Linux Reference

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Poughkeepsie, New York

Linux Reference
Last updated: 4 September 2008
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Linux Help Pages

Linux Links

Red Hat Linux Installation/Upgrade Checklist - details of what I usually do when I install or upgrade Red Hat Linux.
Kernel Build Checklist - step-by-step instructions for building a new Linux kernel.

Other Linux Sites
These are links to useful documentation for Linux available on other sites:
New/Good stuff

Filesystem Hierarchy Standard - where everything on Unix should live, and why
Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group

Fedora Project, sponsored by Red Hat
RIP - Recovery Is Possible (recovery CD with ntfsresize)
Wireless LAN resources for Linux (Wireless HowTo)
Kick-Me: Automatic installation of Red Hat Linux using Kickstart
Kickstart Installation on Red Hat Linux (more general)

Linux Documentation

The Linux Documentation Project Homepage
Linux Frequently Ascked Questions with Answers

Linux HOWTO's via the Web [in PostScript] [via ftp (text)]
Some I specifically use:
Remote Serial Console, CD-Writing, Linux NFS, Linux Security, Linux Sound, Zip Drives,

Linux-Netscape Help Page

Linux on Laptops

The Linux on Laptops Page
Linux Online - Linux on a Laptop (looks old)
Linux on a Zenith Z-Lite 425L (xena)

Filesystems

Filesystem Hierarchy Standard - where everything on Unix should live, and why
Logical Volume Manager (LVM) for Linux
The NTFS driver for Linux

Open Source Software

The Open Source Initiative
The Open Source Definition
The Cathedral and the Bazaar
The Halloween Document
FreshMeat - centralized source code site

X Windowing System

XFree86 Home Page
Colas Nahaboo X mouse wheel scroll page

Linux Applications

StarOffice 6.0 from Sun.
Project Abacus (spreadsheet)
www.rpm.org

Windows on Linux:

Wine Development HQ
VMware
Win4Lin - Run windows under Linux

Linux Security

Linux Security WWW
The Linux Security Home Page.
About the Bugtraq mailing list

Linux Distributions & Distributors

Kernel Sources from Kernel.org
The Slackware Linux Project

Slackware 3.5
Slackware 3.6
Slackware 7.0

Red Hat Software - Red Hat Distribution

Support
Red Hat Linux 5.2 (Apollo) General Errata
Securing RedHat 5.X
Red Hat updates from U-M EECS Dept. ftp site
Red Hat updates from Ohio State ftp site

Debian GNU/Linux - The Universal Operating System

Directory of /debian/non-free/source

S.u.S.E. Distribution
InfoMagic: Linux Distributor, CDROM Publisher, Programming Information Source

Linux Hardware

IEEE1394 (Firewire/i-Link) for Linux
Linux Winmodem Support
Cobalt Networks: Cobalt Qube 2, RaQ 2, Cache Qube, CacheRaQ, & NASRaQ
VA Research

Linux Ports

Linux on NeXT hardware
Linux Mac 68K
MkLinux for the Power Macintosh from Apple
OSF links for MkLinux
MkLinux Snapshot for HP PA-RISC

BSD

OpenBSD
FreeBSD
NetBSD

NetBSD on Next 68k hardware

Ann Arbor Linux Links

University of Michigan Linux User's Group
University of Michigan Linux propaganda event
Metro Detroit Linux User's Group
Washtenaw Linux Users Group

General Linux Links

www.linux.org
linux.com
CNET Linux Center
UK.LINUX.ORG
Slashdot

HEPpc: High Energy Physics and PC's
The Linux Lab project Home Page
The Linux Lab project Home Page

Woven Goods for Linux
The Linux Mall
LinuxHQ
Linux Systems Labs Vendor of Books, Documentation, Software, and Archives

Linux Journal

Sverre's Software for Unix/Linux

Linux on an I-Opener
Linux running on a Netpliance I-opener

An I-opener is (well, was) a $99 e-mail terminal available here from netpliance.com.
And here is Jailbait a fully functional Linux distribution which fits in the 16MB SanDisk of the Iopener.
I-opener FAQ
I-Hacker BBS
NY Times article
Archive of discussion on slashdot

Penguins and such

Linux 2.0 Penguins from Larry Ewing
Linux Online - Linux Logos and Mascots
The Sponsored Penguin Project