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- Upstate Carolina Linux Users Group
- *uclug* The Upstate Carolina Linux Users Group. Upstate South Carolina's very active LUG. Meets every 2nd Tuesday. Check out the uclug podcast. Very active mailing list too.
- Linuxtracker.org
- *isobt* The Linux and BSD torrent repository get your iso's the bittorrent way.
- DistroWatch.com
- *distro* Put the fun back into computers. Use Linux. This site is an attempt to provide a basic feature list and a package comparison table of major, minor and regional Linux distributions. It is updated daily with news from the Linux distribution world.
- The Fedora Project (formally RedHat Linux)
- *fedora* The Fedora Project an openly-developed project designed by Red Hat, open for general participation, led by a meritocracy, following a set of project objectives.
- FedoraNEWS.ORG
- *fno* FedoraNEWS.ORG is a non-commercial, non-profit organization to serve Fedora Community with useful and helpful information. The goal of FedoraNEWS.ORG is to create a public community news information site for Fedora Users.
- Hacker Public Radio
- *HPR* Hacker Public Radio: What do you get when TWATech Radio and Binary Revolution Radio merge? HPR is an internet radio show by the hacker community and for the hacker community. Listen and participate.
- The Linux Game Tome
- *hp* The Linux Game Tome. a.k.a. happypenguin.org: Proudly sapping the community's productivity since 1995.
- Freshmeat.net - The source for Open Software
- *meat* Freshmeat is the first stop for Linux users hunting for the software they need for work or play. It is continuously updated with the latest developments from the "release early, release often" community.
- Themes/Freshmeat
- *themes*formerly themes.org. Freshmeat maintains the Web's largest index of themes and related "eye-candy" for linux. Beautify your desktop today.
- Linux Today
- *lt* Linux Today. Internet.com's linux news site.
- Mozilla.com
- *moz* My only other advice to windows users, other than swith to linux, is use thier web browser!
- Desktoplinux.com
- *desk* Linux on enterprise and personal desktops, forums, articles, news, buyersguide, and more.
- Tuxmachines.org
- *tmach* Do you waddle the waddle? News, reviews, interviews, forums, gallery, blogs, and excellent original content too.
- LinuxQuestions.org
- *LQ* Very large and friendly linux forum. We'll actually more than that. Maybe THE largest, friendliest linux forum-community-and more. Did I mention there is a linuxquestions podcast too?
- OpenOffice.org
- *OOo* My only advice to windows users, other than swith to linux, is use this free office suite! Did I mention that it was free?
- Linux Journal
- *lj* Linux Journal helps readers find hardware, software, and services, and features articles for both newbies and professional users.
- Mad Penguin
- *mp* Another good Linux news portal and more.
- The Linux Documentation Project
- *tldp* The LDP provides documenation for many aspects of Linux. There are several forms of documentation: Guides, HOWTOs, man pages and FAQs.
- NewsForge: Open Source News
- *news* The Online newspaper of Record for Linux and Open Source.The Open Source news site of choice.
- LXer Linux News Headlines
- *lxer* New top notch linux news site with minimal advertising and up to date and pertinent news.
- Ubuntu
- *ubuntu* Linux for Human Beings. Ubuntu is a complete Linux-based operating system, freely available with both community and professional support.
- LinuxGames: Even Penguins like to have fun
- *games* THE linux game site. Even Penguins like to have fun. Latest linux gaming news and more.
- Google Search: <Linux>
- *goog* Search here when u want it fast. The search engine that linux made famous returns the favor with a linux exclusive search page.
- Slashdot:News for Nerds: Stuff that Matters
- *slash* What can you say about Slashdot that hasn't already been said? If your a geek or a wanna-be this is the site to end all sites. Get involved!
- tllts.org
- *tllts* The Linux Link Tech Show was Started in September 2003 by the founders of the Lehigh Valley Linux User Group. Their goal: "to provide a weekly *live* webcasted radio style show about GNU/Linux and Technology." IMHO, the benchmark for all linux podcast/broadcast. Each show is about an hour and a half long and you can catch it every wednesday at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Subscribe today!
- hackermedia.org
- *hmo* HackerMedia - is on the air! What is HackerMedia? A showcase of audio and video for hackers/techies/geeks/whatever. When a new episode of something comes up it automagically pops up here. This normally works out to hours of content for you to discover and enjoy every day.
- rpmfind.net
- *find* Searchable database of every rpm known to man. Excellent site for determining dependencies. Also home of rpm2html.
- debianHELP: Militantly FREE software help.
- *debhelp* The site hopes to provide a measure of support in installing, configuring, and using the Debian GNU/Linux operating system. You'll find a number of selections in our main menu, including user support forums, user created help pages, and a bit of news and comaraderie.
- Lottalinuxlinks the podcast
- *pod* Listen to my southern accent as I talk about linux, linux apps, cool linux sites, and tutorials. If you want to listen to a geek talk about linux, then give this a try. Listen to or subscribe to podcast feed from here. Ogg vorbis feed available as well.
- My weblog
- *blog* New and improved! Linux and geek related topics. Screenshots and wallpapers too. If you are too lazy/busy to surf for your own geeky linux content, then let me feed you mine. Non news and personal blog type stuff from time to time as well. Subscribe to blog feed from here.
- forum
- *forum* New for me, old for you. Yet another linux forum. If you would like to dicuss my podcast, linux stuff, or anything else, here is the place to do it.
- Underground
- *UG* Underground: Tales of hacking, madness and obsession on the electronic frontier by Suelette Dreyfus with research by Julian Assange. This is an audio version of the book, converted from text using festival and audacity, and download-able in a podcast-style feed, or as individual files. Both ogg and mp3 verisons are available. Give it a chance, the festival generated voice will get easier to understand the longer you listen.
- lottalinuxlinks Store
- *CP* Get your lottalinuxlinks.com linux user podcast t-shirts and stuff here.
- Holy Bible
- *kjv* Holy Bible in html format. Browse or read online. (opens in a new window)
- SourceForge - Open Source Development Website
- *source* The world's largest Open Source development website, with the largest repository of Open Source code and applications available on the Internet.
- Random Linux Tips
- *tips* Random Linux Tips can be found here. Over 550 tips and counting. Just reload page for another tip.
- My WEBCAM
- *webcam* My WEBCAM: Not on much and always boring. Something I wanted to try and quickly got bored with. Check it if you dare. I probably won't be on.
- nixCRAFT
- *nc* nixCRAFT: insight into linux admin work. nixCRAFT is a leading Linux blog by Vivek covering open source software and related technologies. Read about linux tips, tricks, shell scripts, tutorials,articles, and more.
- Debian GNU/Linux: The Universal OS
- *deb* Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system; it comes with more than 8710 precompiled software packages bundled up in a nice format for easy installation on your machine. Pure OS Goodness.
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- The Linux Foundation
- A non-profit consortium dedicated to fostering the growth of Linux. Founded in 2007 by the merger of the Open Source Development Labs and the Free Standards Group, it sponsors the work of Linux creator Linus Torvalds and is
supported by leading Linux and open source companies and developers from around the world. Site is also available in Japanese.
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- Andreas' Linux Logo page
- A variety of Tux and Linux logos available for download.
- Tux Penguin Stickers, Buttons & Fun Stuff : CafePress.com
- *cool* Over 800 designs for Tux buttons and stickers are available on this site.
- Freedom to Tinker
- Edward W. Felten's website about freedom to understand, discuss,
repair, and modify your own technological devices.
- Builder AU Article - "How To Make Money From Open Source"
- A detailed, easy-to-follow guide for potential open source entrepreneurs written by Con Zymaris, Australian Linux advocate and businessman. (2005) The information in this guide is relevant today (2009).
- Netcraft - What's That Site Running Results
- Reports on a site's operating system, web server, and netblock owner together with, if available, a graphical view of the time since last reboot for each of the computers serving the site.
- LinuxLots
- A site that offers free web and ftp space for contributors to the Linux cause.
- Open Source Initiative (OSI)
- A non-profit corporation dedicated to managing and promoting the Open Source Definition for the good of the community; an advocacy site.
- The Cathedral and the Bazaar
- *look*A treatise on open source software.
- KDE Women Project
- Purpose is to build a community of female KDE contributors and users.
- The Magic Cauldron
- Eric Raymond analyzes the evolving economic substrate of the
open source phenomenon.
- Linux PR
- How to write a press release for Linux advocacy; last updated in 1999, but the information is still relevant, although some links are broken.
- IBM Linux Portal
- IBM Linux information portal.
- SchoolForge
- The purpose of this site is to unify independent organizations that advocate, use, and develop open resources for primary and secondary education. SchoolForge members advocate the use of open source and free software, open texts and lessons, and open curricula for the advancement of education and the betterment of humankind.
- Audio Recordings about Our (Free Software Foundation) Philosophy
- This site contains the key speeches of Richard S. Stallman. These are available for download. A guide to audio formats is also included.
- The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as Usual - Online Book
- How the Internet will change business and our lives forever. A classic. (2001)
- EFF - Electronic Frontier Foundation Article - "Noncommercial Email Lists; Collateral Damage in the Fight Against Spam"
- Outlines the problems with current spam filtering techniques and the basic principles and best practices for both email list
owners and ISPs. (2004) This article is still relevant today (2008).
- EFF - Electronic Frontier Foundation
- Defending freedom in the digital world.
- League for Programming Freedom (LPF)
- An organization that opposes software patents and user interface copyrights.
- GNU's Not Unix! - the GNU Project and the Free Software Foundation (FSF)
- *look* Premier meta site for GNU/Linux and open source software information.
- Why Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS)? Look at the Numbers!
- *look* Comprehensive article on the economics of Linux. Contains numerous links. Czech, French, Japanese and Spanish translations available. (2007)
- Free Software in Education - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
- An advocacy and resource site for free (as in freedom) software in schools maintained by the Free Software Foundation (FSF).
- ACCRC - Computer Recyclers
- A Microsoft-free organisation that recycles and refurbishes PCs (installed with SUSE or Ubuntu) to schools, non-profit organizations, and economically and/or physically disadvantaged individuals.
- OpenDocument Fellowship
- A worldwide, non-profit, volunteer organization to promote the adoption, use and development of the OpenDocument format (ODF).
- The Last Dinosaur and the Tarpits of Doom; How Linux Smashed Windows
- A classic. Available in Danish, English, and French.
- DigitalConsumer.org Home Page
- Advocacy group whose purpose is to protect fair-use rights in
the digital world.
- Congressman Villanueva's reply letter to Microsoft
- Peruvian Congressman Dr. Edgar David Villanueva's detailed rebuttle to Microsoft's now-infamous response to Peruvian Bill Number
1609, Free Software in Public Administration. Excellent advocacy piece. (May, 2002)
- Linux Today - Update: Ending Microsoft FUD: An Interview with Peruvian Congressman Villanueva
- An outstanding advocacy story, which still is relevant today (2009). (Original date of this interview: 2002-05.)
- Netcraft Web Site Finder
- Research data and analysis on many aspects of the Internet including server statistics.
- Netcraft Web Server Survey
- Monthly survey of web server software usage. Includes: market share for top servers across all domains from August 1995 to present; top developers and active sites.
- Netcraft Web Server Survey--Active Sites
- The first report (July 2000) when Linux took over the server world!
- Security Space -- Free Reports
- Note in particular Web Server Market Share report. This report is
archived from June 1998.
- Canopener -- Canadian Open Source Education and Research
- A Canadian open source advocacy and research site.
- First Monday Article - "Open Source Intelligence"
- Article about open source collaborative principles; examples of open source intelligence (OS-INT); and
the future of OS-INT); a little dated, but still quite relevant and provides an interesting historical
perspective. (2002)
- A Business Case Study of Open Source Software
- Complete report available in PDF format.
- FSF - The Free Software Foundation - India
- A non-profit organisation committed to advocating, promoting and propagating the use and development of swatantra software in India.
- FSF Europe - Free Software Foundation Europe
- A European advocacy site which actively supports development of free software (as in freedom) and GNU-based
operating systems such as GNU/Linux. Site available in all European languanges.
- Linux Advocacy mini-HOWTO
- How the Linux community can effectively advocate the use of Linux. (2005) Complements the Linux User Group HOWTO
(http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/User-Group-HOWTO.html). This document has been translated into French, Japanese, Polish, Portugeuse, and Spanish.
- DesktopLinux.com ... Windependence Day Essays
- Outstanding collection of Linux advocacy essays.
- 'Trusted Computing' FAQ - TC / TCG / LaGrande / NGSCB / Longhorn / Palladium / TCPA
- Excellent review of Trusted Computing Platform Alliance (TCPA) and Microsoft's Palladium and the threat to Linux and the open source movement. (2003) This document is a little dated, but unfortunately the problems identified here are still with us today. In other words Microsoft is still being a pain. (2007)
- KDE Myths
- Addresses some of the common misconceptions about KDE. Some parts are a little dated, but still useful nonetheless.
- OSNews.com Article -"Why Free Software Matters"
- A thoughtful article about why you should care about the politics and freedoms (or lack thereof) associated with proprietary and open source
software. Good examples of how proprietary software restricts your freedom. (2004) This article still rings true today (2008).
- Why Open Source in Schools
- An essay which makes the case for open source software in schools. Includes references to websites devoted to open source software in the education sector.
- Linux T-Shirts, UNIX T-Shirts - Linux Tux Apparel
- A variety of Linux-related clothing and merchandise.
- Linux Business Applications
- Directory of businesses that use Linux in their day-to-operations and
a good place to find out about Linux in business; also availble in French.
- The Community/Linux Training Centre Project
- U.K. project to develop a mobile computer network for teaching
computer and networking skills to community groups.
- O'Reilly Network: Free Culture: Lawrence Lessig Keynote from OSCON 2002
- This keynote address is still relevant today. Lessig challenged the audience to get more involved in the political process to
ensure that free culture and open source continues in our society.
- LinuxPlanet - Reports - Koha: A Library Checks Out Open Source - Welcome to Nelsonville, Ohio; Hot Bed of Open Source
- Nelsonville Public Library has chosen KOHA, an open source library system for public libraries. (2002) In 2008 they are
still using this system.
- Linux in Universities
- An advocacy site for Linux in universities; a little dated, but the basic information is still valid particularly for those institutions that have not made the switch to Linux. (2002)
- OfB.biz: - Open for Business Commentary - "Free Software Does Matter"
- Excellent commentary on the role of free software and the pursuit of
human freedom. (2002) Still relevant today (2007).
- HOWTO Encourage Women in Linux
- An excellent HOWTO aimed at male Linux enthusiasts who would like to see more women involved in Linux. It also contains good advice to LUGs
about encouraging new members.
- FREE GEEK - Home
- A Portland, Oregon (USA) non-profit computer recycling organization which provides free GNU/Linux OS computers and computer/internet training in
exchange for a few hours of community service. There are now other Free Geek and other computer recycling centres available; check the recycling links on the main page for more information.
- Linux Advocates Turn Violent, Riot In Seattle
- A humourous, satirical account of the WTO "Battle of Seattle" and Linux advocates.
- Linuxmanship
- An outstanding advocacy essay.
- Affero Software Project
- Fund raiser enabler for open source/Linux and non-profit
organizations.
- The Halloween Documents
- Classic FUD documents (1-12) from Microsoft along with other documents in the collection written by Eric Raymond refuting this FUD. This shows an awareness that Linux and open source are threats to the proprietary world.
- OpenInformatics.org Homepage
- Making scientists more aware of open source software and the benefits to them. Site also contains a science-related software resource list.
- Open Source and These United States
- Treatise on open source and open licensing.
- Open Source Software in Libraries
- An introductory article about Open Source Software (OSS) and libraries; the shared, underlying principles of OSS and librarianship; and a description of well-known OSS software projects. (2002 and updated in 2007).
- Viewable with Any Browser: Campaign
- A site dedicated to advocating a non-browser-specific WWW; available in many languages.
- Libervis.com - Free Open Source Software (FOSS) Community Center
- A portal site dedicated to free and open source software; a community site complete with blogs, forums, news headlines, articles, FudZilla Project (reporting and responding to FUD articles about open source software), related links, IRC chat and web digest.
- GNUWin II : Open your Windows
- Free software distribution for MS-Windows with the ultimate aim to
assist in the transition to a free operating system such as GNU/Linux
- Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
- A non-profit organization that supports, encourages and promotes
the creation and development of open software available to the general public;
has mailing lists and archives.
- Innovation Happens Elsewhere; Open Source as a Business Strategy - Online Book
- Aimed primarily at business executives who need to understand the basic concepts of open source and how it will benefit their companies. This book is also useful for engineers who find themselves working in an open
source work environment. (2005)
- Getting Linux Onto the Desktop: A Small Business Guide
- How to introduce and successfully make the switch to the Linux Desktop. This article is dated 2003, but is still relevant today
(2008).
- Promote Linux
- A site that presents great ways to promote Linux.
- Seeds for Change Network
- Guide to switching to Linux for non-profit groups; includes information on computer security, X terminals, and general information on
Linux.
- CLUE: The Canadian Association for Open Source
- The mission of this organization is to promote the use and development of free, open source software, by providing a public voice to the community of its Canadian users, developers and supporters.
- Ankur - Home
- A project run by people in Bangladesh and India to provide Bangla support for some major XServer applications and to create awareness about
Linux/GNU and the FLOSS movement.
- GROKLAW Article - "Why Linux Is Conquering the World"
- An excellent Linux advocacy article (2003) by the indefatigable PJ. This still rings true today (2007)
- Open Source Software Institute (OSSI)
- A U.S. non-profit organization which promotes, develops and implements open source software solutions between government, corporate and
academic sectors.
- Linux Brochure Project (LBP): Home
- *look* LBP is GPLed data and software which is used to document key Linux information in a standard-size brochure; an excellent advocacy and publicity tool for LUGs and other Linux organizations.
- Wired Magazine Article - "Open Source Everywhere"
- A still-relevant article on how the concept of open source will slowly but surely replace the proprietary world with a collaborative one. (2003)
- EDRi-gram Newsletter
- European Digital Rights (EDRi) bi-weekly newsletter.
- Migrate With Confidence From Microsoft Windows Servers to UNIX/Linux
- A comprehensive, guide for IT executives and managers; guide also available
in Catalan, Danish and Spanish.
- OfB.biz: Open for Business Commentary - "Gurus versus Newbies"
- How to make it easier for the home user to adopt Linux; a little dated, but the advice is still valid. (2003)
- "REVOLUTION OS"
- Site dedicated to the Linux advocacy video and DVD, "REVOLUTION-OS".
- IBM devloperWorks: Linux Zone: Windows-to-Linux Roadmap: Series Overview
- *cool* A nine-part series roadmap for developers making the transition to Linux; a little dated (2003), but the information is still relevant.
- LinuxPlanet - Interviews - The Voice of Groklaw
- An excellent interview with Pamela Jones of Groklaw. Notable quote: "Proprietary software is like petrified wood. It used to be alive,
but then it was fixed in time and put in a box." (2003)
- Irish Free Software Organisation (IFSO) - Homepage
- This organization works to promote awareness of Free
Software, and to protect the rights of those who use and write it.
- Welcome - Consumer Electronics Linux Forum (CELF)
- An industry consortium for promoting the use of Linux in consumer
electronic devices.
