3. Index

3.1 HOWTOs

The following Linux HOWTOs are currently available:

• 3Dfx HOWTO, by Bernd Kreimeier <bk@gamers.org>. How to use 3Dfx graphics accelerator chip support. Updated 12 July 1997.
• AX25 HOWTO, by Terry Dawson <terry@perf.no.itg.telecom.com.au>. How to configure AX25 networking for Linux. Updated 17 October 1997.
• Access HOWTO, by Michael De La Rue <access-howto@ed.ac.uk>. How to use adaptive technology with Linux. Updated 28 March 1997.
• Alpha HOWTO, by David Mosberger <davidm@azstarnet.com>. Overview of Alpha systems and processors. Updated 6 June 1997.
• Assembly HOWTO, by François-René Rideau <rideau@ens.fr>. Information on programming in x86 assembly. Updated 16 November 1997.
• Benchmarking HOWTO, by André D. Balsa <andrewbalsa@usa.net>. How to do basic benchmarking. Updated 15 August 1997.
• BootPrompt HOWTO, by Paul Gortmaker <gpg109@rsphy1.anu.edu.au>. List of boot time arguments and overview of booting software. Updated 1 February 1998.
• Bootdisk HOWTO, by Graham Chapman <grahamc@zeta.org.au>. How to create a boot/root maintenance disk for Linux. Updated 4 April 1997.
• Busmouse HOWTO, by Chris Bagwell <cbagwell@sprynet.com>. Information on bus mouse compatibility with Linux. Updated 1 February 1998.
• CD Writing HOWTO, by Winfried Trümper <winni@xpilot.org>. How to write CDs. Updated 16 December 1997.
• CDROM HOWTO, by Jeff Tranter <jeff_tranter@pobox.com>. Information on CDROM drive compatibility for Linux. Updated 1 November 1997.
• Chinese HOWTO, by Chih-Wei Huang <cwhuang@phys.ntu.edu.tw>. How to configure Linux for use with the Chinese characterset. Updated 10 February 1998.
• Commercial HOWTO, by Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com>. Listing of commercial software products for Linux. Updated 28 February 1998.
• Config HOWTO, by Guido Gonzato <guido@ibogfs.cineca.it>. How to fine-tune and customize your Linux system. Updated 4 November 1997.
• Consultants HOWTO, by Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com>. Listing of Linux consultants. Updated 13 March 1998.
• Cyrillic HOWTO, by Alexander L. Belikoff <abel@bfr.co.il>. How to configure Linux for use with the Cyrillic characterset. Updated 23 January 1998.
• DNS HOWTO, by Nicolai Langfeldt <janl@math.uio.no>. How to set up DNS. Updated 26 February 1998.
• DOS to Linux HOWTO, by Guido Gonzato <guido@ibogfs.cineca.it>. How to move from DOS to Linux. Updated 31 October 1997.
• DOSEMU HOWTO, by Uwe Bonnes <bon@elektron.ikp.physik.th-darmstadt.de>. HOWTO about the Linux MS-DOS Emulator, DOSEMU. Updated 15 March 1997 for dosemu-0.64.4 (in progress).
• Danish HOWTO, by Niels Kristian Bech Jensen <nkbj@image.dk>. How to configure Linux for use with the Danish characterset. Updated 23 January 1998.
• Distribution HOWTO, by Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>. A list of Linux distributions. Updated 31 October 1997.
• ELF HOWTO, by Daniel Barlow <daniel.barlow@linux.org>. How to install and migrate to the ELF binary file format. Updated 14 July 1996.
• Emacspeak HOWTO, by Jim Van Zandt <jrv@vanzandt.mv.com>. How to use 'emacspeak' with Linux. Updated 21 Dececember 1997.
• Ethernet HOWTO, by Paul Gortmaker <gpg109@rsphy1.anu.edu.au>. Information on Ethernet hardware compatibility for Linux. Updated 1 February 1998.
• Finnish HOWTO, by Pekka Taipale <pjt@iki.fi>. How to configure Linux for use with the Finnish characterset. Updated 14 February 1996.
• Firewall HOWTO, by Mark Grennan, <markg@netplus.net>. How to set up a firewall using Linux. Updated 8 November 1996.
