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User:AaronPeterson

2006-10-06T01:11:54Z

AaronPeterson: /* My Media */

This is me!

= Wiki Philosophy =
I've argued quite a bit with the wiki admins here, but they've slowly managed to get me to follow some of their formatting guidelines... some of it grudingly.. and it appears that they are no longer militantly nuking my work.. and new wiki software has addressed many of my concerns with the wiki's operability. I really really want [[Back Links]]... so far as to say this wiki NEEDS back links support.

I also will write Member Of: Category 1 Category 2 on the top of every page that I can... Who really cares if the maintainers can write? What we care about is if they can <I>Communicate</I>

= Contact Information =
alpeterson@wsu.edu -- it's no longer mine -- sub gmail.com for wsu.edu
206 334 5925 (WA, USA)
ICQ 2302806
YAHOO incinerated yahoo com
MSN aaron_pet@hotmail.com (spam away) I had this well before MS bought it, and I just report everything as spam.

[[User:AaronPeterson]] Is this page. I'm also on meta.wikimedia.org

[[User:Aaron Peterson/Alternate Main Page]] -- a bit out of sync, but has some good ideas.

= My Media =
escargot.icehouse.net
escargot.icehouse.net/mediawiki
http://glowingwire.com (brand new, attempting to get it up)

User:AaronPeterson

2006-10-06T01:03:43Z

AaronPeterson: /* Contact Information */

This is me!

= Wiki Philosophy =
I've argued quite a bit with the wiki admins here, but they've slowly managed to get me to follow some of their formatting guidelines... some of it grudingly.. and it appears that they are no longer militantly nuking my work.. and new wiki software has addressed many of my concerns with the wiki's operability. I really really want [[Back Links]]... so far as to say this wiki NEEDS back links support.

I also will write Member Of: Category 1 Category 2 on the top of every page that I can... Who really cares if the maintainers can write? What we care about is if they can <I>Communicate</I>

= Contact Information =
alpeterson@wsu.edu -- it's no longer mine -- sub gmail.com for wsu.edu
206 334 5925 (WA, USA)
ICQ 2302806
YAHOO incinerated yahoo com
MSN aaron_pet@hotmail.com (spam away) I had this well before MS bought it, and I just report everything as spam.

[[User:AaronPeterson]] Is this page. I'm also on meta.wikimedia.org

[[User:Aaron Peterson/Alternate Main Page]] -- a bit out of sync, but has some good ideas.

= My Media =
http://escargot.icehouse.net
http://escargot.icehouse.net/mediawiki

VMWare

2004-08-31T09:12:16Z

AaronPeterson: adding a link to my tries to get vmware to work on gentoo linux

'''VMware''' allows you to simulate a 'virtual' computer , allowing you to run other [[operating system]]s with your current one at the same time.

==External links==
*[http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1624092,00.asp VMWare Workstation 4.5.2 review]
* vmware on gentoo http://escargot.icehouse.net/mediawiki/index.php/Vmware_on_gentoo

User:Aaron Peterson/Alternate Main Page

2004-06-12T14:26:25Z

AaronPeterson: tehehe... don't know what went wrong.. remembering to preview now

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Welcome to the LinuxQuestions.org Wiki. This site will allow you to not only learn about all things Linux, but will also allow you to share your knowledge.

'''Table Of Contents'''
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<tr><td class=purple valign=top width=50%>
== Linux Sections ==
[[Applications]]
- [[Gaming]]
- [[Networking]]
[[Common Tasks]]
- [[Commands]]
- [[Security]]
[[Installation]]
- [[Distributions]]
- - <I>[[List of Linux distributions]]</I>
[[Future Tech]]
[[Hardware]]
[[People]]
[[Software Development]]
- [[Programming]]
[[Common Questions and Misconceptions]]

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== LQ Wiki Sections ==

'''[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central|LQ Central]]'''
[[LinuxQuestions.org Wiki:User Contributed Help|User Contributed Help]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Introduction|Introduction]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Guidelines|Guidelines]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Getting started|Getting started]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Contribute|Contribute]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Administration|Administration]]

[[Special:Allpages|Browse all articles by name]]
[[Special:Wantedpages|Pages waiting to be written]]

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''' Featured Articles '''
Aaron Peterson likes [[Human Brain]]s so.. he'll put a link here in the demo.. just for s... and giggles... please replace this with your favorite articles

User:Aaron Peterson/Alternate Main Page

2004-06-12T14:21:58Z

AaronPeterson: fix them ==\s poping up an unwanted toc

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Welcome to the LinuxQuestions.org Wiki. This site will allow you to not only learn about all things Linux, but will also allow you to share your knowledge.

=Table Of Contents =
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<tr><td class=purple valign=top width=50%>
<B> Linux Sections </b>
[[Applications]]
- [[Gaming]]
- [[Networking]]
[[Common Tasks]]
- [[Commands]]
- [[Security]]
[[Installation]]
- [[Distributions]]
- - <I>[[List of Linux distributions]]</I>
[[Future Tech]]
[[Hardware]]
[[People]]
[[Software Development]]
- [[Programming]]
[[Common Questions and Misconceptions]]

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<B>LQ Wiki Sections </b>

'''[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central|LQ Central]]'''
[[LinuxQuestions.org Wiki:User Contributed Help|User Contributed Help]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Introduction|Introduction]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Guidelines|Guidelines]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Getting started|Getting started]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Contribute|Contribute]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Administration|Administration]]

[[Special:Allpages|Browse all articles by name]]
[[Special:Wantedpages|Pages waiting to be written]]

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= Featured Articles =
Aaron Peterson likes [[Human Brain]]s so.. he'll put a link here in the demo.. just for s... and giggles

Usability

2004-06-10T11:36:05Z

AaronPeterson: a bit of a rant, plus some really cool ideas

= unhappy story =
Varios parts of the Linux Enviornment need some help with the usabilty... Generally there are geeks who want to solve a particular problem, they quickly hack together a program that does what they want.. but it requires uber geek knowledge to use..

then when the product is shared to other uber geeks, they can't figure it out, but they don't want to have their uber geek status revoked, so they read tons of documentation, finally analizing the source code, and program behavior, using [[debug tools]], and use the software... without complaining.. so they keep their uber geek status.

Then when a mere mortal geek comes along, and ask the uber geeks for advice, or help, because the documentation was not very good, they get a [[RTFM]] type responce... and go to an inferior, or expensive computing enviornment.

Occasionally uber geeks like [[ESR]] reveal this little story to the public, and everybody goes *oh, yeah, that's what's happening* and then, sometimes, the software gets made usable...

