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• Authenticator: Setting up the Authenticator (Access Point)
  802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO Prev Next 5. Authenticator: Setting up the Authenticator (Access Point) During the authentication process, the Authenticator just relays all messages between...
  
  
• Obtaining Certificates
  802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO Prev Next 2. Obtaining Certificates OpenSSL must be installed to use either EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, or PEAP! When using EAP-TLS, both the Authentication Server and...
  
  
• Copyright, acknowledgments and miscellaneous
  802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO Prev Next 10. Copyright, acknowledgments and miscellaneous 10.1. Copyright and License Copyright (c) 2004 Lars Strand. Permission is granted to copy, distribute...
  
  
• Note about driver support and Xsupplicant
  802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO Prev Next 7. Note about driver support and Xsupplicant As described in Key Management , one of the big advantages of using Dynamic WEP/802.11i with 802.1X is...
  
  
• FAQ
  802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO Prev Next 8. FAQ Do not forget to check out the FAQ section of both the FreeRADIUS (highly recommended!) and Xsupplicant Web sites! 8.1. Is it possible to allow...
  
  
• Authentication Server: Setting up FreeRADIUS
  802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO Prev Next 3. Authentication Server: Setting up FreeRADIUS FreeRADIUS is a fully GPLed RADIUS server implementation. It supports a wide range of authentication...
  
  
• GNU Free Documentation License
  802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO Prev Next A. GNU Free Documentation License Version 1.2, November 2002 Copyright (C) 2000,2001,2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,...
  
  
• PREAMBLE
  802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO Prev A. GNU Free Documentation License Next A.1. PREAMBLE The purpose of this License is to make a manual, textbook, or other functional and useful document...
  
  
• APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS
  802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO Prev A. GNU Free Documentation License Next A.2. APPLICABILITY AND DEFINITIONS This License applies to any manual or other work, in any medium, that contains a...
  
  
• FUTURE REVISIONS OF THIS LICENSE
  802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO Prev A. GNU Free Documentation License Next A.11. FUTURE REVISIONS OF THIS LICENSE The Free Software Foundation may publish new, revised versions of the GNU...
  
  
• VERBATIM COPYING
  802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO Prev A. GNU Free Documentation License Next A.3. VERBATIM COPYING You may copy and distribute the Document in any medium, either commercially or...
  
  
• COPYING IN QUANTITY
  802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO Prev A. GNU Free Documentation License Next A.4. COPYING IN QUANTITY If you publish printed copies (or copies in media that commonly have printed covers) of the...
  
  
• MODIFICATIONS
  802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO Prev A. GNU Free Documentation License Next A.5. MODIFICATIONS You may copy and distribute a Modified Version of the Document under the conditions of sections 2...
  
  
• COMBINING DOCUMENTS
  802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO Prev A. GNU Free Documentation License Next A.6. COMBINING DOCUMENTS You may combine the Document with other documents released under this License, under the...
  
  
• COLLECTIONS OF DOCUMENTS
  802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO Prev A. GNU Free Documentation License Next A.7. COLLECTIONS OF DOCUMENTS You may make a collection consisting of the Document and other documents released...
  
  
• AGGREGATION WITH INDEPENDENT WORKS
  802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO Prev A. GNU Free Documentation License Next A.8. AGGREGATION WITH INDEPENDENT WORKS A compilation of the Document or its derivatives with other separate and...
  
  
• TRANSLATION
  802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO Prev A. GNU Free Documentation License Next A.9. TRANSLATION Translation is considered a kind of modification, so you may distribute translations of the...
  
  
• TERMINATION
  802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO Prev A. GNU Free Documentation License Next A.10. TERMINATION You may not copy, modify, sublicense, or distribute the Document except as expressly provided for...
  
  
• ADDENDUM: How to use this License for your documents
  802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO Prev A. GNU Free Documentation License   A.12. ADDENDUM: How to use this License for your documents To use this License in a document you have written,...
  
  
• 802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO
  802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO Lars Strand < lars strand (at) gnist org > 2004-08-18 Revision History Revision 1.0 2004-10-18 Revised by: LKS Initial Release, reviewed by TLDP. Revision...
  
  
• Introduction
  802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO Prev Next 1. Introduction This document describes the software and procedures to set up and use 802.1X: Port-Based Network Access Control using Xsupplicant with...
  
  
• Useful Resources
  802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO Prev Next 9. Useful Resources Only IEEE standards older than 12 months are available to the public in general (through the "Get IEEE 802 Program" ). So the new...
  
  
• Testbed
  802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO Prev Next 6. Testbed 6.1. Testcase figure testbed: A wireless node request authentication. Our testbed consists of two nodes and one Access Point (AP). One node...
  