• French HOWTO, by Guylhem Aznar <guylhem@danmark.linux.eu.org>. How to configure Linux for use with the French characterset. Updated August 1997.
• Ftape HOWTO, by Kevin Johnson <kjj@pobox.com>. Information on ftape drive compatibility with Linux. Updated 15 March 1997.
• GCC HOWTO, by Daniel Barlow <daniel.barlow@linux.org>. How to set up the GNU C compiler and development libraries. Updated 28 February 1996.
• German HOWTO, by Winfried Trümper <winni@xpilot.org>. Information on using Linux with German-specific features. Updated 19 March 1997.
• Glibc2 HOWTO, by Eric Green <ejg3@cornell.edu>. How to install and migrate to the glibc2 library. Updated 11 January 1998.
• HAM HOWTO, by Terry Dawson <terry@perf.no.itg.telecom.com.au>. HOWTO configure amateur radio software for Linux. Updated 1 April 1997.
• HOWTO Index, by Greg Hankins <gregh@sunsite.unc.edu>. Index of HOWTO documents about Linux. Updated 18 March 1998.
• Hardware Compatibility HOWTO, by Patrick Reijnen <antispam.patrickr@antispam.bart.nl>. A list of hardware known to work with Linux. Updated 10 December 1997.
• Hebrew HOWTO, by Yair G. Rajwan <yair@hobbes.jct.ac.il>. How to configure Linux for use with the Hebrew characterset. Updated 12 September 1995.
• INFO-SHEET, by Michael K. Johnson <johnsonm@redhat.com>. Generic introduction to the Linux operating system. Updated 24 October 1997.
• IPX HOWTO, by Terry Dawson <terry@perf.no.itg.telecom.com.au>. How to install and configure IPX networking. Updated 29 March 1997.
• ISP Hookup HOWTO, by Egil Kvaleberg <egil@kvaleberg.no>. Basic introduction to hooking up to an ISP. Updated 14 February 1997.
• Installation HOWTO, by Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>. How to obtain and install Linux. Updated 22 October 1997.
• Intranet Server HOWTO, by Pramod Karnad <karnad@indiamail.com>. How to setup a Linux Intranet server. Updated 7 August 1997.
• Italian HOWTO, by Marco ``Gaio'' Gaiarin <gaio@dei.unipd.it>. How to configure Linux for use with the Italian characterset. Updated 6 August 1997.
• Java-CGI HOWTO, by David H. Silber <dhs@orbits.com>. How to set up Java-capable CGI bin. Updated 18 November 1996.
• Kernel HOWTO, by Brian Ward <ward@blah.math.tu-graz.ac.at>. Upgrading and compiling the Linux kernel. Updated 26 May 1997.
• Keyboard and Console HOWTO, by Andries Brouwer <aeb@cwi.nl>. Information about the Linux keyboard, console and non-ASCII characters. Updated 16 November 1997.
• META-FAQ, by Michael K. Johnson <johnsonm@redhat.com>. A listing of Linux sources of information. Updated 25 October 1997.
• MGR HOWTO, by Vincent Broman <broman@nosc.mil>. Information on the MGR graphics interface for Linux. Updated 30 May 1996.
• MILO HOWTO, by David A. Rusling <david.rusling@reo.mts.dec.com>. How to use the Alpha Linux Miniloader (MILO). Updated 6 December 1996.
• Mail HOWTO, by Guylhem Aznar <guylhem at danmark.linux.eu.org>. Information on electronic mail servers and clients. Updated January 1998.
• Multi-Disk HOWTO, by Stein Gjoen <sgjoen@nyx.net>. How to setup multiple hard disk drives. Updated 3 February 1998.
• NET-3 HOWTO, by Terry Dawson <terry@perf.no.itg.telecom.com.au>. Howto configure TCP/IP networking under Linux. Updated 20 August 1997.
• NFS HOWTO, by Nicolai Langfeldt <janl@math.uio.no>. How to set up NFS clients and servers. Updated 3 November 1997.
• NIS HOWTO, by Thorsten Kukuk <kukuk@vt.uni-paderborn.de>. Information on using NIS/YP on Linux systems. Updated 10. January 1998.
• Optical Disk HOWTO, by Skip Rye <Skip_Rye@faneuil.com>. How to use optical disk drives with Linux. Updated 22 December 1997.
