Linux Documentation Project - HOWTO Updates | Linux Today

Linux Documentation Project – HOWTO Updates

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 19, 1999

The LDP is the official project who oversees documentation for
Linux in general. They can be reached at http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/.

Document Name Classification Update Author Description Version
Distribution-HOWTO howto minor Eric S. Raymond A list of Linux distributions v6.3, 8 May 1999
Plug-and-Play-HOWTO howto minor David Lawyer How to get your Linux system to support Plug-and-Play v0.04, June 1999

Software-Release-Practice-HOWTO
howto minor Eric S. Raymond Describes good release practices for Linux open-source
projects
1.2, 18 June 1999
Text-Terminal-HOWTO howto minor David S. Lawyer This document explains what text terminals are, how they work,
how to install and configure them
v1.06, June 1999

XFree86-Video-Timings-HOWTO
howto minor Eric S. Raymond How to compose a mode line for XFree86 v3.6, 13 June 1999
Cable-Modem mini minor Vladimir Vuksan How to use a cable modem with a cable ISP v4.2, 9 June 1999
DHCP mini minor Vladimir Vuksan How to setup a DHCP Server and Client v4.2, 11 June 1999
Web Webster

Web Webster

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.

Linux Today Logo

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. © 2026 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.