  
• Supplicant: Setting up Xsupplicant
  802.1X Port-Based Authentication HOWTO Prev Next 4. Supplicant: Setting up Xsupplicant The Supplicant is usually a laptop or other (wireless) device that requires authentication. Xsupplicant does the...
  
  
• Introduction
  How to Develop Accessible Linux Applications Prev Next 1. Introduction This document provides developers with the information necessary to assess their applications for accessibility. Some of these...
  
  
• Additional Resources:
  How to Develop Accessible Linux Applications Prev   4. Additional Resources: The following Web sites provide checklists and testing information that is more specific to the various Linux...
  
  
• Developing Accessible Applications
  How to Develop Accessible Linux Applications Prev Next 2. Developing Accessible Applications Some of the most important reasons for developing accessible software are: Software should be accessible...
  
  
• Guidelines for Developing Accessible Applications
  How to Develop Accessible Linux Applications Prev Next 3. Guidelines for Developing Accessible Applications The following sections contain guidelines and tests that developers can use to create more...
  
  
• Hearing Impaired
  Linux Accessibility HOWTO Prev Next 4. Hearing Impaired For users who have hearing impairments the audio output must be conveyed visually on the screen. Most desktops provide visual audio alerts and...
  
  
• The Linux Operating System
  Linux Accessibility HOWTO Prev Next 2. The Linux Operating System The Linux operating system has many software applications and utilities that run in the non-graphical environment. The graphical user...
  
  
• Cognitive, Language, and Other Impairments
  Linux Accessibility HOWTO Prev Next 6. Cognitive, Language, and Other Impairments Cognitive and language impairments include dyslexia and problems with; memory, comprehension, problem solving, and...
  
  
• Physically Disabled
  Linux Accessibility HOWTO Prev Next 5. Physically Disabled There are a wide range of physical disabilities that can impair a user's mobility, and many of these impairments need to be addressed on an...
  
  
• Visual Impairments
  Linux Accessibility HOWTO Prev Next 3. Visual Impairments There are two categories of visual impairments. Individuals who are partially sighted (for example, blurred vision, near and far-sightedness,...
  
  
• Developing Accessible Applications
  Linux Accessibility HOWTO Prev Next 7. Developing Accessible Applications It is important to consider accessibility when developing new applications for the Linux operating system. The American...
  
  
• Other Helpful Information
  Linux Accessibility HOWTO Prev Next 8. Other Helpful Information The following is a list of additional information that may be helpful, but is not necessarily targeting a specific disability: The CMU...
  
  
• Acknowledgments
  Linux Accessibility HOWTO Prev   9. Acknowledgments These are the orignal acknowledgments documented by Michael De La Rue. They have been included in their entirety to ensure that each persons...
  
  
• About this document
  ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Prev Next 1. About this document When I first started the switch from APM to ACPI I didn't realize the kernel needed to be patched. My problem...
  
  
• About ACPI
  ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Prev Next 4. About ACPI In the world of power management ACPI is relatively new to the game. It was first released in 1996 by Compaq/Hewlett-Packard,...
  
  
• Why switch?
  ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Prev Next 5. Why switch? Not all systems support both APM and ACPI. I switched because my system only supported ACPI. Pretty easy decision really. If...
  
  
• Backups
  ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Prev Next 8. Backups If you are already running a kernel that is the same version of the one you are about to patch I recommend creating a fresh...
  
  
• Copyright and License
  ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Prev Next 2. Copyright and License Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 Emma Jane Hogbin. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document...
  
  
• Switching from APM to ACPI
  ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Prev Next 15. Switching from APM to ACPI Do not let apmd and acpid run at the same time unless you REALLY know what you're doing. Debian will not make...
  
  
• DSDT: Differentiated System Description Table
  ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Prev Next 6. DSDT: Differentiated System Description Table Thanks to Erich writing this section. You might need to override the DSDT when certain...
  
  
• Reboot and test
  ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Prev Next 13. Reboot and test At this point you should reboot your machine. When your system comes back up (assuming of course that everything went...
  
  
• How to use this License for your documents
  ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Prev C. GNU Free Documentation License   C.12. How to use this License for your documents To use this License in a document you have written,...
  
  
• Installing from scratch
  ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Prev Next 7. Installing from scratch ACPI is constantly being revised. It is available in later versions of the 2.4.x series kernel (2.4.22 and...
  
  
• Compile the new kernel
  ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Prev Next 11. Compile the new kernel If you have additional modules that are not part of the main source tree, you will need to add modules_image when...
  
  
• Configure the new kernel
  ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Prev Next 10. Configure the new kernel Patch Your Kernel First   If you are using an old kernel you will need to patch it before you can proceed....
  
