Linux Advanced Application
Server Linux Advanced Application
Server
Principal Investigator : Kelvin Lee (kwlee@stlinux.ouhk.edu.hk)
This is a server aiming to run and mirror advanced public-domain software or freeware to be used by staff and students of The Open University of Hong Kong for research and learning purpose. We have spent some time trying different software and the following should be good enough for advanced users.
| Software | Descriptions | Comments and Examples |
| Linux: Red Hat 4.2 | Linux is a free Unix Operating System available on different hardware platforms including PC-compatible machines. Red Hat is one distribution of Linux. | Red Hat is easy to install. Security fixes are provided promptly. |
| Apache 1.2.4
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The most popular free web server. | Response is fast and easy to install. Highly configurable but needs some time to make it work the way you want. |
| PostgreSQL 6.0/6.2 | An object-relational and extensible database including SQL for query. | Powerful, easy to compile and install. |
| pg95perl5 1.4 | Perl module providing interface to PostgreSQL. Since PostgreSQL was called Postgres95, it uses "pg95". | Easy to compile and install. |
| CGI 2.36 | Perl module to facilitate writing of CGI scripts. | Easy to compile and install. |
| Analog 2.11 | Web log analysis program written in C. | Run fast and provide a lot of options. Easy to compile. |
| Harvest 1.4
Harvest 1.5 (unofficial)
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Internet and local information extraction and search system. | Powerful and customizable. |
| POV-Ray 3.0 |
Popular raytracing program to produce high-quality 3D graphics. | Good tutorial and documentations. Powerful and moderately easy to use. Flying logo for this server is created using it and some other utilities. |
| WWWOFFLE 2.0 | WWW Offline Proxy server. | Simple and small. |
| Count 2.3 | Graphic web page access counter. | Fast and has many configurable options. See our simple free web counter reviews. |
| Wget 1.4.5 | GNU Web and ftp mirroring program. | Robust and powerful. Can mirror entire sub-tree. |
| Resources | Original Site | Descriptions |
| Linux Applications | Home | Linux Applications and Utilities with short descriptions. Many of them are free. |
| Apache | Home | The most popular web server (for Unix and Windows 95/NT). |
| Analog | Home | A popular WWW log analysis program written in C. |
| WWW Security FAQ | Home | The WWW security FAQ. |
| Nonags | Home | Comprehensive free Windows 95 software collection. |
Last updated: Monday, 01-Sep-2003 15:34:26 HKT.
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