These HOWTOs (and more!) are available at the Linux
Documentation Project, http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/
| Document Name | Classification | Update | Author | Description | Version |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bootdisk-HOWTO | howto | major | Tom Fawcett <fawcett@croftj.net> | How to create a boot/root maintenance disk for Linux | v3.3, November 1998</date> |
| Consultants-HOWTO | howto | minor | Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com> | Listing of Linux consultants | v9.40, 8 November 1998 |
| DNS-HOWTO | howto | bug | Nicolai Langfeldt <janl@math.uio.no> | How to set up DNS | v2.1.1, 12 November 1998 |
| ELF-HOWTO | howto | bug | Daniel Barlow <daniel.barlow@linux.org> | How to install and migrate to the ELF binary file format | v1.29, 14 July 1996 |
| IPCHAINS-HOWTO | howto | major | Paul Russell <Paul.Russell@rustcorp.com.au> | Install and configure the enhanced IP firewalling chains software |
v1.0.5, 27 October 1998 |
| IPX-HOWTO | howto | major | Terry Dawson <terry@perf.no.itg.telecom.com.au> | How to install and configure IPX networking | v2.3, 06 May 1998 |
| Installation-HOWTO | howto | minor | Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com> | How to obtain and install Linux | v4.15, 20 November 1998 |
| Italian-HOWTO | howto | major | Marco “Gaio” Gaiarin <gaio@dei.unipd.it> | How to configure Linux for use with the Italian characterset |
v1.2.0, 3 November 1998 |
| Plug-and-Play-HOWTO | howto | new | David Lawyer <bf347@lafn.org> | How to get your Linux system to support Plug-and-Play | v0.00, November 1998 |
| Portuguese-HOWTO | howto | minor | Carlos Augusto Moreira dos Santos <casantos@cpmet.ufpel.tche.br> |
Este documento pretende ser um guia de referência de configuraçao do Linux e seus programas… |
v3.0, 28 October 1998 |
| PostgreSQL-HOWTO | howto | minor | Al Dev (Alavoor Vasudevan) <aldev@hotmail.com> | How to setup PostgreSQL as a database server | v10.0, 24 November 1998 |
| Reading-List-HOWTO | howto | minor | Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com> | Interesting books pertaining to Linux subjects | v1.4, 22 November 1998 |
| TeTeX-HOWTO | howto | major | Robert Kiesling <kiesling@terracom.net> | How to install the teTeX package (TeX and LaTeX) under Linux |
v3.7, 9 November 1998 |
| Text-Terminal-HOWTO | howto | minor | David S. Lawyer <bf347@lafn.org> | This document explains what text terminals are, how they work, how to install and configure them |
v1.02, November 1998 |
| Unix-Internet-Fundamentals-HOWTO | howto | new | Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com> | Describes the working basics of PC-class computers, Unix-like operating systems, and the Internet in non-technical language |
v1.0, 28 October 1998 |
| XFree86-HOWTO | howto | minor | Eric S. Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com> | How to obtain, install, and configure XFree86 3.2 (X11R6) | v5.9, 27 October 1998 |
| Cipe+Masq | mini | minor | Anthony Ciaravalo <acj@home.com> | How to setup a Virtual Private Network between your LAN and other LAN’s using cipe through linux masquerading firewall machines |
v0.4, 28 October 1998 |
| DHCP | mini | minor | Vladimir Vuksan <vuksan@veus.hr> | How to setup a DHCP Server and Client | v2.6, 14 November 1998 |
| Loadlin+Win95 | mini | minor | Chris Fischer <protek@brigadoon.com> | How to use Linux and Windows95 together, using loadlin | v1.4.3, 9 November 1998 |
| PLIP | mini | major | Andrea Controzzi <controzz@cli.di.unipi.it> | How to set up PLIP (Parallel Line Interface Protocol) | v2.1, 12 March 1998 |
| RedHat-CD | mini | new | Morten Kjeldgaard <mok@imsb.au.dk> Peter von der Ahé <pahe+rhcd@daimi.au.dk> |
How to make your own CDs from the Red Hat Linux distribution equivalent to the ones commercially available from Red Hat |
v.00, 9 September 1998 |
| Software-RAID | mini | major | Linas Vepstas <linas@linas.org> | How to configure software RAID | v0.54, 21 November 1998 |
Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.
LinuxToday is a trusted, contributor-driven news resource supporting all types of Linux users. Our thriving international community engages with us through social media and frequent content contributions aimed at solving problems ranging from personal computing to enterprise-level IT operations. LinuxToday serves as a home for a community that struggles to find comparable information elsewhere on the web.
Property of TechnologyAdvice. © 2025 TechnologyAdvice. All Rights Reserved
Advertiser Disclosure: Some of the products that appear on this site are from companies from which TechnologyAdvice receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site including, for example, the order in which they appear. TechnologyAdvice does not include all companies or all types of products available in the marketplace.