- CIO Magazine Article - "The Myths of Open Source"
- A still-relevant article debunking the myths of open source: cost, no support, lack of good desktop, legal issues, can't handle mission-critical applications. (2004)
- Software Freedom Day
- An advocacy initiative to raise awareness of the benefits of Free and Open Software (FOSS) and to encourage more use globally.
- EFF - Electronic Freedom Frontier - The Patent Busting Project
- The Electronic Freedom Foundation's initiative to protect
innovation and freedom.
- The Public Patent Foundation
- A U.S.-based a non-profit legal services organization working to mitigate the harms caused by the patent system; of particular interest to
the open source and Linux communities who face software patent challenges.
- Chilling Effects Clearinghouse: Patent
- Information about patents in the U.S.; specific information about computer technology patents; recent news and cease & desist (c&d) orders.
- LinuxChix
- A Linux and computing support group for women.
- Open Source Now
- An open source community advocacy site sponsored by Red Hat.
- Tim.oreilly.com Article - "The Open Source Paradigm Shift"
- A thought-provoking article about the evolution and the future of the open source phenomenon. (2004) This article is still pertinent today (2008).
- Linux.com Article - "'Creative destruction' and the future of the software industry"
- How Free/Open Source Software is changing the software industry. (2004) FOSS is still changing the software industry today (2008).
- Linux.com Article - "Going open source: A manager's guide to doing it right"
- A guide to open sourcing code; includes a handy checklist for managers to use before making the open source decision. (2004) The information in this article is still relevant today (2008).
- IBM developerWorks : Migration Station: Linux Track
- *look* A comprehensive resource site for Linux migration information.
- LXer Article - "Linux - Millenium Momentum"
- Notes from Paul Ferris' Keynote Address at the 2004 Ohio LinuxFest. This is an example of great Linux advocacy, and is still
relevant today (2008).
- No Software Patents!
- *cool* Campaign against the legalization of software patents in Europe; a multilingual site.
- HOSEF - Hawaii Open Source Education Foundation
- An open source in education advocacy group.
- Penguin Day: Free and Open Source Software for Non-Profits
- An advocacy site for Linux and FOSS in North America.
- Spread Firefox - Home of Firefox Community Marketing
- An advocacy site for the Firefox browser.
- Community Free Software Group (CFSG)
- A New York City non-profit group that helps young people in city neighborhoods learn how to install and run Debian
Linux on hardware donated by area businesses and individuals.
- IBM Redbooks | Linux Client Migration Cookbook A Practical Planning and Implementation Guide for Migrating to Desktop Linux
- A detailed guide for IT departments planning a switch to Linux on the desktop. This document is suitable for any size organization. Available in downloadable PDF or HTML format. (2006)
- Linux.com Article - "10 ways to pay back the open source community"
- *cool* An amazing article that summarizes the ways Linux users can
give back to the community; a must read. (2005)
- LinuxDevCenter Article - "Sowing the Seeds of Open Source Advocacy"
- An overview article on the techniques for advocating open source software. (2005)
- UNDP-APDIP International Open Source Network
- A Centre of Excellence for FOSS (Free/Open Source Software) in the Asia-Pacific region. Information on education, licensing, localisation, networking/security, govenment, open standards, open access, training and a FOSS resource directory for Asia-Pacific countries. Note in particular the link to Foss Primers, which
is an ongoing series of downloadable primers series on Free/Open Source Software.
- Mad Penguin Article - "Open Source : Where We Are Now. Where We Are Going"
- An excellent article on open source, which is still relevant today (2008). It includes a historical perspective, the current situation, what's likely to happen in the future, and lots of useful links to explore throughout the article. (2005)
- Debian Women
- Promotes and encourages women's involvement in the Debian Project.
- Digital Tipping Point
- A Linux and Open Source advocacy and news site. Of particular interest is the open source documentary film project.
Site also available in Spanish.
- Get the Facts
- A comprehensive information site on migrating to Linux; includes guides, articles, HOWTOs, and success stories.
- EACOSS - East African Center for Open Source Software
- An advocacy and training centre focussing on free and open source software.
- OpenCafe - Building Open Source Communities
- Open source advocacy in South Africa using the Internet cafe model with all profits used to setup new open cafes and open source school labs. OpenCafe specialises in the usage, distribution, training and technical support for open source software.
- Freedom Toaster
- Sponsored by the Shuttleworth Foundation in South Africa, Freedom Toasters are conveniently located, self-contained, computer-based, 'Bring 'n Burn' facilities. Like vending machines, preloaded to dispense confectionery, Freedom Toasters are preloaded to dispense free digital products, including software, photography, music and literature. These kiosks also allow content-sharing. Available in several locations across Southern Africa plus India.
- OSS Watch - Open Source Software Advisory Service
- Provides advice and guidance about free and open source software for the education sector in the UK.
- FSF - The Free Software Foundation
- *look* A non-profit organization dedicated to promoting computer users' rights to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer programs; promotes the development and use of free software, particularly the GNU/Linux
operating system. Principal organizational sponsor of the GNU project.
- Foundation for a Free Information Infrastructure (FFII)
- A European non-profit association dedicated to the development of public information goods based on copyright, free competition, open standards; an advocate for public policy questions concerning exclusion rights (intellectual property)
in data processing.
- Digital Doorway Home
- This project provides freely available open source software and computer kiosks throughout rural and disadvantaged areas of South Africa. The aim is to provide an environment for people to experiment with and learn computer skills without formal training and with minimal external input.
- Linux Librarian
- A Linux and open source advocacy site. This site also contains book and software reviews, some items on libraries (as in books), and hardware.
- Martus.org -- Human Rights Bulletin System
- A cross-platform application that assists non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to collect information on human rights abuses. Also available in Arabic, French, Nepali, Persian, Russian, Spanish,and Thai.
- Open Access News
- This is the primary record of the open access movement whose objective is to have peer-reviewed scientific and scholarly literature on the Internet without financial, copyright, and licensing barriers that
currently exist in scholarly publishing.
- Linuxcaffe - Coffee, Code, Culture, Community
- *cool* A Linux user's dream -- a Toronto coffee/internet cafe totally run on open source software. Offers
good food, coffee, music, art, free WiFi, Linux distros, and Linux help.
- Malaysian OSS (MyOSS) Magazine
- A Malaysian publication which provides resources and information about Linux and Open Source with the aim to expand their use in the region; welcomes contributions from new and experienced users. Each issue is available in PDF format.
- Ubuntu Women
- This website promotes and encourages women to become involved and contribute to Ubuntu-Linux.
- Get GNU/Linux!
- *cool* Promotes the use of Linux and freedom (from restrictive software licenses) for everyday users. A site to visit for those thinking of switching to Linux or have already decided to use Linux and want to learn more. Also available in Catalan, French, and Spanish (Castilian).
- Video Compilation on Free Digital Culture
- An annotated list of freely available videos about Free Culture and Free Software.
- Moving to Freedom
- This site deals with free/open source software, moving to GNU/Linux plus related issues such as copyright, software patents, and DRM.
- Digital Copyright Canada - All Canadian Citizens are "Rights Holders"!
- A digital rights advocacy site for Canadians.
- Welcome to DRM.info - Digital Restrictions Management
- The purpose of this new website is to educate the public about the use of technological restrictions on digital media.
- A Guide to Earning an Income From a Free and Open Source Project
- John Andrews, creator of the Damn Small Linux distribution, offers advice on earning a living from FOSS projects. (2006)
- Against Intellectual Monopoly - Online Book
- This book demonstrates why "Intellectual Property", otherwise known as Intellectual Monopoly, does not foster and protect innovation like the IP pundits claim. PDF format only. (2007)
- "Commercial" is not the opposite of Free-Libre / Open Source Software (FLOSS)
- This essay explains why it's important for Linux advocacy to understand that "commercial" is not the opposite of FLOSS. Many useful links are included throughout the document. (2007)
- Texts & Transcripts on Software Freedom
- *cool* A collection of texts & transcripts on software freedom, software patents, copyright, and The GNU GPL.
Maintained by Ciaran O'Riordan, Linux and software freedom advocate.
- Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC)
- University of Ottawa Faculty of Law initiative to deal with law, technology and public interest issues such as copyright, file sharing, domain name disputes, privacy, Internet censorship in public libraries. Also available in French.
- World Domination 201
- Eric Raymond and Rob Landley discuss what needs to be done for the Linux community to take over the world. (2006)
- Software Wars
- *cool* A graphic map depicting the epic struggle of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) against the Empire of Microsoft.
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- The aim of this project is to increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scholarly journals thereby promoting their increased usage and impact.
- Groklaw: Eben Moglen: "The Global Software Industry in Transformation: After GPLv3"
- *look* Intellectual freedom is an enormous subject but Eben Moglen ties it all together in an inspiring way. Read, enjoy, and reread! (2007)
- Blue GNU - News for Gnus
- A Free Software news, advocacy, and opinion site which uses only Free Software. This site talks the talk *and* walks
the walk re Free Software.
- BinaryFreedom | Free as in Freedom and We Really Mean It!
- An advocacy site for freedom and fairness in the digital world.
- Women in Technology - Hear Us Roar
- *cool* This series is comprised of articles written by women on the topic of "Women in Technology". Many of the articles highlight the authors' experiences in the IT and FOSS communities. (2006-2007)
- Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC)
- This organization provides legal representation and other law related services to protect and advance Free and Open Source Software. SFLC offers direct services to non-profit FOSS developers without charge, as well as resources for everyone.
- The Tux Project | Openly Promoting GNU/Linux
- A community-based Linux advocacy site for sharing promotional ideas as well as collaborating with others to make them
a reality.
- Ontario Linux Fest
- An annual, grassroots Linux and Open Source event in Toronto, Ontario (Canada) featuring talks for all levels of Linux users, and an exhibit area for commericial companies and a Dot Org pavillion for non-profit software projects and Linux advocacy groups.
- Spread Open Media
- A community portal for the promotion of open media formats.
- OpenDisc
- A collection of open source software for users of the Microsoft Windows platform. The goals of this project are to provide free alternatives to costly proprietary equivalents and to educate people about the Linux operating system. There is
also an OpenEducationDisc specifically targeting the education sector. Continues TheOpenCD project. Latest release is 08.10, 2008-10-08.
- Online Rights Canada
- A Canadian grassroots organization that promotes the public's interest in technology and information policy, in particular copyright law, access to information, and freedom from censorship in the digital world.
- Open Source Industry Australia (OSIA)
- OSIA is the national industry body for Open Source within Australia. The purpose of this organization is promote the cause of both Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in Australia and to help members to improve their business success using FOSS.
- OLPC - One Laptop per Child
- The mission of this non-profit association (One Laptop Per Child) is to develop a low-cost laptop - the "$100
Laptop" - a technology that could revolutionize how we educate the world's children. Their goal is to provide children around the world with new opportunities to explore, experiment, and express themselves. Website also available in
German. In 2008 this project lost its way somewhat when they announced plans to collaborate with Microsoft.
- The Rabid Penguin
- The raison d'etre for this site is simple: spread awareness of Free/Libre Open Source Software in governments across Canada. Their first project is Free Ontario (from the clutches of proprietary software in the Ontario provincial government).
- Anatomy of the Irrational Microsoft User Response
- Advice on advocating Free and Open Software and for dealing with typical responses from Microsoft users. (2008)
- End Software Patents
- An advocacy site for eliminating software patents.
- GNU/Linux World Domination for the Wrong Reasons
- An excellent advocacy piece for software freedom. (2008)
- The Humanitarian FOSS Project
- The goal of this project is to build a community of academic computing departments, IT corporations, and local and global humanitarian and community organizations dedicated to building and using Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) to
benefit humanity.
- GNU/Linux: Too Much about Hate, Not Enough about Pride
- This Linux advocacy article is spot-on: be proud of what the free software and Linux community has accomplished and what it has to offer computer users today. (2008)
- Free Geek Vancouver | Ethical Computer Recycling for Vancouver
- This is a non-profit computer recycling and reuse centre. The refurbished computers, called FreekBoxes, are loaded with a Linux distribution (Ubuntu), and other Free Software.
- Consortium Standards Journal Article - "Openness" and the Pursuit of Knowledge
- *cool* Andy Updegrove writes about how the Internet is changing the way knowledge is acquired and shared; how it is providing incentives to adjust traditional ideas regarding the proper balance between the intellectual property rights (IPR) of individual owners and those of collaborative communities and end users; and reviews some of the new legal tools and organizational structures that have been created in order to fully realize this revolution in knowledge sharing. (2008)
- Open Media Now! Foundation | Implementing the future!
- This non-profit foundation promotes an infrastructure that enables the creation, the streaming, and the viewing of digital content (using free software) in a legally conforming way.
- Free Software Magazine Article - "GNU/Linux free Software Tools to Preserve Your Online Privacy, Anonymity and Security"
- *cool* A great advocacy piece for online freedom, privacy, anonymity, and security. A "must read". (2008)
- Geek Feminism Wiki
- An overview and resource centre about issues facing women in geek communities.
- LinuxPlanet - Reports - How to Help New Linux Users - If It's Not Obvious to Them, It's Not Obvious
- *look* This is an excellent article which offers great advice on helping new Linux users. It was originally published in 2001, but is still relevant today
- Welcome to NLnet Foundation
- A Dutch-based foundation that financially supports organizations and people that contribute to an open information society. It funds software, events, educational activities, primarily in the Netherlands and Europe.
- How Windows Users are Changing Linux and What We Should Do About It -- Linux Canuck's Weblog
- *cool* An excellent advocacy piece for Linux. (2008
- Linux Developer Network - The Linux Foundation
- LDN is a community of Linux developers, vendors, and experts dedicated to the purpose of helping Linux application developers build LSB-compliant applications and make their existing Linux applications portable to any LSB-compliant distribution. It is also a community dedicated to the betterment of Linux.
- Linux Foundation Whitepaper: Estimating the Total Development Cost of a Linux Distribution
- *cool* This Linux Foundation research study calculated the total development cost of a Linux distribution. The results are interesting. (2008)
- Qualipso | Trust and Quality in Open Source Systems
- A unique alliance of European, Brazilian and Chinese ICT (information and Communication Technology) industry players, SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises), governments, and academics to help industries and governments to become innovative and competitive with Open Source software.
- The HeliOS Project
- A Texas non-profit group that refurbishes old computers, installs Linux, and gives these computers to disadvantaged children and students. Donations are always welcome.
- OSOR.eu - Open Source Observatory and Repository
- The Open Source Observatory and Repository for European public administrations (OSOR) is a platform for exchanging information, experiences and FLOSS-based code for use in public administrations. There is a repository with code and documentation for public administrations and a state-of-the art forge for collaborative software development.
Audio/Video
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Voice Apps
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- The CMU Sphinx Group Open Source Speech Recognition Engines
- Open source speech recognition engines.
- Text-Mode RealMedia Player
- A text-mode RealMedia Player (TRPlayer) for Linux/Unix which has a command-line interface and is
especially designed for visually-impaired users. Latest release is: 1.2.0, 2001 and appears to be
still used.
- The Speakup Project
- Screen review package for Linux; allows users to interact with applications and the OS with audible feedback from the console using a synthetic speech device. Currently works on Linux kernels, 2.2.x,
2.4.x and 2.6.x (no development on 2.2.x and 2.4.x). There are links to other projects this group is working on for the visually impaired.
- XVoice
- Enables continuous speech dictation and speech control of most X applications.
- Speak-Freely
- A cross-platform Internet telephony (Voice Chat) application; latest version: 7.6a, 2004.
- Speech Synthesis
- Links to other voice synthesis sites; last updated in 2002, but links are still valid.
- The Festival Speech Synthesis System
- A general framework for building speech synthesis systems.
- The MBROLA Project Homepage
- *cool* The goal of this project is to collect a set of speech synthesizers for as many languages as possible, and provide them free for non-commercial and non-military applications.
- Perlbox.org Linux Speech Control and Voice Recognition
- Voice software for Linux.
- The espeak Homepage
- A software speech synthesizer for English, and many other languages.
- DictionaryMaker
- A cross-platform graphical tool for creating electronic pronunciation dictionaries (for natural languages). The system allows a user to develop a pronunciation dictionary without requiring expert linguistic knowledge or programming expertise.
- Free Speech... Recognition
- The purpose of this site is to collect transcribed speech for use with free and open source speech recognition engines on Linux.
MP3
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Napster
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- Lopster - a File-Sharing Client
- A peer-to-peer software supporting multi-network protocols using a plugin system. Currently supporting Napster (Opennap), Directconnect, and Soulseek. Latest stable release is 1.2.1, 2004-07-03. Also available in French,
German, and Italian.
- Linux Napster Client
- A console napster client. Last stable release is 1.5.4, 2006-11-04.
- XNap
- A Java plugin-based peer-to-peer (P2P) framework and client including an OpenNap plugin with multiple server support, as well as Gnutella, giFT (OpenFT), IRC, ICQ and an OverNet plugin. Latest release is 2.5r3, 2004-06-20.
- EasyTAG Project Web Page
- Tag editor for MP3, Ogg Vorbis and other sound files. Latest stable release is 2.1, 2007-05-07.
- Mpg123 - Fast MP3 Player for Linux and UNIX systems
- A console-based real time MPEG audio player for Layer 1,2 and
Layer3. Latest stable release is 1.2.0, 2008-01-31.
- RipperX
- A GTK program to rip CD audio tracks and encode them to the Ogg, MP3, or FLAC formats. Latest stable release is 2.7.2, 2008-02-18.
- WSPse: MP3c
- A program for converting audio CDs to mp3/ogg-format; available in English and German. Latest release is 0.31, 2006-07-30.
- GlobeCom Jukebox
- An MP3 jukebox with a web-based interface; for use home, work, or car.
- LAME MP3 Encoder
- An educational tool to be used for learning about MP3 encoding. The goal of the LAME project is to
improve the psycho acoustics, quality and speed of MP3 encoding. Latest stable release is 3.98.2, 2008-09-22.
- MP3Blaster - Interactive MP3 Player for Linux
- An interactive text-based program that plays MP3, Ogg Vorbis, wav, and sid audio files. Latest stable release is 3.2.5, 2009-01-24.
- Streamripper
- A GPL'd application that records streaming mp3s (shoutcast-compatible streams) to hard drives. Latest stable release is 1.64.6, 2009-03-31.
- IRMP3 Multimedia Jukebox
- A multimedia jukebox for Linux, and supports audio formats including mp3, Ogg, FLAC, CD-ROM, and FM radio. Latest release is 0.5.7, 2007-02-15.
- Pymps - Python Music Play System
- A web-based mp3/ogg jukebox written in Python; latest release is 0.12.1, 2002.
- GQmpeg
- front-end to various audio players, including mpg123, ogg123, and
xmp.
- Prokyon3 - MP3/OggVorbis Manager
- A multi-threaded music manager and tag editor supporting MP3, OGG and FLAC. Latest stable release is 0.9.6, 2007-07-01.
- GNUMP3d - The GNU MP3 Streamer
- A cross-platform streaming server for MP3s, OGG vorbis files, movies and other media formats. Latest stable release is 3.0,
2008-10-18.
- PyTone: MP3 jukebox redux
- A music jukebox written in Python with a curses based GUI. Latest stable release is 3.0.1, 2007-08-14.
