final touches of game server
 

hey,
running slackware 8.1 and it r0x0rz

im running a Half-Life Dedicated server, and i need to do the final touches.

i have not changed slacky at all, same as it comes installed,

what should i do to make it even better?


thanks for any help at all,

-james

Start by building your own kernel,
software runs faster on the machine that it was compiled on.

Slackware Rocks!

RefriedBean

what do you mean by 'building my own kernel'?

how do you do this? do you need programming knowledge? coz i tried to learn some languages, but the best i can manage is logo and html :(

thanks

Have a read of the Kernel-HOWTO.

Also i suggest you close down all services you dont need, this way the machine will run faster, and will be more secure.
Look through startup scripts (/etc/rc.d/rc.*) and comment out all services you dont need.
Hope that helps!
-NSKL

thx alot for that info, i dont think i will compile my own kernel just yet, ill learn to make my way around first :)

but i will be commenting out stuff i dont need.

To navigate around in the console and look at stuff try midnight commander, "mc".