SDF, UNIX and INTERNET tutorials

This is a shared, member contributed set of tutorials targeting existing and potential SDF users who are interested in the INTERNET, the UNIX operating system and programming languages. The purpose of this project is to teach new users to use computers and networks the way we believe they should be used.

Table of Contents

1. SDF Basics
2. Website Setup and Hosting Features
• Ruby on Rails @ SDF
3. Advanced Topics
4. SDF Dialup and DSL INTERNET Service
5. SDF VPS Service (MetaARPA)
6. Cheat Sheets
7. Dotfile Repository
8. twenex.org - SDF Public Access TWENEX

1. SDF Basics
   • Unix - Introduction to Unix & SDF, by G.M.Stover
   • Finding help - How to get help from within the shell
   • COM is not IRC - An introduction to the chat program 'COM'
   • Instant Messenging - How to use Instant Messenging on SDF
   • File transfer - How to move files to and from SDF
   • Ultimate Differences Amongst UNIX® Shells - Comparing shell differences/similarities
   • File permissions - Changing file permissions
   • Basic File and Shell Operations - Working with files and directories
   • ASCII Gaming - All work and no play makes Jack a dull SDFer.
   • How to Donate and why - A page to explain how and why your friends and family (or you) should help fund SDF.
   • SDF for blind users
   • Using Microsoft Windows (tm) telnet
   • Software on SDF Sorted by Category
   • Jabber IM - Using the SDF Jabber XMPP Instant Messaging Server
   • Procmail on SDF - general implementation notes
   • Game Servers on SDF - A listing of multiplayer gaming servers running on SDF
2. Website Setup and Hosting Features
   • Websites - Building a website on SDF
   • Resources for Website Builders
   • Custom error pages - Creating custom error pages using .htaccess
   • Ruby on Rails @ SDF
     • Ruby on Rails - Ruby on Rails on SDF
     • Building a Basic Ruby on Rails Application.
   • Trac on SDF - Setting up and using a Trac instance
   • Gopher - Build your Gopherspace
   • Blogging with Jekyll
   • Htaccess - Useful .htaccess tips and tricks for the Apache HTTP server
3. Advanced Topics
   • Using skeys - Logging in securely over insecure protocols
   • Emacs Tutorial - Emacs Basics, using Emacs as a work environment
   • Advanced E-Mail Topics - forwarding messages, and fighting spam
   • Greylisting at SDF - system policy spam reduction
   • SSH - Using SSH to secure and route client applications through SDF
   • VPN - Connecting to the SDF VPN.
   • rsync - Backing up $HOME using rsync.
   • Cvs - Using cvs on SDF
   • GCI - The SDF Green Computing Initiative
   • MDNS - Automatic MDNS examples (MetaARPA)
   • RubyGems at SDF - Setting up the 'gem' command
   • scmgit - GIT Source Control Management introduction
   • SMTP AUTH - Tutorial for users of Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) and Mail.app
   • SDFARC Repeater List - A list of repeaters used by The SDF Amateur Radio Club
   • Tutorial Editing - A Quick Introduction for Creating and Editing SDF Tutorials (MetaARPA)
   • X11 Forwarding - Setting up and running X11 applications (MetaARPA)
   • $HOME/bin - User compiled programs in SDF's multi-architecture environment (ARPA)
4. SDF Dialup and DSL INTERNET Service
   • SDF Dialup - Configuring and using SDF Dialup
   • SDF DSL - Configuring and using SDF DSL
5. SDF VPS Service (available to MetaARPA members)
   • NetBSD setup and configuration
   • Debian setup and configuration
   • Plan9 setup and configuration
   • CentOS setup and configuration
6. Cheat Sheets
   • Cheat Sheets for Vi, awk, sed, and others
   • Emacs Cheat Sheet
   • ed Cheat Sheet
   • Pico Cheat Sheet
   • Survival TECO
7. Dotfile Repository
   • Browse Annotated Dotfiles - Find working examples to help you configure your favorite program.
8. twenex.org - SDF Public Access TWENEX
   • TOPS-20 Interactive Tutorial - Log and summary of twenex.org's interactive tutorial (@TOPS20)
   • Getting Into TWENEX - Tour of the twenex.org system for intermediate users