- The iRATE radio homepage
- A collaborative filtering client/server mp3 player/downloader; server has a large database of music from websites that allow free and legal music downloads. Latest release is 0.5, 2008-01-03.
- The hymn Homepage -- Hear Your Music Anywhere
- Software that allows purchased iTunes songs to be played on
operating systems not supported by iTunes.
- Streamtuner
- A radio stream directory browser that automatically downloads listings from various services, such as SHOUTcast, icecast.org.
These downloads can be sorted by genre, quality of stream, and what is currently playing. Latest stable release is 0.99.99, 2004-12-21. N.B.: As of 2007-12, there will be no more development on this project in its current form, but the software is quite functional.
Video
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Conferencing Tools
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- OpenMASH
- A comprehensive toolkit for multimedia communication and collaboration over the Internet using IP multi-cast. Latest stable release is 5.2, 2002-02-24.
- Ekiga - Free Your Speech
- A GPLed SIP and H.323-compatible VoIP, IP telephony, and video conferencing application; formerly called GnomeMeeting. Latest release is 3.00, 2008-09-23.
- SILC - Secure Internet Live Conferencing
- The SILC Project has developed the Secure Internet Live Conferencing protocol, which provides secure conferencing services.
- Ogle DVD Player
- An open source DVD player; latest version is 0.9.2, 2003.
- Linux DV - Digital Video for Linux
- Two software packages for video: Kino (a non-linear DV editor) and dv/grab. Kino is a free, open source video editing programme that captures video through firewire then adds titles, transitions and video effects to the footage.
- DV(Digital Video) over IP [DVTS]
- DVTS (Digital Video Transport System) is an application for sending and receiving DV(Digital Video) streams using the Internet. Latest Linux release is 1.0a, 2007-10-10. Also available in Japanese.
- Linux Tutorial: Video, DVD, TV and Multimedia
- Linux video, DVD, TV, HDTV and Hauppauge WinTV PCI card use. Included in this tutorial are links to software, video formats and information pertaining to video multimedia on Linux. This page also includes
a tutorial on the use of the Hauppauge WinTV PCI card under Linux. (2007)
- Motion
- Motion detection software. Latest stable release is 3.2.10.1, 2008-06-08.
- Stony Brook Video Server project
- 1999 Master's thesis but still contains very useful
information.
- GNU VCDImager
- A full-featured mastering suite for authoring, disassembling and analyzing video CDs and super video CDs. Latest release
is: 0.723, 2005-07-11. N.B.: The main site, www.vcdimager.org, is down until further notice due to hardware issues.
- Xine
- *cool* A free multimedia player; plays CDs, DVDs, and VCDs; decodes multimedia files from local disk drives, and displays multimedia streamed over the Internet.
- The dvdauthor Homepage
- A set of tools to generate DVD files for playback on a stand-alone DVD player.
- DVDStyler
- A cross-platform DVD authoring system. Also available in German and Russian. Latest release is 1.1.7, 2008-11-11.
- Cinelerra
- A video editor and compositor for Linux. This is a fork of the original Cinelerra project, which can be found here: http://heroinewarrior.com/.
- XMovie
- Intended for uncompressed movie playback, nonstandard output from Cinelerra, and testing decoder libraries.
- Quicktime for Linux
- A convenient way to read and write uncompressed Quicktime movies on Linux.
- Mplayer - the Movie Player
- A movie player for Linux with support for many formats including MPEG/VOB, AVI, Ogg/OGM, VIVO, ASF/WMA/WMV, QT/MOV/MP4. Site also available in Hungarian, Polish, Russian, and Spanish. The documentation is available in many languages. Latest stable release is 1.0rc2, 2007-10-07.
- TVNow for Linux
- A program that displays the North American satellite and network TV Listings that are provided by the TVNOW company.
- Motion Guide
- User guide for Motion software detector edited by Kenneth Lavrsen. Latest version of this guide is 3.2.11, 2008-09-21.
- The Drip Project - DVD to DIVX conversion
- A DVD transcoder for Linux with a Gnome environment.
- VideoLAN - VLC Media Player
- *cool* A cross-platform media player which can also act as a server to stream a wide variety of formats including MPEG 1,2, and 4, dvds, satellite and ground-based digital TV.
- HasciiCam
- Live ASCII video on the Web. Latest version is 1.0, 2006-07-25.
- CamStream
- Webcam and video applications for Linux.
- Ming - an SWF Output Library and PHP Module
- A C library for generating SWF ("Flash") format movies, plus a set of wrappers for using the library from C++ and popular scripting languages like PHP, Perl, Python, and Ruby. Latest release is 0.40, 2008-07-05.
- DVD Resources for Open Source Development
- A repository of DVD-related software and DVD information resources for Open Source development.
- FAME - Fast Assembly MPEG Encoder
- A real-time MPEG-1/MPEG-4 encoder; tools for encoding multimedia content. Latest release is: 0.9.0, 2002-05-30
- MJPEG - Tools for recording/playback of videos
- A set of tools that can do recording of videos and playback, simple cut-and-paste editing and the MPEG compression
of audio and video under Linux. Latest release is 1.9.0 (rc4), 2008-12-08.
- FreeJ
- A vision mixer: an instrument for real-time video manipulation used in the fields of dance teather, veejaying, medical
visualisation and TV. Latest release is 0.9.1, 2007-11-26.
- Quasar DV Codec Home Page
- A software decoder for DV format video, as defined by the IEC 61834 and SMPTE 314M standards. DV is the encoding format used by consumer-grade digital camcorders. Latest stable release is 1.0.0, 2006-09-26.
- FFMpeg Streaming Multimedia System
- An audio/video conversion tool; includes libavcodec, the leading open source codec library.
- The DVD Rip Site
- A full-featured DVD copy program written in Perl; an easy-to-use Gtk+ GUI to control almost all aspects of the ripping and transcoding process.
- Digital Tipping Point
- A Linux and Open Source advocacy and news site. Of particular interest is the open source documentary film project.
Site also available in Spanish.
- DVD Ripping and Transcoding with Linux
- Last updated in 2002; author will not be updating this, but some of the information is still useful and not outdated. Note: this guide is not for the faint-hearted. It involves a lot of compiling code, installing
software, doing things on the command line. Also available in German and Italian.
- Linux AVI file library
- A working implementation of a few multimedia-related utilities for x86 Linux. Some of these utilities include: video capture and recompression applications that would work with most popular AVI file formats, and, the
most popular, an AVI movie player that plays DivX. Latest release is 0.7.45-20060306, 2006-03-06.
- The oKle Home Page - KDE 3.x DVD Player
- Last version is 0.4, 2003.
- Video Disk Recorder
- Instructions for a home-built digital satellite receiver and video recorder. Latest release is 1.6.0, 2008-03-23.
- The aviManager Homepage
- A movie database for large movie (DivX,DVD,...) collections written in Perl.
- Doom9.net - The Definitive DVD Backup Resource
- *cool* A goldmine of information about DVD backups (ripping); contains news, guides, FAQs, downloads, glossary of terms, and useful links; a multilingual site.
- XviD.org :: Home of the XviD codec
- Software for video compression.
- KMPlayer
- A KDE Video player plugin for Konqueror using MPlayer or Xine.
- Totem
- The official movie player of the GNOME desktop environment based on Xine-lib or GStreamer.
- Swfdec
- A decoder/renderer for Macromedia Flash animations. Latest release is 0.5.0, 2007-07-13.
- LinuxMovies
- An association of over 300 technologists advancing Linux motion picture technology.
- MythTV
- Linux PVR (personal video recorder) software. Latest release is 0.21, 2008-03-08.
- Freevo
- An open source home theatre PC platform based on Linux with open source audio/video tools, such as MPlayer and Xine.
- Varsha - Making DVD on Linux
- A DVD authoring tool for Linux.
- DVR - Digital Video Recorder for Linux
- DVR is a small tool to record movie clips. It relies on GStreamer as backend, and Qt for the user interface. Latest stable release is 3.99.3, 2007-06-02.
- Kaffeine Media Player
- A full-featured multimedia-player for KDE. Latest release is 0.8.5, 2007-07-28.
- FreeFrame Open Video Plugin System - Homepage
- A cross-platform real-time video effects plugin API.
- OpenAL
- A cross-platform 3D audio API appropriate for use with gaming
applications and many other types of audio applications.
- WebVCR+
- Web interface to record TV shows on a hard drive.
- LiVES
- A free and open source video editor *and* a VJ (Video Jockey) tool. Latest release is 0.9.8.9, 2008-03-10.
- Video Whale Project
- An implementation of video-wall that uses GStreamer and Xinerama.
- MythTV Forum - MythTVtalk.com
- The Myth-TV users community forum; available in English, French, German, and Spanish.
- Transcode
- A Linux text-console utility for video streams; video encoding suite.
- KDEnlive - Open Source Video for Linux
- A non-linear video editor for the KDE environment running on Linux. Multilingual support in 10 languages. Latest release is 0.7, 2008-11-12 (for KDE 4; all earlier versions are deprecated).
- EffecTV
- A real-time video effector; a wide variety of effectors are available for use while watching video or TV; site available in English and Japanese.
- PhpDvr
- A digital video recorder for Linux; features include: remote control
motion detection, full record history, record management, live monitoring and configuration from a web browser.
- Welcome to Veejay - Video Editing & Visual Instrument
- A real-time video sampler and interactive video instrument.
- KnoppMyth
- *cool* A 500 MB bootable CD that installs a special Linux version with all the MythTV commands; allows the user to get MythTV up and running easily.
- Fedora Myth(TV)ology
- An information site for MythTV on Fedora; includes a comprehensive HOWTO (Step-by-step guide to building a MythTV System on Fedora Core 3 w/ATrpms); tips and tricks, universal remotes and setting up a high-definition TV.
- Maxemum TV-Guide
- A KDE TV-guide; has backends to grab TV listings from many countries including Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Sweden, the UK and the U.S.
- OGMRip
- An application and a set of libraries for ripping and encoding DVD into AVI or OGM files using a wide variety of codecs; for GNOME 2.
- DVD Slideshow
- Software that creates DVD slideshows from a group of pictures, directories, and/or online photo albums; special effects, such as cross-fading, are available as well. Latest release is 0.8.0, 2007-01-15.
- GCfilms
- An application for managing movie collections.
- Gnash - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
- A GNU Flash movie player.
- ZoneMinder - Linux Video Camera and CCTV Security with Motion Detection
- A Linux-based motion detection system.
- DVD-Baker Homepage
- A cross-platform application designed to turn image collections into DVD slideshows.
- Griffith
- A cross-platform movie collection manager application with multilingual support.
- Celtx
- A cross-platform, pre-production software for film, video, theatre, and animation; multilingual support.
- Videotrans
- A set of scripts to convert movies in any format to a DVD-compatible VOB format and then combine one or more of these movies into a complete DVD with a movie selection menu.
- Miro - Free and Open Source Internet TV and Video Player Platform
- An open and democratic television and video platform with tools for creating, finding and distributing videos without the DRM nonsense. Formerly called Democracy.
- XdTV
- Software to watch, record, and stream TV which supports the bttv, bktr, and dvb APIs.
- Video on Linux
- A series of short articles about video production/engineering on the Linux platform.
- Linux Video Tools
- A database of video tools for Linux.
- 'Q' DVD-Author
- A Linux DVD authoring suite with many features.
- Synfig
- A cross-platform 2D vector animation film production system.
- Open Movie Editor
- An easy-to-use and simple Linux video editor, that provides basic movie making capabilities.
- Avidemux
- A cross-platform video editor designed for simple cutting, filtering, and encoding tasks. It supports many different file types.
- 42 of the Best Free Linux Video Software
- A compilation of Linux video software organized into broad subject areas. Each entry has a summary, license information, developer list, system requirements, and a link to the homepage. Last updated 2008-09-21.
- Elphel, Inc. | Imaging Solutions with Free Software and Open Hardware
- This U.S.-based company manufactures high-performance cameras based on free software and hardware designs. The GNU General Public License (GPL) covers all the Elphel software and hardware designs. Website also available in Chinese, French, and Russian.
- Dirac | Video Compression
- An advanced, royalty-free video compression format designed for a wide range of uses, from delivering low-resolution Web content to broadcasting HD and beyond to near-lossless studio editing. It was originally developed by the BBC Research Department.
- Linux UVC Driver and Tools
- Linux driver and user-space tools for USB Video Class devices. Development is concentrated on video input devices, especially webcams.
- Linabx
- A program to determine audibility.
- Xiph.Org Foundation
- A non-profit corporation dedicated to protecting the foundations of Internet multimedia from control by
private interests; end-user download links for Vorbis, FLAC, Theora, Speex, and Icecast can be found here;
documentation links to these projects as well as links to other multimedia open source projects.
- Ogg Vorbis
- An open, patent-free, professional audio encoding and streaming technology; this is the main Ogg Vorbis site.
- KGuitar official Homepage
- KDE-based music tabulature editor with support of guitar, drums, classic note scores, MIDI synthesizer output, chord, scales, modes, melody and rhythm construction and analysis tools.
- The Mutopia Project
- Over 850 pieces of classical and contemporary sheet music available for download.
- Arkkra Enterprises
- Music publication software (Mup). This software is available on Linux but the source code cannot be modified in any way;
a license is required if this software is used on more than 1 computer.
- Normalize
- An audio file volume normalizer.
- Pitchtune homepage
- A oscilloscope-style musical instrument tuning program; also can be used to find the frequency of sounds.
- The PROTUX Digital Media Workstation
- A complete digital media production tool that runs on any GNU/Linux workstation; an integrated environment for audio, video and midi production.
- Pawfal v3.0.1
- A wiki site for audio/visual foolishness for Linux.
- Extace - Audio visualization tool
- Audio visualization plugin for GNOME.
- Homepage of GNU GTick
- A metronome application written for GNU/Linux.
- The JAZZ Plus Plus Midi Sequencer
- A full-featured, audio capable, cross-platform midi sequencer; now ported to wxWidgets 2.4.
- Aglaophone
- A system of interconnectable modules for the recording, processing, and playback of real-time audio; last updated August 2002. N.B.: developer no longer is updating this software, but it is stable and
useable.
- GNU xhippo
- A generic playlist manager program for a variety of UNIX sound players; also available in German. Latest version is 3.3, 2003.
- Graphical Audio Language - gAlan
- A modular synthesiser - drum-machine - sequencer - effects-unit for Linux.
- Snd
- A sound editor modelled loosely after Emacs and an old, sorely-missed PDP-10 sound editor named Dpysnd. It can accommodate any number of sounds each with any number of channels, and can be customized and extended using either Guile or Ruby.
- Grip -- CD Ripping/MP3 Encoding for Linux
- A CD player and ripper for the Gnome desktop. It also provides an automated front-end for MP3 (and other audio formats) encoders. Latest stable release is 3.2.0, 2004-04-26.
- TiMidity++
- An open source MIDI to WAVE converter and player; also available in Japanese.
- Advanced Linux Sound Architecture - ALSA
- cool* One of the premier Linux audio sites. It provides audio and MIDI functionality to the Linux operating system.
- Keen little rabbit ears
- An ear training program for Linux and Windows.
- 4Front Technologies
- Digital sound system for UNIX (Open Sound System - OSS).
- Ecasound
- A software package designed for multi-track audio processing; can be used for audio playback, recording and format conversions, as well as for multi-track effect processing, mixing, recording, and signal recycling. Site includes extensive documentation.
- AlsaPlayer
- A PCM audio player for Linux and UNIX.
- SoundTracker
- A music tracking tool for Unix / X11 similar in design to the DOS program FastTracker and the Amiga legend ProTracker. Latest version is 0.6.8, 2006-02-25.
- JMax
- A visual programming environment for building interactive real-time music and multimedia applications; available in English and French.
- SoX - Sound eXchange
- The Swiss Army Knife of sound processing utils. It can convert audio files to other popular audio file types
and also apply sound effects and filters during the conversion.
- Sound & MIDI Software for Linux
- *look* One of the top sites for Linux sound & MIDI software.
- MikMod Sound System
- A module player and library supporting many formats, including mod, s3m, it, and xm.
- Open Media Now! Foundation | Implementing the future!
- This non-profit foundation promotes an infrastructure that enables the creation, the streaming, and the viewing of digital content (using free software) in a legally conforming way.
- AmaroK
- A full-featured music player for KDE; some of the cool features include integrated, live information from Wikipedia about the music (including photos, discographies and biographies of artists), Podcast support, and automatic playlist updates.
- LilyPond - Music Notation for Everyone
- Software that creates beautiful sheet music. Also available in Dutch, French, Japanese, and Spanish. Latest release is 2.12.0, 2008-12-27.
- Ampache
- A PHP-based tool for managing, updating and playing MP3/OGG/RM/FLAC/WMA/M4A files via a web interface. Latest stable release is 3.43, 2008-08-30.
- Aumix
- A program adjusts an audio mixer from X, the console, a
terminal, the command line or a script.
- GLAME - GNU/Linux Audio Mechanics
- Sound editor for Linux. French and German translations available. Latest release is 2.0.2, 2007-06-07.
- GNU Solfege
- Ear training software for GNOME.
- Emptytree Seedy
- A distributed digital music system; designed to operate in a multi-host, automatic and batch manner to simplify the encoding of an entire CD collection.
- FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
- An audio application for compressing and de-compressing audio files.
- Sloop.splitter
- Real-time sound effect program.
- Trommler - GTK Drum Machine
- An X11/GTK-based Linux drum machine.
iPod
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- The gPodder Media Aggregator
- A podcast receiver/catcher written in Python utilizing PyGTK for its graphical interface.
- GtkPod
- A platform independent GUI (Graphical User Interface) for the iPod using GTK2.
- GNUpod - GNU FSF Project
- A collection of Perl scripts to enable use of iPods under GNU/Linux; includes documentation and links to other
iPod-related free software.
- Juice - the Cross-Platform Podcast Receiver
- A cross-platform podcast receiver, allowing users to capture and listen to podcasts anytime, anywhere. Formerly called iPodder.
- Linux on iPod
- An open source venture in porting the IPod to Linux.
- Using an iPod with Linux
- This HOWTO is for those using Linux only. (2006) N.B.: This document is no longer being maintained, but the information is still useful.
- Podget
- A podcast aggregator with support for RSS, BitTorrent feeds, and automatic playlist creation.
- BashPodder
- A fast, no-frills, CLI (Command Line Interface)-based podcatching client for Linux and other platforms.
- Jack Audio Connection Kit
- A low-latency audio server that can connect a number of different applications to an audio device, as well as allowing them to share audio between themselves. Latest release is 1.9.2, 2009-03-23.
XMMS
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- SingIt Lyric Displayer for XMMS
- A karaoke/lyrics plugin for the X Multimedia System (XMMS). Latest stable version: 0.0.8, 2003-08-29 and latest development version: 0.1.37, 2008-07-14.
- Sony RM-X2S XMMS Driver
- An XMMS plugin, that controls XMMS with a Sony RM-X2S control joystick; latest stable version is 1.2,
2003, with no further development planned.
- XMMS Alarm Plugin
- A plugin which allows XMMS to be used as an alarm clock; Latest version is: 0.3.7, 2005.
- XMMS Homepage
- A multimedia player for UNIX systems.