• Oracle HOWTO, by Paul Haigh <paul@nailed.demon.co.uk>. How to setup Oracle as a database server. Updated 10 March 1998.
• PCI HOWTO, by Michael Will <Michael.Will@student.uni-tuebingen.de>. Information on PCI-architecture compatibility with Linux. Updated 30 March 1997.
• PCMCIA HOWTO, by Dave Hinds <dhinds@allegro.stanford.edu>. How to install and use PCMCIA Card Services. Updated 19 February 1998.
• PPP HOWTO, by Robert Hart <hartr@interweft.com.au>. Information on using PPP networking with Linux. Updated 31 March 1997.
• Parallel Processing HOWTO, by Hank Dietz <pplinux@ecn.purdue.edu>. Discussion of parallel processing approaches for Linux. Updated 5 January 1998.
• Pilot HOWTO, by David H. Silber <pilot@orbits.com>. How to use a USR Pilot PDA with Linux. Updated 17 August 1997.
• Polish HOWTO, by Sergiusz Pawlowicz <ser@arch.pwr.wroc.pl>. Information on using Linux with Polish-specific features. Updated 5 January 1997.
• PostgreSQL HOWTO, by Al Dev (Alavoor Vasudevan) <aldev@hotmail.com>. How to setup PostgreSQL as a database server. Updated 21 December 1997.
• Printing HOWTO, by Grant Taylor <gtaylor+pht@picante.com>. HOWTO on printing software for Linux. Updated 23 September 1997.
• Printing Usage HOWTO, by Mark Komarinski <markk@auratek.com>. How to use the printing system for a variety of file types and options. Updated 24 March 1997.
• RPM HOWTO, by Donnie Barnes <djb@redhat.com>. How to use the Red Hat Package Manager (.rpm). Updated 8 April 1997.
• Reading List HOWTO, by Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>. Interesting books pertaining to Linux subjects. Updated 29 November 1997.
• Root RAID HOWTO, by Michael A. Robinton <michael@bzs.org>. How to create a root-mounted RAID filesystem. Updated 12 February 1998.
• SCSI Programming HOWTO, by Heiko Eissfeldt <heiko@colossus.escape.de>. Information on programming the generic Linux SCSI interface. Updated 7 May 1996.
• SMB HOWTO, by David Wood <dwood@plugged.net.au>. How to use the Session Message Block (SMB) protocol with Linux. Updated 10 August 1996.
• SRM HOWTO, by David Mosberger <davidm@azstarnet.com>. How to boot Linux/Alpha using the SRM firmware. Updated 17 August 1996.
• Security HOWTO, by Kevin Fenzi <kevin@scrye.com>. General overview of security issues. Updated 1 March 1998.
• Serial Programming HOWTO, by Peter H. Baumann <Peter.Baumann@dlr.de>. How to use serial ports in programs. Updated 22 January 1998.
• Shadow Password HOWTO, by Michael H. Jackson <mhjack@tscnet.com>. How to obtain, install, and configure shadow passwords. Updated 3 April 1996.
• Slovenian HOWTO, by Primoz Peterlin <primoz.peterlin@biofiz.mf.uni-lj.si>. Information on using Linux with Slovenian-specific features. Updated 30 October 1996.
• Sound HOWTO, by Jeff Tranter <jeff_tranter@pobox.com>. Sound hardware and software for the Linux operating system. Updated 1 November 1997.
• Sound Playing HOWTO, by Yoo C. Chung <wacko@laplace.snu.ac.kr>. How to play various sound formats under Linux. Updated 7 November 1997.
• Spanish HOWTO, by Gonzalo Garcia Agullo <Gonzalo.Garcia-Agullo@jrc.es>. Information on using Linux with Spanish-specific features. Updated 20 August 1996.
• teTeX HOWTO, by Robert Kiesling <kiesling@terracom.net>. How to install the teTeX package (TeX and LaTeX) under Linux. Updated 21 August 1997.
• Thai HOWTO, by Poonlap Veeratanabutr <poon-v@fedu.uec.ac.jp>. How to configure Linux for use with the Thai characterset. Updated 16 July 1997.
