Links to lots of Linux information. Don't forget to look at the Development Projects if you don't find what you are looking for here.
Hardware
- The Linux Laptop Volunteer Support Database.
- A primer on how to build capable Linux machines.
- ISDN for Linux information.
- HardSeek, a search engine that you can use to find information on hardware manufacturers.
- Supported Hardware lists: the Hardware-HOWTO, the Red Hat Hardware Compatibility Lists, and the Linux INcompatibility List (a list of hardware that does *not* work with Linux).
- How to enable Full Duplex Ethernet.
- Linux Parallel Port Home Page, has lots of information about connecting devices to your parallel port.
- SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy).
- The server-linux mailing list FAQ.
- The CD-Writer Compatibility List, lists CD-Writers that work and don't work with Linux.
- Bad news about the upcoming I2O Bus for PCs at Wired Magazine, and an I2O Expose.
- The Open Hardware Certification Program.
- Build Your Own PC!, step by step instructions on building your own PC.
- System Optimization Information, a PC hardware information site. Some of it is very Windows-specific, but it still has a lot of useful information for Linux users.
- INT 13 BIOS information, for the INT 13 large disk drive extension.
- Cyrix 6x86, 6x86L or 6x86MX CPUs information, patches, utilities and links.
- A Linux on PowerPC Support Petition, asking for support from PowerPC manufacturers.
- Linux and the Iomega Zip Drive, has information about SCSI and parallel port Iomega Zip drives.
- Connectix QuickCam information.
- Information about the Intel Pentium Processor invalid instruction, also known as the "
f00f" bug. The problem is fixed in kernels 2.1.63 and 2.0.32.
- Fibre Channel on Linux information.
- The Chipset Guide, has some information about various CPU chipsets.
- Gigabit Ethernet Performace, for Linux and FreeBSD.
- Iomega Jaz & Linux information.
- The Shifting Soundscape, an article in PC Magazine Online, has some good information about audio hardware on PC systems.
- Comp-Info, a free service for finding specs on computer hardware.
- Open Design Circuits, the chip design counterparts of Open Source Software.
- A driver for the HP OfficeJet.
- LCDproc, a driver for Matrix Orbital 20x4 LCD displays.
Software
- Applications, Tools and Utilities
- Linux 3D Modeling and Rending, has links and information about 3D graphic modeling, rendering, ray tracing, etc.
- 3DFX For Developers, a central location for 3DFX applications/games for linux.
- Linux-AFS FAQ.
- Linux Applications and Utilities List.
- The Linux Assistant Page with many Linux links.
- Papers on AUIS, the Andrew User Interface System.
- The blinux FTP site with support software for blind users.
- Casbah, a scripting and web development environment.
- Comanche, a a graphical user interface for the Apache webserver.
- Consistent BackSpace and Delete Configuration has lots of information about configuring these keys in shells and many applications.
- Linux Databases & Tools page.
- The Ethernet Phone Homepage, an application that allows real time point-to-point voice communication over the Internet.
- FreeType, a free and portable TrueType font rendering engine.
- Financial Software for Linux, both for personal finance as well as business accounting.
- The Linux Game Tome, all about games that run under Linux.
- General Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), a PhotoShop-like program for creating graphics.
- Using GNU Libc 2, contains information about how to use glibc 2 with Linux.
- Information on GRASS,the Geographic Resources Analysis Support System which runs under Linux.
- Graphics Muse, and the Linux Graphics mini-HOWTO.
- GroundZero, a new repository of hundreds of rapidly updated cutting edge GNU/Linux programs.
- An overview of GUI toolkits.
- Generic Internet Games Service (GIGS), a directory service for Internet games.
- InxUtil, has Linux information on Informix tools, and an interview with Linus Torvalds.
- The Kermit Communications Software project at Columbia University.
- lanzadera, a multi-lingual GUI file manager.
- LDescent, a Linux Descent port.
- Leminator, information about emulators that run under Linux.
- LessTif, a source compatible version of OSF/Motif.
- linux-access information at University of Utah's Center for Disabled Student Services.
- Linux 3D, information about 3D graphics.
- Information about locales, the language-specific environment variables.
- MI/X, a free X Server for Windows and Macintosh.
- Mesa, a free OpenGL-like graphics library.
- Netscape User Documentation Project, a project to create end-user documentation for Netscape.
- Network Audio, an alternative to RealAudio.
- Information about using Newtons with Linux.
