Linux Links

General

• Linux.org — Main site for this emerging computer operating system.
• LinuxQuestions.org — Where Linux newbies come for help!
• Linux Forum — Comprehensive collection of manuals and other documentation.
• LinuxLinks — The Linux Portal.
• Loads of Linux Links — Collection at Sourceforge.
• Switching to Linux — Repository for requirements and tips for those thinking about switching to Linux.
• Linux On Mobile Computers — Portable CD-Writers, CD, DVD.

Distributions

• Distro Watch — A Guide to Linux Distributons.
• Red Hat — Popular Linux distribution.
  1. Fedora Linux Home Page — Get latest distribution here.
  2. Fedora Project — Unsupported version of Red Hat distribution.
  3. Fedora Mirrors — The main site is overloaded and often inaccessible. Try one of these.
  4. CentOS — Free distro comparable to non-free Red Hat enterprise distro (RHEL).
  5. White Box Enterprise Linux — Free distro comparable to non-free Red Hat enterprise distro (RHEL).
• Suse — Popular Linux distribution, recently purchased by Novell.
1. Ximian — Red carpet express, recently purchased by Novell
• Debian — Popular Linux distribution.
  1. Mepis — Built on Debian, KDE. Can boot, run, and install from "live CD".
  2. Ubuntu — Built on Debian, Gnome. Can boot, run, and install from "live CD".
  3. Knoppix — Built on Debian. Have KDE and Gnome versions. Can boot and run from "live CD" which provides good test of hardware.
• Mandrake — Popular Linux distribution.
• Slackware Linux Project — Popular Linux distribution.
• Gentoo — Popular Linux distribution.
• Linux Beta — Source for all kinds of beta releases, for those who like to live on the bleeding edge.

Journals, documentation

• IT Toolbox — Knowledge base for Unix/Linux information.
• Linux Documentation Project — Encourage the writing of manuals and other documentation.
• Slashdot — News for nerds.
• Linux Journal — Magazine devoted to Linux.
• Linux Mag — Magazine devoted to Linux.
• Linux Magazine — Magazine devoted to Linux.
• Linux on Laptops — Focus on the special problems of getting Linux to work on notebook computers.
• Linux Weekly News — Provides a nice summary of the weeks technical and business news.
• Yahoo! News — Linux/Open Source News.

Repositories for instllations and upgrades

• Guide to Fedora apt and yum repositories. (Brandon Hutchinson)
• FreshRPMS — Primary source for Red Hat Linux RPM packages. (Mattias Saou)
  • RPMs for FC2
  • Archive of freshrpms email list.
• DAG Apt/Yum RPM repository — Next most important source for Red Hat Linux RPM packages, complements freshrpms. (Dag Wieërs)
• NewRPMs: Red Hat Linux add-on packages — Third most important source for Red Hat Linux RPM packages, complements freshrpms. (Rudolf Kastl)
• AtRPMs: Red Hat Linux add-on packages — Fourth most important source for Red Hat Linux RPM packages, complements freshrpms. (Axel Thimm)
• Dries — Fifth most important source for Red Hat Linux RPM packages, complements freshrpms. (Dries Verachtert)
• MonkeyRPMs: Red Hat Linux add-on packages — Focus on packages useful in the physical sciences. ("Spin")
• RPM Repository (Hugo van der Kooij)

Administration, modules, upgrade tools

• Linux Kernel Archives — Site to get the latest source packages.
• RPM Package Manager (RPM) — RPM is a utility to automatically check for upgrades to Linux distributions, download and install them.
• RPM Linux Repository — Get upgrades here.
• RPMseek — Gateway for finding rpms.
• Linux RPM Packaging — Develop and maintain RPMs.
• Yellow dog Updater, Modified (yum) — Utility for installing and updating Linux packages.
• apt — Utility for installing and updating Linux packages.
• Upgrading from FC1 to FC2 using yum