= there is hope =
many people really get a kick out of writing highly usable software. it's not acutally that hard, for the basic stuff.. but some things are non-trivial
See: [[non-trivial usability]] and [[trivial usability]] for lists of requested enhansements

The non trivial enhansements include things, like implementing zoom exacly perfectly, and undo, and stuff like that.. also in this category are things that take tons of grunt work... like compiling a database of every printer known to man, and orchestrating the collection of said info

trivial enhansements are things that just need to be disabled, or an extra hyperlink at the top of a page, or condencing the super ugly needlessly wordy documentation of some linux distributions.

Usability

2004-06-10T11:22:47Z

AaronPeterson: redirect

#REDIRECT=[[Usability]]

User talk:Aaron Peterson/Alternate Main Page

2004-06-10T11:21:49Z

AaronPeterson:

well.. shouldn't have made the table of contents sign with the equal signs... oh well, too tired to edit now.. this is why the main page probably isn't world editable.

User:Aaron Peterson/Alternate Main Page

2004-06-10T11:20:30Z

AaronPeterson: added a featured article section, and some headers

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Welcome to the LinuxQuestions.org Wiki. This site will allow you to not only learn about all things Linux, but will also allow you to share your knowledge.

=Table Of Contents =
<table border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=3>
<tr><td class=purple valign=top width=50%>
== Linux Sections ==
[[Applications]]
- [[Gaming]]
- [[Networking]]
[[Common Tasks]]
- [[Commands]]
- [[Security]]
[[Installation]]
- [[Distributions]]
- - <I>[[List of Linux distributions]]</I>
[[Future Tech]]
[[Hardware]]
[[People]]
[[Software Development]]
- [[Programming]]
[[Common Questions and Misconceptions]]

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== LQ Wiki Sections ==

'''[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central|LQ Central]]'''
[[LinuxQuestions.org Wiki:User Contributed Help|User Contributed Help]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Introduction|Introduction]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Guidelines|Guidelines]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Getting started|Getting started]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Contribute|Contribute]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Administration|Administration]]

[[Special:Allpages|Browse all articles by name]]
[[Special:Wantedpages|Pages waiting to be written]]

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= Featured Articles =
Aaron Peterson likes [[Human Brain]]s so.. he'll put a link here in the demo.. just for s... and giggles

Software development

2004-06-10T11:13:16Z

AaronPeterson: silly <BR>, newlines are for real wiki's!

[[User:AaronPeterson/Software development|Alternate Version of this page]]<BR>
'''Software development''' is a process by which new [[program]]s are planned, designed, coded, tested, debugged and ultimately released as a new [[application]], usually to the public but sometimes within an organisation only. There are many different methodologies for developing software, each of which has its own advantages and disadvantages and is favoured by its own group of adherents. The [[Open Source]] development model is the one most often used by [[Linux]] developers.

=Tools and processes=

See [[Programming Tips & Tricks]] for more details on the specific tools available to assist with the software development process.

* The ''[[human brain]]'' is the most important software development tool: before any program is written the developers need to know exactly what the program is for, how it is going to work and who is going to use it. Poor planning is one of the largest causes of software project failures. See [[software development guidelines]] for more information.
* The program may already have been written. Searching [[Google]] or online repositories such as [http://freshmeat.org Freshmeat] may reveal that a program already exists that performs the required task. If a program exists but does not ''quite'' do what is needed, then the open source nature of the program may allow it to be modified to suit individual needs.
* The software developer's most basic tool is the [[text editor]]. Programs are written in a human-readable [[programming language]] and then either converted into executable code by a [[compiler]] or interpreted on the fly by an [[interpreter]]. Interpreted code may be contained within a [[runtime environment]] that isolates the code from the rest of the system.
* A more advanced form of text editor is the [[integrated development environment]] (IDE) which provides features such as syntax highlighting, assisted navigation and refactoring, single-click compilation and incremental [[debug]]ging.
* It is important not to reinvent the wheel if possible: there is a massive selection of [[toolkit]]s and [[SDK]]s that provide ready-written functionality for such things as user interfaces, 2D or 3D graphics, database access and so on. These toolkits will have a published [[API]] and be accompanied by extensive [[documentation]] that facilitates their use.
* If an IDE is not available, then a standalone [[debugger]] will be useful for locating and correcting errors in a new application (of which there will be many).
* [[Package]] management and deployment tools (for example [[RPM]]) allow the easy distribution and installation of new software.
* Once the software is released, a publically-accessible [[bug reporting]] system will allow users to report bugs so that they can be fixed in later versions, and may allow users to submit [[feature request]]s for new releases.

=See Also=

*[[Unsafe language]]s
*[[Unix-Haters Handbook]]

Software development

2004-06-10T11:12:41Z

AaronPeterson:

[[User:AaronPeterson/Software development|Alternate Version of this page]]
'''Software development''' is a process by which new [[program]]s are planned, designed, coded, tested, debugged and ultimately released as a new [[application]], usually to the public but sometimes within an organisation only. There are many different methodologies for developing software, each of which has its own advantages and disadvantages and is favoured by its own group of adherents. The [[Open Source]] development model is the one most often used by [[Linux]] developers.

=Tools and processes=

See [[Programming Tips & Tricks]] for more details on the specific tools available to assist with the software development process.

* The ''[[human brain]]'' is the most important software development tool: before any program is written the developers need to know exactly what the program is for, how it is going to work and who is going to use it. Poor planning is one of the largest causes of software project failures. See [[software development guidelines]] for more information.
* The program may already have been written. Searching [[Google]] or online repositories such as [http://freshmeat.org Freshmeat] may reveal that a program already exists that performs the required task. If a program exists but does not ''quite'' do what is needed, then the open source nature of the program may allow it to be modified to suit individual needs.
* The software developer's most basic tool is the [[text editor]]. Programs are written in a human-readable [[programming language]] and then either converted into executable code by a [[compiler]] or interpreted on the fly by an [[interpreter]]. Interpreted code may be contained within a [[runtime environment]] that isolates the code from the rest of the system.
* A more advanced form of text editor is the [[integrated development environment]] (IDE) which provides features such as syntax highlighting, assisted navigation and refactoring, single-click compilation and incremental [[debug]]ging.
* It is important not to reinvent the wheel if possible: there is a massive selection of [[toolkit]]s and [[SDK]]s that provide ready-written functionality for such things as user interfaces, 2D or 3D graphics, database access and so on. These toolkits will have a published [[API]] and be accompanied by extensive [[documentation]] that facilitates their use.
* If an IDE is not available, then a standalone [[debugger]] will be useful for locating and correcting errors in a new application (of which there will be many).
* [[Package]] management and deployment tools (for example [[RPM]]) allow the easy distribution and installation of new software.
* Once the software is released, a publically-accessible [[bug reporting]] system will allow users to report bugs so that they can be fixed in later versions, and may allow users to submit [[feature request]]s for new releases.

