Howto do things in GNU/Linux

Howto do things in GNU/Linux

Howto do things in GNU/Linux HOWTO
Raj Shekhar, rajshekhar3007 at yahoo.co.in
Anirban Biswas
John Murray
Jason P. Barto
Document Version 0.64

Overview

This howto aims to help users to get acquainted with the tools available and have them up and running on their own. Instead of giving a list of programs you can run, this howto focuses on tasks that you can do and how to get them done in GNU/Linux. Here is the short table of contents and this is the detailed table of contents.

The howto is available in following formats

• Html format, document split into chapters. This ws generated by using texi2html. You can see how to navigate the document here.
• PDF file, good for printing and off line viewing

Task List

This list is completely unordered and incomplete. If you can think of things which should go here please let me know. If you want to contribute please read the mission statement for this howto before continuing. This list are the things on which I need help as they are not my cup of tea. If you contribute your name will be prominently displayed alongside your submission. :-). If you find a topic on which you can wite better, please send it in .

• Share my files with others on my local network
• Pointers on security in GNU/Linux (suggestions on whether this is really needed are welcome)
• This is a placeholder for more suggestions.

These are the guidelines for submitting.

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