Table of Contents
Working on a sorted alternative to current SDF Basics page
SDF Basics
Basics
- An old but valuable guide to Unix & SDF (link to sdfeu.org) by Gene Michael Stover
- Finding Help - How to get help from within the shell
- com - (COM is not IRC) - An introduction to the chat program 'COM'– Talk to SDFers!
- bboard - An introduction to the message board 'bboard'
- email - Several topics on email
- Jabber on SDF - Using the SDF Jabber XMPP Instant Messaging Server
- Transferring Files - How to move files to and from SDF
- Basic File and Directory Tasks - Working with files and directories
- SDF Specific Commands - Custom commands specific to SDF
- SDF Specific Commands - A list of commands, scripts, and programs unique to SDF.
- File permissions - Changing file permissions
- Software Packages on SDF by Category - many software packages & programs currently installed on SDF
- Doing UUCP with SDF - (Unix-to-Unix Copy) is a great way to get your mail and news
- Localization and You: UTF–8 on NetBSD - Unicode
- email - Several topics on email, including:
- Greylisting on SDF - leave it disabled until you want it
Web Hosting
- .htaccess recipes - .htaccess is the default file used by the Apache HTTP server
Retrocomputing
- TOPS-20 Interactive Tutorial - log of a session with the TOPS-20
- Using Multiple Interactive Programs on TWENEX - TOPS-20 allows you to use multiple interactive programs simultaneously
- Getting Into TWENEX - aims to bridge the gap between introductory documents
- CDC 6500 Survival Guide - family of mainframe computers designed by Seymour Cray and James E. Thornton
- The SDF Travelling AT&T 605 UNIX Terminal - former terminal used on the AT&T 3B2/500
- Survival TECO - perform useful editing with TECO
- Survival TECO 2.0 - perform useful editing with TECO
Tutorial related
Web Apps
- Using the SDF Video Gallery - follow this tutorial carefully to successfully post videos PeerTube
SDF Policies
- Privacy protection - Are they giving you “free” services?
Meta Array
- MetaArray - Storage and services for MetaArpa members
(also delete that page it's a dupe) - The MetaArray - a group of multicore, multiraid, high performance nodes
- MetaArray Acceptable Use Policy - This AUP is supplemental to the general SDF AUP
Games and stuff
- ASCII Gaming - All work and no play makes Jack a dull SDFer.
- Game Servers on SDF - A listing of multiplayer gaming servers running on SDF
- SDF Minecraft Survival Checklist - for new Minecraft players trying the game for the first time
- xscrabble at SDF - An introduction
Chat/Social
- Multi-User System Responsibilities - A statement about responsibility in SDF's multi-user environment
- How to Interact with Practical Strangers - interacting with practical strangers in an imprecise medium
- SDF IRC server policy - a live 'helpdesk style' support to the SDF membership and to visiting non-members
- Instant Messaging on SDF - How to use Instant Messaging on SDF
- IRC Channels on SDF - channels currently defined on irc.sdf.org
- IRC Channel Auto-Connection with Irssi - configure an IRC client to automatically connect to one or more channels
- Using CenterICQ on SDF - steps to connect to ICQ using CenterIM
- GNU Social - Microblogging on SDF
- Tiny Tiny RSS - The RSS reader hosted in SDF
- SDF - The Ethical Social Network - been around since the days of the ARPAnet
- Using FreePBX with SDF VOIP - how to add your SDF VOIP extension as a trunk
Connections
- Gate One SSH Interface - HTTPS based SSH client
- Hostkeys - A list of SDF's SSH Hostkeys
- Screen - is a “terminal multiplexer”; multiple virtual terminals in a single window
- Tmux - multiple terminals; terminal multiplexer
- Connecting to the SDF VPN with PPTP - Virtual Private Network (VPN)
- SDF Dialup Membership - Best way to learn about the DIALUP…
- Getting Ready for SDF Dialup - Equipment - Typical requirements for dial-up networking
- SDF Dial-up via pppconfig and pon|poff|plog on Ubuntu - setup a PPP-based dial-up network connection on Linux
- SDF's VPN servers - OpenVPN uses Transport Layer Security
Help the community
- SDF Volunteer Moderator and Administrator Guidelines - guidelines to be followed by SDF Volunteer Moderators and Administrators
- SDF HTML Tutorial Editing Guide - instructions for creating or editing tutorial files for original SDF Tutorial pages
- SDF Green Computing Initiative - voluntary project involving SDF users who wish to explore alternative methods of home computing
Programming
- PROGRAMMING - Programming Languages available at SDF
- Using ECL (Embeddable Common-Lisp) on SDF - a free open source ANSI Common-Lisp implementation
- BASIC - Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
- Basic Programs - A collection of basic programs
- Using RubyGems at SDF - To install gems in your home directory…
Unix/Linux 'Good of the Order'
- Ultimate Differences Amongst UNIX® Shells - Comparing shell differences/similarities
- A guide to historical Unixes - Celebrating the 50th anniversary a tutorial and/or tips 'n tricks
Advanced
- SSHFS-SDF - mount your SDF user folder locally
- Backing Up $HOME - syncronize your data on SDF to an area on another computer
- Ubuntu on SDF VPS - Log into your vps as
root - SDF VoIP Advanced Features and Setup - note that making unsolicited calls may be considered rude
- Using an SSH agent to avoid typing your password - …make your password very complicated
- SSH Public Key Authentication - HTTPS based SSH client
- Mounting an encrypted partition with EncFS - a directory where the encrypted information is saved