Drivers, devices

• Multiple devices
  • Linux Drivers Foundry
  • Avasys Download Service — Drivers for various Epson printers and scanners.
• Video, graphics
  • OpenGL — 3D video drivers can provide smoothe transitions and game support.
• IEEE-1394
  • IEEE 1394 for Linux
• NTFS
  • Linux-NTFS Project
  • Captive — NTFS read/write filesystem for GNU/Linux.
  • Paragon — NTFS for Linux, proprietary.
• Scanners
  • SANE - Scanner Access Now Easy — Software needed for use of scanners under Linux. Must install before installing Epson drivers.
  • Epson refers you to Avasys above.
• Winmodem, Dial-up
  • Linux Winmodem Support
• Wireless
  • Wireless LAN resources for Linux
  • Wireless Tools
  • linux-wlantm Project
  • Host AP driver for Intersil Prism2/2.5/3
  • Windows drivers for Linux — Enables Linux to use Windows drivers, which must be licensed to the user. Cost $19.95
• CD & DVD
  • Cdrtools — Support for writable CD drives.
  • Dvdrtools — Support for writable DVD drives.
  • DVD+RW/+R/-R[W] for Linux
  • K3b — CD and DVD burning tool optimized for KDE.
  • X-CD-Roast — "Roast" means "burn".

Spam & virus defense

You may want to use a combination of the following:

1. Fetchmail — Utility to retrieve email from remote server.
2. Sendmail — Mail Transport Agent (MTA) utlity to manage email.
3. Procmail — Mail processor for mail servers.
4. Milter — Mail filter for mail servers, to exclude spam and viruses.
5. ClamAV — Antivirus protection tool.
   • Clam AV Howto for qmail.
   • MIME Defanger — Enhancement of MIME for virus protection.
6. Spamassassin — Mail filter for mail servers, to exclude spam.

Applications

• Enterprise IT Planet Linux Products — Linux applications.
• Sourceforge — Hosting site for development projects of all kinds, not just for Linux.
• Freshmeat — Linux applications.
• Linux.com — Resource for enterprise Linux solutions.
• Linux Directory — Everything and Anything for Linux!
• Mozilla — Leading suite of browser, email, web editor, IRC, and related functions.
• Open Office — Word processor, spreadsheet, and other functions.
• Open Office Label Templates — Print your own labels, business cards, bumperstickers, etc.
• Xandros — Distribution that focuses on compatibility with Microsoft Windows.
• Wine HQ — Main site for the Wine emulator, with source.
  • Crossover Office — Commercial Wine. Run MS Office and other Windows programs on Linux.
  • Transgaming — Commercial Wine. Run Windows games on Linux.
• Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) Project — Focus on audio and MIDI functionality.
• WordPerfect
  • WordPerfect on Linux FAQ — With links to download WordPerfect 8.0 for Linux with activation code.
  • WordPerfect on Linux FAQ — With links to download WordPerfect 8.0 for Linux with activation code.
• Cute — Editor for programmers, more user-friendly than Emacs.
• Nvu — HTML editor derived from Mozilla composer.
• Bluefish — Advanced web editor for HTML, DHTML, PHP, and other web page development functions.
• Quanta — Advanced web editor.
• LyX — GUI for LaTeX, better than a word processer, especially for technical publishing.
• LaTeX2HTML — Translator from LaTeX to HTML.
• Linux Printing — Focus on printing functionality.
• RealPlayer for Linux — Download binaries for various platforms from here.
• LinuxTV — Digital video on Linux.
• Linux and GNU — GNU Project — Free Software Foundation (FSF).
• The Gnome Project — Popular implementation of X-Windows and a desktop environment.
• The K Desktop Environment (KDE) — Popular implementation of X-Windows and a desktop environment.
• GIMP - Gnu Image Manipulation Program — Aspires to become the Photoshop for Linux. Can launch a scanner to acquire an image.
• Rascal — Scientific calculator.
• Mathematica — Symbolic mathematics calculation, derivation, and display package.
• Nested Interactive Array Language (Nial)— Implemented as Q'Nial, natural successor to APL, LISP and Prolog.
• Scheme — MIT implementation of the scheme dialect of the LISP language.
• Horde — Multi-user personal information manager (PIM): Manages email, news, address book, calendar, meetings, tasks, want list, notes, bank accounts, time tracking & billing, etc.
• Bulk Mailer — Sends messages to lists of recipients through sendmail. Open source.
• Limez — High performance mailing list manager that can broadcast messages to large numbers of recipients from files or databases.
• CRM-ctt — Customer Relationship Managment - customer tracking system.
• eGroupware — Collaboration utiity. Need meeting management functions, such as conference edit and parliamentary procedure.
• IntraSmart — Proprietary groupware product, many useful features.
• Asterisk — Utility to turn your computer into a telephone PBX, and support voice-over-IP (VOIP).
• Gnophone — VOIP utility.
• GnuCash — Competition for Microsoft Money and similar products.
• Scribus — Desktop publishing package.
• Blender — Graphics 3D modelling and rendering package.
• Ardour — Tool for musicians.
• Rosegarden4 — MIDI sequencer, competition for Cubase.
• Gaim — Instant messaging client, supports multiple protocols.
• Mplayer — Competition for Windows Media Player.
• Xine — Competition for Windows Media Player.
• CVS — Version control and configuration management tools.
• Vexira MailArmor — Virus protection product, proprietary.
• Chandler — Calendaring, event, agenda management.