  
• Install the new kernel
  ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Prev Next 12. Install the new kernel I like to configure lilo on my own, but do whatever tickles your fancy. cd /usr/src dpkg -i kernel-image-...
  
  
• Download and Unpack the New Kernel
  ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Prev Next 9. Download and Unpack the New Kernel 9.1. Required packages The following is a list of packages required to patch a 2.4.x series kernel. I...
  
  
• Load related modules
  ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Prev Next 14. Load related modules Check to see that each of the ACPI modules have been loaded after your machine boots. You can do this with the...
  
  
• Compile the kernel
  ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Prev B. ACPI the Non-Debian Way Next B.1. Compile the kernel The "normal" way of compiling a kernel does not use make-kpkg . Instead, it uses the...
  
  
• Install the new kernel
  ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Prev B. ACPI the Non-Debian Way Next B.2. Install the new kernel In The Debian Way , you create a deb file which contains information about where the...
  
  
• ACPI the Non-Debian Way
  ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Prev Next B. ACPI the Non-Debian Way There is very little difference between The Debian Way and the generic way. In fact it's probably only 10 or so...
  
  
• Software packages
  ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Prev B. ACPI the Non-Debian Way Next B.3. Software packages You can still use all of the software mentioned in this HOWTO even if you're not using...
  
  
• Patching Old Kernels
  ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Prev Next A. Patching Old Kernels If you are using a 2.4.x series kernel, the kernel will need to be patched before you can add ACPI support. Although...
  
  
• Thanks
  ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Prev Next 18. Thanks Much thanks goes out to the following: acpi-support (note: the discussion list for ACPI4Linux is now at acpi-devel) debian-laptop...
  
  
• Translations
  ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Prev Next 3. Translations This document is also available in the following languages: English version 1.2 translated to: Francais . Merci a Guillaume...
  
  
• Using ACPI
  ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Prev Next 16. Using ACPI There are a few different applications/daemons you will want to install on your system: acpid (the daemon that will control...
  
  
• Getting the Source Files
  ACPI: Advanced Configuration and Power Interface Prev A. Patching Old Kernels Next A.1. Getting the Source Files Download a fresh kernel from www.kernel.org . You need to make sure you get a full...
  
  
• List of Supported Countries
  Linux ACP Modem (Mwave) mini-HOWTO Prev Next 6. List of Supported Countries The following countries are supported by the ACP Modem driver Table 1. List of Supported Countries Country Name Country...
  
  
• Debugging Tips
  Linux ACP Modem (Mwave) mini-HOWTO Prev Next 4. Debugging Tips 4.1. Error Logs Errors encountered by the ACP Modem device driver or application are logged using the syslog utility. 4.2. Tracing The...
  
  
• General Information and Hardware Requirements
  Linux ACP Modem (Mwave) mini-HOWTO Prev Next 1. General Information and Hardware Requirements 1.1. Introduction The ACP Modem for Linux is a software based modem. Support software for the ACP modem...
  
  
• Resolving Installation and Configuration Problems
  Linux ACP Modem (Mwave) mini-HOWTO Prev Next 3. Resolving Installation and Configuration Problems The following sections list solutions to possible problems you may experience. 3.1. DSP Does Not...
  
  
• Compilation, Installation, and Startup
  Linux ACP Modem (Mwave) mini-HOWTO Prev Next 2. Compilation, Installation, and Startup 2.1. Prerequisites A 2.2.16 series (or later) Linux kernel source tree An appropriate set of module utilities...
  
  
• Test Claims
  Linux ACP Modem (Mwave) mini-HOWTO Prev Next 5. Test Claims This driver has been tested using the ThinkPad™ 600E. The same chipset is integrated on the 600 and 770 models and should work. Prev Home...
  
  
• Trademarks
  Linux ACP Modem (Mwave) mini-HOWTO Prev   7. Trademarks Hayes is a trademark of Hayes Microcomputer Products, Inc. MNP (Microcom Network Protocol) is a trademark of Microcom, Inc. IBM is a...
  
  
• Background
  ADSL Bandwidth Management HOWTO Prev Next 2. Background 2.1. Prerequisites The method outlined in this document should work in other Linux configurations however it remains untested in any...
  
  
• How it Works
  ADSL Bandwidth Management HOWTO Prev Next 3. How it Works There are two basic steps to optimize upstream bandwidth. First we have to find a way to prevent the ADSL modem from queuing packets since we...
  
  
• Implementation
  ADSL Bandwidth Management HOWTO Prev Next 4. Implementation Now with all of the explanation out of the way it's time to implement bandwidth management with Linux. 4.1. Caveats Limiting the actual...
  
