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Russell C. Pavlicek Issue #55, November 1998 Apache and Linux make the task simple. On a recent project, I was busily working on my Linux workstation while a nearby coworker was attempting to install a well-known web server on a popular operating system. As the day wore on, his frustration grew. By the end of the day, he had most ...

Reza Naima Issue #55, November 1998 How to add a powerful graphical user interface to Perl scripts As you have seen in various recent issues of Linux Journal, the Xforms library allows you to add a powerful GUI to your C or C++ programs using a simple, intuitive API. The functionality and elegance of Xforms GUI is comparable to Motif’s, ...

Best of Technical Support Various Issue #54, October 1998 Our experts answer your technical questions. Authentication Failure When I use Netscape from a Windows 95 PC to access my Linux 5.0 mail server, I get a prompt (as I should) for my login and password. However, when I type my password (or login) wrong, authentication fails and the server won’t ...

Chris DiBona Issue #54, October 1998 A new and fun way to positively promote Linux. When Sam Ockman’s notice hit Slashdot (http://www.slashdot.org/) at 6:21PM, it read: The 500 members of SVLUG are going to have a big rally tonight at the largest/most prestigious computer store in Silicon Valley, Fry’s, when they stay open until 1AM to distribute Windows 98. We’re ...

LJ Interviews Robert Dinse of Eskimo North Marjorie Richardson Issue #54, October 1998 Some background on the ISP and its switch to the Linux platform.               A lot of rumors have been circulating about the Internet service provider (ISP) Eskimo North (http://www.eskimo.com/) converting totally to Linux. I decided it was time to talk to ...

Nick Bailey Issue #54, October 1998 Sculptor is a set of audio tools for Linux that manipulates spectra in real time and provides continuous audio output. Computer music in some respects places extreme demands on operating systems, especially now that inexpensive desktop platforms have enough raw processing power to perform relatively complex signal processing tasks in real time. Shared memory ...

Norman M. Jacobowitz Issue #54, October 1998 The future of Linux in the SOHO environment. Welcome to the third and final installment of our three-part series, Migrating to Linux from a Commercial Operating System. In the first article, I discussed some of the reasons why many people are switching to Linux as their desktop OS of choice for common, day-to-day ...

Damian Ivereigh Issue #54, October 1998 Cisco runs a redundant system of 50 print servers using Linux, Samba and Netatalk. It prints to approximately 1,600 printers worldwide, serving 10,000 UNIX and Windows 95 users, some of whom are in mission-critical environments. At your office, can you print to the nearest printer, or do you have to use a printer set ...

Various Issue #53, September 1998 Our experts answer your technical questions. HP and Matrox I have an HP Pavilion that comes with an on-board ATI video card. I now have a Matrox Mystic in the computer, and when I try to run X, I get the message “configured devices not found”. I think the HP is not recognizing the Matrox, ...

Norman M. Jacobowitz Jim Hebert Issue #53, September 1998 We continue with our look at converting an office from a commercial operating system to Linux. Welcome to the second article of our three-part series on migrating to Linux from a commercial operating system. Our first installment (in August) discussed many reasons why a non-technical, small office or home office (SOHO) ...