http://beta.linuxbasics.org/ 2009-01-06T02:55:17+01:00 text/html 2008-12-20T14:05:02+01:00 anitalewis@65.41.143.228 http://beta.linuxbasics.org/members/anita_lewis/start?rev=1229778302 Anita Lewis Computers are a hobby for me. I use a computer with Windows at work, but at home Linux is on my machine. I've been using it since 1998 when I first installed RedHat 5.2. I started out on a Compaq 486 that had MediaGX for video. In a nut... text/html 2008-12-07T20:15:29+01:00 anitalewis@65.41.143.228 http://beta.linuxbasics.org/start?rev=1228677329 Site Search The Search is working again. See top right of any page. --- Anita Lewis 2008/12/07 20:13 Welcome to LinuxBasics.org The online community that helps people to get Linux(r) installed and running. LinuxBasic.org offers a free Linux cou... text/html 2008-10-11T20:34:00+01:00 anitalewis@71.250.131.127 http://beta.linuxbasics.org/tutorials/advanced/realworld/ogg_to_mp3?rev=1223750040 [New link for mp3 to ogg software] OGG to MP3 I have my CD collection stored on harddisk for easy access. I used the Ogg-Vorbis compression because it uses a free algorithm, and (while I have no possibility to verify this) people say the files are better quality. But for some things... text/html 2008-08-09T01:47:13+01:00 anitalewis@71.250.131.127 http://beta.linuxbasics.org/links/apps/start?rev=1218239233 [Remove/Fix broken links] Links for Applications About.com Linux Software: http://shareware.about.com/msubmenu_linux.htm Cheapbytes: http://cart.cheapbytes.com/cgi-bin/cart Freshmeat: http://www.freshmeat.net/ IceWALKERS linux software: http://icewalkers.com/ LinuxApps... text/html 2008-08-03T01:50:56+01:00 anitalewis@71.250.131.127 http://beta.linuxbasics.org/course/book/intro_08?rev=1217721056 [Replace iso-linux.com with distrowatch.com for download mirrors] 8. What do you need? You will require a computer and a medium containing a Linux distribution. Most of this guide applies to all Linux distributions - and UNIX in general. Apart from time, there are no further specific requirements. The Installatio... text/html 2008-08-02T19:56:29+01:00 anitalewis@71.250.131.127 http://beta.linuxbasics.org/tutorials/networking?rev=1217699789 Networking Topics Samba NFS - Network File System SSHFS - Secure SHell File System Networking and remote access Getting Online: Dialup Modem Connection; Wireless Connection ... text/html 2008-08-02T19:51:01+01:00 anitalewis@71.250.131.127 http://beta.linuxbasics.org/tutorials/during/getting_online?rev=1217699461 [Moved Dialup page to another name. Need broadband info here] Getting Online Broadband Need updated information or links for broadband connection. Dialup with Modem See Getting Online with Dialup Modem Wireless See Wireless Security When you are online you may be exposed to those who would want to break ... text/html 2008-08-02T19:48:03+01:00 anitalewis@71.250.131.127 http://beta.linuxbasics.org/tutorials/during/getting_online_dialup?rev=1217699283 [created new page for Dialup Connection. Was previously Getting Online.] Getting Online - Dialup with Modem Basics on dialup for getting online Dialup Modem Configuration Configure dialup The configuration tool will ask you for the phone number and dns numbers of your ISP as well as the location of your modem. It will... text/html 2008-08-02T19:18:14+01:00 anitalewis@71.250.131.127 http://beta.linuxbasics.org/mailinglist/start?rev=1217697494 [Status of archives and search, currently down] Mailing List Status Note The mailing list archives and search are currently unavailable. This notice will be removed when it is working again. --- Anita Lewis 2008/08/02 17:15 During the first few years of LBo we used a mailing list for discussi... text/html 2008-07-26T21:09:26+01:00 anitalewis@71.250.131.127 http://beta.linuxbasics.org/course/book/intro_04?rev=1217099366 [fixed broken link] 4. Revision History Revision History of the The LBook: An Introduction Guide