Linux resources

This page was written by Christopher Spry.

Index:

• 1.  Background and setup
• 2.  Linux distributions
• 3.  Linux 'HOWTOs'
• 4.  Linux 'mini-HOWTOs
• 5.  Software
• 6.  Toshiba Tecra notebook computers and Linux

1. Background and setup

• Linux at 'Linux Org'. Linus Torvald's  'open', free 'UNIX-style' operating system which runs under Intel, Sparc, Alpha, and PowerPC architectures.
• Linus Torvald's kernel archives.
• Usenet Linux forums (there are over 18): alt.os.linux, comp.os.linux.announce, comp.os.linux.hardware, comp.os.linux.setup, comp.os.linux.answers,  comp.os.linux.x and uk.comp.os.linux
• GNOME and users' guide.
• 'Johsua's' Linux guides
• Links for Linux users in the UK'
• 'The Linux Cookbook, Tips and Techniques for Everyday Use' by Michael Stutz.
• Linux list server at 'polo.demon.co.uk'. Put 'subscribe' in the body of the message, to subscribe.
• 'Linux Journal' monthly magazine with articles and discussions for subscribers.
• 'Linux Gazette' free on-line Linux Journal. Individual issues of LG are available at:ftp://ftp.ssc.com/pub/lg/
• 'Linux Resources', Ashwin Bihari. Includes advice on installation.
• NT4 and Linux dual booting.
• Linfile Project, 'winfile'-style file manager for Linux, pre-alpha.
• XFree86 Project
• Linux installation of Red Hat 5 and Samba compared to Windows NT server. Advice from Quinn P. Coldiron.
• Eric S. Raymond's articles on Linux: "The Cathedral and the Bazaar" and "The Magic Cauldron" on the economics of Open Source.

2. Linux distributions

Sunsite UK mirror of many Linux sources for download.

• Caldera's 'OpenLinux', a commercial version of 'Linux', formerly used by 'Byte' Magazine.
• Debian Linux.
• Linux 'Emporium', a UK source for most versions of Linux.
• Mandrake Linux.
• RedHat Linux and a list of its mirror sites.
• Redmond Linux.
• Slackware Linux.
• SGI/Linux, Linux on Silicon Graphics 'Indy' MIPS computers.

3. Linux 'HOWTOs'

'Definitive' versions are at: http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX.html and ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/ These are mirrored in the UK at http://www.man.ac.uk/LinuxDoc etc.

4. Linux 'mini-HOWTOs'

Many are at ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/mini/ and at http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX.html.

5. Software

• AC3D and POV-Ray 3D modelling software
• Apache web server.
• 'Bubble Tools' for 360 dpi bubble jet printers. (sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk. is a mirror of sunsite.unc.edu resources.)
• Cyrus servers
• fvwm window manager and themes from Sourceforge.
• Ghostscript, Ghostview and GSview home page
  • Ghostscript 5.10 RPMS v 4 by Eze Ogwuma
• Linux 'Applications and Utilities' at XNET.
• 'Linux Resources' links at 'Linuxresources'.
• Mouse setup: 'three' button and 'scrolling' mice. By Colas Nahaboo
• Information by Jerry Pournelle on MetaFrame by Citrix which enables legacy Microsoft programs to run under Linux.
• Music resources 'Hit Squad'
• Mtools & manual. Utilities to access MS-DOS disks from Unix without mounting them. It supports Win'95 style long file names, OS/2 Xdf disks and 2-MB disks.
• 'Nedit' text processor.
• Open Office
• Open Sound System, drivers for sound cards providing MIDI etc. Shareware.
• Oracle servers on Linux
• PPP setup tips by Robert Hart
• Programs for making and listening to music
• Samba to link Linux to Windows computers
• sendmail email software.
• Sound applications for Linux, extensive links to resources at '4Front Technologies'.
• Sourceforge's driver resources, USB, wireless and DVD.
• StarOffice. Wordprocessor and spreadsheet similar in style to Microsoft's products.
• Windows managers for the X Windows system. 14 are described.
• 'Wine' to run 'MS Windows-compatible' programs in Linux. Configuration information. See news:comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine for wine developments.
• Ximian Evolution, an Outlook clone, which can hook into existing Microsoft Exchange Server e-mail/calendaring systems.
• X-Windowing software. A comprehensive list of free and commercial products and support.

6. Toshiba Tecra notebook computers and Linux

• Linux on Tecra computers, help files, hardware specifications etc.
• Linux on Tecra 530CDT laptops, Martin J. Evans' extensive information on all aspects of Tecras and Linux.
• Tecra/Linux list server. Put ‘subscribe tecra-linux my-email-address’ in the body of the message, to subscribe.
• Tecra list server at 'hp.ipnetwork.com'. Send an empty message, to subscribe.
• 'netenv' utility to configure notebook computers for different network environments. Download it.

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© cspry@sghms.ac.uk. Department of Biochemistry & Immunology, St. George's Hospital Medical School, London SW17 0RE, UK. Phone +44 20-8725 5819; fax +44 20-8725 5821. This page was updated on 08 January 2002 13:04:13.