Configuration HOWTO

By Guido Gonzato, `guido@ibogfs.cineca.it`

v0.99.3, 4 November 1997

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, so you can start to work with a well-usable system.

1. Introduction

2. General System Setup

2.1 Keyboard
2.2 Kernel
2.3 Bootup Messages
2.4 Hostname
2.5 Sendmail Lock
2.6 Device Drivers
2.7 Mouse
2.8 Mount Points
2.9 LILO and Loadlin
2.10 Printer Configuration

3. Software Configuration

3.1 bash(1)
3.2 ls(1)
3.3 less(1)
3.4 emacs(1)
3.5 joe(1)
3.6 jed
3.7 TeX and Friends
3.8 PPP
3.9 POP Client
3.10 X Window System
3.11 Fortran
3.12 Users' Configurations

4. The End