  
• Related Links
  ADSL Bandwidth Management HOWTO Prev   7. Related Links Bandwidth Controller for Windows - http://www.bandwidthcontroller.com dsl_qos_queue - (beta) for Linux. No kernel patching, and better...
  
  
• OK It Works!! Now What?
  ADSL Bandwidth Management HOWTO Prev Next 6. OK It Works!! Now What? Now that you've successfully started to manage your bandwidth, you should start thinking of ways to use it. After all, you're...
  
  
• Testing the New Queue
  ADSL Bandwidth Management HOWTO Prev Next 5. Testing the New Queue The easiest way to test your new setup is to saturate the upstream with low-priority traffic. This depends how you have your...
  
  
• antares RAID SparcLinux HOWTO
  --> Antares RAID SparcLinux Howto Thom Coates 1 , Carl Munio, Jim Ludemann Revised 25 May 2002 1 Thomas D. Coates, Jr. PhD, c/o Neuropunk.Org, PO Box 910385, Lexington KY 40591-0385,...
  
  
• Notes
  1 Thomas D. Coates, Jr. PhD, c/o Neuropunk.Org, PO Box 910385, Lexington KY 40591-0385, tcoates@neuropunk.org
  
  
• Table of Contents
  Table of Contents Chapter 1  Preliminaries 1.1  Preamble 1.2  Acknowledgements and Thanks 1.3  New Versions Chapter 2  Introduction...
  
  
• Preliminaries
  Chapter 1   Preliminaries This document describes how to install, configure, and maintain a hardware RAID built around the 5070 SBUS host based RAID controller by Antares Microsystems....
  
  
• Introduction
  Chapter 2   Introduction The Antares 5070 is a high performance, versatile, yet relatively inexpensive host based RAID controller. Its embedded operating system (K9 kernel) is modelled...
  
  
• Installation
  Chapter 3   Installation NOTE: The installation procedure given here for the SBUS controller is similar to that found in the manual. It has been modified so minor variations in the...
  
  
• Getting, build and install Apache with its basic modules
  Apache Compile HOWTO Prev Next 3. Getting, build and install Apache with its basic modules 3.1. Get and untar the Apache Source 3.1.1. What is Apache   The Apache Project is a collaborative...
  
  
• Compressed delivery
  Apache Compile HOWTO Prev Next 5. Compressed delivery There are basically two modules available for output compression: mod_gzip and mod_gunzip. They are using different approaches to reach the the...
  
  
• Additional modules
  Apache Compile HOWTO Prev Next 4. Additional modules 4.1. mod_dav 4.1.1. What is mod_dav   mod_dav is an Apache module to provide DAV capabilities ( RFC 2518) for your Apache web server. It is...
  
  
• Further Information
  Apache Compile HOWTO Prev Next 9. Further Information Here are some other resources available on the internet 9.1. News groups Some of the most interesting news groups are: alt.apache.configuration...
  
  
• mod_php and its prerequisites
  Apache Compile HOWTO Prev Next 6. mod_php and its prerequisites 6.1. What is mod_php   PHP is a server-side, cross-platform, HTML embedded scripting language. In the beginning it was just a...
  
  
• PHP extensions
  Apache Compile HOWTO Prev Next 7. PHP extensions There are many different extensions available for php, which can be added in your php.ini 7.1. APC (Alternative PHP-cache) 7.1.1. What is APC  ...
  
  
• Prerequisites
  Apache Compile HOWTO Prev Next 2. Prerequisites 2.1. General flex 2.54 bison 1.28 autoconf 2.52 automake 1.4 libtool 1.4 yacc 91.7.30 freetype2 -devel [1] re2c [2] To be continued All major...
  
  
• Jakarta Tomcat
  Apache Compile HOWTO Prev Next 8. Jakarta Tomcat 8.1. What is Tomcat   Tomcat is the servlet container that is used in the official Reference Implementation for the Java Servlet and JavaServer...
  
  
• HTTP/HTTPS Benchmarking tools
  Apache based WebDAV Server with LDAP and SSL Prev Next A. HTTP/HTTPS Benchmarking tools The following is a list of some of the OpenSource BenchMarking tools for WebServers SSLswamp - For...
  
  
• Hardware based SSL encryption solutions
  Apache based WebDAV Server with LDAP and SSL Prev Next B. Hardware based SSL encryption solutions The following is a Hardware Based SSL encryption solution available: CHIL (Cryptographic Hardware...
  
  
• Certificate Authorities
  Apache based WebDAV Server with LDAP and SSL Prev Next C. Certificate Authorities The following is list of Certificate Authorities that are trusted by the various browsers: Baltimore Entrust GeoTrust...
  