- Waterfall Spectrum Analyzer
- An XMMS plugin; the latest stable release is is 0.11, 2000, with no further releases planned.
- XMMS-shn
- A shorten (.shn) plugin for XMMS.
- XMMS- KDE
- MP3 player integrated into the KDE panel. For KDE2 and KDE3.
- Volume Normalizer Plugin for XMMS
- A volume normalizer plugin for XMMS; latest version is 0.8.3, 2005.
- XMMS Discussion Forums
- XMMS forums available here; topics include: news (announcements and plugins), support, development,
and general.
- WaveSurfer Homepage
- Tool for sound visualization and manipulation.
- Bewdy, Maaate!
- Includes Maaate, the Australian audio analysis toolkit, and Bewdy, the visualization tool for Maaate.
- Icecast -Open Source Streaming Audio
- An open source streaming media project maintained by the creators of the Ogg media format, Xiph.org Foundation.
- Open Studios | Dedicated to Replenishing Our Public Domain
- A resource site for building and operating community-based recording studios, which in turn provide free recording services for local residents.
- Linux for PlayStation 2 Community: Home
- A community site (hosted by Sony) for users and developers. N.B. Be aware that Sony isn't really a friend of Linux -- remember the Sony-BMG rootkit DRM fiasco in 2005.
- KmusicdB
- A music collection manager for KDE.
- NoteEdit - Musical Score Editor for Linux
- A music score editor for KDE. No more development is planned. Last stable release is 2.8.1, 2006-08-14. Most core developers have now moved to Canorus (https://canorus.berlios.de/wiki/index.php/Main_Page).
- Audacity
- A free, cross-platform sound editor. Latest stable release is 1.3.4, 2007-11-16.
- BruteFIR
- A software convolution engine, a program for applying long FIR (finite impulse response ) filters to multi-channel digital audio, either offline or in real-time.
- Kwave
- A sound editor for the KDE desktop; documentation is also available in French and German.
- Linux Media Labs, LLC
- Motion video solutions for GNU/Linux OS.
- Zinf Audio Player
- Supercedes the FreeAmp project.
- The freedb.org Homepage
- GPL'd database of artists and cds.
- LiveIce Homepage
- Source client for Icecast.
- DarkIce Live Audio Streamer
- A cross-platform live IceCast & ShoutCast audio streamer which can record from OSS & ALSA audio devices, Solaris interface, and Jack sources. Latest version is 0.19, 2008-07-07.
- ReZound Homepage
- Graphic audio file editor.
- Anthem Open Source Edition
- A MIDI sequencer for KDE.
- LAoE
- Graphical audiosample editor.
- Swami - Sampled Waveforms And Musical Instruments
- An advanced instrument editor for MIDI music composition and a sampler front-end. Continues the Smurf SoundFont Editor project.
- The amSynth Homepage - Analogue Modelling SYNTHesizer
- Provides virtual analogue synthesis in the style of the classic Moog Minimoog/Roland Junos; an
easy-to-use interface and synth engine, while still creating varied sounds. Latest stable release is 1.2.1, 2009-04-08.
- Linux Audio Developer's Simple Plugin API (LADSPA)
- The main website for LADSPA; provides links to hosts, plugins, the LADSPA code, and background information.
- Spiral Synth Modular Homepage
- Object oriented modular softsynth / sequencer / sampler.
- The libsndfile Homepage
- A C library for reading and writing different audio formats.
- Sweep
- Full-featured digital audio editor with a live playback tool. Support for French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, and Russian
languages available. Latest release is 0.9.3, 2008-04-12.
- Gnome Wave Cleaner from Redhawk.org
- Digital audio restoration of CD quality audio wavefiles; for the GNOME desktop.
- Rhythmbox
- An integrated music management application for GNOME; features include: comprehensive audio format support through GStreamer, Internet radio support, and playlists.
- Rosegarden music software for Unix
- A KDE-based audio and MIDI sequencer, score editor, and general-purpose music composition and editing
environment for Linux. Multilingual support.
- Scala Home Page
- Music software tool which supports scale creation, tuning of electronic instruments, and MIDI file
generation and tuning conversion.
- Grip User's Guide
- A comprehensive guide to Grip, a cd-player and cd-ripper for the Gnome desktop. (2004)
- Cecilia
- Graphic User Interface to CSound.
- Turn-Key Linux Audio
- Scripted installation package (shell scripts, smart aliases, tutorials, documentation) for the core set of Linux audio applications used at the Eastman Computer Music Center (ECMC).
- Converting 78rpm records to Modern Media on Linux
- Documents how to convert 78rpm vinyl records to CD using Linux. There is not much information available on this
subject so this is a valuable resource. Last updated in 2002.
- Ardour
- Multichannel hard disk recorder (HDR) and digital audio workstation (DAW). Latest release is 2.8, 2009-03-27.
- PeerCast
- Peer-to-peer broadcasting software; audio streaming server and
client. A multilingual site.
- GNUsound
- A multitrack sound editor for GNOME 1 and 2.
- The gmmusic Homepage
- Music collection management system for Gnome. Site in English and
German.
- Helix Community
- An open multi-format digital media platform, created to accelerate the development and deployment of digital media applications of any media, on any device, over any network, on any operating system and created in any development environment. This is an open collaborative effort among multimedia enthusiasts to develop and extend the Helix DNA platform.
- Noatun - The KDE Media Player
- The super-modular media player for KDE.
- Planet CCRMA at Home
- *cool* A collection of rpms for RedHat 9 or Fedora Core 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 to create an audio/video-oriented workstation with a low-latency kernel, current ALSA audio drivers and a set of music, midi, audio and video applications.
- SnackAmp Tcl/Tk Music Player
- A multi-platform music player with normal music player abilities, multi-user support, integrated web server, and an AutoPlaylist feature; supports MP3, wav, ogg vorbis and plays mp3 and ogg streams.
- Welcome to MusicBrainz!
- *cool* This site is an enormous user-maintained metadatabase of music album information. The user can use the MusicBrainz data either by browsing this web site, or accessing the data from a client program. In addition, users can utilize the MusicBrainz Tagger software to automatically identify and clean up the metadata tags in digital music collections.
- Home Page :: Speex :: Xiph.org Foundation
- A royalty-free, open source free voice codec; complementary to the
Ogg Vorbis code.
- Sound Blaster Live! OpenAL Linux Page
- Contains information on where to find Linux drivers for a variety of Creative products, including soundcard and webcam support.
- Movix
- Three small, related Linux CD distributions that allow the user to boot from a CD and play multimedia files through the MPlayer. A multilingual site.
- GiantDisc Homepage
- Jukebox for mp3, flac, and ogg formats.
- The Network Audio System (NAS)
- A network-transparent, client/server audio transport system. The latest stable version is 1.9.1, 2007-10-27.
- Hydrogen - GNU/Linux Drum Machine
- A simple real-time Drum machine/sequencer featuring Midi I/O, OSS
and Jack audio drivers, and a QT-based graphic interface; also available in Italian, Ukrainian, and Russian.
- Marlin - A GNOME Sample Editor
- A sound editor/processing package for the GNOME2 desktop.
- GeeXboX HomePage
- A standalone media player Linux distribution based on MPlayer and
similar to MoviX. Site available in English and French.
- Quick Toots
- Articles about Linux audio applications.
- OpenJ....the new DJ class
- Site dedicated to using open source software for disk jockeys.
- AudioLink
- A music content manager with both a CLI (command-line interface) and
other GUI options for data retrieval.
- MAS - Media Application Server
- Audio server and multimedia framework.
- Linux Audio Users Guide
- *cool* A comprehensive site of HOWTOs and FAQs and other basic documentation. The documentation found on this site mostly deals with sound drivers, recording, MIDI and music production techniques for a GNU/Linux environment.
- JAMin - JACK Audio Mastering interface
- Audio mastering software designed to perform professional audio
mastering of any number of input streams.
- Linuxaudio.org
- A non-profit consortium to produce professional audio tools with free/opensource software. Click on the "Resources" link on the left-hand side to view all the websites hosted under the linuxaudio.org umbrella.
- TK Ecasound
- A TCL/TK front-end for Ecasound.
- The gmorgan Home Page
- An organ for play in real time and for use like a sequencer; other
features include recording, loading and saving music as midi files.
- GStreamer - Multimedia Framework
- A library that allows the construction of graphs of media-handling components, ranging from simple Ogg/Vorbis playback to
complex audio (mixing) and video (non-linear editing) processing.
- Music Player Daemon (MPD)
- Remote access for playing music (MP3, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC, AAC,
and wave files) and managing playlists.
- FreqTweak
- A real-time audio spectral manipulation and display tool with interactive GUI to manipulate and display the spectral data; sound synthesis.
- AlsaModularSynth
- A MIDI controlled real-time modular synthesizer and effect processor
with support for LADSPA and JACK.
- Hydrogenaudio Forums
- *cool* An extensive resource site for audio technology users.
- XMCD: Motif CD Player
- A full-featured CD player and ripper software package.
- KPlayer, the KDE media player
- A KDE media player based on MPlayer, with the ability to play a variety of audio and video files and streams.
- Aqualung
- A music player for Linux and other platforms. It plays audio CDs, internet radio streams and podcasts as well as sound files in just about any audio format and has the feature of inserting no gaps between adjacent tracks.
- MIDI Manufacturer's Association
- *look* A good technical resource site for MIDI.
- MIDI Database
- *look* A massive database of free and commercial MIDI files.
- MIDI Technical Fanatic's Brainwashing Center
- *cool* An excellent resource site for everthing MIDI, including
tutorials, documentation, MIDI files, software programs.
- The wxMusik Homepage
- A cross-platform multimedia player and library.
- BEAST/BSE
- A music composition and modular synthesis application which supports
popular audio formats, such as MIDI, WAV, MP3 and Ogg.
- Dave Fancella - Building a Home Recording Studio
- This article outlines the software and hardware needed to build a Linux-based home recording studio. (2006)
- MMA Home Page
- A MIDI musical accompaniment generator.
- Linux HTPC Howto
- *look* A detailed HOWTO on setting up a Home Theatre PC (LTPC) with all the expected functionality: CD and DVD player, TV tuner,
photo gallery, Ogg & MP3 collection, game console, e-mail client,
web browser, and more. A must read.
- Independent Music Online
- *cool* A portal for independent bands and artists. Here's an
online music site that "gets it" -- Free, Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) is used throughout the site; supports small, independent (non-RIAA-backed) musicians, with links to their websites; and a selection of music for download, which artists have made available.
- LAM - Music Made With Linux
- A community aggregation service for people making music with Linux and open source software; contains a searchable song list (each entry has title, author, license information, and external links to the music), an entry form for new submissions, and connections to the RSS and M3U feeds.
- The abc home page
- A free and open source music notation specification language.
- Common Music Notation (CMN)
- A Lisp-based language for creating, editing, and displaying traditional western musical scores.
- Banshee
- A music management and playback application for Gnome. Latest release is 1.4, 2008-11-12.
- Amuc - the Amsterdam Music Composer
- A lightweight Linux application for composing (with an emphasis on composing) and playing music; works with the ALSA or OSS sound system.
- Rockbox - Open Source Jukebox Firmware
- An open source replacement firmware for the Archos Jukebox 5000, 6000, Studio, Recorder, FM Recorder, Recorder V2
and Ondio MP3 players.
- JuK
- A jukebox and music manager for the KDE desktop.
- Quod Libet
- A GTK+-based audio player written in Python with support for many plugins. Also includes Ex Falso, a program that uses the same tag editing backend as Quod Libet, but isn't connected to an audio player (for those who just want tag editing with a different audio player). Latest release is 2.0, 2008-09-13.
- Linux Open Source Sound (L.O.S.S.) Project
- The purpose of this project is to encourage and promote music created with open source software and Linux. The website has a music repository and forum where people can post their open source audio works as well as descriptions of their work.
- Denemo Homepage
- A GUI musical score editor intended primarily as a front-end for GNU Lilypond.
- Common Music
- An object-oriented music composition environment. Dave Phillips, the Linux music & sound guru, rates this as one of the best free and open source music software available. Latest stable release is 2009-01-08.
- Linux Audio Developers
- The Linux Audio Developers mailing list whose primary focus is the development of Linux audio applications and infrastructure.
- Gneutronica
- A MIDI drum machine for Linux with a GNOME/GTK user interface.
- Aldrin
- A music production system for Linux that combines a tracker-style composition interface with audio synthesis and processing modules.
- Exaile
- A music player for Linux based on GTK+ (the GIMP toolkit). Similar to KDE's Amarok music player.
- Jokosher
- A simple and powerful multi-track studio application for recording, editing, mixing and exporting audio. This application has been designed specifically with usability in mind.
- Musix GNU+Linux
- A Knoppix-based, multilingual distribution with a 100% free (as in freedom) multimedia operating system intended for music production, graphic design, audio and video editing.
- Sonic Visualiser
- An application for viewing and analysing the contents of music audio files. Latest release is 1.4, 2008-12-11.
- MiMo
- A simple MIDI monitor utility written in Java. Latest version is 1.1.2, 2007-02-01. Also available in Polish.
- SMPlayer
- A cross-platform multimedia player that uses the MPlayer engine. Available in many languages.
- MOC - Music on Console
- A console-based, Linux audio player designed to be easy-to-use, fast, and functional with lots of features except a fancy GUI (a plus for those who prefer a rodent-free application).
- Mscore
- A MIDI scoring tool for Linux designed to be compatible with Csound and the Ascore utility.
- Traverso Digital Audio Workstation
- A cross-platform, multi-track, audio recording and editing application, with an easy-to-master user interface. It's suitable for both the professional and home user.
- PulseAudio
- A cross-platform, networked sound server project. Formerly called PolypAudio.
- Canorus
- A music score editor for Linux. Continues NoteEdit. Latest release is 0.7, 2009-03-27.
- NtEd
- A musical score editor for Linux. Also available in Dutch, German, Hungarian, Italian, and Swedish.
- MuseScore: Linux Music Score Typesetter
- A cross-platform WYSIWYG music composition and notation program, licenced under GNU GPL. Internationalization is excellent: translated into 12 languages.
- The Linux Sampler Project
- A free, open source pure software audio sampler with professional grade features.
- Csound
- A sound and music synthesis system, providing facilities for composition and performance over a wide range of platforms.
- Free Your Media
- A weblog of Linux open source multimedia applications organized into broad subject categories.
- Minicomputer
- An industrial grade digital synthesizer for Linux.
- Kid3 - ID3 Tagger
- An easy-to-use audio tag editor for KDE. Translations available in French, German, Italian, Polish, Russian, and Spanish.
- Darwin Streaming Server
- The open source version of Apple's QuickTime Streaming Server technology.
- TuxGuitar
- A cross-platorm composition tool for guitarists that can be used to create tablature from ordinary notation.
- Listen, Just Listen - Music Player
- A music management and audio player for GNOME.
- Rakarrack Guitar Effects
- This is a guitar effects processor for Linux. It is simple, easy to use, and has many unique features, including 17 different guitar effects.
- VortexBox
- An open source, quick install ISO that turns an unused computer into an easy-to-use music server/jukebox. It will automatically rip CDs to FLAC and MP3 files, ID3 tag the files, and download the cover art.
- Songbird - Open Source Music Player
- A customizable, free software music player.
- DVD Audio Tools
- A set of tools for authoring and playback of unencrypted and uncompressed audio on dvd-audio discs and hybrid dvd-audio/video discs.
- Subsonic - Free Music Streamer
- A Web-based music streamer, jukebox and Podcast receiver.
- LinuxMCE
- An open source software platform designed to allow a computer to act as a home theater PC (HTPC), personal video recorder, full-featured VOIP-compatible phone system, and a home automation system.
- Elisa
- An open source, cross-platform media centre connecting the Internet to an all-in-one media player for music, movies, and slideshows. The primary development and deployment platform is Linux and UNIX.
- CLAM - C++ Library for Audio and Music
- CLAM is a full-fledged software framework for research and application development in the audio and music fields. It offers a conceptual model as well as tools for the analysis, synthesis and processing of audio signals. An interesting side note: CLAM in Catalan means something like "a continuous sound produced by a large number of people as to show approval or disapproval of a given event"
- Boxtream
- This is a GPL-licensed streaming video and audio system plus recording studio.
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- Lehmanns Online Bookshop
- German online bookstore with more than 200 Linux titles.
- Linux Online - Bookstore
- A wide selection of books on Linux and open source.
- Linux/Unix | O'Reilly Media
- The current listing of Linux books available from O'Reilly.
- BookFinder.com: Search for New, Out of Print and Used Books
- A useful site for finding Linux books.
- Lulu.com - Self Publishing - Free
- A software and publishing (books, music, multimedia) marketplace, which enables writers and developers to create, distribute and sell their product in their own language without a middleman. Founded by Bob Young of Red Hat fame.
- MontaVista - Linux-Based Software and Development Tools for Connected Devices
- A Linux company that specializes in mobile and embedded solutions.
- PCMall
- Use search engine in each category to find Linux projects.
- The geekcheat.com Homepage
- The place to go to find vi and emacs reference sheets in unique places - like coffee mugs, t-shirts, and mousepads!
- ThinkGeek :: Stuff for Smart Masses
- A U.S.-based online store featuring all manner of computer/geek merchandise including apparel (t-shirts and the like),
gadgets, books, electronics, caffeine products, and stuff for the home and office.
- SourceForge
- An online media, software and e-commerce leader in community-driven Open Source innovation. SourceForge is best known for SourceForge.net, the world's largest open source software development and distribution environment. It also runs a number of well-known Linux and open source websites including Slashdot, Freshmeat, Linux.com, Newsforge,
ThinkGeek.com, and ITManagersJournal.
- Penguin Computing - Linux Servers and Clusters
- A Linux company specializing in cluster software, servers, workstations, and peripherals.
- CheapBytes
- *cool* A huge selection of technical products including Linux distributions, cool Linux merchandise (including our beloved Tux), Linux training materials, and hardware.
- Linux Central - the /root for Linux Resources Since 1997
- A huge array of Linux products including distributions, Linux & technical books, software & applications, Linux-friendly hardware, and Linux gear.
- Mainsoft - the Cross-Platform Development Company
- Visual MainWin for Linux and UNIX.
- The FreeBSD Mall
- An online store for all things FreeBSD.
- Mandriva Store
- The place for Mandriva Linux
products and goodies.
- Roaring Penguin Software
- A Canadian-based, software company specializing in anti-spam software; offers both commercial software and GPLed software (free for downloading). Website also available in German and Spanish.
- EmperorLinux - Linux Laptops and Notebooks
- Providing Linux Laptops with full hardware support since 1999.
- Linux Consultants Guide
- Worldwide list by country.
- Debian GNU/Linux -- Consultants
- A list of people who make at least part of their income from doing paid support for Debian. Organized by country and available in many languages.
- Embedded Linux and Embedded Real-Time Operating Systems: BlueCat and LynxOS by LynuxWorks
- Specializes in Linux-based embedded systems and real-time operating systems.
- Linux Canada
- GPL accounting and commercial point-of-sale software for Linux and Windows.
- Slackware Store
- A website for all things Slackware; Slackware distributions, books, and novelty items.
- Warped Systems :: I can do that with Linux....