=See Also=

*[[Unsafe language]]s
*[[Unix-Haters Handbook]]

User:Aaron Peterson/Alternate Main Page

2004-06-10T11:09:14Z

AaronPeterson:

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Welcome to the LinuxQuestions.org Wiki. This site will allow you to not only learn about all things Linux, but will also allow you to share your knowledge.

<table border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=3>
<tr><td class=purple valign=top width=50%>
== Linux Sections ==
[[Applications]]
- [[Gaming]]
- [[Networking]]
[[Common Tasks]]
- [[Commands]]
- [[Security]]
[[Installation]]
- [[Distributions]]
- - <I>[[List of Linux distributions]]</I>
[[Future Tech]]
[[Hardware]]
[[People]]
[[Software Development]]
- [[Programming]]
[[Common Questions and Misconceptions]]

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== LQ Wiki Sections ==

'''[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central|LQ Central]]'''
[[LinuxQuestions.org Wiki:User Contributed Help|User Contributed Help]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Introduction|Introduction]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Guidelines|Guidelines]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Getting started|Getting started]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Contribute|Contribute]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Administration|Administration]]

[[Special:Allpages|Browse all articles by name]]
[[Special:Wantedpages|Pages waiting to be written]]

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User:AaronPeterson

2004-06-10T10:58:35Z

AaronPeterson:

This is me!

= Wiki Philosophy =
I've argued quite a bit with the wiki admins here, but they've slowly managed to get me to follow some of their formatting guidelines... some of it grudingly.. and it appears that they are no longer militantly nuking my work.. and new wiki software has addressed many of my concerns with the wiki's operability. I really really want [[Back Links]]... so far as to say this wiki NEEDS back links support.

I also will write Member Of: Category 1 Category 2 on the top of every page that I can... Who really cares if the maintainers can write? What we care about is if they can <I>Communicate</I>

= Contact Information =
alpeterson@wsu.edu
509 332 7697 (WA, USA)
ICQ 2302806
YAHOO incinerated yahoo com
MSN aaron_pet@hotmail.com (spam away) I had this well before MS bought it

[[User:AaronPeterson]] is what I think i was tricked into writing my bio info on...

[[User:Aaron Peterson/Alternate Main Page]]

well...

= My Media =
http://escargot.icehouse.net
http://escargot.icehouse.net/mediawiki

User:Aaron Peterson

2004-06-10T10:52:30Z

AaronPeterson:

#REDIRECT=[[User:AaronPeterson]]

User:Aaron Peterson/Alternate Main Page

2004-06-10T10:50:52Z

AaronPeterson: I'll be editing how I think the main page should look, thanks for making the source viewable

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Welcome to the LinuxQuestions.org Wiki. This site will allow you to not only learn about all things Linux, but will also allow you to share your knowledge.

<table border=0 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=3>
<tr><td class=purple valign=top width=50%>
== Linux Sections ==
[[Applications]]
[[Commands]]
[[Common Tasks]]
[[Distributions]]
- <I>[[List of Linux distributions]]</I>
[[Future Tech]]
[[Gaming]]
[[Hardware]]
[[Installation]]
[[Networking]]
[[People]]
[[Programming]]
[[Security]]
[[Common Questions and Misconceptions]]

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== LQ Wiki Sections ==

'''[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central|LQ Central]]'''
[[LinuxQuestions.org Wiki:User Contributed Help]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Introduction|Introduction]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Guidelines|Guidelines]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Getting started|Getting started]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Contribute|Contribute]]
[[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:LQ_Central#Administration|Administration]]

[[Special:Allpages|Browse all articles by name]]
[[Special:Wantedpages|Pages waiting to be written]]

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Talk:Main Page

2004-06-10T10:47:05Z

AaronPeterson:

Knoppix

2004-06-10T10:43:32Z

AaronPeterson: added gentoo as a distro that's installable from knoppix

http://www.knopper.net/pics/knoppix-cd-button.gif

'''Knoppix''' (http://www.knoppix.org)is a [[Debian]] based [[Live CD]] [[distribution]]. What this means is that you don't have to install it to your hard disk to use it. It boots straight off the CD.

= Overview =
== Shiny Points ==
Knoppix is very good at detecting your hardware and rarely will you find a piece of hardware that Knoppix could not detect.

== Desktop Enviornments ==
Knoppix comes with the [[X Window System]] and uses [[KDE]] as its [[desktop environment]]. It also includes [[window manager]]s such as [[WindowMaker]] and [[Fluxbox]]. There is no [[GNOME]] due to the CD size constraints, but there's a similar distribution ([[Gnoppix]]) that offers the [[GNOME]] desktop instead of [[KDE]].

== Applications ==
Knoppix also includes many tools like [[XMMS]] for your entertainment needs, the [[OpenOffice]] and [[KOffice]] packages for office work, the [[GIMP]] for graphics, and complete development and networking tools.

= Nifty Uses =
Being a live CD, Knoppix is also a tremendously powerful [[rescue system]] for [[Linux]] and even [[Windows]] systems. Even if you use any other Linux distribution, or even no Linux at all, it is a good idea to keep a working Knoppix CD to rescue your data and/or your system if something goes wrong. For example,if you want to save data (e.g. configuration files) from a system partition that became somehow unbootable, Knoppix can save your life very easily : just start Knoppix from the CD drive and burn your data on a CD with [[K3b]] or another CD burner program (or copy your data on another partition).

