Slackware Linux Setup

[GUI]
login manager:
  edit /etc/initab and change from 1 to 6

[HWARE]
advanced power mngmnt:
  edit /etc/rc.d/rc.modules and uncomment on apm
device info:
  "cat /proc/cpuinfo" cpu
  "cat /proc/meminfo" or "free -m" mem
  "cat /proc/pci | grep VGA" video card
  "less /proc/pci" PCI cards
  "less /proc/partitions" or "cat /proc/mounts" partitions
  "cat /proc/version" or "uname -rsa" linux kernel version
  "X -version" X version
  "/sbin/runLevel" current runlevel
  "ps -A" or "ps -aux" or "ps -A | grep X" processes
  "kill -9 pid#" or "killall name" kill processes
  "top" system resource high usage
  "df -h" disk space usage
  "dmesg" or "less /var/log/syslog | grep "Jan 1"" or "tail /var/log/syslog" view syslog
  "who -q" and "last" whos logged in and logged in last
  
[KERNEL]
compile kernel:
  "cd /usr/src/linux"
  "make mrproper" -only if you patched the kernel source and compiled before
  "make menuconfig" -or Xconfig if from X console
  "make dep && make bzImage && make modules && make modules_install"
  "cp -p /boot/vmlinuz /boot/vmlinuz.old && cp arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot/vmlinuz"
  "cp System.map /boot/System.map && cp .config /boot/config
  Add "image = /boot/vmlinuz.old
         root = /dev/hda#
         label = #name#
         password = password1
	 read-only
  run lilo
patch kernel:
  copy file to linux source tree
  "cd /usr/src/linux"
  "gunzip -c filename.diff.gz | patch -p1"
  Use the below method if just diff format
  "patch -p1 < filename.diff"

[SECURITY]
closing ports:
  edit /etc/inetd.conf and comment on uneeded
  edit /etc/hosts.deny and add "ALL: PARANOID"
  edit /etc/rc.d/rc.M and comment on: rc.pcmcia;sendmail;httpd;samba
  edit /etc/rc.d/rc.K and comment on: rc.httpd;samba;nfsd;pcmcia
  edit /etc/rc.d/rc.0 and comment on: rc.httpd;samba;nfsd;"echo"URF";pcmcia
  edit /etc/rc.d/rc.6 and comment on: rc.httpd;samba;nfsd;"echo"URF";pcmcia
  edit /etc/rc.d/rc.inet2 and comment on: portmap;echo"NFS";echo"SMB";
    inetd;sshd;yp;nfsd
  edit /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers and add: "-nolisten tcp" to end of line
lilo:
  add "restricted" and "password=<pass>" under timeout.
misc:
  edit /etc/inittab and comment on 3fingersalute, type "init q" to apply changes
  edit /etc/securetty and comment on unneeded root terminal access points
remove accounts:
  type "userdel name" names=adm;lp;shutdown;halt;news;mail;uucp;operator;games;gopher;ftp
  type "groupdel name" names=adm;lp;news;mail;uucp;games;dip
remove traces:
  edit /etc/profile and add following after export lines:
    rm -f ~/.kde/share/apps/konqueror/konq_history
    touch ~/.kde/share/apps/konqueror/konq_history
    rm -f ~/.kde/share/apps/kcookiejar/cookies
    touch ~/.kde/share/apps/kcookiejar/cookies
    rm -f ~/.kde/share/apps/RecentDocuments/*
    rm -f ~/.kde/share/config/konq_history
    touch ~/.kde/share/config/konq_history
    rm -fr ~/.kde/share/thumbnails/*
    rm -f ~/.mozilla/default/wf0w4e3d.slt/downloads.rdf
    rm -f ~/.mozilla/default/wf0w4e3d.slt/history.dat
    #cp -f ~/.mozilla/default/wf0w4e3d.slt/history.dat.bak ~/.mozilla/default/wf0w4e3d.slt/history.dat
    rm -f ~/.mozilla/default/wf0w4e3d.slt/Cache/*
    rm -f ~/.bash_history
    touch ~/.bash_history
    export HISTSIZE="10" - reduce bashhist to 10 lines
    export HISTFILESIZE="0" - clear bashhist on logout