Linux directory

Mounting external LVM volumes - updated Wed, 27 Feb 2008

How to mount an external (USB or other) Logical Volume Managed hard drive in Linux. The guide uses Fedora 8 but applies to any Linux distribution.

Installing Oracle XE - updated Wed, 27 Feb 2008

How to install, configure and run Oracle XE on Linux. Uses Fedora 7 as the installation system but applies to many other distributions using rpm's. Includes connecting to Oracle XE from OpenOffice using the Oracle JDBC driver.

Kernel compiling - updated Wed, 27 Feb 2008

This is a guide how to compile a vanilla 2.6 kernel from kernel.org on Linux. The example uses Fedora with GRUB as the bootloader but works equally well for any Linux distribution.

Firefox nightly builds on Fedora - updated Sun, 03 Aug 2008

How to install the Firefox 3 development builds (Gran Paradiso) on Fedora. This is useful for web developers who wish to test pages rendered with the new Gecko 1.9 engine.

Firefox 2 on Fedora Core 6 - updated Wed, 27 Feb 2008

How to install Firefox 2 on Fedora Core 6 without removing Firefox 1.5 that comes with Fedora Core 6.

Apache Virtual Hosts - updated Wed, 27 Feb 2008

Tutorial on setting up virtual hosting with Apache on Linux. This example uses Apache 2.2 on Fedora Core 6 with SELinux enabled.

Installing Linux from the hard drive - updated Wed, 27 Feb 2008

How to install Linux from the hard drive without using a boot disk. This guide uses Fedora as an example and shows how to use grub as the boot source for the installation process.

Installing Linux - updated Wed, 27 Feb 2008

Advice on installing Linux, specifically concerning Fedora Core, but applicable to other distributions as well.

Configure a VNC server in Linux - updated Wed, 27 Feb 2008

How to set up and configure a VNC server and viewer on Fedora Core. Also includes using Gnome Remote Desktop and configuring the iptables to open ports in the firewall.

Using VNC connections over SSH - updated Wed, 27 Feb 2008

How to set up and configure a secure VNC connection over SSH. Example uses a Linux host and either a Linux client using openssh or Windows client using Putty.

Mounting drives and boot options in Linux - updated Wed, 27 Feb 2008

Linux tips on editing grub boot options and mounting Windows FAT32, vfat, NTFS, CIFS (network) and WebDAV partitions, mainly targeted at Fedora users.

Managing services in Linux - updated Sun, 03 Aug 2008

An explanation of how services work in Linux, specifically aimed at Fedora Core users but equally useful to other distributions. Describes how to use system-config-services as well as chkconfig and service from the command line.

Using MySQL with OpenOffice - updated Wed, 27 Feb 2008

How to connect OpenOffice to an existing MySQL database using MySQL Connector/J.

HP network printer setup - updated Wed, 27 Feb 2008

Tutorial on setting up and configuring a network connected HP printer using CUPS and HPLIP. This example uses a Photosmart 2575 printer on Fedora Core.

Adding menus in Gnome - updated Wed, 27 Feb 2008

How to add and edit your own Gnome menu entries by creating .desktop files in the /usr/share/applications/ folder.

Installing AWStats - updated Wed, 27 Feb 2008

How to install AWStats on Linux to analyse server logs. Also explains how to analyse downloaded server logs allowing you to view any server log available.