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- 10 common mistakes to avoid when you're installing Linux software
- Installing software in Linux is nothing like it used to be, but there are still some pitfalls to watch out for. If you follow this little guide, your Linux life will be made simpler and safer. Note: This information is also available as a PDF download. ...
- Tags: Linux Software, Package, Kernel, File, Management System, Makefile, PPC Architecture, Linux, Operating Systems, Software, Jack Wallen
- Blog posts 2008-04-14
- Securing Linux network services with TCP_wrappers
- This Daily Drill Down focuses on the process of installing and configuring the tcpd service on a Linux server. It also shows you how you can allow and deny access to inetd-run services.The inetd daemon is often referred to as the Internet "super server" because it provides many of the...
- Tags: Linux, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, Servers, network, Jim McIntyre, Getting TCP_wrappers, Makefile
- Technical articles 2000-11-08
Additional Resources
- Bakefile (2)
- Bakefile is a cross-compiler native makefiles generator. It takes compiler-independent description of build tasks as input and generates native makefile (autoconf's Makefile.in, Visual C++ project, and bcc makefile). Bakefile's task is to generate native makefiles, so that people can keep using their favorite tools. Other developers have also created cross-platform...
- Tags: Task, Tool, Bakefile, Productivity, Programming Languages, C/C++, Microsoft Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Development Tools
- Software downloads 2008-01-22
- DMGBuilder (dmg)
- DMGBuilder is a command line tool for building DMG files. These files are typically used to distribute Macintosh software. This tool allows automatically building a DMG file from a makefile, or from Xcode. This tool supports settings Finder display attributes including the window size, background image, and icon positions.
- Tags: Tool, DMGBuilder, Productivity
- Software downloads 2007-03-28
- Making RPMs, part 3: Installing files
- Vincent covers installing the binaries, man pages, configuration files, and all the other components that belong in your RPM package in this third Daily Drill Down on creating your own RPMs.Welcome to part three of “Making RPMs.” In this Daily Drill Down, we’ll come one step closer to finishing the...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Vincent Danen, RPM, Making RPM, BuildRoot
- Technical articles 2000-11-01
- GNU make problem with foreach construct
- I've been having difficulties using the "foreach" construct in GNU make, and I'm hoping someone has some insight to help me understand why I can't get consistently productive behavior from it. In the Make manual section 8.8 it says the "eval" function may be used to create new rules,...
- Tags: forEach, GNU, godhner, linux
- Q&A 2005-06-19
- Linux basics: Installing an application from its source code
- Although it may sound daunting, it's easier than you may think to install a Linux operating system from its source code. Jack Wallen's here with your instructions.You've come a long way in your Linux education! You've configured various aspects of your system, you've upgraded and installed with rpm, you've learned...
- Tags: Jack Wallen, Jr., source code, main directory, Linux
- Technical articles 2000-04-27
- calling a C program in a shell script
- hi how can i call a C program in a bourne shell script please let me knowecho "about to call a C program"cprogramecho "after calling a C program"This assumes cprogram is in the $PATH. You may have to specify the path:/home/username/bin/cprogramYou might need to compile your cprogram.c first to...
- Tags: C, C program, cprogram, iyerharini@..., linux, shell script
- Q&A 2006-03-17
- Threads exiting and leaving parent zomb
- I have ran into a conditon where I have a mutlithreaded application running on Linux and my parent thread is left as a zombie. The thread that exited left a core, but the core does not help as to what actually occured through GDB...Any suggestions?core contains no usefull data,...
- Tags: solrak29@...
- Q&A 2005-04-27
- NIS simplifies access management on your LAN
- If you manage multiple users who use multiple machines on your LAN, you might want to give NIS a try to simplify access. Vincent Danen takes you through the necessary steps to get both server and client running.Network Information Services (NIS) is an RPC-based application (as is NFS) that helps...
- Tags: NETWORKING, LANs, Network technology, Norton Internet Security, access management, Vincent Danen, Network Information Service, network, LAN
- Technical articles 2002-01-09
- Notepad++ (4)
- Notepad++ is a free (under the GPL license) source code editor which supports several programming languages under Windows environment. It's also a lightweight replacement of Notepad. The supported languages by Notepad++ are: C, C++, Java, C#, XML, HTML, PHP, Javascript, RC file, makefile, nfo, doxygen, ini file, batch file, ASP,...
