Linux @ Home

If you don't already know what Linux is: it is a free and very powerful Unix version. The development of Linux isn't done by one company/person. A whole Internet community is writing and submitting code for the Linux kernel. This way of development has created a hype around Open Source Software lately. Along with this OSS hype a lot of major IT players see Linux as a viable platform for their products: IBM, Netscape, Oracle, Corel, Sun, SGI, Compaq and many other vendors. This page will try to help Linux users to set up Linux in a home situation.

Workstation @ Home

PC's are dirt cheap at the moment. The amount of processing- and graphics power you get for your money is incredible. A well build PC will outperform a Sun, Digital or SGI workstation with a price that is easily two or three times that of your PC. Combined with Linux as your operating system you will get a very powerful workstation.
I'll show you the software that I use to build a workstation

Server @ Home

Don't dump your old 486 into the trashcan after buying your new Dual AMD Athlon :-) This old machine can serve you for years to come! Linux has very moderate hardware requirements, an old 486 will make a perfect server. Most of the servers I setup have the same software base. I will describe this base to give you a head-start.

I'll first link all the software I normally use:

uprecords / webalizer / fwbuilder