== Using it to install other distros ==
=== Debian ===
While it's primary purpose is as a live CD, a wonderful thing about Knoppix is that it is also a great way to install Debian to your hard drive with a simple gui-installation.
* Start Knoppix and open a root shell (Crtl-Alt-F1) or select from K-menu KNOPPIX.root shell
* <tt># cd /usr/local/bin </tt>
* <tt># knx-hdinstall </tt> or in the latest versions use the new knoppix-installer.
* then select your hard disk; setup your swap and other partiions (eg., swap and /); make sure / is marked bootable and type is linux; when you select partition for / select a journaling file system reiserfs or xfs & software installs last
* setup your [lilo] and make a bootdisk.
* clean up your /etc/fstab and /etc/lilo.conf (ensure / is pointing to correct partition and, if you require dual booting that the chainloader is setup for your Windows)
* update your /etc/apt/sources.list for Debian software sites
* get real familiar with apt-get and aptitude and you can live happily
* check out http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/sample-bashrc.html for a real nice .bashrc to make your command line life pleasant

=== Debian (non-knoppix) <2 gig disk ===
*format the drives using cfdisk
* mount those drives to something like /mnt/debian
* use [[debootloader]]
** su
** debootloader woody /mnt/debian http://mirror.com/debian
** copy the /etc/apt/sources.list
** make a lot of cache size in your /mnt/debian/ (search for apt bleats)
** make a resolv.conf (may have to move an exisiting symlink)
*** remember, nameserver 192.168.0.1 is common
** chroot /mnt/debian
** su -
** base-config
*** I tried these things.. because I forgot to 'su -'
*** apt-get update
*** apt-get install base-config
And this is where I wrote this so I wouldn't forget
*** I had to install quite a few packages, and I had to [[su -]] to be able to run some of the commands
*** but I got it to work --alpeterson@wsu.edu

=== Suse FTP ===
=== Gentoo ===
section 3 at http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/altinstall.xml covers this

== Knoppix CD image on HD ==
(this is knoppix for a small hd)
780 mb cloop partition
128 min swap
<320 mb /home
You can do knoppix on the hd with 64mb and 1 gig disk, it won't be fun..

= See Also =
Other live CD distributions include [[Slax]], [[Gnoppix]], and [[Demo linux]].

==External links==
*[http://www.knoppix.org Official website]
*[http://torrent.unix-ag.uni-kl.de:6969/ Download Knoppix 3.4] (via [[BitTorrent]])
*http://www.knoppix.net -- site with forums

Knoppix

2004-06-10T10:40:21Z

AaronPeterson: made format a bit more hierarchical

http://www.knopper.net/pics/knoppix-cd-button.gif

'''Knoppix''' (http://www.knoppix.org)is a [[Debian]] based [[Live CD]] [[distribution]]. What this means is that you don't have to install it to your hard disk to use it. It boots straight off the CD.

= Overview =
== Shiny Points ==
Knoppix is very good at detecting your hardware and rarely will you find a piece of hardware that Knoppix could not detect.

== Desktop Enviornments ==
Knoppix comes with the [[X Window System]] and uses [[KDE]] as its [[desktop environment]]. It also includes [[window manager]]s such as [[WindowMaker]] and [[Fluxbox]]. There is no [[GNOME]] due to the CD size constraints, but there's a similar distribution ([[Gnoppix]]) that offers the [[GNOME]] desktop instead of [[KDE]].

== Applications ==
Knoppix also includes many tools like [[XMMS]] for your entertainment needs, the [[OpenOffice]] and [[KOffice]] packages for office work, the [[GIMP]] for graphics, and complete development and networking tools.

= Nifty Uses =
Being a live CD, Knoppix is also a tremendously powerful [[rescue system]] for [[Linux]] and even [[Windows]] systems. Even if you use any other Linux distribution, or even no Linux at all, it is a good idea to keep a working Knoppix CD to rescue your data and/or your system if something goes wrong. For example,if you want to save data (e.g. configuration files) from a system partition that became somehow unbootable, Knoppix can save your life very easily : just start Knoppix from the CD drive and burn your data on a CD with [[K3b]] or another CD burner program (or copy your data on another partition).

== Using it to install other distros ==
=== Debian ===
While it's primary purpose is as a live CD, a wonderful thing about Knoppix is that it is also a great way to install Debian to your hard drive with a simple gui-installation.
* Start Knoppix and open a root shell (Crtl-Alt-F1) or select from K-menu KNOPPIX.root shell
* <tt># cd /usr/local/bin </tt>
* <tt># knx-hdinstall </tt> or in the latest versions use the new knoppix-installer.
* then select your hard disk; setup your swap and other partiions (eg., swap and /); make sure / is marked bootable and type is linux; when you select partition for / select a journaling file system reiserfs or xfs & software installs last
* setup your [lilo] and make a bootdisk.
* clean up your /etc/fstab and /etc/lilo.conf (ensure / is pointing to correct partition and, if you require dual booting that the chainloader is setup for your Windows)
* update your /etc/apt/sources.list for Debian software sites
* get real familiar with apt-get and aptitude and you can live happily
* check out http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/sample-bashrc.html for a real nice .bashrc to make your command line life pleasant

== Debian (non-knoppix) <2 gig disk ==
*format the drives using cfdisk
* mount those drives to something like /mnt/debian
* use [[debootloader]]
** su
** debootloader woody /mnt/debian http://mirror.com/debian
** copy the /etc/apt/sources.list
** make a lot of cache size in your /mnt/debian/ (search for apt bleats)
** make a resolv.conf (may have to move an exisiting symlink)
*** remember, nameserver 192.168.0.1 is common
** chroot /mnt/debian
** su -
** base-config
*** I tried these things.. because I forgot to 'su -'
*** apt-get update
*** apt-get install base-config
And this is where I wrote this so I wouldn't forget

== Suse FTP ==

== Knoppix CD image on HD ==
(this is knoppix for a small hd)
780 mb cloop partition
128 min swap
<320 mb /home
You can do knoppix on the hd with 64mb and 1 gig disk, it won't be fun..

= See Also =
Other live CD distributions include [[Slax]], [[Gnoppix]], and [[Demo linux]].

==External links==
*[http://www.knoppix.org Official website]
*[http://torrent.unix-ag.uni-kl.de:6969/ Download Knoppix 3.4] (via [[BitTorrent]])
*http://www.knoppix.net -- site with forums

People

2004-06-10T10:35:05Z

AaronPeterson:

[[Linux]] was originally created by Linus Torvalds with the assistance of developers around the world. This page is dedicated to those people. Here's a list of the most important contributors to the Linux community.

=Important people=
* [[Brian Behlendorf]] - President of the Apache Software Foundation and creator of the [[Apache|Apache Web Server]].
*[[Matthias Ettrich]] - Creator of the K Desktop Environment [[KDE]].
* [[Miguel de Icaza]] - founder of [[Ximian]], the [[GNOME]] project and the [[Mono]] project. He has also been a kernel and [[Wine]] contributor.
* [[ESR|Eric S. Raymond]] - One of the primary advocates of the [[Open Source]] movement.
* [[RMS|Richard M. Stallman]] - Founder of the [[Free Software]] movement.
* [[Linus Torvalds]] - Founder of the [[Linux]] kernel.
* [[Andrew Tridgell]] - Lead developer for [[Samba]].

= People relaited stuff =
[[Human Brain]] -- these people all have wonderfull brains!
[[LUG listings]] -- find other people in your area!