• Tips HOWTO, by Paul Anderson <paul@geeky1.ebtech.net>. HOWTO on miscellaneous tips and tricks for Linux. Updated 26 December 1997.
• UMSDOS HOWTO, by Jacques Gelinas <jacques@solucorp.qc.ca>. How to install and use the UMSDOS filesystem. Updated 13 November 1995.
• UPS HOWTO, by Harvey J. Stein <abel@netvision.net.il>. Information on using a UPS power supply with Linux. Updated 18 November 1997.
• UUCP HOWTO, by Guylhem Aznar <guylhem@danmark.linux.eu.org>. Information on UUCP software for Linux. Updated 6 February 1998.
• User Group HOWTO, by Kendall Grant Clark <kclark@ntlug.org>. Tips on founding, maintaining, and growing a Linux User Group. Updated 1 January 1998.
• VAR HOWTO, by Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com>. Listing of Linux value added resellers. Updated 17 March 1998.
• VMS to Linux HOWTO, by Guido Gonzato <guido@ibogfs.cineca.it>. How to move from VMS to Linux. Updated 31 October 1997.
• Virtual Services HOWTO, by Brian Ackerman <brian@nycrc.net>. How to set up virtual hosting services. Updated 4 November 1997.
• WWW HOWTO, by Wayne Leister <n3mtr@qis.net>. How to set up WWW clients and servers. Updated 19 November 1997.
• WWW mSQL HOWTO, by Oliver Corff <corff@zedat.fu-berlin.de>. How to set up a web server database with mSQL. Updated 17 September 1997.
• XFree86 HOWTO, by Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>. How to obtain, install, and configure XFree86 3.2 (X11R6). Updated 31 October 1997.
• XFree86 Video Timings HOWTO, by Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com>. How to compose a mode line for XFree86. Updated 31 October 1997.

3.2 mini-HOWTOs

The following mini-HOWTOs are available:

• 3 Button Mouse mini-HOWTO, by Geoff Short <geoff@kipper.york.ac.uk>. How to configure your mouse to use 3 buttons. Updated 4 November 1997.
• ADSM Backup mini-HOWTO, by Thomas Koenig <Thomas.Koenig@ciw.uni-karlsruhe.de>. How to install and use the ADSM backup program. Updated 15 January 1997.
• AI-Alife mini-HOWTO, by John A. Eikenberry <jae@ai.uga.edu>. Information about AI software for Linux. Updated 13 January 1998.
• Advocacy mini-HOWTO, by Paul L. Rogers <Paul.L.Rogers@li.org>. Suggestions on how to advocate the use of Linux. Updated 6 February 1997.
• Backup with MSDOS mini-HOWTO, by Christopher Neufeld <neufeld@physics.utoronto.ca>. How to backup Linux machines with MSDOS. Updated 5 August 1997.
• Battery Powered mini-HOWTO, by Hanno Mueller <hanno@lava.de>. How to reduce a Linux system's power consumption. Updated 21 December 1997.
• Boca mini-HOWTO, by David H Dennis <david@freelink.net>. How to install a Boca 16-port serial card (Boca 2016). Updated 1 August 1997.
• BogoMips mini-HOWTO, by Wim C.A. van Dorst <baron@clifton.hobby.nl>. Information about BogoMips. Updated 13 December 1997.
• Bridge mini-HOWTO, by Chris Cole <cole@lynkmedia.com>. How to setup an ethernet bridge. Updated 13 November 1997.
• Bridge+Firewall mini-HOWTO, by Peter Breuer <ptb@it.uc3m.es>. How to setup and ethernet bridge and firewall. Updated 19 December 1997.
• Bzip2 mini-HOWTO, by David Fetter <dfetter@best.com>. How to use the new bzip2 compression program. Updated 10 March 1998.
• Cable Modem mini-HOWTO, by Vladimir Vuksan <vuksan@veus.hr>. How to use a cable modem with a cable ISP. Updated 26 February 1998.
• Clock mini-HOWTO, by Ron Bean <rbean@execpc.com>. How to set and keep your clock on time. Updated December 1996.
• Coffee mini-HOWTO, by Georgatos Photis <gef@ceid.upatras.gr>. Thoughts about making coffee with Linux (humorous). Updated 15 January 1998.