- Linux Programmer's BouncePoint, a page of links to programming-related material on the web.
- The Linux Quake Resource, all about Quake for Linux.
- RPM.org has lots of information about the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM or .rpm).
- rpm2html, a tool to creat HTML from RPM meta-information, with results for Redhat 4.2 and 5.0 + contribs.
- Relational Databases list for Linux.
- An excellent list of Linux and UNIX Resources.
- SAS for Linux, a site exploring the feasibility of and promoting a port of the SAS system to Linux.
- SMM, a Tcl/Tk-based MUD client.
- SGML-Tools, a SGML-based text-formatting system which can produce multiple output formats including: plain text, HTML, PostScript, and RTF.
- sendmail Information, at Data Lege.
- sendpage, an alphanumeric paging tool.
- The Sound and Video with Linux page.
- Linux MIDI & Sound Applications.
- A guide to terminals and keymappings.
- A UNIX reference card in PDF or PostScript format.
- Virtual Network Computing. a remote display system for Win95/NT and Unix platforms. The software allows you to display a desktop remotely, for example, display an NT desktop onto Linux.
- Web browsers for Linux, lists production and development web browsers.
- A Windows95 Linux Boot Loader.
- Xfinans is a Linux/X based personal accounting program.
- X: End of Story, contains lots of information about X Windows.
- A great page about Window Managers that run under X Windows. Contains icons, resource setting and information on what different window managers there are available.
- XF86Config Modelines Quick Conversion Guide.
- Installation and Upgrading
- Kernel
- The Linux kernel source code has lots of useful documentation in /usr/src/linux/Documentation on your local machine.
- Kernel configuration help texts.
- Patches and bugfixes for 1.2.13.
- Linux v2 Information Headquarters, with information on upgrading to Linux 2.0, including links to necessary program and utility upgrades, descriptions of changes between releases, kernel patch summaries, and links to other interesting Linux sites.
- Update your Linux box to recent kernels and other software (available in English and French).
- The Linux Source Navigator, navigate the Linux 2.0.0 i386 kernel source online!
- Psyched Linux Kernels, tells you the latest kernel versions.
- A Hypertext version of the Linux 2.0.28 kernel source.
- The Linux Source Driver, an online version of the Linux source tree. You can also search the kernel sources using the Linux Source Search, or have a look at the Linux Source Index.
- Linux Cross-Reference (LXR), offers a fully indexed, searchable and clickable HyperText presentation of the Linux source code.
- The Linux Time Line, lists Linux kernel release dates and noteworthy facts.
- Linux Mama, lists the latest Linux kernel patches and drivers.
- Glossary of the Linux Kernel, has definitions for various terms used throughout the kernel source code.
- Programming Languages
- Networking
- A guide to Building a Linux Based Internet Server For Your School.
- DHCP client and server tools.
- Samba information. Samba is a suite of programs which work together to allow clients to access to a server's filespace and printers via the SMB (Server Message Block) protocol. Initially written for Unix, Samba now also runs on Netware, OS/2 and VMS.
- Information on using Linux with The Internet Adaptor (TIA).
- Information about setting up services for Macintosh and Windows Users on a Linux box.
- A Linux PPP page about setting up PPP.
- Five-Minute Linux PPP Instructions.
- Home Server with Linux, explains how to share a modem and a printer with a Win95 box.
- How to set up a local TCP/IP network.
- ISP and related information.
- Vast amounts of information about ISP and Network Services.
- How to run the netatalk, AppleTalk software.
- The Linux IP Masquerade Resource page.
- Information about Linux IP NAT (Network Address Translation).
- Wide Area Networked Environment (WANE), an Internet connectivity package.
- X-ISP, a X11 interface to pppd and chat.
- Information about Linux and Wireless LANs.
- Linux at Cable Internet, has Cable Internet Linux information as well as some Linux links.
- Linux at CESDIS, has information about Ethernet drivers, networking tools, and other interesting things.
- The Linux Network Management Pages, have some interesting information about network management with Linux.
- The ANGEL Network Monitor, a tool to monitor network services.
- mon, an extensible service monitoring daemon which can be used to monitor network or non-network resources.
- Security
Information in Languages Other Than English
(!english)
- Linux Documentation Project Information
- Chinese
- Czech
- Dutch
- Estonian
- Finnish
- French
- German
- Hellenic (Greek)
- Hungarian
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Korean
- Norwegian
- Polish
- Portuguese
- Romanian
- Russian
- Spanish
- Swedish
- Thai
- Turkish
- Miscellany
Multimedia
- Photos
- Logos
- Sounds
- Here, you can listen to Linus Torvalds give the definitive pronunciation of ``Linux'', either in English, or Swedish. (Swedish is actually his first language, as is the case with many people in Finland).