Linux People

2004-06-10T10:32:51Z

AaronPeterson:

#REDIRECT=[[People]]

Debian install tips

2004-06-07T13:07:53Z

AaronPeterson: bad space, wihtout a *

There are now two main install progams in use for putting the [[Debian]] [[OS]] on a computer. The current standard installer (called [[boot-floppies]]), and the new [[debian-installer]]. Most of the install help docs you find on the web will be for a boot-floppies install, since debian-installer is brand new (as of April 2004).

For installing and configuring Debian, you can find tutorials and walk-throughs all over the net. Listing a bunch of them here might be too verbose, but I'll start the landslide anyway. Please leave the url's in-place, so someone who prints this screen in dead-tree format can carry it with them.

== Tips ==
* Never use US sources, always use Non-US -- us has bad security due to export restrictions, but we can import good security.

External links:
* http://www.buoy.com/~dutch/4100/4100deb.htm
* http://www.linuks.mine.nu/workstation/
* http://users.bestweb.net/~john3g/ppc_linux/ppc_help.html -- [[PPC]]-specific
* http://www.neuro-tech.net/archives/000244.html
* http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2003/debian-user-200304/msg00340.html
* http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=2016
* http://www.aboutdebian.com/install3.htm

Debian install tips

2004-06-07T13:06:20Z

AaronPeterson:

There are now two main install progams in use for putting the [[Debian]] [[OS]] on a computer. The current standard installer (called [[boot-floppies]]), and the new [[debian-installer]]. Most of the install help docs you find on the web will be for a boot-floppies install, since debian-installer is brand new (as of April 2004).

For installing and configuring Debian, you can find tutorials and walk-throughs all over the net. Listing a bunch of them here might be too verbose, but I'll start the landslide anyway. Please leave the url's in-place, so someone who prints this screen in dead-tree format can carry it with them.

== Tips ==
Never use US sources, always use Non-US -- us has bad security due to export restrictions, but we can import good security.

External links:
* http://www.buoy.com/~dutch/4100/4100deb.htm
* http://www.linuks.mine.nu/workstation/
* http://users.bestweb.net/~john3g/ppc_linux/ppc_help.html -- [[PPC]]-specific
* http://www.neuro-tech.net/archives/000244.html
* http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2003/debian-user-200304/msg00340.html
* http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=2016
* http://www.aboutdebian.com/install3.htm

Knoppix

2004-06-07T13:03:46Z

AaronPeterson:

http://www.knopper.net/pics/knoppix-cd-button.gif

'''Knoppix''' is a [[Debian]] based [[Live CD]] [[distribution]]. What this means is that you don't have to install it to your hard disk to use it. It boots straight off the CD.

== Shiny Points ==
Knoppix is very good at detecting your hardware and rarely will you find a piece of hardware that Knoppix could not detect.

== Desktop Enviornments ==
Knoppix comes with the [[X Window System]] and uses [[KDE]] as its [[desktop environment]]. It also includes [[window manager]]s such as [[WindowMaker]] and [[Fluxbox]]. There is no [[GNOME]] due to the CD size constraints, but there's a similar distribution ([[Gnoppix]]) that offers the [[GNOME]] desktop instead of [[KDE]].

== Applications ==
Knoppix also includes many tools like [[XMMS]] for your entertainment needs, the [[OpenOffice]] and [[KOffice]] packages for office work, the [[GIMP]] for graphics, and complete development and networking tools.

== Nifty Uses ==
Being a live CD, Knoppix is also a tremendously powerful [[rescue system]] for [[Linux]] and even [[Windows]] systems. Even if you use any other Linux distribution, or even no Linux at all, it is a good idea to keep a working Knoppix CD to rescue your data and/or your system if something goes wrong. For example,if you want to save data (e.g. configuration files) from a system partition that became somehow unbootable, Knoppix can save your life very easily : just start Knoppix from the CD drive and burn your data on a CD with [[K3b]] or another CD burner program (or copy your data on another partition).

== Using it to install other distros ==
=== Debian ===
While it's primary purpose is as a live CD, a wonderful thing about Knoppix is that it is also a great way to install Debian to your hard drive with a simple gui-installation.
* Start Knoppix and open a root shell (Crtl-Alt-F1) or select from K-menu KNOPPIX.root shell
* <tt># cd /usr/local/bin </tt>
* <tt># knx-hdinstall </tt> or in the latest versions use the new knoppix-installer.
* then select your hard disk; setup your swap and other partiions (eg., swap and /); make sure / is marked bootable and type is linux; when you select partition for / select a journaling file system reiserfs or xfs & software installs last
* setup your [lilo] and make a bootdisk.
* clean up your /etc/fstab and /etc/lilo.conf (ensure / is pointing to correct partition and, if you require dual booting that the chainloader is setup for your Windows)
* update your /etc/apt/sources.list for Debian software sites
* get real familiar with apt-get and aptitude and you can live happily
* check out http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/sample-bashrc.html for a real nice .bashrc to make your command line life pleasant

== Debian (non-knoppix) <2 gig disk ==
*format the drives using cfdisk
* mount those drives to something like /mnt/debian
* use [[debootloader]]
** su
** debootloader woody /mnt/debian http://mirror.com/debian
** copy the /etc/apt/sources.list
** make a lot of cache size in your /mnt/debian/ (search for apt bleats)
** make a resolv.conf (may have to move an exisiting symlink)
*** remember, nameserver 192.168.0.1 is common
** chroot /mnt/debian
** su -
** base-config
*** I tried these things.. because I forgot to 'su -'
*** apt-get update
*** apt-get install base-config
And this is where I wrote this so I wouldn't forget

== Suse FTP ==

== Knoppix CD image on HD ==
(this is knoppix for a small hd)
780 mb cloop partition
128 min swap
<320 mb /home
You can do knoppix on the hd with 64mb and 1 gig disk, it won't be fun..

== See Also ==
Other live CD distributions include [[Slax]], [[Gnoppix]], and [[Demo linux]].

==External links==
*[http://www.knoppix.org Official website]
*[http://torrent.unix-ag.uni-kl.de:6969/ Download Knoppix 3.4] (via [[BitTorrent]])

Knoppix

2004-06-07T12:48:43Z

AaronPeterson:

http://www.knopper.net/pics/knoppix-cd-button.gif

'''Knoppix''' is a [[Debian]] based [[Live CD]] [[distribution]]. What this means is that you don't have to install it to your hard disk to use it. It boots straight off the CD.

== Shiny Points ==
Knoppix is very good at detecting your hardware and rarely will you find a piece of hardware that Knoppix could not detect.