- Tags: Source Code, Notepad++, Programming Languages, Scripting Languages, CSS, C#, C/C++, Development Tools, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Web Development
- Software downloads 2008-01-04
- get the
- newest version of delphi.it will include borland's c++ as an all in one ide.with full code copatability so you can work in both languages on the same project with no conflicts.the delay they are having is putting the original builder into the delhpi ide. ( I think they are plannning...
- Tags: Borland Delphi, C, C++, C/C++, delphi, object oriented programming, Pascal, programming, Ronne
- Discussion threads 2005-07-01
- Monitor connectivity with SmokePing, part 1
- If you are supporting multiple networks on geographically dispersed sites, then it's pretty much essential to have some type of quick reference in place to display the basic status of network connectivity between each one. This becomes even more important when those sites are distributed globally -- as the potential...
- Tags: Monitor, Network, Diagnosis, Apache Software Foundation, SmokePing, Perl RRDtool SpeedyCGI FPing, Justin Fielding
- Blog posts 2007-09-08
- Linux 101: Use tar files to customize application installations
- What's a tar? Why, it's one of the more universal installation and archiving tools available. Jack Wallen explains the benefits, and popularity, of tar files.Tar is one of the most universal installation/archiving tools around. Where the rpm package falls short beyond Red Hat (and a few choice distributions), tar picks...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Jack Wallen, Jr., tar, installation package, Linux
- Technical articles 2000-01-20
- Who's watching your system?
- Log files are the first means of security overlooked by most network administrators. Careful scrutiny can help you detect many security-related issues. With the help of Vincent Danen and a few utilities, TechProGuild can make log checking a snap!If the thought of scanning through log files for a few hours...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Firewalls, SECURITY, Vincent Danen, Logcheck
- Technical articles 2001-05-30
- Lock IT Down: Simplify spam filtering with SpamAssassin
- Learn how to install and configure one of the best Linux/UNIX spam filtering systems available.One drawback to Internet access is the amount of spam, or unsolicited e-mail, that your users receive. Besides being a nuisance to users and administrators, spam can also be a security threat. I’ll describe how to...
- Tags: Spam, spam filtering, Jim McIntyre, SpamAssassin, Perl
- Technical articles 2002-12-27
- Quick Notes for open source world
- Quick Notes for open source worldblog rootMake utility - Quitck NotesMake - a tutorialTable of ContentsDescription A simple compilation Compiling with several files Separate compilation Separate compilation steps Splitting your C Program Dependencies Dependency Graphs How dependency works How does make do it? The makefile Translating the dependency graph Listing...
- Tags: C/C++, Programming languages, chandru_mc@..., open source, C, compilation
- Discussion threads 2005-08-29
- Generate stronger random passwords with these Perl modules
- If you're a system administrator or Web developer, youprobably already know that weak user passwords count as one of the biggest networksecurity risks. Weak passwordsfor example, the user's name or date ofbirthare commonly "cracked" by sophisticated password sniffingtools, making it easy for unauthorized users to gain back-door entry intoservers. That's...
- Tags: Contributor Melonfire, password, Perl, String::MkPasswd
- Technical articles 2005-10-07
- Using Cryptographic Filesystem with Linux
- Employing cryptography is quickly becoming key in the IT industry. Although transferring large encrypted files can be a difficult task, the Cryptographic Filesystem makes this process a cinch. Jim McIntyre explains it all.The Internet is perhaps the most effective and pervasive method yet devised for exchanging information. Unfortunately, this ability...
- Tags: OPEN SOURCE, SECURITY, file system, Linux, Jim McIntyre, Internet, CFS, CFS Makefile
- Technical articles 2001-06-27
- Ntop enables powerful network logging and analysis
- Ntop allows you to mimic the powerful tools used by UNIX administrators. Combine it with Perl or PHP, and you'll be able to get a good look at network activity.Ntop is an interesting application, available for both UNIX and Windows platforms. It displays network data in an interactive shell, intop,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Operating systems, Scripting languages, Development tools, Stew Benedict, analysis, network, Ntop, Unix
- Technical articles 2002-05-14
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