most common applications and services.
1.
Introduction
1.1 Why This HOWTO
1.2 What We Will Be Configuring
2.
General System Setup
2.1 A Few Words About Security
2.2 Start the Logbook!
2.3 Keyboard
2.4 Boot and Rescue Floppy
2.5 Kernel Matters
2.6 Sendmail Lock
2.7 Hard Disk Performance
2.8 Parallel Port Zip Drive
2.9 Device Drivers
2.10 Sound Card
2.11 Login Messages
2.12 Hostname
2.13 Mouse
2.14 Mount Points
2.15 lilo(8) and LOADLIN.EXE
2.16 Mail Capabilities
2.17 Printer Configuration
2.18 SVGATextMode
3.
Common Administration Tasks
3.1 Network configuration
3.2 Sharing the Internet
3.3 Restricting Network Access
3.4 NFS Exports
3.5 Name Server
4.
Software Configuration
4.1 bash(1)
4.2 ls(1)
4.3 less(1)
4.4 emacs(1)
4.5 joe(1)
4.6 jed(1)
4.7 pine(1)
4.8 minicom(1)
4.9 efax(1)
4.10 Ghostscript
4.11 TeX and Friends
4.12 Avoid PPProblems!
4.13 POP Client
4.14 X Window System (XFree86)
4.15 Users' Configurations
4.16 Making .rpms
4.17 Upgrading
5.
Configuration Software
6.
The End
6.1 Copyright
6.2 Feedback
6.3 Disclaimer