== Desktop Enviornments ==
Knoppix comes with the [[X Window System]] and uses [[KDE]] as its [[desktop environment]]. It also includes [[window manager]]s such as [[WindowMaker]] and [[Fluxbox]]. There is no [[GNOME]] due to the CD size constraints, but there's a similar distribution ([[Gnoppix]]) that offers the [[GNOME]] desktop instead of [[KDE]].

== Applications ==
Knoppix also includes many tools like [[XMMS]] for your entertainment needs, the [[OpenOffice]] and [[KOffice]] packages for office work, the [[GIMP]] for graphics, and complete development and networking tools.

== Nifty Uses ==
Being a live CD, Knoppix is also a tremendously powerful [[rescue system]] for [[Linux]] and even [[Windows]] systems. Even if you use any other Linux distribution, or even no Linux at all, it is a good idea to keep a working Knoppix CD to rescue your data and/or your system if something goes wrong. For example,if you want to save data (e.g. configuration files) from a system partition that became somehow unbootable, Knoppix can save your life very easily : just start Knoppix from the CD drive and burn your data on a CD with [[K3b]] or another CD burner program (or copy your data on another partition).

== Using it to install other distros ==
=== Debian ===
While it's primary purpose is as a live CD, a wonderful thing about Knoppix is that it is also a great way to install Debian to your hard drive with a simple gui-installation.
* Start Knoppix and open a root shell (Crtl-Alt-F1) or select from K-menu KNOPPIX.root shell
* <tt># cd /usr/local/bin </tt>
* <tt># knx-hdinstall </tt> or in the latest versions use the new knoppix-installer.
* then select your hard disk; setup your swap and other partiions (eg., swap and /); make sure / is marked bootable and type is linux; when you select partition for / select a journaling file system reiserfs or xfs & software installs last
* setup your [lilo] and make a bootdisk.
* clean up your /etc/fstab and /etc/lilo.conf (ensure / is pointing to correct partition and, if you require dual booting that the chainloader is setup for your Windows)
* update your /etc/apt/sources.list for Debian software sites
* get real familiar with apt-get and aptitude and you can live happily
* check out http://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/sample-bashrc.html for a real nice .bashrc to make your command line life pleasant

== Debian <2 gig disk ==
*format the drives using cfdisk
* mount those drives to something like /mnt/debian
* use [[debootloader]]
** su
** debootloader woody /mnt/debian http://mirror.com/debian
** copy the /etc/apt/sources.list
** make a lot of cache size in your /mnt/debian/ (search for apt bleats)
** make a resolv.conf (may have to move an exisiting symlink)
*** remember, nameserver 192.168.0.1 is common
** chroot /mnt/debian
** apt-get update
** apt-get install base-config
And this is where I wrote this so I wouldn't forget

== Suse FTP ==

== Knoppix CD image on HD ==
(this is knoppix for a small hd)
780 mb cloop partition
128 min swap
<320 mb /home
You can do knoppix on the hd with 64mb and 1 gig disk, it won't be fun..

== See Also ==
Other live CD distributions include [[Slax]], [[Gnoppix]], and [[Demo linux]].

==External links==
*[http://www.knoppix.org Official website]
*[http://torrent.unix-ag.uni-kl.de:6969/ Download Knoppix 3.4] (via [[BitTorrent]])

Linux Promotion

2004-06-07T06:31:11Z

AaronPeterson:

You may wish to make a [[Presentation]] about Linux to your friends or co-workers.

You may wish to give away [[knoppix]] cd's

you may wish to help newbies on an irc channel.

Koffice

2004-06-07T06:22:46Z

AaronPeterson:

#REDIRECT=[[KOffice]]

Applications

2004-06-07T06:17:24Z

AaronPeterson: =Office and Productivity=

Use the pages leading from this section to collect notes and information on common Linux software!
Please read the [[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:Do's and Dont's]] before editing this page.

===Development===
* [[Compiler]]
* [[Integrated Development Environment]]
* [[Web development]]

===Multimedia Applications===
* 3D Graphics
** [[3D modeling]]
* 2DGraphics
** [[Image browser]]
** [[Image manipulation]]
* Audio
** [[Music player]]
** [[Sound server]]
** [[Midi]]
** [[Audio editor]]
** [[Synthesis]]
* Video
** [[Video capture]]
** [[Video editor]]
** [[Video player]]

===Networking===
* Client
** [[Email client]]
** [[Instant Messaging]]
** [[Internet Relay Chat]]
** [[Web browser]]

*Server
** [[Web Server]]
** [[Mail Server]]
** [[FTP Server]]
** [[Proxy Server]]

*Peer to peer
** [[File sharing]]

===Office and Productivity===
* [[Database]]
* [[Database tools]]
* [[Editor|Text Editor]]
* [[Office suite]]
* [[Personal Information Management]]
* [[Spreadsheet]]
* [[Text processing]]
* [[Word processor]]
* [[Presentation]]

===Utilities===
* [[Backup]]
* [[CD/DVD Burning]]
* [[File manager]]
* [[Installing Software]]
* [[System configuration]]
* [[System Statistics]]
* [[Terminal emulator]]

===Miscellaneous===
* [[Emulation]]
* [[PVR]]
* [[Scientific applications]]
* [[Silly applications]]

===X (GUI)===

* [[Desktop environment]]s
* [[Window manager]]s

* '''[[X Window System]]'''
**[[General Tips]]
**[[Programming in X]] 
**[[Configuring X|Configuring]] 
**[[Screenshots]]
**[[Remote desktop connection]]

----
* [[Useful Sites]]
* [[Linux software equivalent to Windows software]]

LQWiki:Do's and Dont's

2004-06-07T06:16:39Z

AaronPeterson: This was really goofing up my printing of this page, it only needs to be written once

<u><b>Do</b></u>:

* Provide basic descriptive and historical information about the application.
* Add notes or in-depth commentary on usage/common problems/tips.
* Include a concise list of important and distinctive features that will help a potential user decide whether a particular application will meet his or her needs.
* Critically process information you include.
* Link to official project pages and notable community resources.

<u><b>Don't</b></u>:

* Hesitate to add what you know, especially to a stub; any information is better than no or incorrect information.
* Simply duplicate the reference manual or uncritically include the project "About" page.
* Clutter the pages with platitudes, personal experience, opinion, or preference.
* Try and list every application in the world. Generally stick to those that are popular or distinctive, and stable or actively maintained/developed.

----

Applications

2004-06-07T06:16:12Z

AaronPeterson:

Use the pages leading from this section to collect notes and information on common Linux software!
Please read the [[LinuxQuestions.org_Wiki:Do's and Dont's]] before editing this page.