  
• Configuring and Setting up the WebDAV services
  Apache based WebDAV Server with LDAP and SSL Prev Next 4. Configuring and Setting up the WebDAV services Now for the easy part. In this section we will WebDAV enable a directory under Apache root....
  
  
• Glossary of PKI Terms
  Apache based WebDAV Server with LDAP and SSL Prev   Glossary of PKI Terms A Asymmetric Cryptography In this Cryptography a Key Pair - Private and Public Key is used. Private Key is kept secret...
  
  
• Implementing and using SSL to secure HTTP traffic
  Apache based WebDAV Server with LDAP and SSL Prev Next 6. Implementing and using SSL to secure HTTP traffic Security of the data stored on a file server is very important these days. Compromised data...
  
  
• Requirements
  Apache based WebDAV Server with LDAP and SSL Prev Next 2. Requirements You'll have to download and compile several packages. This document will explain the compilation process, but you should be...
  
  
• Installation
  Apache based WebDAV Server with LDAP and SSL Prev Next 3. Installation First we hve take care of the few pre-requisites, and then we will get into the main installtion. 3.1. Pre-requisites The...
  
  
• WebDAV server management
  Apache based WebDAV Server with LDAP and SSL Prev Next 5. WebDAV server management In this section we will discuss about the various management task - e.g. using LDAP for access control, and working...
  
  
• Acknowledgements
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Prev Next Appendix B. Acknowledgements I would like to thank all the people who have contributed ideas, answers, remarks, and moral support, and additionally the following...
  
  
• Assemblers
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Prev Next Chapter 3. Assemblers Table of Contents 3.1. GCC Inline Assembly 3.1.1. Where to find GCC 3.1.2. Where to find docs for GCC Inline Asm 3.1.3. Invoking GCC to build...
  
  
• Building an executable
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Prev Chapter 6. Quick start Next 6.3. Building an executable 6.3.1. Producing object code First step of building an executable is compiling (or assembling) object file from the...
  
  
• Calling conventions
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Prev Next Chapter 5. Calling conventions Table of Contents 5.1. Linux 5.1.1. Linking to GCC 5.1.2. ELF vs a.out problems 5.1.3. Direct Linux syscalls 5.1.4. Hardware I/O under...
  
  
• DOS and Windows
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Prev Chapter 5. Calling conventions Next 5.2. DOS and Windows Most DOS extenders come with some interface to DOS services. Read their docs about that, but often, they just...
  
  
• Do you need assembly?
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Prev Next Chapter 2. Do you need assembly? Table of Contents 2.1. Pros and Cons 2.1.1. The advantages of Assembly 2.1.2. The disadvantages of Assembly 2.1.3. Assessment 2.2. How...
  
  
• Endorsements
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Prev Next Appendix C. Endorsements This version of the document is endorsed by Konstantin Boldyshev . Modifications (including translations) must remove this appendix according...
  
  
• External filters
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Prev Chapter 4. Metaprogramming Next 4.1. External filters Whatever is the macro support from your assembler, or whatever language you use (even C!), if the language is not...
  
  
• GNU Free Documentation License
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Prev   Appendix D. GNU Free Documentation License GNU Free Documentation License Version 1.1, March 2000...
  
  
• GAS
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Prev Chapter 3. Assemblers Next 3.2. GAS GAS is the GNU Assembler, that GCC relies upon. 3.2.1. Where to find it Find it at the same place where you've found GCC, in the binutils...
  
  
• GCC Inline Assembly
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Prev Chapter 3. Assemblers Next 3.1. GCC Inline Assembly The well-known GNU C/C++ Compiler (GCC), an optimizing 32-bit compiler at the heart of the GNU project, supports the x86...
  
  
• Hello, world!
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Prev Chapter 6. Quick start Next 6.2. Hello, world! 6.2.1. Program layout Linux is 32-bit, runs in protected mode, has flat memory model, and uses the ELF format for binaries. A...
  
  
• History
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Prev Next Appendix A. History Each version includes a few fixes and minor corrections, that need not to be repeatedly mentioned every time. Revision History Revision 0.6g 11 Feb...
  
  
• How to NOT use Assembly
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Prev Chapter 2. Do you need assembly? Next 2.2. How to NOT use Assembly 2.2.1. General procedure to achieve efficient code As Charles Fiterman says on comp.compilers about human...
  
  
• Linux and assembly
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Prev Chapter 2. Do you need assembly? Next 2.3. Linux and assembly As you probably noticed, in general case you don't need to use assembly language in Linux programming. Unlike...
  
  
• Linux
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Prev Chapter 5. Calling conventions Next 5.1. Linux 5.1.1. Linking to GCC This is the preferred way if you are developing mixed C-asm project. Check GCC docs and examples from...
  