- A Canadian-based Linux consulting company, with an emphasis on Mandriva Linux server implementation and support.
- Sputnik-Managed WiFi Networks
- A U.S.-based company that provides secure, manageable wireless solutions.
- OLPC - One Laptop per Child
- *cool* The mission of this non-profit association (One Laptop Per Child) is to develop a low-cost laptop - the "$100
Laptop" - a technology that could revolutionize how we educate the world's children. Their goal is to provide children around the world with new opportunities to explore, experiment, and express themselves. Website also available in
German. In 2008 this project lost its way somewhat when they announced plans to collaborate with Microsoft.
- Cheeplinux - The Cheepest Way To Buy Free Software!
- A UK-based online store specializing in Linux and open source merchandise, including distributions, software, hardware, clothing, mugs, and Tux.
- Debian Shop!
- An online store specializing in Debian distributions and merchandise. A portion of each sale is donated to Debian.
- UKLINUX.NET - The UK's Free Linux ISP
- The UK's only ISP dedicated to users of Linux and Open Source/Free Software.
- Linux Media Labs, LLC
- Motion video solutions for GNU/Linux OS.
- Devicescape Software
- Developers of wireless LAN and WLAN software for Linux. Website also available in Japanese.
- The iso4Linux.com Homepage
- German online store specializing in Linux ISO-files on CD.
- Pogo Linux, Inc.- Linux Workstations, Servers, Storage Solutions, and Hardware -- Built for Linux!
- A Seattle (Washington, USA)-based computer vendor of Linux servers, Linux and dual boot workstations, Linux storage servers and Linux cluster systems.
- Perpetual PC's Website Design
- Linux service and web page design with a focus on open source
software.
- TheKompany.com :: Home
- Develops products for and contributes to KDE.
- Everything Linux Australia - The Alternative Operating System Store
- An Australian online technical supermarket specializing in Linux.
- Linux Tested
- Tests Linux hardware compatability for a fee and posts results.
- Jungo - Device Driver Development Tools, Home Gateway Software
- Linux device drivers and software.
- Tux Games - The Online Store for Linux Games
- A UK-based online Linux games store; ships worldwide.
- Enterprise Open Source Software Solutions by OpenLogic
- Provides software, stacks and services that help enterprises to manage open source deployments.
- Linux Game Publishing
- A Linux game company that aims to bring top quality Linux games to market by providing a reseller channel for both
ports of games from other platforms and for new games.
- Pantek - Expert Linux Support and Linux Security
- A U.S.-based company supporting Linux since 1995; site also has a
good Linux documentation section (http://www.pantek.com/library/).
- Linux Software, Linux telephony software and LINUX CRM software
- A U.S. Linux server, telephony, and networking company.
- Welcome to the KYZO Ltd
- LinuxROM distribution - a PizzaBox server.
- ScotGold Products - Linux Tux Products
- A U.K. company.
- ASL: Redefining Linux Performance
- Provider of high performance Linux systems.
- StackFoundry
- A consulting company that specializes in developing and designing software and hardware embedded solutions.
- Linux CDs/DVDs Shop
- A wide selection of Linux distros; some games and software.
- Quantum Linux Laboratories - Accelerating Business With Linux Technology
- A Washington (U.S.)-based Linux company which provides training,
support, development, and integration services.
- SCN Consulting UK
- Linux migration consultants; specializes working with non-profit
organizations.
- Open Enterprise Solutions
- A British Columbia (Canada)-based Linux and open source solutions provider with a focus on turnkey server solutions
for small to medium sized businesses as well as the home user.
- Linux en Colombia - venta de cds linux red hat mandrake debian slackware openoffice freebsd staroffice comprar linux en colombia manual.
- A Columbia-based company that offers Linux distributions on cd plus
links and information about Linux software. Site in Spanish
- Linux T-Shirts, UNIX T-Shirts - Linux Tux Apparel
- A variety of Linux-related clothing and merchandise.
- Secure Managed Desktops | Userful
- A Calgary (Alberta, Canada)-based company specializing in low-cost
turnkey solutions for public access terminals using Linux; for libraries,
internet cafes and onsite events.
- Welcome to Linux Cd.org
- Many Linux distributions on CD available starting at $1.59.
- Symbio Technologies: Developers of Linux Thin Client Terminals and Servers
- A U.S.-based IT company specializing in server-centric diskless and stateless computing solutions; develops a network appliance that enables diskless thin clients to connect to and provide operating system environments from servers on
a variety of computer platforms, including Linux.
- Vancouver Linux Users Group -- List of Consultants
- List of Linux professionals in the Vancouver (Canada) area.
- Linux Consultants - North America
- An alphabetical listing of North American Linux consultants.
- Linux CD's - RoseIndia.net
- An India-based company that sells a large selection of Linux CDs and DVDs.
- Penguins at Penguin Place
- Shop for penguin gifts and browse through the Penguin Post.
- Elphel, Inc. | Imaging Solutions with Free Software and Open Hardware
- This U.S.-based company manufactures high-performance cameras based on free software and hardware designs. The GNU General Public License (GPL) covers all the Elphel software and hardware designs. Website also available in Chinese, French, and Russian.
- CheapISO.com - Cheap Linux CDs
- A wide variety of Linux distributions available on CD.
- Linuxcaffe - Coffee, Code, Culture, Community
- *cool* A Linux user's dream -- a Toronto coffee/internet cafe totally run on open source software. Offers
good food, coffee, music, art, free WiFi, Linux distros, and Linux help.
- Grace System Technology Labs
- An India-based company that specializes in Linux device drivers, embedded systems, wireless LAN protocols 802.11, and Linux internals.
- Eurogaran Informatica
- A Spanish Linux company specializing in consulting, installation, technical support of servers, VPN & LAN - primarily for medium to large enterprises. Website available in Catalan, English, and Spanish.
- Mozilla Store
- The official store for Mozilla, Thunderbird, and Firefox merchandise.
- Mozdev Group, Inc.
- A Mozilla software company which services all Mozilla-based
technologies.
- GarageGames
- An Internet publishing label for independent games and game
developers; a variety of Linux games are available.
- The pcHDTV Homepage
- Manufacturer of Linux HDTV (high-definition TV) cards.
- Tux Penguin Stickers, Buttons & Fun Stuff : CafePress.com
- *cool* Over 800 designs for Tux buttons and stickers are available on this site.
- DisklessWorkstations.Com - Welcome
- Company started as an offshoot to the Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) and now provides hardware and software solutions using LTSP/Linux as the foundation.
- AllLinuxCD.com - Where You Get Your Linux CDs
- Offers a wide variety of Linux
distributions on CD.
- DoctorTux - Open Source Linux Solution Provider
- A Linux company specializing in system installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and remote administration services; based in the U.S. Pacific Northwest.
- LinuxCertified.com - Linux Laptops
- Linux laptops, both new and refurbished, available here; all are pre-installed and fully supported.
- Alacos-Linux Migration Agent
- Specializes in easy migration from Windows to the Linux desktop.
- TheLinuxStore.ca, Canada's Source for Linux and Mini ITX Products
- A wide variety of Linux products including CDs and hardware.
- Linux Consulting and Support Service
- A Vancouver-based company specializing in Linux for business.
- Groovix from Open Sense Solutions
- Linux systems for business, home and kiosk/public access use; desktop and notebook computers are pre-installed with customized Ubuntu GNU/Linux software.
- PCTech101 - Linux CD, DVD, and Affordable Linux Training Videos
- A wide variety of Linux distributions and training materials available on CD and DVD.
- LXer: The Pre-Installed Linux Vendor Database
- *look* A database of companies that sell Linux pre-installed on desktop PCs or notebooks/laptops.
- LinuxISO.co.uk - Linux Buy
- Linux distros on CD/DVD, Live CDs, and merchandise are available for sale here. Free delivery within the UK.
- The Linux Source
- A UK-based supplier of Linux distributions on CD and DVD.
- Ribosi Inc. - Stop the Proprietary Madness!
- A U.S.-based company specializing in Linux computers, open source solutions, and services.
- System76, Inc.
- This Linux-only company provides and supports Ubuntu pre-installed laptops, desktops, and servers with a
commitment to the ideals of open source software. Ships to Canada and the U.S. only.
- ZaReason, Inc.
- *cool* A Berkeley, California (USA)-based Linux OEM that delivers
custom-built Ubuntu laptops, desktops, as well as Linux books, and gear.
Ships internationally. According to CEO, Cathy Malmrose, a screwdriver is included with each order to send an important message. "That little screwdriver is supposed to communicate that we respect people's ownership of their new laptop or desktop and we respect their intelligence to be able to modify it."
- Save a Tonne With Koolu!
- A Canadian-based company that sells pre-installed Ubuntu Linux thin clients and network appliances, which work with Google Apps in energy- and pollution-sparing installations for business, government, and education. Koolu's motto is
"save a tonne with koolu," refers to the amount of carbon emissions saved by its low-powered devices, compared to running a standard client PC for a year.
- Linux Online.biz
- A U.S.-based company that sells a wide variety of Linux distributions on CDs/DVDs, as well as training materials, Linux software, and guide books. Ships worldwide.
- OSDisc.com - Buy Linux CDs and DVDs
- A U.S.-based online store specializing in Linux software and distributions on CDs and DVDs. Ships worldwide.
- The Linux Laptop Company
- A U.S.-based Linux laptop company that specializes in customized, pre-configured Ubuntu Linux notebooks.
- Los Alamos Computers (LAC): High-Performance GNU/Linux Computing
- *cool* This company specializes in pre-loaded Linux computers - all with 100% Free Software.
- Bug Labs
- This company is dedicated to providing a Lego-like collection of open source hardware and software that customers can use to build their own devices.
- Pixel Qi
- Pixel Qi was started in 2008 by Mary Lou Jepsen, former CTO of the OLPC Project, and inventor of the sunlight-readable display technology. The company is currently pursuing the $75 laptop, while also aiming to bring sunlight-readable, low-cost, and low-power screens into mainstream laptops, cellphones and digital cameras.
- Linux CDs, Linux DVDs, and Linux Training
- An online Linux store that offers a large selection of distributions on CD and DVD as well as Linux training CDs, books, manuals, and online courses.
- Handheld Linux
- An online store specializing on open, small, handheld Linux devices.
- Linux Identity
- This site specializes primarily in magazines about Linux distributions. It also has free, downloadable articles and forums on Linux distributions. Also available in French.
Distributions
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Special Purpose
- <sort order="normal">title</sort>.
- Security-Enhanced Linux
- SE Linux is a version of the Linux kernel enhanced for security purposes. It is developed by the U.S. government's National Security Agency and Secure Computing Corporation with the contributions of the University of Utah. Not strictly a Linux distribution.
- LUnix - The Next Generation
- Primarily for the Commodore64.
- BRaiLleSPEAK.net - The Official BRaiLleSPEAK Web Page
- A Braille and Speech Mini-Distribution of GNU/Linux.
- Linux From Scratch
- Designed to be educational to install and use; instructions
based on the Linux From Scratch (LFS) book.
- Linux From Scratch - Online Book
- Derived from the popular Linux-From-Scratch-HOWTO, this book describes the process of creating a Linux system
from scratch from an already installed Linux distribution, using nothing but the sources of software that are needed. (2005)
- Beyond Linux From Scratch
- A project with the aim of assisting Linux From Scratch (LFS) users to go beyond the base system. Available in Chinese, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish.
- EURONODE.ORG : Open Source GNU / Linux Debian Systems
- A set of Debian GNU/Linux distributions that can be used for a high
performance server or firewall; three distributions available: minimal
Woody, simple firewall, and advanced firewall.
- 64 Studio
- A 64-bit Linux distribution tailor-made for audio and multimedia workers and enthusiasts, complete with a low-latency kernel and an up-to-date selection of Linux sound, music, and video applications.
- Beyond Linux From Scratch (BLFS) Book -- Online Book
- This book continues the Linux From Scratch book; includes information on networking, X support, sound support and printer and scanner support; also available in French, Italian, Russian, and Spanish. (2007)
- EnGarde Secure Linux :: Welcome!
- A secure distribution of Linux engineered from the ground-up to provide organizations with the level of security
required to create a corporate Web presence or even conduct e-business on the Web.
- Skolelinux
- Skolelinux is the Debian-edu project's Custom Debian Distribution (CDD) which provides an out-of-the-box localised environment tailored for schools and universities. It comes with 75 applications aimed at schools, as well as 15 network services pre-configured for a school environment. Available in English, French, German, Norwegian, and Spanish.
- Rocks Clusters
- This distribution emphasizes ease of management, configurability, and security in clusters. Rocks is based on the CentOS distribution.
Meta Sites
- <sort order="normal">title</sort>.
- LWN Linux Distribution List
- *look* A comprehensive list of over 500 Linux distributions -large and
small, specialized and generalized, old and new. Updated regularly and
organised by category.
- Distrowatch
- *look* A comprehensive distribution site with reviews, articles, detailed information for each distribution, and Distrowatch Weekly news.
- Linux Online - Distributions and FTP Sites
- *cool* A searchable database by language, category and platform. Each entry has a link to the homepage and download area plus a
short description.
- List of Linux Live CDs
- *cool* A comprehensive list of Linux-based Live CDs; seachable by
primary function of the distribution.
- DebianPureBlends
- This is a subset of Debian that is configured to support a particular target group out-of-the-box. Formerly known as CustomDebian.
- TLMP - The Linux Mirror Project
- A mirror site for all major Linux distributions.
- LinuxTracker - Linux BitTorrents
- BitTorrent tracking site that allows users to post and share files relating to all things Linux; offers quick downloads of the
latest Linux distributions.
- LinuxQuestions.org - Linux Distribution ISOs
- *look* One of the top sites for finding Linux distribution ISOs for download.
- Linux and Open Source Screenshots
- Site devoted to screenshots of beta and stable versions of Linux distributions and open source
applications; includes links to the distributions or applications web page.
- LiveDistro
- *cool* A live CD information site; tracks release announcements of live CD projects, including the unusual distros; also provides resources such as HOWTOs, software tools, build tools and documentation.
- HomeDistro
- This site is devoted to the best desktop Linux distributions for the home PC user; includes reviews and forums.
Desktop
- <sort order="normal">title</sort>.
- Symphony OS - Unity. Beauty. Simplicity
- A Debian and Knoppix-based distribution designed for the beginner and non-technical user; uses the FVWM lightweight window manager and apt-plus, an extension of the apt package manager.
- Linspire - the World's Easiest Desktop Linux
- A desktop distribution with the look and feel of Windows; downloads are not free and come with
proprietary drivers and software; see also http://www.freespire.org (Freespire) for the free, no cost version of Linspire. This distribution includes the option for legally licensed proprietary software pieces in the core distribution.
- Xandros
- A desktop system designed to peacefully co-exist and inter-operate with Windows desktop and server systems.
Embedded
- <sort order="normal">title</sort>.
- BusyBox
- BusyBox combines tiny versions of many common UNIX utilities into a single small executable. Known as the Swiss Army Knife of embedded Linux.
- RTLinux - Real Time Linux
- RTLinux is an extension of Linux to a Real-time operating system; available as a free and a commercial
version from FSMLabs.
- LinuxDevices.com - Embedded Linux Distributions Quick Reference Guide
- This guide provides brief descriptions of the currently available commercial and non-commercial sources for embedded Linux distributions and implementations. (2007)
- OpenWrt - Wireless Freedom
- A Linux distribution for embedded devices and wireless routers.
- FreeWRT
- A Linux distribution for embedded systems. It is an appliance development kit (ADK) especially designed for embedded system developers and advanced users
- The Angstrom Distribution | Embedded Power
- A user-friendly distribution for a variety of embedded devices such as handhelds,set-top boxes and network-attached storage devices. This project continues the OpenEmbedded, OpenZaurus, and OpenSimpad projects.
Mini
- <sort order="normal">title</sort>.
- LNX-BBC - fits on one cdrom
- Floppix - Linux on 2 Floppies
- Based on small subset of Debian/GNU.
- Crash Recovery Kit for Linux
- A system recovery disc for Linux and other systems; especially useful for hardware failures, backup over networks in the form of tar.gz tarballs, recovery of a misconfigured or hacked Linux system, and detecting versions and types of hardware.
- BRaiLleSPEAK.net - The Official BRaiLleSPEAK Web Page
- A Braille and Speech Mini-Distribution of GNU/Linux.
- RIP Linux Rescue System ( Rescue is Possible)
- A CD or USB boot/rescue/backup/maintenance system.
- KNOPPIX - Live Linux Filesystem On CD/DVD
- A Debian-based bootable live system on CD or DVD, consisting of a representative collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals. Site available in many languages.
- The Linux Bootdisk HOWTO
- How to design and build boot/root diskettes for Linux; tested on Intel architecture only. (2002)
- Phrealon Distribution
- Bootable linux CD based on Slackware Linux 9.0.
- Movix
- Three small, related Linux CD distributions that allow the user to boot from a CD and play multimedia files through the MPlayer. A multilingual site.
- Knoppix Linux
- A resource site for Knoppix users, developers and testers. Has an
extensive documentation section.
- Dynebolic GNU/Linux Live CD
- A live, bootable CDROM with a good selection of multimedia
tools, including webcast software.
- Knoppix Install to Hard Disk HOWTO
- A guide to installing Knoppix in 20 minutes flat! Also available in French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Russian, and Spanish. (2008)
- Damn Small Linux, 50 megabytes of penguin power
- A Knoppix-based business card-type CD distribution.
- Musix GNU+Linux
- A Knoppix-based, multilingual distribution with a 100% free (as in freedom) multimedia operating system intended for music production, graphic design, audio and video editing.
- GeeXboX HomePage
- A standalone media player Linux distribution based on MPlayer and
similar to MoviX. Site available in English and French.
- IBM developerWorks - Open Source Projects - System Recovery with Knoppix
- Using Knoppix as a system recovery tool (or what to do when good disks go bad); a little dated (2003), but still useful.
- LinuxDevCenter Article - "Using and Customizing Knoppix"
- A walkthrough article on customizing Knoppix. (2003) N.B. This article is no longer completely accurate because the implementation of the KNOPPIX distribution's boot process has changed since this article was originally written,
although the information for the most part is still accurate.
- Linux Mobile System
- A full Linux system within a USB Flash Memory Drive; bootable from
any 1386-based PC; site available in English and Spanish.
- ADIOS Live Linux Boot CD
- A Fedora-based live CD distribution that supports the KDE desktop environment for X windows, plus ICEwm for
systems short of RAM. The primary objective of this project is to automate the download of operating systems in a laboratory environment using a web server.
- SystemRescueCd
- *cool* This is the ultimate, cross-platform system rescue power tool based on the Gentoo distribution, and comes with tons of features for every eventuality. Also available in French and Spanish.
- Feather Linux
- A distribution based on Knoppix; runs off a CD or a USB pendrive
and includes desktop software.
- INSERT - Security Rescue Toolkit
- A bootable Linux system on a credit card-sized CD-ROM; based on
Knoppix.
- Puppy Linux
- A small but full-featured distribution that can boot off a flash card or any USB memory device. Excellent multilingual support - 10+ languages.
- Deep-Water/Linux
- A graphical minimalist boot CD distribution, featuring the
Deep-View file browser.