===Development===
* [[Compiler]]
* [[Integrated Development Environment]]
* [[Web development]]

===Multimedia Applications===
* 3D Graphics
** [[3D modeling]]
* 2DGraphics
** [[Image browser]]
** [[Image manipulation]]
* Audio
** [[Music player]]
** [[Sound server]]
** [[Midi]]
** [[Audio editor]]
** [[Synthesis]]
* Video
** [[Video capture]]
** [[Video editor]]
** [[Video player]]

===Networking===
* Client
** [[Email client]]
** [[Instant Messaging]]
** [[Internet Relay Chat]]
** [[Web browser]]

*Server
** [[Web Server]]
** [[Mail Server]]
** [[FTP Server]]
** [[Proxy Server]]

*Peer to peer
** [[File sharing]]

===Office and Productivity===
* [[Database]]
* [[Database tools]]
* [[Editor|Text Editor]]
* [[Office suite]]
* [[Personal Information Management]]
* [[Spreadsheet]]
* [[Text processing]]
* [[Word processor]]

===Utilities===
* [[Backup]]
* [[CD/DVD Burning]]
* [[File manager]]
* [[Installing Software]]
* [[System configuration]]
* [[System Statistics]]
* [[Terminal emulator]]

===Miscellaneous===
* [[Emulation]]
* [[PVR]]
* [[Scientific applications]]
* [[Silly applications]]

===X (GUI)===

* [[Desktop environment]]s
* [[Window manager]]s

* '''[[X Window System]]'''
**[[General Tips]]
**[[Programming in X]] 
**[[Configuring X|Configuring]] 
**[[Screenshots]]
**[[Remote desktop connection]]

----
* [[Useful Sites]]
* [[Linux software equivalent to Windows software]]

Superuser

2004-05-26T14:31:41Z

AaronPeterson:

#REDIRECT=[[super user]]

Superuser

2004-05-26T14:30:30Z

AaronPeterson:

normally [[root]], sometimes [[toor]] on strange bsd's

Desktop

2004-05-26T14:26:39Z

AaronPeterson: ㄉ發ㄙㄉ

==Definition ==
the part of the image on the computer display that is not covered with a [[window]], normall covered by a background image

Screenshot

2004-05-26T14:22:23Z

AaronPeterson: it was really hard to find the info i needed on the page, so I put it at the top after I found it

== Quick How To ==
[[gnome]]: hit print screen key on keyboard (on Italian keyboards its: Stamp/R Sist)<BR>
[[kde]]: ksnapshot (keyboard may work as well)<BR>
Scriptable ways follow

== Definition ==
The term '''screenshot''' usually describes an image taken of a user's graphical environment, or desktop. A screenshot can be either of the entire [[desktop]] with everything on it, or it can be of just a single window open. It is also possible to get "screenshots" of non-graphical output, such things as a computer's [[POST]] messages and/or [[BIOS]] interface can be grabbed.

== import tool howto ==
There are many ways to take a screenshot. Some [[IDE]]s make it very easy.

Even if there are no pre-established mechanisms, it's quite simple with the 'import' utility that is part of the [[ImageMagick]] collection that ships on most or all distros.

A simple command:

<tt>import -window root picname.<i>ext</i></tt>

will suffice -- where you supply gthe <tt><i>ext</i></tt> filename extension. The choice of extension determines which format the image is saved in. "<tt>.png</tt>" is a good choice. To just grab a single client window, something like

<tt>import -frame picname.ext</tt>

will do. To use the mouse to choose which window to capture, use the command:

<tt>import picname.ext</tt>.

The cursor will change to a '+'. You can then click on the window which has the image you want to capture.

There are many options -- see the import manual for full details. One particularly helpful one is "<tt>-pause n</tt>".

For something a little more convenient, you can write a little scriptlet that will be portable across window managers, timestamp the file, save it to a particular directory, and display it for your inspection.

== Longer version of quick howto ==
[[GNOME]] 2.4 and above has a new dialog to allow you to create screenshots extremely easily. Just press the 'Print Screen' button on your keyboard and a nice dialog will pop up asking you where to save and which file format you'd like it in. Other environments may also make use of the 'Print Screen' button. [[KDE]] has the ksnapshot utility.

Print screen

2004-05-26T14:15:51Z

AaronPeterson:

#REDIRECT=[[Screenshot]]

Memory

2004-05-22T13:02:44Z

AaronPeterson:

'''Memory''', in computing, refers to the non-persistent storage area in a computer. All the programs actively running on your computer use up some of its memory. The [[operating system]] (the [[kernel]] and any basic [[services]] it relies on) also consume memory.

'''Physical memory''' means the [[RAM]] ('''R'''andom-'''A'''ccess '''M'''emory) installed in your computer. [[Virtual memory]] is an extension of physical memory by using the [[hard disk]] as a [[swap]] space to simulate more RAM in situations where the programs running on the system demand more memory than is actually available. Least recently used "pages" are written to the much slower disk to provide additional RAM that processes need and are read out when called for.

Memory (overall capacity and usage) is measured in [[kilobytes]] and [[megabytes]]. As of this writing, memory capacity of more than one gigabyte is rare on a personal computer, and only found on high-end enterprise [[servers]].

==Tips==

* On most [[Linux]] systems the <tt>[[cat]] /proc/meminfo</tt> command gives a static printout of current memory utilization
* <tt>[[top]]</tt> analyzes and displays continuously updated statistics on current memory usage

= related commands =
[[free]] -- shows the free memory
[[df]] -- shows disk usage (a disk is a type of memory)
[[du]] -- dhows how much disk space is used in your current directory

Top

2004-05-22T12:59:31Z

AaronPeterson:

'''Top''' stands for ''Table of Processes'' (according to some). It is a program that shows you a list of the most CPU-hungry processes on the system, along with system statistics on [[load average]] and available [[memory]]. The display refreshes about once a second.

<code>top</code> is useful for seeing what processes are bogging down your system performance, or finding out the overall health of your system's processor and memory.

Pressing 'M' (capital-M) tells <tt>top</tt> to sort by memory usage. Besides the obvious reason, this is useful to keep the list in approximately the same order from update to update, making it easier to keep track of a given process.

= Use =
== renice ==
r or n... then [[pid]]

==kill==
press k
then type the [[pid]]

==quit==
q

Priority

2004-05-22T12:58:06Z

AaronPeterson:

Member Of: [[tuning]] [[performance]] [[security]]

you have to bee root, or the owner of a process to change it's prioity.

