Linux Space Station Raven : 04-Users-View

(C) Graham Swallow
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1. Users View
2. User gps
3. BackSpace
4. xearth - EG Package Installation
5. sunsite: disk3
6. Sunsite Packages
7. Searches
8. xloadimage-4.1
9. mc-3.2.1
10. ddd - gdb data diaplay
11. NExS 1.2 Spreadsheet
12. AUIS - ez - WordProcessor
13. lyx-0.8.4 - Word Processor
14. thot
15. dvi .ps .tgz .shar .me .ps
16. Ghost Script
17. gnuplot for botanists.
18. archie -via- www
19. Mesa-1.2.6
20. Chinese xterm
21. kaffe - Java Compiler
22. cbb-0.64
23. xfinans
24. Linuxing with X11
25. Linux / DOS languages
26. Grafix
27. Raven OverView

1. Users View

• 1.1 Copywrite
• 1.2 Raven costs money!
• 1.3 Raven Registration List

2. User gps

• 2.1 File permission
• 2.2 Device Permissions
• 2.3 System Call Permissions
• 2.4 adduser
• 2.5 /etc/passwd
• 2.6 /etc/shadow
• 2.7 /etc/group
• 2.8 /dev/fd0
• 2.9 fdformat /dev/fd0h1440
• 2.10 /etc/fdprm
• 2.11 chmod, chown chgrp
• 2.12 Symbolic Links

3. BackSpace

• 3.1 BackSpace History
• 3.2 Why it always works with /bin/bash
• 3.3 /usr/lib/kbd/keytables/uk.map
• 3.4 /usr/lib/kbd is correct but still needs the xmodmap line
• 3.5 stty erase ^H
• 3.6 stty setting before login
• 3.7 vi
• 3.8 X11

4. xearth - EG Package Installation

• 4.1 cmd - a useful utility
• 4.2 mk - a useful utility
• 4.3 xearth
• 4.4 Pre-requirements
• 4.5 xearth-1.0
• 4.6 Locating xearth on disk InfoMagic Disk set
• 4.7 cd /cdrom/X11/xapps/graphics/
• 4.8 mkdir /tmp/pkgs_cd
• 4.9 tar -C /tmp/pkgs_cd -zxf ./xearth-1.0.tgz
• 4.10 cd /tmp/pkgs_cd/xearth-1.0
• 4.11 xmkmf
• 4.12 make
• 4.13 make install ; make install.man
• 4.14 xearth -pos "fixed 62.4 -51.1" -grid &
• 4.15 man xearth
• 4.16 vi  /.xinitrc
• 4.17 delete xearth-1.0
• 4.18 Worked example - done!
• 4.19 configure
• 4.20 configure --prefix=/usr/local
• 4.21 make linux
• 4.22 package_elf-01.tgz
• 4.23 old_lib.so

5. sunsite: disk3

• 5.1 unc.edu
• 5.2 Internet anonymous ftp BBS's and mailing lists.
• 5.3 Why GNU ?
• 5.4 Not sunsite
• 5.5 Not sunsite

6. Sunsite Packages

• 6.1 xearth
• 6.2 eject - cdrom
• 6.3 umount: /dev/hdd is busy
• 6.4 Arena

7. Searches

• 7.1 man pages
• 7.2 apropos mail
• 7.3 locate string
• 7.4 ls_lr
• 7.5 /cdrom/slackware/MANIFEST
• 7.6 archie - ftp index
• 7.7 www.dejanews.com
• 7.8 Other search engines
• 7.9 Browsing sunsite.unc.edu by category
• 7.10 HOWTO's Guides FAQ's -etc-

8. xloadimage-4.1

• 8.1 xloadimage /tmp/fix_fax/page.pbm

9. mc-3.2.1

• 9.1 Install and Run
• 9.2 Configure
• 9.3 Useful keys
• 9.4 Annoying Bug - xterm resize when command active

10. ddd - gdb data diaplay

11. NExS 1.2 Spreadsheet

• 11.1 NExS Spread Sheet ($80+)

12. AUIS - ez - WordProcessor

• 12.1 auis74lw.tgz
• 12.2 auis63L4-wp.tgz
• 12.3 A different version
• 12.4 Mini Starter Guide
• 12.5 ez - Button-2 Menu Stack
• 12.6 Highlight text zone, apply attibute
• 12.7 Styles available from the menu
• 12.8 Preview
• 12.9 File Format
• 12.10 Other Parts of the package
• 12.11 No File Selector Dialog Box
• 12.12 Bottom Line Status Bar
• 12.13 CUT+PASTE
• 12.14 Accurate Scroll Bars
• 12.15 (More) Media Table
• 12.16 Is it Business Quality?
• 12.17 Is it GNU