  
• ln29
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1; with no Invariant Sections, with no...
  
  
• Metaprogramming
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Prev Chapter 4. Metaprogramming Next 4.2. Metaprogramming Instead of using an external filter that expands macros, one way to do things is to write programs that write part or...
  
  
• Metaprogramming
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Prev Next Chapter 4. Metaprogramming Table of Contents 4.1. External filters 4.1.1. CPP 4.1.2. M4 4.1.3. Macroprocessing with your own filter 4.2. Metaprogramming 4.2.1. Backends...
  
  
• MIPS Example
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Prev Chapter 6. Quick start Next 6.4. MIPS Example As a demonstration of a fact that there's a universe other than x86, here comes an example program for MIPS by Spencer Parkin....
  
  
• NASM
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Prev Chapter 3. Assemblers Next 3.3. NASM The Netwide Assembler project provides cool i386 assembler, written in C, that should be modular enough to eventually support all known...
  
  
• Your own OS
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Prev Chapter 5. Calling conventions Next 5.3. Your own OS Control is what attracts many OS developers to assembly, often is what leads to or stems from assembly hacking. Note...
  
  
• Quick start
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Prev Next Chapter 6. Quick start Table of Contents 6.1. Introduction 6.2. Hello, world! 6.2.1. Program layout 6.2.2. NASM (hello.asm) 6.2.3. GAS (hello.S) 6.3. Building an...
  
  
• Pros and Cons
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Prev Chapter 2. Do you need assembly? Next 2.1. Pros and Cons 2.1.1. The advantages of Assembly Assembly can express very low-level things: you can access machine-dependent...
  
  
• Introduction
  Linux Assembly HOWTO Prev Chapter 6. Quick start Next 6.1. Introduction Finally, if you still want to try this crazy idea and write something in assembly (if you've reached this section -- you're...
  
  
• How is this document generated
  Linux ATA RAID HOWTO Prev   A. How is this document generated So you want to know how I generated this HOWTO? Or, did you download SGML version of this document, modified some portions in it and...
  
  
• Disabling RAID feature on Promise FastTrack
  Linux ATA RAID HOWTO Prev Next 9. Disabling RAID feature on Promise FastTrack If you are reading this section, then you may be sick and tired of the fake RAID feature (formally known as...
  
  
• Installing on an existing Linux system
  Linux ATA RAID HOWTO Prev Next 7. Installing on an existing Linux system This section explains how to install Linux Native ATA RAID on non-OS disks you may have on a running Linux machine. Non-OS...
  
  
• Installing Red Hat 7.2
  Linux ATA RAID HOWTO Prev Next 5. Installing Red Hat 7.2 Once you have created your CDs, you are ready to begin installing Red Hat 7.2 on your Linux system. Restart the computer and press Cntrl-F...
  
  
• Installing Native Linux RAID
  Linux ATA RAID HOWTO Prev Next 6. Installing Native Linux RAID The first step you want to take is to configure your networking and connect your computer to Internet, which is still running under...
  
  
• Prepare Promise Driver Floppy
  Linux ATA RAID HOWTO Prev Next 3. Prepare Promise Driver Floppy Download appropriate driver from one of the two sites below and save the driver on one of the blank floppies. You can do this on any...
  
  
• Preparing RedHat 7.2 CDs
  Linux ATA RAID HOWTO Prev Next 4. Preparing RedHat 7.2 CDs NOTE   If you already have Red Hat Linux 7.2 CDs 1 and 2, skip this step. Otherwise, read this step to learn how you can get them for...
  
  
• Requirements
  Linux ATA RAID HOWTO Prev Next 2. Requirements This section lists what items are required before you start installing on your computer. Two blank floppies, DOS formatted. On a working linux computer,...
  
  
• Tips and Important Notes
  Linux ATA RAID HOWTO Prev Next 10. Tips and Important Notes Dont bother using KDE / GNOME or any other X window system to finish RAID installation as explained above. Use simple text terminal. You...
  
  
• Upgrading Kernel
  Linux ATA RAID HOWTO Prev Next 8. Upgrading Kernel Read this section carefully before you plan to upgrade kernel on your Linux machine with Promise FastTrack RAID. Unless you are not using Promise...
  