A high priority task that has a flaw in it, can have more cycles in a brute force attack, so.. low priority can help some vunlerable programs be... negligably be more secure (infact.. probably so little so, that it doesn't even matter)

A background task, like [[updatedb]] or [[emerge]] can totally bring your system to a crawl. You'll want to make unimortant background tasks be of very low priority, or niced very high

== Files ==
/etc/security/limits.conf can make a certain user's prioity be higher or lower by default, however, priority is completely ambiguous.. and .. is 0 highest, or lowest priority? and can there be negative priorities.. like nice?

== utilities ==
[[nice]] -20 is highest priority 20 is lowest priority
[[renice]]
[[top]] r or n is the renice command,

== See also ==
[[pid]] [[process id]]

Nice

2004-05-22T12:50:04Z

AaronPeterson:

Member Of: [[priority]] [[tuning]]

'''nice''' is a utility that reports or sets the [[priority]] of a [[command]], giving the user control over how much [[processor]] time is allotted for running a given task. The "niceness" of a program is a number between -20 and 19. The higher the number, the more willing a task is to step aside and let other tasks monopolize the processor. That's why it's called "niceness" instead of "greediness."

nice is used when a command is first run. For example, <tt>nice -n 19 setiathome</tt> would run [[setiathome]] with the lowest possible priority. Privileges are required to run a command with negative priority. To change the priority of a currently running process, use [[renice]].

LQWiki:History

2004-05-12T23:10:04Z

AaronPeterson:

#REDIRECT=[[LQWiki:History]]

LQWiki:Wiki history

2004-05-12T23:09:32Z

AaronPeterson:

#REDIRECT=[[LQWiki:History]]

File extension

2004-05-12T23:06:41Z

AaronPeterson:

A file extension is meaningfull to some operating systems. they also provide a nice visual cue for the contents of a file.

a file extension does not neccissarily indicate what is inside the file, it is part of the name of the file.

==dos==
does had an 8.3 filename.. the .3 means that the file extension can be 3 characters long, but it has to follow a period. Most file extensions are .3 becuase of this. Who really wants to type longer anyway?

== long file extensions ==
If you will be going between dos and linux, you'll want to have only 3 letter file extensions..

some goofy file extensions (to be avoided in some oppinions, to be used in others becuase... they are "correct")

.html --> .htm
.jpeg --> .jpg

== some conventions ==
~ as teh file extension normally means the file is a backup

==See Also==
[[file prefixes]]

This would be a backlinks page

for now, click on the "What Links Here" button

Then click on the file format you are interested in opening or working with, for a list of programs that work with it.

Graphics file format

2004-05-12T22:59:32Z

AaronPeterson:

This would be a back links page...
instead click on

"What Links Here button"

Graphical file format

2004-05-12T22:58:58Z

AaronPeterson:

#REDIRECT=[[graphics file formats]]

File extension

2004-05-12T22:51:27Z

AaronPeterson:

This would be a backlinks page

for now, click on the "What Links Here" button

PDF

2004-05-12T22:49:37Z

AaronPeterson:

PDF is a [[file extension]] and a [[file format]] that may stand for portable document format.

PDF's are the defacto standard for online copies of print docuemntation, because it is well defined.

This file format can have digital rights manglement

this file format can have pictures embeded in it,

it is common for people to scan docuements and place the picture in a pdf file, as it will be printed consistantly when this is done.

== programs that work with pdf ==
[[OpenOffice.org]] outputs to pdf!
[[kprinter]] can make your files in any application be printed to pdf
[[ghostscript]]
[[ghostview]]
[[kpdf]]
[[imagemagick]] -- lets you treat them as a picture

== Places that require pdf==
Kinko's will accept pdf files for graphics editing

== external links ==
http://www.adobe.com

ImageMagick

2004-05-12T22:43:45Z

AaronPeterson:

A GUI, command line tools, and an API make this one handy package.

Although [[Gimp]] is a more appropriate/feature-rich package for image editing, ImageMagick's fantastic command line tools are indispensable for [[scripting]] and automated processing.

==Tips==
*Inverting colours on a PDF:
convert -negate input.pdf output.pdf

==External links==
*[http://www.imagemagick.org/ Homepage]

==File Formats==
This program deals with:
[[pdf]]
[[png]]
[[gif]] (may need compile option)
[[jpg]]

== probably works with ==
[[tiff]]
[[tga]]

Imagemagick

2004-05-12T22:41:45Z

AaronPeterson:

#REDIRECT=[[ImageMagick]]

Graphics

2004-05-12T22:06:26Z

AaronPeterson:

Member Of: [[Categories]]

See Also [[graphics problems]]

== 3d file formats==

== 2d File formats ==
[[pdf]]
[[png]]
[[gif]]
[[jpg]]

== common Image programs ==
( see file formats for programs that deal with those)
[[imagemagik]]
[[gimp]]

3D graphics acceleration

2004-05-12T22:03:21Z

AaronPeterson:

Member of: [[graphics]] [[hardware]]

'''3D graphics acceleration''' (sometimes '''3D acceleration''' or ''Hardware 3d acceleration'') refers to software which does 3D [[rendering]] using special functions of a [[video card]] to accelerate the rendering. Most recent videocards support some form of this acceleration.

Normally applications don't directly use these features of the videocard. They normally use a 3D graphical language [[API]], such as [[OpenGL]], [[Glide]] or [[DirectX]]. The libraries that implement this then deal with hardware acceleration transparently to the applications, meaning they fallback on a software method if the driver of the videocard doesn't support some feature.

In Linux this can be done by the [[DRI|Direct Rendering Infrastructure]]. [[DRI]] was orginally created as an extension to [[XFree86]], but can also be used without it (see fbdev/DRI drivers from the [[mesa3d]] project as an example of this). The most used 3D API in linux that supports hardware acceleration is [[OpenGL]], see that page for more info on enabling it.

==See also==
*[[2D graphics acceleration]]

Database

2004-05-10T23:35:47Z

AaronPeterson: database front ends

A '''database''' is simply a repository for ''data''. By convention, ''database'' refers to the actual structure of data, while '''Data-Base Management System''' (or DBMS) refers to the software that oversees one or more databases and provides access to them.

The use of databases is ubiquitous in business, and many personal projects rely on databases of some kind. Almost all interactive Web sites rely on some sort of database, because of [[Security]] issues with a Web server writing to the filesystem directly.

Most modern database applications use a syntax known as [[SQL]] for editing [[tables]] and [[rows]].

==Specific applications==

====Commercial DBMS====
* [[Oracle]]
* [[DB2]]

====Free or Open Source DBMS====
* [[MySQL]]
* [[PostgreSQL]]
* [[SQLite]]
* [[FireBirdSQL]]

====Database Front Ends====
PsAccess ?? postgresaccess...<BR>
webmin has some facilities<BR>
mysql has a commandline mode <BR>