- Public IP - ZoneCD
- A CD-based Linux distribution for setting up a WiFi public hot spot.
- Working Centre Linux Project
- A Debian-based distribution specifically for older, low-powered,
refurbished computers; comes with cheap or free, legal software,
specifically geared to new computer users or those who have only used a Windows environment.
- MEPIS -- Simply Desktop Linux
- A Debian-based live CD distribution; easy-to-use desktop Linux distro which comes loaded with applications including
KDE, Mozilla Firefox, and Scribus.
- Mepis Lovers Forums
- A Mepis users help site. The forums cover the following categories: help, HOWTOs, scripts and packages, general information, and non-English forums.
- Knowing Knoppix; the beginner's guide to the Linux that runs from a CD
- A beginner-friendly help book for Knoppix; based on version 3.3;
available in PDF format only.
- LiveCD News
- News and links to reviews of live CD distributions.
- PCLinuxOS
- A live CD based on the Mandriva distribution; can be used as a Linux demo, a system rescue disc, and
also can serve as a general purpose desktop.
- The grml.org Homepage
- A live-CD based on Knoppix and Debian with a collection of software primarily for system administrators; includes automatic hardware detection, crash recovery, and network/system analysis tools.
- Elive
- A Debian-based desktop Linux distribution and live CD featuring the Enlightenment window manager; also known as Enlightenment live CD.
- Zenwalk Linux
- A Slackware-based distribution (formerly Minislack) which focuses on Internet applications, multimedia and coding
tools with minimal hardware requirements; based on the XFCE desktop environment
- BackTrack
- A Slackware-based, live CD Linux distribution with over 300 security tools useful for tasks such as security audits and penetration testing. This distribution evolved from the merger Whax and Auditor Security Collection distributions.
- PCLinuxOS Hardware Database
- A hardware compatibility database for the PCLinuxOS distribution and remasters.
- Toorox
- A Linux live-DVD, multilingual (English and German) distribution based on Gentoo that starts as a bootable media using Knoppix technology. It uses KDE as the default desktop environment, and includes a wide variety of free and open source software applications.
- Moblin
- This is an optimized Linux-based platform for mobile devices including Netbooks, Mobile Internet Devices (MIDs),
and In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) systems.
Package Management
- <sort order="normal">title</sort>.
- Maximum RPM; Taking the Red Hat Package Manager to the Limit - Online Book
- *look* The classic book on building RPMs. (Red Hat, 2000).
- RPM Package Manager
- A resource site for RPM-related information. RPM is the standard Linux/UNIX packaging tool. Latest production release is 5.1.6, 2008-10-18.
- Planet CCRMA at Home
- *cool* A collection of rpms for RedHat 9 or Fedora Core 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 to create an audio/video-oriented workstation with a low-latency kernel, current ALSA audio drivers and a set of music, midi, audio and video applications.
- OpenPKG - Cross Platform UNIX Software Packaging
- Cross-platform RPM-based package management.
- RPM Wizard
- An installation program for RPM packages. Latest stable release is 0.7, 2003-24-01. Site available in English and French.
- The freshrpms.net Homepage
- *cool* Custom RPMs for Red Hat and Fedora Linux; also has a mailing
list and archives.
- The apt4rpm Homepage
- Apt for rpm-based distributions; a tool to convert an rpm repository into an apt, yum or metadata
repository. See Related Material link for links to package management-related sites.
- Welcome to the RPM repository on speakeasy.rpmfind.net
- *look* A searchable RPM package repository; can access by group (subject), distribution, vendor (RPM creator), creation date, and name.
- The rpmseek.com Homepage - The Search Engine for Linux rpm and Debian Packages
- Site in English and German.
- IBM developerWorks: Packaging software with RPM, Part 1
- Using RPM on Red Hat Linux 7.1; dated, but can be applied to later versions. (2001)
- IBM developerWorks: Packaging software with RPM, Part 2
- Building without root, patching software, and distributing RPMs. (2001)
- IBM developerWorks: Packaging software with RPM, Part 3
- Running scripts at install and uninstall. (2002)
- RPM Tutorial
- How to build RPM packages.
- RPM of Group Archiving/Backup
- Listing of archiving and backup RPMs.
- Penguin Liberation Front
- A packaging project dedicated to distributing software that cannot be included in Linux distributions for various reasons
such as software patents, the DMCA, and strong cryptography prohibition in many countries.
- AptRpm - CncMoin
- A port of Debian's APT tools to a RPM- based distribution, such as SUSE, Red Hat, and ALT-Linux.
- LinuxPackages
- Currently for Slackware packages only.
- Linux@DUKE: Yum: Yellow dog Updater, Modified
- An automatic updater and package installer/remover for rpm systems.
- The Kpackage Handbook
- A GUI interface to the RPM, Debian, Slackware and BSD package managers
- Apt-get.org: Unofficial APT repositories
- A supplement for unofficial apt repositories for Debian users.
- Synaptic
- GUI front-end for APT.
- Easy Urpmi
- Urpmi configuration for Mandriva.
- SWARET
- A script to handle Slackware package updates, upgrades, installs, removes. It functions similarly to apt-get, the Debian package manager. Latest stable release is 1.6.3, 2006-10-27.
- Slackpkg
- An automated tool for management of Slackware Linux packages. Latest stable release is 2.70, 2008-01-2008.
- APT for SUSE HOWTO
- A detailed HOWTO on the Advanced Package Tool (APT) for SUSE users; includes tips and tricks, package repositories, new rpms added to the apt repository, and documentation. (2007)
- RULE: A project to Run Up2date Linux Everywhere
- Making the current versions of Fedora Core Linux installable and useable, even on limited or older computers. Target users: schools, public and private organizations, and developing countries.
- RPM Search
- *look* This RPM site is both an indexing service and a large repository. A very handy site because it has the more obscure sites plus
all the different mirrors of a distribution.
- AutoUpdate
- Perl script to upgrade both RedHat rpms and third party rpms.
- Autopackage
- A multi-distribution binary packaging framework for Linux systems. Latest stable release is 1.2.5, 2008-05-27.
- Alien - Package Converter
- A program that allows interchangability of packages with different distributions by converting between Red Hat rpms,
Debian dpkg, and Slackware tgz file formats.
- APT HOWTO
- Debian package management utility.
- Rpmrebuild
- A tool to repackage/modify rpm packages.
- Checkinstall Home Page
- A handy utility with which you can build an .rpm or .deb or .tgz package that will install using the associated packaging tools. Last release is 1.6.0, 2005-08-10.
- Debian Backports
- Recompiled packages (primarily from Debian testing and some from Debian unstable for security updates) which will run without new libraries on a stable Debian distribution.
- Package Management: APT for RPM
- A walkthrough article about APT, a packagement tool that makes installing and uninstalling software a snap. Particularly geared to Red Hat and Fedora users. Also available in Spanish. (2004) N.B.: This article is a little dated, but the information is still valid. Some links do not work.
- Debian GNU/Linux FAI Guide (Fully Automatic Installation)
- *cool* This comprehensive manual includes information on installation, planning and creating the configuration and how to deal with errors. (2007)
- Smart Package Manager
- The goal of this package manager is to creat smart and portable
algorithms for managing software upgrading and installation. This tool works on all major distributions.
- DAG: Apt/Yum RPM Repository
- A repository of add-on RPM packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (2.1, 3, 4 and 5); Fedora Core (1, 2, and 3), and Red Hat Linux (6.2, 7.3, 8.0 and 9), for i386 and x86_64.
- SystemImager
- Software that automates Linux installs, software distribution and production deployment. Latest stable release is 3.8.1, 2007-04-01.
- ATrpms
- A third party rpm repository for Red Hat 7.3, 8.0, and 9; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 and 4; Fedora Core 1-6; rpms organized by distribution, name and subject.
- Toast
- A distribution-independent source package manager.
- The Written Word
- Provides pre-compiled binaries of Open Source software on AIX, HP-UX, IRIX, Redhat Linux, Solaris, and Tru64 UNIX;
there is an extensive list of supported applications.
- Klik - Linux Software Download
- A software client that provides an easy way to download and use software for most major Linux distributions.
- Linux App Finder
- *cool* An application software database, organized by subject categories. Users of Debian-based distributions will find this site a quick reference of available deb packages for each of the applications. Also included is a handy chart of alternative Linux applictions for Windows and OS X software.
- SoS: SeerOfSouls
- *look* A third-party RPM repository for Mandriva.
- Welcome to EasyUbuntu
- An easy-to-use download script that provides the Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Xubuntu user the most commonly requested apps, codecs, and tweaks that are not found in the base distribution. Downloads available for stable
versions of Breezy & Dapper as well as bleeding edge packages for developers.
- Packaging Guidelines - Fedora Project
- A collection of guidelines for writing Fedora packages. Last updated 2007-04-17.
- Instalinux
- A website from which users can create customized installation images for various flavours of Linux; particularly useful
for system administrators who need to standardize their system install routines.
- APTonCD, The Ubuntu "CD/DVD 2" Creator
- A GUI-based tool that creates a backup (CD or DVD) of all packages installed using apt-get; particularly useful for
those users with slow Internet connections. Available in Brazilian Portuguese, English, French, Portuguese, and Spanish.
- Medibuntu :: Multimedia, Entertainment & Distractions In Ubuntu
- A repository of packages that cannot be included in the Ubuntu distribution for legal reasons related to geographical variations in legislation regarding copyright, licensing, patents, and security. This repository has sections for free and non-free software.
- rpmlinux.org | Unofficial RPM repository for Mandriva 2008.0 i586
- The unofficial RPM repository for the latest release of Mandriva. Also available in French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
- Linux Software Search at TuxSoftware.com
- A Web-based Linux software installation site for Ubuntu, Debian, and derived distributions such as LinuxMint, DreamLinux,
and gOS. N.B.: This is a new site (2008), with more software to come in the repository.
- GetDeb - Software for Ubuntu Linux
- An Ubuntu software portal with ready-to-install applications in Ubuntu's default .deb format.
- RPM Package Manager Wiki
- This is the resource site for the RPM Package Manager (RPM), a command-line driven package management system capable of installing, uninstalling, verifying, querying, and updating computer software packages.
- RPM Fusion
- *cool* A new (2008) third-party RPM repository for Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) users. There are two distinct sections: free and non-free. The Dribble, FreshRPMs, and Livna repositories have been merged into this repository.
- Fedora Weekly News (FWN)
- A public community news information site for Fedora users.
- Fedora Project
- A Linux-based operating system that showcases the latest in free and open source software. Sponsored by Red Hat.
- The Unofficial Fedora FAQ
- Comprehensive FAQs for Fedora Core 1 to 10. Also has links to other Fedora-related help/support sites. Translated into many languages.
- TurboLinux
- Specializes in building distributions from the ground up for the enterprise market in Asia.
- Mandriva Compatible Hardware Database
- A database of hardware that is compatible with the Mandriva operating system.
- The ROCK Linux Distribution
- A flexible Linux distribution build kit; a toolchain/framework for making your own Linux distributions.
- RedHat
- The main site for Red Hat, one of the primary Linux distributions.
- SUSE Linux Enterprise
- The main site for SUSE Linux Enterprise (business) information.
- Slackware Linux
- First released in 1993, Slackware is is one of the main Linux distributions known for its technical superiority and stability.
- Yellow Dog Linux
- Linux on the PowerPC platform.
- Debian GNU/Linux -- The Universal Operating System
- The main Debian website.
- Gentoo Linux
- The main site for the Gentoo distribution, a free operating system based on either Linux or FreeBSD that can be automatically optimized and customized for just about any application or need.
- ELX, Everyone's Linux
- Product offerings inlclude: Linux desktops - BizDesk and PowerDesk; Gateway Server and PowerServer; TerminalServer for diskless, ultra-thin client systems; and D-Drive, a toolkit for automating the creation of Linux device drivers for PCI cards.
- Welcome to the Mandriva Community
- This is a help site for the Mandriva community. It includes discussion forums & blogs, mailing lists, IRC, and wiki.
- Debian International
- The main Debian site for internationalization information. There are links to Debian resources and documentation in various languages.
- Mandriva Linux
- The main Mandriva site; formerly known as Mandrake Linux.
- Development/Tasks/Translating - Mandriva Community Wiki
- Internationalization project for Mandriva.
- About Debian
- A step-by-step guide on installing Linux software for servers and network installation along with set up for beginners with instructions on configuring a home server. Other Debian resources are included on this site.
- Hardware Compatibility Database - openSUSE
- Hardware compatibility database for openSUSE.
- Debian Linux Kernel Handbook
- The main goal of this handbook is to serve as a single access point to all kernel-related documentation. It contains the information about the Debian packaging of Linux kernel for the Etch release of Debian (version 4.0). (2008)
- Debian Developer's Reference
- The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the recommended procedures and the available resources for Debian developers. Available for download in PDF format. This guide has been translated into French. Latest version of this guide: 2009-04-03.
- Debian GNU/Linux -- Documentation
- *look* The main site for all Debian documentation.
- The redhat.com Red Hat Documentation Page
- *look* One of the primary sites for Red Hat documentation. Includes manuals, books, and technical whitepapers. Available in HTML or PDF format.
- Debian GNU/Linux -- Security Information
- The main Debian security site which includes security advisories and advice for the Debian user.
- Debian Project News
- A newsletter for the Debian community. Issues available from 1999 to present.
- DebianWiki: DebianEdu
- A project about improving Debian to make it the best distribution for educational purposes.
- Mandriva Club
- Site for Mandriva Club members.
- Welcome to debian-sf Homepage!
- A package of SourceForge software for the Debian GNU/Linux operating system. That means, it's a file (or set of files) that can be installed by a package manager, resulting in an automatic installation of the Sourceforge software on a Debian system.
- DebianHELP :: Militantly FREE Software Help
- Specifically geared to helping people new to Debian GNU/Linux with
many subject-specific forums.
- Debian NewbieDOC
- For new Debian users, but site also has general beginner information. A little dated - documents seem to be mainly from 2007, but still contains useful information.
- Mandriva Linux Tips For Free
- Help and information for users new to Linux and Mandriva.
- The Mandriva Community Wiki
- Information and documentation for Mandriva users. Available in many languages.
- Andesi : Another Debian Site
- A French Debian documentation and forum site.
- DistroWatch Resource Guide - "Major Linux Distributions"
- A handy guide to the 10 most popular Linux distributions.
- Mandriva Linux Security
- Mandriva security site.
- Mandriva Users Board
- A technical help and discussion forum for Linux Mandriva users as well as users of most Linux distributions. This site is
not exclusively for Mandriva users.
- SUSE LINUX: Security Announcements
- The main security site for SUSE.
- Unofficial Ubuntu 6.10 (Edgy Eft) Starter Guide
- *cool* A detailed guide to the 6.10 (Edgey Eft) version; essential reading for Ubuntu users; there are links to older versions of this guide - 6.10 (Dapper Drake) and 5.10 (Breezy Badger); all guides are available in many languages.
- Userlocal.com -- A Focal Point for the Online Slackware Community
- A help and information site for Slackware users.
- Mandriva Linux Documentation
- The main site for official Mandriva documentation. Available in many languages.
- DeLi Linux - Desktop Light Linux
- For older computers from 486 to Pentium MMX 166.
- Mandriva Linux Development (Cooker)
- Mandriva's development branch ("cooker") site.
- Redhat Europe - Documentation
- *look* Comprehensive documentation site; includes multilingual installation guides and manuals for Red Hat 6.2 to 9.
- Mandriva Store
- The place for Mandriva Linux
products and goodies.
- Ubuntu Women
- This website promotes and encourages women to become involved and contribute to Ubuntu-Linux.
- CRUX
- An i686-optimized distribution; for the experienced user.
- Fedora Myth(TV)ology
- An information site for MythTV on Fedora; includes a comprehensive HOWTO (Step-by-step guide to building a MythTV System on Fedora Core 3 w/ATrpms); tips and tricks, universal remotes and setting up a high-definition TV.
- Debian Women
- Promotes and encourages women's involvement in the Debian Project.
- Debian Security Audit Project
- The aim of the project is to audit as many of the packages within the Debian stable release as possible for potential flaws; important packages, which are contained in the unstable distribution, may also be examined for flaws as time permits.
- Debian Unofficial Forums
- English language forum for Debian users.
- CAOS Linux
- This project is focused on producing enterprise-level community-produced solutions based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. The purpose is to provide a stable Linux solution for organizations and individuals that do not need or want to purchase their Linux solution.
- Debian GNU/Linux Reference Card
- Provides new users of Debian GNU/Linux with concise, up-to-date information about the important commands in Debian. Internationalization is excellent: translated into 31 languages.
- Red Hat Hardware Catalog
- A database of certified and compatible hardware for Red Hat products.
- The IndLinux Project
- The goal of this project is to create a Linux distribution that supports Indian Languages at all levels and bring technology to non-English speaking Indians.
- Debian GNU/Linux Desktop Survival Guide - Online Book
- *look* A comprehensive book by Graham Williams that covers all the major applications in Debian; a work in progress with frequent updates and revisions.
- Ubuntu Homepage
- The Ubuntu Project (ancient African term meaning "humanity to
others") is a Debian-based distribution with updates every 6 months and a focus on the user, usability and security updates; software will always be free both for the home and enterprise user.
- Debian Developers' Corner
- Primarily of interest to Debian developers and potential
developers; includes basic Debian policies, packaging information, Debian projects, work in progress, such as bug and package tracking systems.
- Slackware Help Forum - Slackers Helping Slackers
- A forum site for Slackware users.
- Resources for New SUSE Linux Users
- A help and resource site for new SUSE users.
- Red Hat Magazine
- Red Hat news, general articles, tips & tricks, interviews.
- Kubuntu - The KDE Desktop
- An integrated desktop distribution based on Ubuntu for KDE.
- SUSE Linux Administrative Guide
- *cool* A comprehensive SUSE guide for version 9.3.
- The Revised Slackware Book Project
- A comprehensive guide to Slackware available in a variety of formats including HTML, DocBook source, PostScript, and PDF; translations of this book to non-English languages are well underway. (2005)
- Fedora Installation Guide
- A detailed guide to the install process for Fedora Core 8 and 7 as well as older versions. Available in many languages.
- Gentoo Linux Handbook
- A centralized documentation source for the Gentoo distribution; available for specific architectures. The handbook has been translated into many languages.
- Ubuntu Forums - Official Community & Forums
- Online community support for Ubuntu; separate forums for announcements, beginners, specific versions of Ubuntu, and development.
- GWARE Project
- A complete GNOME installation for Slackware Linux.
- OpenSUSE Project
- A community-supported SUSE development project sponsored by Novell. Site contains downloads, documentation (for users and developers), HOWTOs, support database, support information, projects, and news. Great internationalization effort here (~17 languages).
- Debian Wiki
- A resource site for Debian.
- Slackware Linux Basics - Online Book
- This book is an introduction to the Slackware distribution. It particularly targets people with little or no Linux experience. It covers installation, basic Linux commands, and the configuration of Slackware Linux. Available online or in PDF format for Slackware 10.2 and 12.0. (2008)
- The ROCK Linux Web Portal
- A portal site for the Rock Linux distribution; has mailing lists & archives, IRC logs, SVN repositories, and Flyspray bug tracking system.