  
• The Different Approaches
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• Bibliography
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• Flight
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• Airline
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• Airport
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• Simulation
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• Training
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• Data sources
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• Websites and catalogs
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• Introduction
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• Glossary
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• Planning
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• GPS
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• Soaring
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• Audience
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• Revision History
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• Analyzis and Logbook
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• Weather
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• Flight Simulators
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• Navigation Helps
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• Others
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• PilotPal
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• NeoKit
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• Environment
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• Dynamic streams
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• Geographic sources
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• Open-Aero.org
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• Contributions
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• Feedback
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• Copyright information
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• Configuring an AX.25 interface for TCP/IP
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• Configuring a NET/ROM port
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• Introduction
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• Configuring a NET/ROM interface for TCP/IP
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• Configuring a ROSE port
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• Installing the AX.25/NET/ROM/ROSE software
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• Making AX.25/NET/ROM/ROSE calls
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• Configuring Linux to accept Packet connections
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• Configuring the node software
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• Configuring axspawn
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• Configuring the pms
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• Configuring the user_call programs
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• Configuring the ROSE Uplink and Downlink commands
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• Associating AX.25 callsigns with Linux users
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• Configuring APRS
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• The /proc/ file system entries
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• AX.25, NET/ROM, ROSE network programming
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• Some sample configurations
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• Summary of AX.25-related Linux commands
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• A note on callsigns, addresses and things before we start
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• Where do I find more information about .... ?
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• Discussion relating to Amateur Radio and Linux
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• Acknowledgements
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• Feedback
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• Distribution Policy
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• Configuring an AX.25 port
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• The Packet Radio Protocols and Linux
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• The AX.25/NET/ROM/ROSE software components
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• How Keys Are Turned Into Actions
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• Conclusions
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• More Hacking
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• What If Nothing Works
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• What You Should Do On Your System
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• Why It Doesn't (Always) Work
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• What You Should Do When Writing Applications
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• X
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• Miscellaneous
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• Appendix
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• Developers' Guide
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• Related Websites
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• Software which has Bangla rendering support
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• Users' Guide
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• Volunteering for the Bangla in GNU/Linux project
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• Bash Prompt Escape Sequences
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• Bash and Bash Prompts
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• Bash Programming and Shell Scripts
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• Introduction and Administrivia
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• Special Characters: Octal Escape Sequences
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• Loading Prompt Colours Dynamically
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• Prompt Code Snippets
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• Example Prompts
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• The Floating Clock Prompt
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• ln12
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• Saving Complex Prompts
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• Setting the PS? Strings Permanently
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• The Elegant Useless Clock Prompt
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• Disclaimer
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• What is Bash?
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• What Can Tweaking Your Bash Prompt Do For You?
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• Why Bother?
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• The First Step
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• Variables
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• Quotes and Special Characters
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• Command Substitution
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• Sourcing a File
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• Functions, Aliases, and the Environment
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• Introduction
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• PROMPT_COMMAND
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• External Commands in the Prompt
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• What to Put in Your Prompt
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• Revision History
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• Xterm Title Bars and Screen
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• Colours and Cursor Movement With tput
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• Changing the Xterm Font
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• Line Draw Characters without VGA Fonts
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• Loading a Different Prompt, Later
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• Loading a Different Prompt, Immediately
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• Loading Different Prompts in Different X Terms
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• A "Proof of Concept" Example
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• Built-in Escape Sequences
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• Date and Time
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• Counting Files in the Current Directory
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• Requirements
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• Uptime
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• How To Use This Document
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• New Mail
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• LINUX DOCUMENTATION PROJECT LICENSE (LDPL) v2.0, 12 January 1998
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• Set Up The Bridge
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• Television Applications
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  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 7. How to help the Caudium community Next 7.3. How to get a CVS account Unlike other projects, it's relatively not much hassle to get access to Caudium cvs tree. Even if...
  
  
• How to get packages for Debian GNU/Linux
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 3. Getting packages Next 3.1. How to get packages for Debian GNU/Linux In Debian GNU/Linux Woody, also known as Debian 3.0, Caudium and Pike 7.0 and 7.2 are included in the...
  
  
• Developing with Caudium
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Next Chapter 6. Developing with Caudium Table of Contents 6.1. Your first RXML file 6.2. The Pike tag 6.3. Your first Pike script 6.4. Your first module 6.5. How to use a backtrace...
  
  
• Directory organization
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 4. Creating your first server Next 4.4. Directory organization configurations: Contains the config files used by the CIF. . These files use the XML syntax. You don't have...
  
  
• Disadvantages of Caudium
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 2. Overview Next 2.5. Disadvantages of Caudium Too small of a community, and quite unknown in web server world. One example of the problem you may have is if you write Pike...
  
  
• Your first module
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 6. Developing with Caudium Next 6.4. Your first module With a custom module you can do all sorts of things: You can create a professional quality administration center very...
  
  
• Your first Pike script
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 6. Developing with Caudium Next 6.3. Your first Pike script A Pike script is quite like a Perl script. It is executed when the user tries to access it. So a Pike script is...
  