• Colour ls mini-HOWTO, by Thorbjoern Ravn Andersen <ravn@dit.ou.dk>. How to set up the colours with 'ls'. Updated 7 August 1997.
• Cyrus IMAP mini-HOWTO, by Kevin Mitchell <kevin@iserv.net>. How to install the Cyrus IMAP server. Updated 21 January 1998.
• DHCPcd mini-HOWTO, by Vladimir Vuksan <vuksan@veus.hr>. How to setup a DHCP client (dhcpcd). Updated 2 March 1998.
• DPT Hardware RAID mini-HOWTO, by Ram Samudrala <me@ram.org>. How to configure hardware RAID. Updated 15 December 1997.
• Diald mini-HOWTO, by Harish Pillay <h.pillay@ieee.org>. How to use 'diald' to dial an ISP. Updated 3 June 1996.
• Diskless mini-HOWTO, by Robert Nemkin <buci@math.klte.hu>. How to set up a diskless Linux box. Updated 31 May 1996.
• Ext2fs Undeletion mini-HOWTO, by Aaron Crane <aaronc@pobox.com>. How to retrieve deleted files from an ext2 filesystem. Updated 4 August 1997.
• Fax Server mini-HOWTO, by Erez Strauss <erez@newplaces.com>. How to setup a fax server. Update 8 November 1997.
• GIS-GRASS mini-HOWTO, by David A. Hastings <dah@ngdc.noaa.gov>. How to install Geographic Information System (GIS) software. Updated 13 November 1997.
• GTEK BBS-550 mini-HOWTO, by Wajihuddin Ahmed <wahmed@sdnpk.undp.org>. How to setup the GTEK BBS-550 multiport board with Linux. Updated 20 August 1997.
• Hard Disk Upgrade mini-HOWTO, by Yves Bellefeuille <yan@ottawa.com>. How to copy a Linux system from one hard disk to another. Updated 31 January 1998.
• IO Port Programming mini-HOWTO, by Riku Saikkonen <Riku.Saikkonen@hut.fi>. How to use I/O ports in C programs. Updated 28 December 1997.
• IP Alias mini-HOWTO, by Harish Pillay <h.pillay@ieee.org>. How to use IP aliasing. Updated 13 January 1997.
• IP Masquerade mini-HOWTO, by Ambrose Au <ambrose@writeme.com>. How to use IP masquerading. Updated 10 November 1997.
• IP Subnetworking mini-HOWTO, by Robert Hart <hartr@interweft.com.au>. Why and how to subnetwork an IP network. Updated 31 March 1997.
• IP Connectivity mini-HOWTO, by Michael Strates <mstrates@croftj.net>. How to get mail and news over a dialup connection. Updated 6 November 1997.
• Install From ZIP mini-HOWTO, by Kevin Snively <k.snively@seaslug.org>. How to install Linux from a parallel port ZIP drive. Updated 27 January 1998.
• Kerneld mini-HOWTO, by Henrik Storner <storner@osiris.ping.dk>. How to use 'kerneld' (dynamic module loading). Updated 19 July 1997.
• LBX mini-HOWTO, by Paul D. Smith <psmith@baynetworks.com>. How to use Low-Bandwidth X (LBX). Updated 11 December 1997.
• LILO mini-HOWTO, by Alessandro Rubini <rubini@linux.it>. Examples of typical LILO installations. Updated 9 January 1998.
• Large Disk mini-HOWTO, by Andries Brouwer <aeb@cwi.nl>. How to use disks with > 1024 cylinders. Updated 26 July 1996.
• Leased Line mini-HOWTO, by Rob van der Putten <rob@sput.dsl.nl>. How to setup leased line modems. Updated 3 March 1998.
• Linux+DOS+Win95+OS2 mini-HOWTO, by Mike Harlan <r3mdh@raex.com>. How to use Linux and DOS and OS/2 and Win95 together. Updated 11 November 1997.
• Linux+FreeBSD mini-HOWTO, by Niels Kristian Bech Jensen <nkbj@image.dk> How to use Linux and FreeBSD together. Updated 23 January 1998.
• Linux+NT-Loader mini-HOWTO, by Bernd Reichert <reichert@dial.eunet.ch>. How to use Linux and the Windows NT boot loader together. Updated 2 September 1997.
