Linux - The Vi editor Despite its very limited ergonomics, Vi i is one of the most popular text editors texte under Unix type systems (with Emacs and pico). Under Linux, there is a free version of Vi called Vim (Vi Improved). Vi (pronounced vee-eye) is an editor that is...en.kioskea.net/linux/linvi.php3
Linux - Compiling the kernel In this article, compiling the kernel under Linux is explained. The following explanations are based on version 2.4.20 of kernel, i.e. the most recent version of the kernel at the time this article was written (March 2003). The sources of the most...en.kioskea.net/linux/linkernel.php3
Linux - Mini HOW-TO Documents The mini HowTo documents are a set of documentations written by different people on very specific topics concerning Linux. Below you will find a (non exhaustive) list of HowTo documents written or translated into French: HOW-To Description 3Dfx-HOWTO...en.kioskea.net/linux/howto.php3
Linux - Tree structure of files To ensury compatibility and portability, Linux systems comply with the sole FHS (File Hierarchy Standard) standard. The basic hierarchy is as follows: /the root, containing the main directories /bincontains essential executables of the system, used...en.kioskea.net/linux/linarb.php3
Linux - Tricks To mount a CD-ROM drive under Linux, log in as the system administrator, i.e. with the login "root". It is then sufficient to mount the drive, i.e. to "capture" the content of the CD-ROM drive in a directory (most of the time /mnt/cdrom/) by typing...en.kioskea.net/linux/linast.php3
Linux - Preparation of the system Linux does not require a state-of-the-art computer in minimal configuration: a 386SX processor or higher 4 MB of RAM (8 MB recommended) a hard disk controller and a hard disk with 20 MB of free space (100 MB recommended) (in practice, Linux can run...en.kioskea.net/linux/lininstpre.php3