- Mandriva Expert
- A help and suppport site for Mandriva users; available in many languages.
- Documentation for Ubuntu
- The official documentation site for Ubuntu, Kubuntu, and Xubuntu; server and packaging guides can be found here as well. See also the link to the community-contributed documentation on the Ubuntu wiki @ https://help.ubuntu.com/community/.
- Debian GNU/Linux System Administration Resources
- Tips and resources specifically for Debian system administrators.
- DebianHelp.co.uk - Debian Help Made Easy
- *cool* This Debian support site provides invaluable information about Debian for all user levels -- from beginners to experts. Includes basic Linux commands, Debian installation & setup, package management,
webserver issues, security, and networking.
- Debian Reference
- *look* A Debian reference guide; includes system installation and administration, basic tutorials, Debian package management, the Linux kernel on Debian, tips & tricks, system tuning, building gateways, editors and CVS. Translated into many languages.
- The Fridge
- An information hub for the Ubuntu community, bringing together news, grassroots marketing, advocacy,
team collaboration, articles, and interviews
- Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter
- News from Ubuntu, Kubuntu, Edubuntu and Xubuntu.
- Kubuntu Forums
- A forum help site for Kubuntu users; forums also available in French and Spanish.
- Larry the Cow - Gentoo Community Portal
- A database of important Gentoo-related websites; also includes links to Gentoo news.
- Official Gentoo Documentation
- The official site for Gentoo documentation; available in many languages.
- Fedora Usability Project
- The purpose of the project is to help developers build coherent and easy-to-use applications for Fedora users.
- Debian GNU/Linux -- Support
- *look* The main resource site for Debian support questions; includes documentation, known problems, mailing lists, Usenet newsgroups, contacting package maintainers, the bug tracking, system consultants, and online, real-time
help using IRC.
- The gotolinux.org Homepage
- A Linux news and information site specially focused on the Debian, Fedora, Ubuntu and CentOS distributions.
- Debian Admin
- Debian help and information for administrators and other users. This multilingual site has articles and tutorials organized by subject.
- Debian-News.net - Your One-Stop for News About Debian
- News and reviews related to Debian Linux and the more popular Debian-based distributions.
- ReviewLinux.Com- Linux OS Review & News Site
- A Linux news and distribution review site.
- Ubuntu Clips - Video HOWTOS for Human Beings
- *look* This site combines the best of Linux screencasting tools and video-sharing portals to offer audio/video clips that lead users new to Ubuntu through common tasks.
- Ubuntu Geek
- Tips, HOWTOS, tutorials, and articles about Ubuntu Linux. Organized by broad subject categories.
- Pardus
- A Turkish distribution with KDE as the default desktop. Unique features include Mudur, a start-up framework to speed up the boot process, PiSi, an efficient package management system with a user-friendly graphical interface, a
graphical installer that speaks English, Turkish, Spanish, German or Dutch, and TASMA, a modified and well-designed KDE Control Center (kcontrol), which is helpful for beginners. Website available in Turkish and English. Note:
A third-party support forum for English speakers can be found here: http://worldforum.pardus-linux.nl/ (Pardus Linux WorldForum).
- Linux Identity
- This site specializes primarily in magazines about Linux distributions. It also has free, downloadable articles and forums on Linux distributions. Also available in French.
- CommunityWebsites - Fedora Project Wiki
- A resource site for Fedora users. This site includes links to Fedora help & information, social & networking, news, and international community sites.
- Welcome to openSUSE-Community
- A community website for OpenSUSE. This supplements the openSUSE Project website.
- The gNewSense Official Website
- A Debian- and Ubuntu-based distribution that does not contain any proprietary software. Website also available in French, Italian, and Spanish
- Fedora Documentation Project
- The main site for Fedora documentation.
- Full Circle Magazine
- The Ubuntu community magazine.
- Fedora7/FAQ - Fedora Project Wiki
- A detailed FAQ on the latest Fedora release (Fedora7). (2007)
- TuxDistro
- A Linux torrent tracker database which specializes in Linux distributions and Linux virtual machines.
- Linux Distribution Guide
- A brief guide to the world of Linux distributions, primarily aimed at individuals who are new to Linux. (2008)
- The debiantutorials.org Homepage
- A tutorial and information site to assist users in switching from Windows to the Debian Linux desktop without "geekness".
- openSUSE News
- A site which collects news stories of stuff happening in the openSUSE universe.
- Fedora Translations
- The main site for Fedora internationalization and translation information.
- Gentoo LVM2 installation
- This guide describes how to set up the Logical Volume Manager version 2 (LVM2) on Gentoo, but includes specifics of typical LVM tasks applicable to other distributions as well. (2007)
- Linux Mint
- A user-friendly Linux distribution based on Ubuntu. It comes with a custom desktop and menus, several unique configuration tools, a Web-based package installation interface, and a number of different editions. Users have access to a large collection of packages and software via the Ubuntu repositories.
- Transifex
- A Web-based translation system for the Fedora distribution. It is designed to ease the process of contributing translations
to projects hosted on remote and disparate various version control systems (VCS).
- Fedora 8 Installation Guide
- A guide to help the user with some common installation tasks for Fedora 8 (Werewolf). (2008)
- Welcome to Mandriva Club Knowledge Base
- A wiki-based Mandriva documentation site. Available in many languages.
- OpenSUSE Weekly News
- The aim of this weekly newsletter is to summarise all the news and events occurring in and around the openSUSE community. Also available in German, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish.
- Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (Etch) -- Installation Guide
- Install instructions and downloadable files for all supported architectures. Available in many languages.
- UbuntuHCL.org
- A comprehensive hardware compatibility database for Ubuntu users.
- Linux Archive
- Help and discussion forums for Linux distributions including: ArchLinux, Debian, 64 Studio, CentOS, CRUX, Gentoo, Red Hat/Fedora, and Ubuntu.
- Debian Ports
- A comprehensive list of computer architectures that run on Debian. Also included is a section of architectures that run on the Linux kernel, but have not been ported to Debian at this time.
- CentOS - The Community ENTerprise Operating System
- An enterprise-level Linux distribution primarily for users who need an enterprise-class operating system stability without the cost of certification and support. It is a 100% compatible rebuild of the Red Hat Enterprise Linux, in full compliance
with Red Hat's redistribution requirements.
- Fedora 9 Installation Guide
- A guide to help the user with some common configuration and installation tasks for Fedora 9 (Sulphur). (2008)
- Func: Fedora Unified Network Controller
- A tool to help streamline system administration on multiple computer systems. It is also a framework for doing two-way secure communication, from the command line, scripts, or applications.
- Accessibility - openSUSE
- The main accessibility website for the openSUSE distribution. This site is also available in French and German.
- SUSEGeek
- Articles, HOWTOs, tips, tutorials, and troubleshooting for SUSE and openSUSE.
- DistroStop
- A one-stop information site for Linux distributions. This site offers tutorials, FAQs, hardware compatability lists as well as forums for a wide variety of distributions.
- The Independent Guide to Ubuntu
- A help and information site connecting experts to beginners who want to switch to the Ubuntu distribution.
- Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference - Online Book
- *cool* A compact (170 pages) yet comprehensive guide to everyday Ubuntu use. Downloadable in PDF format. (2008)
- Debian Today
- A Debian news and information site.
- OpenSUSE Forums
- A one-stop help and forum site for the openSUSE community to find support and discuss openSUSE.
Documentation
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Mailing Lists / News Groups
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- Debian Mailing List Archives -- Complete Index
- A complete listing of all Debian-related mailing lists.
- Red Hat Mailing Lists and Archives
- A listing of all the public mailing lists on Redhat.com.
- Welcome to the Mandriva Community
- This is a help site for the Mandriva community. It includes discussion forums & blogs, mailing lists, IRC, and wiki.
- Linux Audio Developers
- The Linux Audio Developers mailing list whose primary focus is the development of Linux audio applications and infrastructure.
- Gnome Mailing List Archives
- The main GNOME mailing list site; links to all GNOME-related mailing lists can be found here.
- Slackware Linux Project: Mailing List Archive
- The Slackware-announce and Slackware-security mailing list archives from 1999 to the present.
- OpenSUSE Mailing List
- This site has links to the wide variety of OpenSUSE mailing lists, newsgroups, web help forums, wikis, weblogs, and IRC channels.
- Mail Archive
- *look* Meta site. Searchable archive of electronic mailing lists; includes an alphabetical list of the archived lists.
- Linux-Kernel Archive
- *cool* This searchable Kernel archive dates back to June, 1995.
- MARC: Mailing list ARChives at AIMS
- Meta site. Includes kernel and Linux mailing lists.
- Mailing list archives @ jammed.com
- Security mailing lists
- Ext3-users Archives
- A mailing list archive for users of the ext3 file system.
- CAD on Linux Mailing List and Archive
- A place to talk about CAD on Linux.
- The Freegis-list Archives
- Discussion and announcements related to the FreeGIS project.
- The Python-list Archives
- General discussion list for the Python programming language.
- The perl4lib Mailing List
- A mailing list for librarians and library staff interested in Perl.
- KDE Mailing Lists
- A meta site of KDE mailing lists; organized by general categories.
- RISKS-LIST: RISKS-FORUM Digest
- Forum on risks to the public in computers and related systems.
- The freshrpms.net Homepage
- *cool* Custom RPMs for Red Hat and Fedora Linux; also has a mailing
list and archives.
- Google Groups
- Large, searchable archive of Usenet newsgroups and discussion forums.
- The Linuxppc-dev Archives
- The Linux on PowerPC developers' mailing list.
- The gnome-themes-list Archives
- Archives for the discussion of themes to change the appearance of GTK+ applications and the GNOME desktop mailing list.
- The linux-elitists Archives
- Mailing list for hard software questions and great answers.
- The Victoria Linux Users Group (VLUG) Discuss List
- The Victoria Linux Users Group general discussion list where you can pick everyone's brains for Linux answers.
- Gimp Mailing Lists
- Links to and information about a variety of GIMP-related mailing lists can be found here.
- Gmane -- Mail To News And Back Again
- A bidirectional gateway for mailing lists and news groups.
- SEUL Archives
- A meta site for SEUL mailing lists and other related lists; divided into active and inactive lists.
- KernelTrap Mailing List Archives
- A Mailing List Archives of 40+ mailing lists, most of which are directly related to free and open source kernel development.
- SecurityFocus - Focus on Linux Mailing List
- *look* This mailing list is strictly for Linux, and is recommended by computer security experts. There are lots of intelligent users that subscribe to this list so this is the site to visit if you have any security-related questions.
- The Python-Porting Mailing List Archives
- This list contains discussions of porting Python code between versions, mainly from Python 2.x to 3.x.
Internationalization
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- Debian International
- The main Debian site for internationalization information. There are links to Debian resources and documentation in various languages.
- Development/Tasks/Translating - Mandriva Community Wiki
- Internationalization project for Mandriva.
- The GNOME Translation Project
- GNOME support for internationalization (I18N) and localization (L10N); the goal of this project is to translate GNOME
documents into all languages.
- TRANSLATE.org.za
- South African open source translation project.
- Native-Language Confederation (NLC) - OpenOffice
- The Native-Language Confederation (NLC) is composed of those projects working on all aspects related to the localization and support of OpenOffice.org, including localization, QA, support, documentation, and marketing.
- Transifex
- A Web-based translation system for the Fedora distribution. It is designed to ease the process of contributing translations
to projects hosted on remote and disparate various version control systems (VCS).
- Arabeyes Project
- This is a Meta project that is aimed at fully supporting the Arabic language in the Unix/Linux environment. It is designed to
be a central location to standardize the Arabization process.
- KDE Localization
- The main KDE site for translation and localization information.
- The Free Bangla Fonts Project - Home
- A central resource site for obtaining and developing Free Bengali
fonts.
- Ankur - Home
- A project run by people in Bangladesh and India to provide Bangla support for some major XServer applications and to create awareness about
Linux/GNU and the FLOSS movement.
- Pango
- A flexible, open source solution for internationalized text layout
and rendering.
- The IndLinux Project
- The goal of this project is to create a Linux distribution that supports Indian Languages at all levels and bring technology to non-English speaking Indians.
- OmegaT, the free translation memory tool
- A cross-platform, computer-assisted translation (CAT) tool.
- Open Language Tools Project
- Tools for translating software and documentation; two components now available: LIFF translation editor and XLIFF filters. (2005)
- A Quick Primer On Unicode and Software Internationalization Under Linux and UNIX
- *cool* A guide to the important open source software tools, including configuration and setup tips, to assist users
involved with multilingual and internationalization Linux projects. (2005)
- KhmerOS - Khmer Software Initiative
- The purpose of the The KhmerOS Project is to ensure that all Cambodians have access to computers in their own language (Khmer); unicode font information, downloads of software in the Khmer language, forums, support, and blogs are available on this site.
- Translate Toolkit & Pootle
- *look* Tools to aid in software localization, including Pootle, a Web-based translation and translation management
tool. It can translate right-to-left languages such as Hebrew, Farsi and Pashtu.
- Fedora Translations
- The main site for Fedora internationalization and translation information.
- IndiX
- Indian language support for Linux.
- Smarty Template Engine
- This software is a template/presentation framework which provides the programmer and template designer with a wealth of tools to automate tasks commonly dealt with at the presentation layer of an application. It is particularly useful for creating multilingual websites.
Standards
- <sort order="normal">title</sort>.
- XHTML2 Working Group Home Page
- The W3C HTLM Working Group is charged with the task of creating the next HTML standard with the active participation of browser vendors, software developers, and content designers.
- Spread Open Media
- A community portal for the promotion of open media formats.
- Fedora Usability Project
- The purpose of the project is to help developers build coherent and easy-to-use applications for Fedora users.
- Filesystem Hierarchy Standard (FHS)
- This standard has been designed to be used by Unix distribution developers, package developers, and system implementors. Latest version is 2.3, 2004-01-29.
- OASIS (Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards)
- International, non-profit consortium that develops industry standard
specifications for interoperability based on XML.
- The Linux Assigned Names And Numbers Authority (LANANA)
- A central registry of names and numbers used within Linux, and is part of the Free Standards Group.
- Open Archives Initiative
- Development and promotion of open, interoperability standards for
dissemination of archival information.
- Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI)
- Open forum engaged in the development of interoperable online
metadata standards to make it easier to find information.
- The freedesktop.org Homepage
- A free software project to work on interoperability and shared technology for desktop environments for the X Window System.
- Accessibility - The Linux Foundation
- The Open Accessibility Group functions within the Linux Foundation to establish free and open standards that enable comprehensive universal access to various computing platforms, applications, and services.
- ISECOM - Institute for Security and Open Methodologies
- An open, non-profit organization that develops open standards and methodologies primarily in the security field. Formerly the Ideahamster Organization.
- ISECOM Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual
- A standard for internet security testing; available in English,
French and Spanish in a PDF file.
- KDE Usability Project
- An initiative to apply usability principles and practices to the K Desktop environment.
- GNOME Human Interface Guidelines
- The GNOME usability project; for interface designers, graphic artists and software developers who will be creating software for the GNOME desktop.
- KDE Standards - User Interface Guidelines
- A style and standards guide for KDE software developers, interface
designers and graphic artists.
- EUROPA - IDABC - Available documentation on the Promotion of Open Document Exchange Format
- A handy site for accessing all the available information for promoting and adopting the Open Document Format standard; includes a link to the Valoris Report ("Comparative Assessment of Open Documents Format - Market Overview").
- OpenUsability Project
- A website that hosts open source projects so developers an obtain usability advice as well as access to resources; also a development site for creating usability tools.
- AskTog Article - "First Principles of Interaction Design"
- *look* The principles discussed in this article are fundamental to the design and implementation of effective GUI or
web interfaces. This comprehensive document is also available in Dutch, German, and Spanish. (2003)
- Carrier Grade Linux - The Linux Foundation
- This working group has two main functions: 1) interact with network equipment providers and carriers to gather requirements and produce specifications that Linux distribution vendors can implement; and 2) take unimplemented requirements and foster development projects that will meet these requirements and assist in their upstream integration.
- OpenDocument Fellowship
- A worldwide, non-profit, volunteer organization to promote the adoption, use and development of the OpenDocument format (ODF).
- OpenDocument Format Alliance
- An association whose primary focus is government adoption of the OpenDocument Format standard.
- OpenDocument
- This is the official community gathering place and information resource for the OpenDocument Format (ODF) OASIS Standard
(ISO/IEC 26300).
- ConsortiumInfo.org - ODF vs. OOXML: War of the Words (an eBook)
- *cool* Andy Updegrove, a well-known standards guru and blogger, is the author of this eBook project which documents the history and process of the ODF (Open Document Format) vs. OOXML (the Microsoft answer to ODF). This is a work in progress. He invites people to share their knowledge and insight on this subject by posting comments publicly on his blog or via email. An invaluable resource on this important topic. (2007-2008)
- LiMo Foundation
- A non-profit, industry consortium dedicated to creating the first truly open, hardware-independent, Linux-based operating system for mobile devices.
- Digistan - the Digital Standards Organization
- This organization was founded by a group of open standards professionals in 2007 with the goal of promoting customer choice, vendor competition, and overall growth in the global digital economy through the understanding, development, and adoption of open digital standards.
- Procmail Quick Start: An introduction to mail filtering with a focus on procmail by Nancy McGough
- A comprehensive tutorial on Procmail. Latest revision: 2007-11-27.
Help / Support
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- Andesi : Another Debian Site
- A French Debian documentation and forum site.
- Mandriva Expert
- A help and suppport site for Mandriva users; available in many languages.
- DebianHelp.co.uk - Debian Help Made Easy
- *cool* This Debian support site provides invaluable information about Debian for all user levels -- from beginners to experts. Includes basic Linux commands, Debian installation & setup, package management,
webserver issues, security, and networking.
- Debian GNU/Linux -- Support
- *look* The main resource site for Debian support questions; includes documentation, known problems, mailing lists, Usenet newsgroups, contacting package maintainers, the bug tracking, system consultants, and online, real-time
help using IRC.
- YoLinux.com: Linux Tutorials, Help, Documentation and Information
- *cool* This excellent Linux resource site includes tutorials, help, documentation, on-line training, guides, security alerts, the latest kernel source, and links for Linux users.
- Quick HOWTO: Linux Home Networking
- *look* A detailed HOWTO guide to all aspects of Linux networking including information on connecting a Linux server to the network, troubleshooting, software installation tips, wireless connectivity, hosting websites at home (firewalls, dns, email, Apache), Linux VPN configuration, basic MySQL configuration, kernel modification for performance improvement,
and much more. This site also has an active forum for home networking subjects. (2007)
- DebianHELP :: Militantly FREE Software Help
- Specifically geared to helping people new to Debian GNU/Linux with
many subject-specific forums.
- Tech Support Forum - powered by vBulletin
- Hardware and operating systems troubleshooting.
- XMMS Discussion Forums
- XMMS forums available here; topics include: news (announcements and plugins), support, development,
and general.
- LinuxSelfhelp - Need Linux Help?
- Extensive documentation organized in broad categories; includes
HOWTOs, tutorials, forums, and download links to the major Linux
distributions.
- MythTV Forum - MythTVtalk.com
- The Myth-TV users community forum; available in English, French, German, and Spanish.