• Linux+Win95 mini-HOWTO, by Jonathan Katz <jkatz@in.net>. How to use Linux and Windows95 together. Updated 26 October 1996.
• Loadlin+Win95 mini-HOWTO, by Chris Fischer <protek@brigadoon.com>. How to use Linux and Windows95 together, using loadlin. Updated 6 March 1998.
• Mac Terminal mini-HOWTO, by Robert Kiesling <kiesling@terracom.net>. How to use an Apple Macintosh as a serial terminal. Updated 9 November 1997.
• Mail Queue mini-HOWTO, by Leif Erlingsson <Leif.Erlingsson@leif@lege.com>. How to queue remote mail and deliver local mail. Updated 3 September 1997.
• Mail2News mini-HOWTO, by Robert Hart <iweft@ipax.com.au>. How to set up a mail to news gateway. Updated 4 November 1996.
• Man Page mini-HOWTO, by Jens Schweikhardt <schweikh@noc.dfn.de>. How to write man pages. Updated 11 March 1998.
• Modules mini-HOWTO, by Riley H. Williams <rhw@bigfoot.com>. How to setup and configure kernel modules. Updated 14 November 1997.
• NFS-Root mini-HOWTO, by Andreas Kostyrka <andreas@ag.or.at>. How to set up diskless Linux machines. Updated 8 August 1997.
• NFS-Root-Client mini-HOWTO, by Ofer Maor <ofer@hadar.co.il>. How to set up diskless Linux machines using NFS. Updated 1 July 1997.
• Netscape+Proxy mini-HOWTO, by Sarma Seetamraju <sarma@usa.net>. How to set up a proxy server for Netscape. Updated 15 August 1997.
• News Leafsite mini-HOWTO, by Florian Kuehnert <sutok@gmx.de>. How to set up a leaf news site. Updated 4 January 1998.
• Offline Mailing mini-HOWTO, by Gunther Voet <freaker@tuc.ml.org>. How to set up email addresses without a dedicated Internet connection. Updated 7 February 1998.
• Partition mini-HOWTO, by Kristian Koehntopp <kris@koehntopp.de>. How to choose disk partitions. Updated 3 November 1997.
• Partition Rescue mini-HOWTO, by Rolf Klausen <rolfk@romsdal.vgs.no>. How to rescue deleted Linux partitions. Updated 22 October 1997.
• Path mini-HOWTO, by Esa Turtiainen <etu@dna.fi>. How to use the PATH environment variable. Updated 15 November 1997.
• Pre-installation Checklist mini-HOWTO, by S. Parthasarathy <algolog@hd1.vsnl.net.in>. Pre-installation checklist and questionnaire. Updated 27 January 1998.
• Process Accounting mini-HOWTO, by Albert M.C. Tam <bertie@scn.org>. How to set up process accounting. Updated 8 August 1997.
• Proxy ARP Subnet mini-HOWTO, by Bob Edwards <bob@faceng.anu.edu.au>. How to use proxy ARP with subnetting. Updated August 1997.
• Public Web Browser mini-HOWTO, by Donald B. Marti Jr. <dmarti@best.com>. How to set up a guest account to use a WWW browser. Updated 5 January 1998.
• Qmail+MH mini-HOWTO, by Christopher Richardson <rdn@tara.n.eunet.de>. How to install qmail and MH. Updated 5 March 1998.
• Quota mini-HOWTO, by Albert M.C. Tam <bertie@scn.org>. How to set up disk quotas. Updated 8 August 1997.
• RCS mini-HOWTO, by Robert Kiesling <kiesling@terracom.net>. How to use RCS (Revision Control System). Updated 14 August 1997.
• RPM+Slackware mini-HOWTO, by Dave Whitinger, <dave@whitinger.net>. How to install the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM) under Slackware. Updated 25 February 1998.
• Remote Boot mini-HOWTO, by Marc Vuilleumier Stückelberg <Marc.VuilleumierStuckelberg@cui.unige.ch>. How to set up a server-based boot selector. Updated August 1997.
• Remote X Apps mini-HOWTO, by Vincent Zweije <zweije@xs4all.nl>. How to run remote X applications. Updated 12 February 1998.