Various Site Utilities — Many tools for webmasters.

Simulation Tools for Linux Systems — Includes some for web sites.

Development projects

• HAL — Hardware Abstraction Layer, intends to make Linux "plug-and-play".
• D-BUS — Intends to create a messaging system so that, for example, firewire devices can be detected and mounted for read-write access when physically connected, and umounted when disconnected.
• Linux-NTFS Project — Support for accessing NTFS filesystems on a Linux machine.
• LUFS (Linux Userland File System) — Enables one to mount a non-Linux partition, attached device, or remote computer's file system, which is accessible by various means (ftp, ssh, etc.).
• Despam — Spam filtering tool.

Subsites

• Learning Management Systems

Knowledgebase, Site Indexing, and Document Management Products

• Greenstone document management system — Free.
• Webglimpse site indexing system — Proprietary.
• Owl Intranet knowledgebase system — Free.
• Aphpkb knowledgebase system — Free.
• Knova knowledgebase system — Proprietary.
• Parature knowledgebase system — Proprietary.
• Talisma knowledgebase system — Proprietary.
• Endeca knowledgebase system — Proprietary.
• Jive knowledgebase system — Proprietary.

Installation Notes

Systems

Xeta is a Fujitsu C2210 laptop with P4, 2 GHz, 512MB RAM, 60GB HD, Firewire, integrated 802.11b wireless, SD memory stick, and DVD-RW drive.

Vana is a Sony VAIO PCG-XG9 laptop with P3, 500MHz, 128MB RAM, 20GB HD, Firewire, and DVD-R drive.

Yara is a custom desktop with AMD-64 3400+ socket 754, DFI nF3250Gb MB, 2.4 GHz, 3Gb RAM, ATI All-in-Wonder 9800 Pro graphics card, 300Gb HD, Dual-layer DVD+-RW drive.

• Mepis 3.3.1 on Xeta — This installation succeeds that of Fedora Core 2 below.
• Fedora Core 2 on Xeta — This installation succeeds that of Fedora Core 1 below, has been succeeded by Mepis.
• Fedora Core 1 on Xeta — This installation has been succeeded by Fedora Core 2 and Mepis.
• SuSE 9.1 on Vana —

Various Resources

• Alternative Icons for KDE — Collection of icons useful for desktop launchers of apps that don't come with one.

Linux groups, sponsors

• Austin Linux Group: — Mostly discussion and lectures, occasional installfest.
• Austin Linux Enthusiasts — Most meetings are installfests. Mini-howtos for newbies.
• Linux Beginners SIG — Special Interest Group of the Central Texas PC User Group.
• CACTUS — The Capital Area / Central Texas Unix Society.
• IBM Linux Portal — Linux at IBM, a leading sponsor of the OS.

Wireless & Internet in general

• Austin Wireless Group — Main group in the Central Texas area and beyond.
• Austin Wireless City Project — Promoting hotspots in Central Texas and beyond.
• Austin Wireless Alliance — Industry consortium on wireless issues.
• EFF Austin — Defends rights involving electronic communications.