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In this new tutorial, Daniel Robbins, President/CEO, Gentoo Technologies begins preparing you to take the Linux Professional Institute's Exam 101 Release 2. In this first in a series of four tutorials, Daniel introduces you to bash (the standard Linux shell), shows you how to take full advantage of standard Linux commands such as ls, cp, and mv, explains inodes and hard and symbolic links, and much more. By the end of this tutorial, you'll have a solid grounding in Linux fundamentals and will be ready to begin learning some basic Linux system administration tasks.

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This article presents an architecture blueprint for building a wireless e-business solution that seamlessly integrates into the existing e-business infrastructure. Combining the efficiency and power of Linux with wireless computing solutions, you will be shown how to provide people convenient access to relevant information and the ability to act on that information anytime, anywhere.

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Thanks Sue. Twisted is an increasingly popular pure-Python framework for programming network services and applications. While there are a large number of loosely coupled modular components within Twisted, a central concept to the framework is the idea of non-blocking asynchronous servers. This article introduces you to this style of programming -- a novel one for developers accustomed to threading or forking servers, but one capable of great efficiency under heavy loads.

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Thanks Pebbles. This tutorial gives you a guide to the basics of using Emacs, a popular modeless text editor with many powerful features. The tutorial covers fundamental concepts and common activities, and then builds on those foundations to quickly familiarize you with this excellent editor.

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Jason Boxman has posted a Exim+Courier+Debian HOWTO on his site, that describes in some depth how to set up a working system with Exim, Courier IMAP, and Maildirs, as well as covering topics like mail filtering, and MUA setup.

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Want a quick guide to installing and securing Red Hat Linux? This article details the steps required to install Red Hat Linux 8.0 on a production server. It covers the procedures necessary to get the operating system from the setup CDs to your system's hard disk (along with the configuration details to remove any unnecessary packages), shutting down any unnecessary system services, and applying any required system updates from Red Hat. The article is a good reference for Red Hat users who want simple instructions on advanced boot loader options, firewall configuration, security fixes and info about controlling system services.

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The /proc filesystem is one of Linux's great features, and this article gives you a thorough grounding in some of its most useful aspects. With it, you can administer many details of the operating system without ever having to shut down and reboot the machine, which is a boon for those who need to keep their systems as available as possible.