• SLIP-PPP Emulator mini-HOWTO, by Irish <irish@eskimo.com>. How to use SLIP-PPP emulators with Linux. Updated 7 August 1997.
• Sendmail+UUCP mini-HOWTO, by Jamal Hadi Salim <jamal@glcom.com>. How to use sendmail and UUCP together. Updated 25 October 1997.
• Small Memory mini-HOWTO, by Todd Burgess <tburgess@uoguelph.ca>. How to run Linux on a system with a small amount of memory. Update 29 October 1997.
• Software Building mini-HOWTO, by Mendel Leo Cooper <thegrendel@theriver.com>. How to build software packages. Updated 4 November 1997.
• Software RAID mini-HOWTO, by Linas Vepstas <linas@fc.net>. How to configure software RAID. Updated 28 December 1997.
• Soundblaster AWE mini-HOWTO, by Marcus Brinkmann <Marcus.Brinkmann@ruhr-uni-bochum.de>. How to install the Soundblaster AWE 32/64. Updated 11 January 1998.
• StarOffice mini-HOWTO, by Matthew Borowski <mkb@poboxes.com>. Information on installing the StarOffice suite. Updated 14 January 1998.
• Term Firewall mini-HOWTO, by Barak Pearlmutter <bap@cs.unm.edu>. How to use 'term' over a firewall. Updated 15 July 1997.
• TkRat mini-HOWTO, by Dave Whitinger <dave@whitinger.net>. How to install and use the TkRat mail program. Updated 2 February 1998.
• Token Ring mini-HOWTO, by Mike Eckhoff <mike.e@emissary.aus-etc.com>. How to use token ring cards. Updated 7 January 1998.
• Ultra-DMA mini-HOWTO, by Brion Vibber <brion@pobox.com>. How to use Ultra-DMA drives and controllers. Updated 5 March 1998.
• Update mini-HOWTO, by Stein Gjoen <sgjoen@nyx.net>.. How to stay updated about Linux development. Updated 3 February 1998.
• Upgrade mini-HOWTO, by Greg Louis <glouis@dynamicro.on.ca>. How to upgrade your Linux distribution. Updated 6 June 1996.
• VPN mini-HOWTO, by Árpád Magosányi <mag@bunuel.tii.matav.hu>. How to set up a VPN (Virtual Private Network). Updated 7 August 1997.
• Visual Bell mini-HOWTO, by Alessandro Rubini <rubini@linux.it>. How to disable audible bells, and enable visual bells. Updated 11 November 1997.
• Windows Modem Sharing mini-HOWTO, by Friedemann Baitinger <baiti@toplink.net>. How to setup Windows to use a shared modem on a Linux machine. Updated 2 November 1997.
• WordPerfect mini-HOWTO, by Wade Hampton <whampton@staffnet.com>>. How to set up WordPerfect for Linux. Updated 13 August 1997.
• X Big Cursor mini-HOWTO, by Joerg Schneider <schneid@ira.uka.de>. How to use enlarged cursors with XWindows. Updated 11 August 1997.
• XFree86-XInside mini-HOWTO, by Marco Melgazzi <marco@techie.com>. How to convert XFree86 to XInside modelines. Updated September 1997.
• xterm Title mini-HOWTO, by Ric Lister <ric@giccs.georgetown.edu>. How to put strings into the titlebar of an xterm. Updated 7 January 1998.
• ZIP Install mini-HOWTO, by John Wiggins <jwiggins@comp.uark.edu>. How to install Linux onto a ZIP drive. Updated 26 January 1998.

3.3 Special HOWTOs

The High Availability HOWTO, by Harald Milz <hm@seneca.muc.de> is available at http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/ALPHA/ALPHA/linux-ha/High-Availability-HOWTO.html. It is not included with the HOWTO collection because it relies on figures and cannot be distributed in all supported formats.

The Graphics mini-HOWTO, by Michael J. Hammel <mjhammel@graphics-muse.org> is available at http://www.graphics-muse.org/linux/lgh.html. It is not included with the HOWTO collection because it needs to use a lot of images, which don't translate to other output formats.

3.4 Unmaintained HOWTOs and mini-HOWTOs

There are a number of unmaintained documents at ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/unmaintained. These are kept around since old documentation is sometimes better than none. However, you should be aware that you are reading old documentation.