13. lyx-0.8.4 - Word Processor

• 13.1 Install
• 13.2 First Use
• 13.3 TeX Inside
• 13.4 It's not WYSIWYG
• 13.5 MMI features
• 13.6 MMI glitches
• 13.7 Glitches

14. thot

15. dvi .ps .tgz .shar .me .ps

• 15.1 compression
• 15.2 Packaging
• 15.3 print ready documents
• 15.4 on-line files
• 15.5 Graphics files
• 15.6 Program source
• 15.7 Program objects and library files

16. Ghost Script

• 16.1 Display tiger.ps on a linux graphics console using SVGA_LIB
• 16.2 Display tiger.ps on an X11 graphics console
• 16.3 Text or graphics
• 16.4 tk ref card - example ps
• 16.5 mkdir /tmp/temp
• 16.6 gs -dSAFER -sDEVICE=x11 tk.ps
• 16.7 gs -dSAFER -sDEVICE=x11 -r200 tk.ps
• 16.8 gs -dSAFER -sDEVICE=pbm -r180 tk.ps
• 16.9 xloadimage -rotate 270 tk.2.pbm
• 16.10 gs -dSAFER ...
• 16.11 Output to an epson 24 bin dot-matrix printer
• 16.12 /usr/lib/ghostscript/doc/*

17. gnuplot for botanists.

• 17.1 Install
• 17.2 Points and functions
• 17.3 Examples and Demos
• 17.4 gnuplot world.dem
• 17.5 gnuplot all.dem
• 17.6 gnuplot.gih (120 k)
• 17.7 defaults.ini
• 17.8 Online-help
• 17.9 More help
• 17.10 Not Enough?

18. archie -via- www

• 18.1 Gopher - what is it?
• 18.2 Archie - what is it?
• 18.3 ArchiePlex
• 18.4 example archie session
• 18.5 Unexpected errors
• 18.6 Top of the list - outdated!
• 18.7 Looking with FTP to check the package versions
• 18.8 No fake dates, please!
• 18.9 Strange Netscape Dialog Box - press [Filter

19. Mesa-1.2.6

20. Chinese xterm

• 20.1 Two different file on sunsite CDROM's

21. kaffe - Java Compiler

• 21.1 I don't yet do Java

22. cbb-0.64

23. xfinans

• 23.1 Installation as a user
• 23.2 Transfers
• 23.3 ASCII files

24. Linuxing with X11

• 24.1 X11 keyboard stuff
• 24.2 Starting X11
• 24.3 Mouse hints
• 24.4 The X11 desktop is a foreign langauge ?
• 24.5 Desktop menu
• 24.6 Window focus, follows mouse.
• 24.7 POINT-F5 raises window to front
• 24.8 F1, F2, F3, F4, are strange
• 24.9 Left-handed mice
• 24.10 F5 - Back to Front
• 24.11 Window-Frame Right
• 24.12 Icons
• 24.13 ALT-Q
• 24.14 ALT-W
• 24.15 Selection
• 24.16 Paste into vi within xterm
• 24.17 CTRL-ALT-PLUS, -MINUS, ZOOM keys
• 24.18 Text is too small to be readable
• 24.19 ALT-F1 ALT-F4
• 24.20 CTRL-ALT-F1
• 24.21 Ctrl-Alt-BackSpace
• 24.22 openwin - or - fvwm2 ?
• 24.23 xdm
• 24.24 X-clipboard
• 24.25 /usr/openwin/lib/*menu*

25. Linux / DOS languages

• 25.1 Tcl/Tk
• 25.2 Pyton-1.4
• 25.3 Perl

26. Grafix

27. Raven OverView

• 27.1 Raven
• 27.2 Raven/EyeView �25
• 27.3 Linux As An Internet Server
• 27.4 An Internet Workstation
• 27.5 Windows-95 aside
• 27.6 Action List
• 27.7 Issue-0-Base-Station-Zero
• 27.8 Issue-1-Hardware - The Tower
• 27.9 Issue-2-SysBuild - Linux OS
• 27.10 Issue-3-Internet-Working
• 27.11 Issue-4-Users-view: Now what's this?
• 27.12 Issue-5-Planning
• 27.13 Download
• 27.14 Other places - Linux FAQ's and HOWTO's
• 27.15 Browser access