- Presentations and Slides
Miscellany
- Archive Search Engines, Linux Watchers
- The Linux Archive Search, a search engine that searches on sunsite.unc.edu, tsx-11.mit.edu, ftp.funet.fi, ftp.cdrom.com, and ftp.redhat.com.
- Linux Search searches sunsite.unc.edu, tsx-11.mit.edu, and ftp.funet.fi.
- A search engine for InfoMagic's Linux Developers Resource CD.
- Linux Software Channel, a searchable software archive.
- The Linux Web Watcher watches various Linux-related pages for updates, and has a good index of Linux material on the web.
- The Linux FTP Watcher, watches popular Linux FTP sites for updates.
- The Linux Software Database.
- Online Publications
- Articles
- Linux in a Gray Flannel Suit, an article in Byte Magazine about Linux in a commercial setting.
- The Greatest OS That (N)ever Was, an article in WIRED 5.08.
- Be a Linux-based ISP, a tutorial article in UnixWorld Online, has information about setting up a Linux-based PPP server.
- An OS for the people, an article in Lantimes Online mentions Linux and other Unices.
- Corel readies NCs, a recent article in InfoWorld, mentions that Corel is using Linux as the OS for it's new network computers.
- Australian Personal Computer has a number of Linux-related articles in the November 1997 edition.
- OS Holy Wars, a recent article in InternetWeek tests web server platforms, including Linux.
- Linux Helps Bring "Titanic" to Life, a recent article in the Linux Journal.
- A recent Linux vs. NT article in Computer Currents.
- Linux lines up for the enterprise, a recent article in SunWorld.
- The reports of Unix's death are greatly exaggerated, a recent article in Byte magazine, claims that "Linux is what's bringing new hope to the Unix community".
- Red Hat Linux 5.0, gets a favorable review in PC Magazine Online.
- Bonk! A New Windows Security Hole, a recent article in Wired, cites Linux's and FreeBSD's open development as the reason for quick releases of reliable security patches.
- Linux and Decentralized Development, a paper about the decentralized nature of the Linux community.
- Unix Split Personality: How to Virtual Host, a recent tutorial article in UnixWorld Online, explains how to do virtual WWW hosting with Red Hat and Apache.
- Freed Software Winning Support, Making Waves, a recent article in Wired reports on the Free Software revolution.
- The Linux User Community wins InfoWorld's 1997 Best Technical Support Award and Red Hat 5.0 wins 1997 Product of the Year in the Operating Systems category.
- Andreessen Sees Mozilla-Linux Upset Of Windows, a recent article in TechWeb.
- Troubleshooting Professional, praises Linux in the April 1998 Issue.
- Cryptozilla Thwarts Feds Crypto Ban, a recent article in Wired, reports on the release of a crypto-powered browser for Linux (and others).
- National Public Radio's All things Considered had a story about Linux on April 8, 1998. The story features comments by Linus Torvalds, Donald Becker and Richard Stallman and you can listen to the story in RealAudio. A transcript is also available.
- Linus Torvalds talks economics and operating systems, a recent article in InfoWorld.
- IS SURVIVAL GUIDE, a recent article in InfoWorld praises Linux and offers an interesting look at Linux and NT.
- An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education, about Linux Beowolf clusters.
- First Monday, has several interesting articles in a recent issue.
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 versus UNIX, a recent performance comparison and analysis by consultant John Kirch.
- Magazines
- LinuxFocus, an online free multilingual magazine for the Linux community.
- Linux Space Station Raven, an online shareware documentation, to promote Linux, and to help you do something useful with it.
- ~twaddle, a free software magazine.
- A free online magazine, by the Association of Canadian Linux User Groups (CANLUG).
- Knights of the System Table, an unbiased OS online magazine (includes Linux-related articles).
- Linux Today, a bi-monthly Linux E-Zine.
- 32 Bits Online Magazine, a magazine covering various operating systems, including Linux.
- Online Services
- InterBoard, a threaded discussion system to provide a structured, searchable Q&A area for linux newbies and pros.
- The Linux Cookie List, containing funny quotes, code samples, excerpts from articles, or any other things that are related to Linux and that make you giggle. You can also telnet to
cookie.icce.rug.nl, port 4002 to get a single cookie.
