Linux Reference Links

The following links are some of the sites that previous students or the author of your textbook have found to be helpful.

Some of the sites listed below relate to specific distributions of Linux that are slightly different from the one used in this course. Remember that these sites are included here as supplemental reference, but should not be construed as authoritative with regards to this course.

Some of the sites listed below are commercial. Inclusion here does not constitute an endorsement of these sites or their products or services. Do not give any personal information if asked. If additional windows appear that seem to contain only ads, either close them or drag them aside using their title bars and then close them later.

• Linux Online! - The official home of Linux
• Linux Documentation Project (English Language Site) including an extensive Linux Dictionary (beware of upper/lowercase sorting)
• Control-Escape.Com - A Gentle Introduction to Linux
• LinuxManPages.com - A searchable summary of Linux commands
• Linux Newbie Administrator Guide
• Linux Systems Administrator's Guide (SAG) - An introduction to system administration of a Linux system for novices.
• The Linux Installation HOWTO from ibiblio.org an online public library
• The Linux Standard Base (LSB) Project Web Site
• The Linux & Open Source Sites from Internet.Com, including (but not limited to):
  • All Linux Devices - a resource for Embedded Linux information
  • Enterprise IT Planet.com - the place to find hard-to-find Linux applications
  • JustLinux.com (Formerly LinuxNewbie.Org - Recommended by Dave Valentine)
  • Linux Planet - an online guide to the Linux operating system, including extensive Linux Tutorials
  • Linux Today - news pertaining to Linux and the Open Source communities
  • Linux Central shop for Linux hardware, software, gear, etc.
• LinuxHardware.Org - a site devoted to hardware compatibility and configuration issues
• Linux.Com (Recommended by Will White)
• Focus on Linux from About.Com
• Linux From Scratch (LFS) (Recommended by Jeff Douglas) - a project that provides you with the steps necessary to build your own custom Linux system.
• Bash Commands - Quick Reference (Recommended by Christine Aubin)
• DOS to UNIX/(Linux) Translation Table (Recommended by Mike Smith)
• Samba.Org - Home of software that allows Linux/UNIX machines to serve in Windows® "Network Neighborhood" system via the "Common Internet File System" (CIFS) and "Server Message Block" (SMB) protocols.
• Linux On Laptops
• Wireless LAN resources for Linux
• The Internet Newsgroups (group discussion areas via Google.Com®):
  • comp.os.linux
  • comp.os.linux.redhat
• Industry Certification Sites:
  • CompTIA® (CompTIA Linux+™)
  • Linux Professional Institute (LPI)
  • Linux Certified Administrator (LCA)
• Licensing Sites:
  • Free Software Foundation - Home of the GNU GPL and copyleft
• Online Publications and Commercial Sites:
  • Linux Journal - technical journal
  • Linux World - business journal
• Penguin-Friendly Google Search Site
• Search results for Yahoo! search on "Linux"

Linux Software Download and Support Sites

Comprehensive Site

• RPMFind.net - a search engine for reviewing and downloading RPM packages
• Yahoo!'s Directory of Linux Software Sites

Installation Utilities

• Symantec Corp. - Home of PartitionMagic
• System Commander® - a utility for booting from multiple operating systems
• ntfsresize - a utility for resizing NTFS partitions

Linux Distributions:

• DistroWatch.com
• RedHat Linux - the most widely used distribution of Linux
  
• Fedora Core - A Redhat-based distribution of Linux
  This is the distribution bundled with our course textbook.
  • The Unofficial Fedora FAQ: FC5
  • Fedora Core 5 Release Notes
  • Personal Fedora Core 5 Installation Guide
  • Solutions to the Windows, Fedora Core 2 Dual Boot Problem
  • Fedora Core 5 Tips & Tricks
  • Fedora Linux Core 3 Course Notes from the University of Melbourne, Austrailia
• Debian - a non-commercial distribution of Linux
• Gentoo - a distribution of Linux geared towards developers and network professionals
• Knoppix - a distribution of Linux that runs from a bootable CD
• Ubuntu - another distribution of Linux that can run from a bootable CD
• SuSE - a German distribution now with a US version
• Linspire^TM, - supports Windows file types and runs many Windows compatible programs
• Cygwin - a Linux-like environment for Windows

GUI's and Desktop Environments

• XFree86 - X Window System software
• GNOME - GNU Network Object Model Environment (desktop environment)
• KDE - K Desktop Environment

Linux Applications, Programming, & Utilities

• The Apache Project - Internet Servers. Also see the Apache Today online publication
• bzip2 a freely available, high-quality data compression utility
• dar a shell command, that makes backup of a directory tree and files
• FreshMeat.Net (Recommended by Josh Danko) - a massive web-based index of Unix and cross-platform open source software
• Enterprise IT Planet.com - the place to find hard-to-find Linux applications
• Linux HQ - catalogs many of the Linux related kernel patches in one central location
• C/C++ Programming Reference Links including the GNU Compiler Collection with UNIX/Linux front ends for C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Java, and Ada, as well as libraries for these languages.
• Perl Scripting Language Sites:
  • Perl.Com - the home of Perl
  • Perl.Org - the Perl Institute
  • PerlMonks.Org - a popular Perl programmers' site
  • Search.Cpan.Org - the Programming Republic of Perl
• Pico & Pine - a popular user-friendly text-menu-based editor & e-mail client
• PuTTY - a Free Win32 Telnet/SSH Client
• SlashDot.Org - an eclectic site about free software development
• SoureForge.Net (Recommended by Josh Danko) - a large Open Source development website from VA Linux Systems
• OpenOffice.org a free MS-Office-like software suite
• WineHQ.Com - Wine is an Open Source implementation of the Windows API on top of X and Unix.

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