Linux Administration FAQs

This is just a collection of Linux administration topics that I've collected over time.

How do I mount an ISO image?

Use the loopback functionality. As root:

mkdir /iso
mount -o loop whatever.iso /iso

How do I enable a graphical start-up with X Windows

I use Slackware, which starts up with a textual interface. Sometimes though, it's nice to boot the system and get X Windows and get a graphical login, even though I'm not wild about X.

To enable this, you have to set the target runlevel in /etc/inittab.

On the line id:3:initdefault:, change the 3 to a 4.

Links

Software
- FBUI: My in-kernel windowing system for Linux.
- FWE: my userspace windowing system.
- Bandwidth: My C-based benchmark to measure memory bandwidth.
- Foodist: My C++-based nutrition management program for Windows Mobile.
- Wanderlust: My C++/MFC based outline editor for Windows.
- Maxilla: My OpenGL-based VRML viewer for Windows.
- Anglify: my other-to-English translation program.
- My other stuff.
Documentation
- My nicely formatted overview of Intel 8088, 8086, 80186, 80286, 80386, 80486 (x86) instruction set
- A clear step-by-step explanation of how to set up a bootable live Linux flash drive.
- What is polymorphism?
- Notes on using Visual C++
- List of Windows (Win32) messages
- Notes on Linux programming
- Notes on Linux administration
- Notes on using OpenGL
- Notes on C++
- My nascent compiler project called C@
- FAQs about the Sony Playstation Portable (PSP)
- Argumentation on Linux and FOSS
- My Linux installation guides.
- Two sites offering big listings of pages on installing Linux on virtually every type of laptop:
  - TuxMobil
  - Linux on Laptops