Issue #84 / Nov 2007

LINUXUSER: Setting Up a Quake Server

Configuring a Quake3 Arena server

You don’t have to be an expert to set up your own Quake 3 game server.

LINUXUSER: Tin Newsreader

Getting started with the Tin newsreader

Spartan, but functional – the Tin newsreader does without optical gadgets and concentrates on core Usenet-related functionality.

LINUXUSER: Workspace: Subversion

Document versioning with Subversion and OOoSVN

Even if you are not a programmer, you’ve probably heard of Subversion, a powerful tool for managing changes to software projects. Although Subversion is designed primarily for software developers, it can be useful to mere mortals as well.

LINUXUSER: Command Line: Bash Prompt

Configuring the Bash prompt

Color-coding your prompt may help avoid configuration errors and data loss. We’ll show you how to design your own custom shell prompt with color and control sequences.

COMMUNITY: Linux Beer Hike

Hiking and hacking on Crete

Wireless Sirtaki, synchronized penguin swimming, bottle cap diving in the pool – only a few disciplines that were part of the annual Linux Beer Hike, aka “Linux Bier Wanderung.”

COMMUNITY: LinuxWorld San Francisco

Projections and reflections from the San Francisco LinuxWorld

Virtual visions brought vigor to the San Francisco LinuxWorld. This year's gala featured data centers, super heros, and our very own Linux Pro Magazine booth.

COMMUNITY: LinuxConf Europe

Conference in Cambridge

In early September, about 250 developers from the Linux kernel and related projects gathered in Cambridge, United Kingdom, to discuss their work and look to the future.