http://thimk.org/ 2010-07-14T02:02:51+00:00 http://thimk.org/ http://thimk.org/lib/images/favicon.ico text/html 2005-02-27T05:44:40+00:00 http://thimk.org/computers/linux/cvscommands?rev=1109483080&do=diff Starting A New Project: $ cvs import -m “log msg” projname vendortag releasetag $ cvs import -m “initial import into CVS” myproj thoover start Other links: * Open Source Development with CVS * <http://www.csc.calpoly.edu/~dbutler/tutorials/winter96/cvs/ CVS Tutorial - Concurrent Versions System> * <http://www.loria.fr/~molli/cvs/cvs-tut/cvs_tutorial_toc.html CVS Tutorial - Table of Contents> * CVS Homepage * Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Gentoo Linux CVS Tutorial text/html 2005-02-27T05:44:40+00:00 http://thimk.org/computers/linux/debian?rev=1109483080&do=diff Tips: | I want to hold back certain packages prior to running apt-get upgrade. | How can I do that by configuring some file and not with aptitude or | dselect? echo "foo hold" | sudo dpkg --set-selections ---------- www.apt-get.org ---------- <http://silicon-verl.de/home/flo/debiantricks.html> text/html 2005-02-27T05:44:40+00:00 http://thimk.org/computers/linux/debiankernelcompiling?rev=1109483080&do=diff $ cd /usr/src/kernel-source[...] $ diff or cp appropriate .config file $ make menuconfig or xconfig $ fakeroot make-kpkg clean $ fakeroot make-kpkg --append-to-version -031104 --revision 1.ezekiel+raid.lvm kernel_image // creates ../kernel-image-2.4.22-031104_1.ezekiel+raid.lvm_i386.deb $ su -c 'dpkg -i ../kernel-image[...].deb' $ cp /boot/config[...] // rename config file to match .deb $ export MODULE_LOC=/usr/src/modules/ (optional?) $ fakeroot make-kpkg modules_image #$ fakeroot mak… text/html 2006-03-22T19:47:19+00:00 http://thimk.org/computers/linux/homepage?rev=1143056839&do=diff * Debian: my distribution of choice * Knoppix: for system recovery, and for introducing others to the power of Linux * BootableBusinessCard: for system recovery (fits in your wallet!) * HoneyNet's HoneyWall - a bootable cdrom that acts as a HoneyPot text/html 2005-02-27T05:44:40+00:00 http://thimk.org/computers/linux/icewm?rev=1109483080&do=diff Helpful Websites * IceWM homepage Tutorials and Tips text/html 2005-02-27T05:44:40+00:00 http://thimk.org/computers/linux/jabberdhowto?rev=1109483080&do=diff Links to helpful resources * Jabberd 1.4.x Admin Guide * Bandersnatch: a bandwidth monitoring, usage and chat log gathering tool * Coccinella: a Jabber client that lets you do whiteboarding - sharing images, mp3s, text and more * A thread from Debian-user about Jabberd and various clients and tools * Unofficial Woody backports from Debian's Jamin Collins. text/html 2005-07-07T15:20:42+00:00 http://thimk.org/computers/linux/knoppix?rev=1120749642&do=diff 'Knoppix' is a Free and Open Source Live Linux CD. Knoppix is a GNU/Linux distribution that boots and runs completely from cd. It includes recent linux software and desktop environments, with programs such as OpenOffice.org, Abiword, The Gimp, Konqueror, Mozilla, and hundreds of other quality open source programs. text/html 2005-06-20T19:36:30+00:00 http://thimk.org/computers/linux/linuxcommands?rev=1119296190&do=diff Common (and not so common) Linux Commands * Debian Kernel compiling * Cvs commands * Sudo commands * Software RAID Misc command examples: Prozilla download accelerator: [=proz -rs ftp://mirror.csit.fsu.edu/knoppix/KNOPPIX_V3.3-2003-11-03-EN.iso=] text/html 2005-02-27T05:44:40+00:00 http://thimk.org/computers/linux/phpprogramming?rev=1109483080&do=diff Computers.PhpProgramming text/html 2005-04-25T03:00:25+00:00 http://thimk.org/computers/linux/portknocking?rev=1114398025&do=diff PortKnocking Brief description from www.portknocking.org: Port knocking is a method of establishing a connection to a networked computer that has no open ports look up ports on webopedia.com look up ports on FOLDOC . Before a connection is established, ports are opened using a port knock sequence, which is a series of connection attempts to closed ports. A remote host generates and sends an authentic knock sequence in order to manipulate the server's firewall look up firewall on webopedia.com l… text/html 2005-02-27T05:44:40+00:00 http://thimk.org/computers/linux/scovslinux?rev=1109483080&do=diff Wikipedia:SCO_v._IBM_Linux_lawsuit text/html 2005-02-27T05:44:40+00:00 http://thimk.org/computers/linux/softwareraid?rev=1109483080&do=diff * The Software-RAID HOWTO * Root-on-LVM-on-RAID HOWTO * Unofficial Kernel 2.4 Root-on-RAID and Root-on-LVM-on-RAID HOWTO text/html 2005-02-27T05:44:40+00:00 http://thimk.org/computers/linux/subversionnotes?rev=1109483080&do=diff Create a repository: $ cd /usr/local/src $ svnadmin create svn $ export SVNROOT=file:///usr/local/src/svn Import existing files: $ svn import $SVNROOT /home/thoover/projectDirectory myProject OR $ svn mkdir $SVNROOT/myProject -m 'Create myProjectproject' $ svn import $SVNROOT /home/thoover/projectDirectory \ myProject/trunk -m 'Initial import of myProject project' text/html 2005-02-27T05:44:40+00:00 http://thimk.org/computers/linux/sudocommands?rev=1109483080&do=diff Setup: Become root and at the prompt type: visudo This brings up a 'vi' session in which you can edit /etc/sudoers file. It is the most common way of editing your sudoers file. There may be other ways using different editors, but your system must be configured for it separately. visudo works like vipw, which similarly allows you to edit your password or group files without corrupting them. text/html 2005-07-07T14:59:43+00:00 http://thimk.org/computers/linux/syslinux?rev=1120748383&do=diff An example syslinux.cfg file: display syslinux.txt default knoppix F1 f1.txt F2 f2.txt F3 f3.txt F4 f4.txt F5 f5.txt F6 f6.txt F7 f7.txt F8 f8.txt F9 f9.txt F0 f10.txt label knoppix kernel linux24 append ramdisk_size=100000 nodma init=/etc/init lang=us apm=power-off vga=791 initrd=minirt24.gz nomce quiet BOOT_IMAGE=knoppix custom=packages label knoppix-orig kernel linux24 append ramdisk_size=100000 nodma init=/etc/init lang=us apm=power-off vga=791 initrd=mini… text/html 2005-02-27T05:44:40+00:00 http://thimk.org/computers/linux/testingforopenrelays?rev=1109483080&do=diff If you telnet from your server to relay-test.mail-abuse.org, they will try to relay through your server (trying all sorts of interesting tactics). They won't blacklist you if you turn out positive. Be ready for a blank screen for a few seconds while it runs it's tests, then you get a report via the telnet session and the server disconnects. text/html 2005-02-27T05:44:40+00:00 http://thimk.org/computers/linux/windowsisavirus?rev=1109483080&do=diff With the recent problems being encountered by Windows users all across the country, people are beginning to ask themselves if windows is a virus. In response to the high demand for an answer to that question a study was done and concluded the following.