- LinuxWare.com, an online Linux users group for people interested in learning more about Linux, providing help to other Linuxers, and promoting Linux.
- The Linux User Support Team supports new and novice users in getting "up to speed" with Linux systems.
- Basic Linux Theory For Beginners, a free brief and very basic introduction to the Linux operating system.
- Basic Linux Training, a brief and very basic introduction to the Linux operating system.
- Linux and Computer News Sites
- Linux® Trademark Information
- Linux Shows and Conferences
- Past Linux Shows
- Linux Fair, November 15 and 22
, 1997 in Antwerp, Belgium.
- Comdex Fall Linux Pavilion, November 17 - 21, 1997 in Las Vegas, NV,
USA.
- Pluto Meeting 1997 December 5 - 8, 1997 in Perugia, Italy.
- LinuxPro '97, December
9 - 10, 1997 in Warsaw, Poland.
- exponet + INTERNET WELT WIEN 98, February 17 - 19, 1998, in Vienna, Austria featured a Linux conference on February 18.
- Linux98, May 16, 1998 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
- 1998 Linux Expo, May 28 - 30, 1998, in Durham, NC, USA.
- 1998 Linux-Kongress, June 3 - 5, 1998 in Cologne, Germany.
- Annual Linux Shows
- The Linux Myth Dispeller, answers many myths that might give Linux a bad reputation.
- The Rampantly Unofficial Linus Torvalds FAQ.
- The Linux Speaker's Bureau lists speakers specializing in Linux, who are willing to speak at Linux events.
- Interviews with Linus Torvalds and Richard M. Stallman by Hiroo Yamagata of the Tokyo Linux Users Group.
Links to Pages With Links
- Linux in Business, such as mission-critical applications, industry and government.
- Design Science Labs' Linux Pages.
- Info on Linux.
- John's Linux Page, with Linux links, FVWM links, and general UNIX-related links.
- Linux WWW sites, sites all over the world.
- Sandhill's Linux
Pages, with Linux links that can be added in real time.
- Linux at Indiana University.
- Linux NOW!, contains vast amounts of Linux resources.
- The Linux Forum, provides information for new and intermediate Linux users.
- Linux-Oriented Web Page, has a few links and some Linux documents.
- The #LinuxHelp Homepage has a lot of help for beginning Linux users.
- Red Hat Documentation contains a vast amounts of help.
- Linux Information at Red Hat Software has lots of information.
- The Linux Resources.
- Linux Enterprise Computing is a great page of resources for Linux in business, commercial, and enterprise settings.
- The Linux WebRing, a collection of Linux-related pages.
- Linux Lynx, a nifty looking Linux links page.
- Linux Public Notes, a dynamic "note card database" with Linux tips and notes.
- Lucc's Linux Linx, has some interesting links.
- Useful Web Links for UK based Linux Users, has all sorts of links for UK Linux users.
- Liszt, is a mailing list and Usenet newsgroup directory. Search for "linux" to find many mailing lists and local Linux news groups.
- The Linux Zone has a good collection of links.
- Information Page of Yusuf Motiwala, has Linux and related links.
- Linux - THE POWER OS has some interesting links and tips.
- Linux Places, a collection of Linux links.
- Unix Wizards, has some information about Linux and general Unix stuff.
- Linux Links by Goob, has a lot of Linux software links.
- Mythical Linux, has some interesting links, including a user database.
- Resource's Island, a Linux page for beginners.
- The Linux Resource Exchange, has some interesting kernel patches and various other links.
- Linux 2.x Bank, has several Linux links, along with searchable newsgroup archives.
- Linux Book Reviews and the Linux Bibliography, list Linux books.
- The #LinuxOS EFnet home page, has a lot of Linux links and information, including Is Linux for You?, a Linux advocacy page.
- The Linux Resource Kit has news, resources and documentation for using Linux.
- LinuxWeb has many links and information.
- Linux PR, has some tips on how to write good press releases, and where to send them.
- Dark Rain: Empowering New Users, a promising new Linux site.
- Focus on Linux, has many Linux links and collections of information.
- linux-howto, a site for general Linux news, information and links.
- Linux Journalists International, a database of Linux-friendly journalists.
- Everything Linux!, has lots of newbie information, tips, a discussion forum, and loads of information and links.
Greg Hankins,
gregh@sunsite.unc.edu
Last Modified: June 9, 1998 by Greg Hankins