to Linux Basics 2007-02-22 Starting our second tour through the book. A snapshot was taken for "convenience purposes". To look at a page in its "pre-2nd-ro... text/html 2008-07-13T13:19:23+01:00 anitalewis@71.250.131.127 http://beta.linuxbasics.org/tutorials/during/uuid_naming?rev=1215947963 [Add Schroder link on hard disk names and uuid] UUID Naming - How to use it Why use UUID? Most likely you already are using it with a distro from 2007, but if you have an older version, you may be surprised when you do a kernel upgrade and it won't boot. (Personal experience with this one!) From... text/html 2008-07-13T11:15:45+01:00 stwaidele@91.19.143.121 http://beta.linuxbasics.org/tutorials/using/debian_update-alternatives?rev=1215940545 Debian update-alternatives On a typical linux-system, there are several programs which can do the same thing. There are vim, nano, ed and (at least on my system) emacs to edit text files. There are Firefox, Mozilla, Opera, Konqueror and Epiphany (an... text/html 2008-07-10T12:02:51+01:00 anitalewis@71.250.131.127 http://beta.linuxbasics.org/mailbot/retired-irc-message-2008-07-10?rev=1215684171 [created] IRC channel #LBo reminder You are invited to join us for an irc chat on Freenode. All topics related to Linux or LinuxBasics.org are welcome. To round things off, sometimes we simply chat about life, the universe and everything. It is a great past... text/html 2008-07-05T20:21:52+01:00 anitalewis@71.250.131.127 http://beta.linuxbasics.org/links/distros/getting_linux?rev=1215282112 [Remove the wget suggestion] Getting Linux For links to information on every distro of Linux imaginable including reviews, downloads, and documemtation, see Distrowatch. Links to vendors for purchasing CD's are also advertised on DW's home page. And is home to Distrowatch Weekl... text/html 2008-07-05T19:40:09+01:00 anitalewis@71.250.131.127 http://beta.linuxbasics.org/tutorials/using/finding_files?rev=1215279609 Finding files locate: First you need to run updatedb. Note that updatedb can only see those files the user who runs it has permissions to do so. Thus, if you run it as root, you open up a security hole: Anybody could see the filenames of other user... text/html 2008-07-05T19:34:54+01:00 anitalewis@71.250.131.127 http://beta.linuxbasics.org/tutorials/filesandfilesystems?rev=1215279294 Tutorials - Files and Filesystems Managing many files on the command-line: ls, grep, wc How file links work Make a Directory for A Group Finding Files ... text/html 2008-07-05T19:29:40+01:00 anitalewis@71.250.131.127 http://beta.linuxbasics.org/tutorials/internet-tutorials?rev=1215278980 Tutorials - Internet E-mail Testing a Mail system Thunderbird Tips Using Mutt for E-mail ... text/html 2008-06-29T17:24:55+01:00 anitalewis@71.250.131.127 http://beta.linuxbasics.org/help/rss_info?rev=1214753095 [Add Google Reader] RSS Information What is RSS RSS is the acronym for Rich Site Summary. It is a means of "syndicating" content. Websites can publish their latest news using RSS-feeds, and other pages can display these news as part of their site. (Think of ... text/html 2008-06-24T01:29:50+01:00 anitalewis@71.250.131.127 http://beta.linuxbasics.org/security/tutorials/scrubbing_harddrives?rev=1214263790 [Add DBAN] Scrubbing Harddrives When decommissioning old PCs, you should take care about the data that is stored on the harddrive. Plain formatting or deleting the files will only take away the directory-structure. The data is still there on the drive. stw@vi... text/html 2008-06-19T00:17:02+01:00 anitalewis@71.250.131.127 http://beta.linuxbasics.org/security/tutorials/start?rev=1213827422 [Add link to Security Links page] Security-Tutorials While it is easy to install and run a modern PC these days, it can be hard to secure it against attacks. Some of the techniques described here are linux-specific, but most of them are a 'lifestyle of security' which is mostly plat...