  
• Your first RXML file
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 6. Developing with Caudium Next 6.1. Your first RXML file You can try this code. This is a basic one with only four tags/containers. You should go to http://caudium.info/...
  
  
• Caudium vs Roxen: Why a fork?
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 2. Overview Next 2.2. Caudium vs Roxen: Why a fork? Caudium is backward compatible with Roxen Challenger 1.3. It has all the Roxen 1.3 RXML tags and the Roxen 1.3 API, so,...
  
  
• How to get packages for FreeBSD
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 3. Getting packages Next 3.2. How to get packages for FreeBSD Caudium 1.0 and Pike 7.0 are in the official FreeBSD ports. There are also available as a binary package in...
  
  
• Getting packages
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Next Chapter 3. Getting packages Table of Contents 3.1. How to get packages for Debian GNU/Linux 3.2. How to get packages for FreeBSD 3.3. How to get packages for Solaris 3.4. How...
  
  
• How to help the Caudium community
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Next Chapter 7. How to help the Caudium community Table of Contents 7.1. How to promote Caudium 7.2. How to write documentation 7.3. How to get a CVS account 7.4. How to test...
  
  
• Overview
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Next Chapter 2. Overview Table of Contents 2.1. What is Caudium? 2.2. Caudium vs Roxen: Why a fork? 2.3. Comparing Caudium with Apache 2.4. Advantages of Caudium 2.5. Disadvantages...
  
  
• How to print something to debug log file
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 6. Developing with Caudium Next 6.6. How to print something to debug log file With Caudium you can output something to the web page or to the debug log file located in...
  
  
• How to promote Caudium
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 7. How to help the Caudium community Next 7.1. How to promote Caudium Caudium, and Roxen problems are not technical. Instead, they are advertising and marketing. Caudium...
  
  
• How to run Caudium as a non-privileged user; How to secure Caudium
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 5. Customizing your server Next 5.1. How to run Caudium as a non-privileged user; How to secure Caudium Web servers are usually publicly accessible and represent your...
  
  
• How to get packages for Solaris
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 3. Getting packages Next 3.3. How to get packages for Solaris Bill Welliver has made some packages. They are available on Riverweb and mirrored to Oav.net . Prev Home Next...
  
  
• Starting
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 4. Creating your first server Next 4.2. Starting The first time you install Caudium from the sources, you will need to type the following commands: # su - # cd...
  
  
• Stopping from command line
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 4. Creating your first server Next 4.3. Stopping from command line There are two ways to stop Caudium: Kill Caudium with a -9 signal. If you do this Caudium will restart....
  
  
• How to test Caudium
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 7. How to help the Caudium community Next 7.4. How to test Caudium There is a test suite for Caudium written in Expect which uses TCL and DejaGNU. If you want to use it,...
  
  
• The Pike tag
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 6. Developing with Caudium Next 6.2. The Pike tag For a complete tutorial and reference manual on Pike, see http://pike.oav.net/ . The Pike tag allows you to easily insert...
  
  
• How to tune your system for best Caudium performances
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 5. Customizing your server Next 5.3. How to tune your system for best Caudium performances 5.3.1. Linux Until a Linux guru has time to make some nice documentation, here is...
  
  
• How to get UltraLog working
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 5. Customizing your server Next 5.5. How to get UltraLog working See the Caudium documentation project at http://caudium.info/ , and...
  
  
• Upgrading Caudium
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 4. Creating your first server Next 4.5. Upgrading Caudium Upgrading Caudium is simple. You should install it as if for the first time. That is, get the new sources, unpack...
  
  
• How to use your own fonts
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 5. Customizing your server Next 5.4. How to use your own fonts Use the xdumpfont program in the tool directory of Caudium's sources. This program will convert your X fonts...
  
  
• What is Caudium?
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 2. Overview Next 2.1. What is Caudium? Caudium is a Web server based on a fork of the Roxen Challenger 1.3 WebServer . Like Roxen, Caudium is written in Pike with parts...
  
  
• How to write documentation
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 7. How to help the Caudium community Next 7.2. How to write documentation There are two types of documentation needed for Caudium: Press articles. You can write press...
  
  
• Revision History
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 8. Revision History/Credits/The End Next 8.1. Revision History Version 2.2 : September 20, 2002 Added images and icons. Better use of Docbook. Updates in the FreeBSD ports...
  
  
• Credits and contributors
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 8. Revision History/Credits/The End Next 8.2. Credits and contributors Here is the list of people that helped me in one way or another to get this HOWTO written: Joe...
  
  
• The End
  Caudium HOWTO Prev Chapter 8. Revision History/Credits/The End Next 8.3. The End Thanks for reading. I hope this HOWTO will help you discover Caudium's power. And remember this quotation:  ...