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Advanced Administration of the System

Topics: Booting GNU/Linux | Kernel Topics | X Input | X - One-Pagers

Other Sections: Installation | Basics | Administration | Hardware | Connectivity | Security | Troubleshooting | Utils&Apps | Resources

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Booting GNU/Linux

Everything you need to know about boot loaders.

• Kernel Parameters / Boot Prompt

Page One (~LiLo):

• ~LiLo Configuration
• Booting Other Kernels / Distributions / Operating Systems Via ~LiLo

Page Two (GRUB):

• Advantages Of Using GRUB
• Installing GRUB
• GRUB Configuration
• Booting Other Kernels / Distributions / Operating Systems Via GRUB

Page Three:

• Using Other Boot loaders
• 'loadlin' - Booting GNU/Linux From MS-DOS
• Uninstalling ~LiLo, GNU GRUB and GNU/Linux

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Kernel Topics

These days, compiling and installing a new kernel is seldom necessary. If you want to do it anyway, here is the plan.

Page One:

• Do You Need A New Kernel?
• Kernel RPMs
• Important Kernel Source Files

Page Two (RPM):

• Installation
• Checking System Configuration
• Checking ~LiLo Boot loader Configuration
• Checking GNU GRUB Boot loader Configuration
• Rebuilding & Customizing the Mandrake Kernel SRPM

Page Three (Source):

• Kernel Configuration
• Kernel Compilation And Installation
• System Configuration
• Configuring ~LiLo
• Configuring GNU GRUB

Page Four (Troubleshooting):

• ~LiLo Errors
• Module loading errors

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X Input

Keyboard

Page one:

• Remapping Keys
• Mapping New Keys
• Compose Key

Page Two:

• Using the 'Windows' Keys
• Keyboard Utilities

Mouse

Page One:

• Cut and Paste
• Keyboard Mouse
• Making The Mouse Faster
• Using A Wheel Mouse In X

Page Two:

• Switching Mouse Buttons
• Putting Side Buttons To Work
• Mouse Utilities

X One-Pagers

One-page articles about various X topics.

Customizing X: Setting Color Depth / Setting Screen Resolution / Setting Refresh Rate / Power Saving / Running Scripts Automatically {June 18, 02}

Online Desktop Resources: X / KDE / GNOME / Other Desktop Environments / Window Managers (Resources Section) {July 02, 02}

Starting X: General Settings / Starting From Console / Starting Graphically {June 17, 02}

Tweaking X: X Speed Issues / What About System Speed? / Replace Drivers or X / Choosing The Right Environment / The Right Programs {June 19, 02}

X File: Using Digraphs In X / Creating PDFs With SO 5.2 / Accessing SSH Accounts With 'Konqueror' {June 11, 02}

X Fonts: Font Anti-Aliasing / "My Fonts Are Too Small1.1 " / Adding Fonts / Font Resources {June 11, 02}

X Networking: Exporting the Display to Another Unix Machine / Sharing Displays With Machines Running MS Windows Or Mac Os / Running Multiple X Sessions {June 18, 02}

X Setup Troubles: Preparations / Rerunning The Configuration Utility / Finding Out About X Server 'Issues' / If Your Card Is Not Supported By XFree / Logs / Common Errors and Fixes {June 19, 02}

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