- OpenOffice.org Forum at OOoForum.org
- A forum site for OpenOffice users.
- LinuxForums.org - Linux Forum
- A wide variety of subject forums for all your support needs.
- Resources for New SUSE Linux Users
- A help and resource site for new SUSE users.
- Redhat Europe - Documentation
- *look* Comprehensive documentation site; includes multilingual installation guides and manuals for Red Hat 6.2 to 9.
- The Independent Guide to Ubuntu
- A help and information site connecting experts to beginners who want to switch to the Ubuntu distribution.
- OpenSUSE Forums
- A one-stop help and forum site for the openSUSE community to find support and discuss openSUSE.
- Blender Artists Forums
- A forum and information site for Blender. Forum topics include: general topics, artwork, support, and contests.
- Ubuntu Forums - Official Community & Forums
- Online community support for Ubuntu; separate forums for announcements, beginners, specific versions of Ubuntu, and development.
- Ubuntu Clips - Video HOWTOS for Human Beings
- *look* This site combines the best of Linux screencasting tools and video-sharing portals to offer audio/video clips that lead users new to Ubuntu through common tasks.
- Mepis Lovers Forums
- A Mepis users help site. The forums cover the following categories: help, HOWTOs, scripts and packages, general information, and non-English forums.
- Debian Unofficial Forums
- English language forum for Debian users.
- Free Your Media
- A weblog of Linux open source multimedia applications organized into broad subject categories.
- Linux Graphics Users Forum
- A forum created by artists for everyone in the Linux community who want to learn about graphics art and design using Linux.
- BashScripts.org
- A Bash resource site which includes a forum for Bash shell basics, documentation, books, scripts, and downloads.
- DistroStop
- A one-stop information site for Linux distributions. This site offers tutorials, FAQs, hardware compatability lists as well as forums for a wide variety of distributions.
- CommunityWebsites - Fedora Project Wiki
- A resource site for Fedora users. This site includes links to Fedora help & information, social & networking, news, and international community sites.
- Debian Admin
- Debian help and information for administrators and other users. This multilingual site has articles and tutorials organized by subject.
- Linux Archive
- Help and discussion forums for Linux distributions including: ArchLinux, Debian, 64 Studio, CentOS, CRUX, Gentoo, Red Hat/Fedora, and Ubuntu.
- HowtoForge
- *look* An open source HOWTO development and hosting website; contains many HOWTOs and tutorials as well as a variety of help forums. Site is also available in German.
- Hydrogenaudio Forums
- *cool* An extensive resource site for audio technology users.
- Mandriva Users Board
- A technical help and discussion forum for Linux Mandriva users as well as users of most Linux distributions. This site is
not exclusively for Mandriva users.
- Linux Kung Fu - Forum Powered by Infopop
- Linux discussion forum, with an emphasis on support.
- The Mandriva Community Wiki
- Information and documentation for Mandriva users. Available in many languages.
- Linux en Espanol
- Spanish Linux information and forum site.
- Kubuntu Forums
- A forum help site for Kubuntu users; forums also available in French and Spanish.
- IT Resource Center Forums - Linux Forum
- This forum is for discussing both general and technical issues regarding Linux OS distributions running on or utilizing Hewlett-Packard products. Categories included: general, networking, planning, secure OS software for Linux, system administration, training and education.
- Userlocal.com -- A Focal Point for the Online Slackware Community
- A help and information site for Slackware users.
- Slackware Help Forum - Slackers Helping Slackers
- A forum site for Slackware users.
- Firefox Help & Tutorials
- *look* A comprehensive site for Firefox help and documentation;
contains a step-by-step tutorial, FAQ, guidebook, web forums, IRC, tips & tricks.
- QtCentre - The Ultimate Qt Community Site
- A community resource site devoted to programming in C++ using the Qt framework.
- Nuxified Forums
- *cool* A welcoming, community-driven GNU/Linux and free software support forums. It also has tips, blogs, and articles. This site is run exclusively on Free/Libre software.
- GnomeDev.com Forum
- A GNOME developers forum site.
- Gnutella Forums
- A Gnutella forum site organized by subject areas; some forums available in Dutch, French, German, and Spanish.
- Linux and Open Source Software Blog By Vivek
- The main aim of this site is to document the problems that face most Linux system administrators. This is a place for sharing and exchanging helpful information; includes tutorials, FAQs, HOWTOs, scripts, time-saving tips and forums.
- USA Linux Users Group
- Online forums for helping people learn Linux. This site also has Linux news and reviews.
- Pete's Linux Advent Calendar 2008
- *cool* Linux tips, tricks and trivia for each day of December to Christmas Eve. Also check out earlier versions from 2003, 2005, and 2007. Enjoy.
- The nixCraft Linux Forum
- A Linux technical support forum which provides help on a wide variety of subjects.
- GIMPER.NET - The GIMP Community
- A GIMP help, news, and announcement forum site.
- Linux-Noobs
- This site is aimed primarily at those who are either Linux beginners or are thinking about using Linux. It has forums, HOWTOs, tips, reviews, and news.
- GimpTalk
- An extensive and active GIMP community forum site organized into a variety of subject areas.
- KDE Desktop Environment - Forums
- A KDE forum site which complements the KDE UserBase website. The purpose of this site is for users, developers, and people interested in KDE to help each other, discuss KDE-related topics, and exchange ideas. A new "Brainstorm" section has been created to encourage users to post ideas for new features.
- GIMPUSERS.com
- An information portal site for GIMP users. This site contains GIMP news, chat, documentation, downloads, forums, tutorials, videos, and useful links for more GIMP information. Site also available in German.
HOWTOs
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Non_LDP (Linux Documentation Project) HOWTOS
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- The MIMEDefang HOWTO
- A comprehensive guide to installing a Linux (or BSD derivative, or UNIX) system-based mail server with sendmail, MIMEDefang, spam filtering software, and ant-ivirus software. (2008)
- APT for SUSE HOWTO
- A detailed HOWTO on the Advanced Package Tool (APT) for SUSE users; includes tips and tricks, package repositories, new rpms added to the apt repository, and documentation. (2007)
- XStrikeForce/HowToRandR12 - Debian Wiki
- A HOWTO for RandR - the X Resize and Rotate extension. This extension provides automatic discovery of modes (resolutions, refresh rates, etc.) together with the ability to configure outputs dynamically (resize, rotate, move, etc.). (2008)
- Quick HOWTO: Linux Home Networking
- *look* A detailed HOWTO guide to all aspects of Linux networking including information on connecting a Linux server to the network, troubleshooting, software installation tips, wireless connectivity, hosting websites at home (firewalls, dns, email, Apache), Linux VPN configuration, basic MySQL configuration, kernel modification for performance improvement,
and much more. This site also has an active forum for home networking subjects. (2007)
- Bill's Linux Qmail Toaster
- This HOWTO provides instructions on how to build a Qmail "toaster" and should work for the popular Linux distributions. (2007) Also available in Romanian and Spanish.
- GNU/Linux Aviation HOWTO; Flying with GNU/Linux
- This document provides pointers to software packages that run under GNU/Linux and are useful to pilots (private, commercial or military), airlines, airports or anyone else in the aeronautical domain. (2006) N.B. Some links in the document no longer work, but most of the information is still OK nonetheless. (2009)
- Gnu Privacy Guard (GnuPG) Mini Howto
- This documents explains how to use the GNU Privacy Guard (GnuPG), an Open Source OpenPGP compatible encryption system. Also available in Dutch, German, and Turkish. (2004)
- Kernel Space - User Space Interfaces
- This HOWTO provides an overview of all existing communication mechanisms between Linux user and kernel space. (2008)
- LPRng Web Page
- Enhanced printer spooler. Site includes: Printing Cookbook, Tutorial, and HOWTO.
- The Keysigning Party HOWTO
- How to organize and conduct a keysigning party. Many translations available. (2008)
- Linux Kernel and Device Drivers: Dos and Don'ts
- Guide for newbies and Kernel hackers to assist them in Linux
development work.
- Configuring NFS under Linux for IPTABLES Control
- A comprehensive HOWTO by Chris Lowth. Part of the LinWiz tool kit, which can be found here: http://www.lowth.com/LinWiz. (April 2003)
- LinuxDevices.com - "Turning the SEGA Dreamcast into a Linux firewall/router" HOWTO.
- A detailed 101-page article HOWTO by Christian Berger. (2003)
- TCP/IP Connection Cutter for Linux Firewalls (Introducing "Cutter 1.01")
- A comprehensive HOWTO by Chris Lowth on TCP/IP connection cutting
on Linux IPTables firewalls. (2006)
- Knoppix Install to Hard Disk HOWTO
- A guide to installing Knoppix in 20 minutes flat! Also available in French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Russian, and Spanish. (2008)
- Linux Rebuild Guide
- A detailed HOWTO for rebuilding both the 2.4x and 2.6x kernel series. (2004) This HOWTO guide supercedes The Linux HOWTO by Brian Ward.
- Linux & Wireless LANs
- *look* Site includes "The Linux Wireless LAN Howto" and extensive list of LAN resources - LAN drivers, wireless Linux software,
security software, other wireless howtos and help sites, public wireless Linux networks, hardware, and general Linux links.
- Linuxtopia - On-line Linux and Open Source Technology Books and HOWTO Guides
- *look* Extensive online, technical resources for Linux users; includes guides and books on the Linux desktop, GUI toolkits, security, installation, development tools, books for beginners, HOWTOs, and books on programming and databases.
- Linux Journal HOWTO - Stress Testing an Apache Application Server in a Real World Environment
- Testing procedures and hints to determine how much traffic a web application system can support. (2003)
- APT HOWTO
- Debian package management utility.
- Kernl Rebuild Guide
- A detailed HOWTO for rebuilding both the 2.4x and 2.6x kernel series. This HOWTO guide supercedes The Linux HOWTO by Brian Ward.
- Linux Journal HOWTO - Setting Up Subversion for One or Multiple Projects
- Setting up a secure Subversion system using Apache 2.0. (2004)
- HOWTO: Add Web Filtering to Smoothwall or IPCop using SquidGuard
- A HOWTO on installing SquidGuard.
- Linux HTPC Howto
- *look* A detailed HOWTO on setting up a Home Theatre PC (LTPC) with all the expected functionality: CD and DVD player, TV tuner,
photo gallery, Ogg & MP3 collection, game console, e-mail client,
web browser, and more. A must read.
- The Unofficial Samba HOWTO
- A detailed HOWTO on Samba, software that allows a Linux/Unix server to act as a file server to Windows clients. (2009)
- Tom's Hardware Guide PCs & HowTo: Supersize Your TV for $300: Build Your Own XGA Projector! - Giant Wall Display
- For the Red Green Show fans, this article is for you! (2004)
- Restore CD/DVD HOWTO
- A detailed cookbook which shows how to make an image of any partition for a backup and how to create an automated Linux restore CD/DVD ISO image or burn directly to a CD/DVD. (2005)
- Using an iPod with Linux
- This HOWTO is for those using Linux only. (2006) N.B.: This document is no longer being maintained, but the information is still useful.
- Traditional DNS HOWTO
- The fundamentals of DNS (Domain Name Servers) are explained in this HOWTO. (2006)
- How To: Create an Atom 1.0 Feed
- Instructions for setting up an Atom 1.0 feed. (2005)
- Linux NFS-HOWTO
- This document describes the best practice guidelines around how to configure Linux NFS (Network File System) properly in production environments. (2006)
- HOWTO Undelete Removed Files and Directories on an ext3 File System
- *cool* A detailed description of the ext3 file structure layout and how to undelete deleted files and directories. (2008)
- Creating Snort Rules with EnGarde HOWTO
- This HOWTO provides a step-by-step guide to writing custom rules for Snort, an intrusion detection and prevention application. (2007)
- Logical Volume Manager - LVM
- A detailed LVM HOWTO by the North Texas Linux Users' Group (NTLUG). (2008)
- Digital Picture Frame HOWTO
- Instructions for building a digital picture frame using an old laptop. (2008)
- GNU GRUB 2 Debugging HOWTO
- This document covers both debugging over a serial line and debugging using an emulator, such as QEMU or Bochs. (2008)
LDP (Linux Documentation Project) HOWTOs
- <sort order="normal">title</sort>.
- Apache Compile HOWTO
- This document describes how to compile the Apache Webserver with the most important modules such as mod_perl, mod_dav, mod_auth_ldap, mod_dynvhost, mod_roaming. (2003)
- Nvidia OpenGL Configuration mini-HOWTO
- N.B.: Some of this information is outdated. Last revised 2002.
- Linux IPCHAINS-HOWTO
- This document describes how to obtain, install and configure the enhanced IP firewalling chains software for Linux, and some ideas on how to use them. N.B.: Latest version is 2000, with nothing more recent available. This is a fundamental resource authored by Rusty Russell, a well-known kernel developer.
- Secure Programming for Linux and Unix HOWTO--Creating Secure Software - Online Book
- This book provides a set of design and implementation guidelines for writing secure programs for Linux and Unix systems. Also available in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. (2003)
- XDM and X Terminal HOWTO
- How to setup XDMCP ("X Display Manager Control Protocol"). Last revised 2007.
- KernelAnalysis-HOWTO
- This documents defines how parts of the Linux kernel work and what are the main functions and data structures used. Topics covered include: kernel fundamentals, Linux peculiarities, multitasking, networking, file system, memory management, and useful tips. (2003).
- Linux IPv6 HOWTO
- This document provides the user with enough information to install, configure, and use IPv6 applications on Linux machines. (2007)
- LILO mini-HOWTO
- The best LILO HOWTO available. (2008)
- Program Library HOWTO
- Outstanding fundamental HOWTO on creating and using program libraries on Linux.
- Linux Parallel Processing HOWTO
- This document discusses the four basic approaches to parallel processing that are available to Linux users: SMP Linux systems, clusters of networked Linux systems, parallel execution using multimedia instructions (i.e., MMX), and attached (parallel) processors hosted by a Linux system. (2004) N.B.: The author has been contacted (2007), and he will be updating this document when time allows. It is still a useful document as is.
- Beowulf HOWTO
- Step-by-step instructions on building a Beowulf cluster. Note: this is a Red Hat and LAM-specific version. (2005)
- Debian Jigdo mini-HOWTO
- An ISO acquisition tool for Debian. (2005)
- The Linux Bootdisk HOWTO
- How to design and build boot/root diskettes for Linux; tested on Intel architecture only. (2002)
- LVM HOWTO
- Information on how to get LVM (Logical Volume Manager) up and running. (2006)
- Linux Hardware Compatibility HOWTO
- A list of hardware either supported or unsupported under Linux; divided into broad hardware categories. (2007)
- The Linux 2.4 SCSI subsystem HOWTO
- Description of the SCSI subsystem, with an external view of the SCSI subsystem as the main theme; includes material to assist with the administration of the Linux SCSI subsystem. (2004) (There have been no updates since 2004.)
- Linux User Group HOWTO
- A guide to founding, maintaining, and growing a GNU/Linux user group. (2007)
- The Unix Hardware Buyer HOWTO
- Basic information about purchasing hardware for Linux. (2007)
- HOWTO Encourage Women in Linux
- An excellent HOWTO aimed at male Linux enthusiasts who would like to see more women involved in Linux. It also contains good advice to LUGs
about encouraging new members.
- Linux Ext2fs Undeletion mini-HOWTO
- Latest revision is 1999; nothing more recent available.
- Linux IP Masquerade HOWTO
- This document describes how to enable the Linux IP Masquerade feature on a given Linux host. Last updated 2005.
- Plug-and-Play-HOWTO
- This HOWTO explains resources used in Plug-and-Play (PnP) such as addresses and interrupts; covers both the PCI bus (inherently PnP) and PnP on the old ISA bus. (2007)
- Linux Advanced Routing & Traffic Control HOWTO
- A very hands-on approach to iproute2, traffic shaping and netfiltering options in Linux. Translations available in Chinese, French, Japanese, Korean, Polish, and Spanish. (2002)
- Connecting X Terminals to Linux Mini-HOWTO
- This document describes how to connect X Terminals with a Linux host using nfs, xfs, xdm and xdmcp. Additionally, the document discusses configuration recommendations to optimize Linux for use as a host system on a network of thin clients. (2003)
- Linux Advocacy mini-HOWTO
- How the Linux community can effectively advocate the use of Linux. (2005) Complements the Linux User Group HOWTO
(http://www.tldp.org/ HOWTO/User-Group-HOWTO.html). This document has been translated into French, Japanese, Polish, Portugeuse, and Spanish.
- Linux Astronomy HOWTO
- Tips and resources to utilize Linux solutions in Astronomy.
- Linux PCMCIA HOWTO
- This document describes how to install and use PCMCIA card services for Linux, and answers some frequently asked questions. Latest version is v2.118, 2003.
- Optimal Use of Fonts on Linux - HOWTO
- A detailed font HOWTO for Linux. (2007)
- Modem-HOWTO
- A detailed document which covers selection, connecting, configuration and trouble-shooting analog modems for a PC. (2007)
- Managing Accurate Date and Time HOWTO
- Discusses the importance of keeping accurate computer time, time mechanisms and settings on Linux, time zones, accurate global time synchronization, the NTP (Network Time Protocol), and precise time
using the chrony program. This document is also available in French, Hungarian, Japanese, Russian, and Turkish. (2005)
- XFree86 Video Timings HOWTO
- Few bother with modelines anymore, but if you want to get the most from your monitor (or you're just a plain control
freak) this is the definitive reference. (2003)
- SoupToNuts
- A repository of technical articles (including firewalls, working with time on Linux, GMail, virtual filesystem), Linux tips, scripts, and example software covering Postfix, OpenSSH, C and C++, Live Linux CD, MySQL, SQLite, Berkeley DB, Bash and system administration.
- Desktop User Guide - GNOME Library
- *cool* This guide is a collection of documentation which details general use of the GNOME Desktop environment. Topics covered include sessions, panels, menus, file management, and preferences. Available in many different versions plus the nighly build version (the most current). Internationalization is excellent with many different translations.
- GNOME Documentation Project
- The main site for all GNOME documentation.
- Unixtips.org - he Source for Unix Tips
- A searchable database of UNIX tips organized by category.
- GNU Emacs Reference Card
- Covers the basic Emacs commands.
- The GNU C Library Manual
- The GNU C library defines all of the library functions that are specified by the ISO C standard, as well as additional features specific to POSIX and other derivatives of the Unix operating system, and extensions specific to the GNU system.
- GNU Smalltalk User's Guide
- This document describes installing and operating the GNU Smalltalk programming language. (2008)
- POSTSCRIPT & GHOSTSCRIPT - Internet Resources
- A huge database of resources organized by category.
- Debian Reference
- *look* A Debian reference guide; includes system installation and administration, basic tutorials, Debian package management, the Linux kernel on Debian, tips & tricks, system tuning, building gateways, editors and CVS. Translated into many languages.
- Debian Wiki
- A resource site for Debian.
FAQs
- <sort order="normal">title</sort>.
- Linux ext3 FAQ
- Last updated 2004-10-14.
- Python Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Current version is 10971, 2007-08-24. Also available in Italian and Spanish.
- The linux-kernel mailing list FAQ
- A detailed FAQ for Linux kernel developers.
- Faq-O-Matic Faq-O-Matic
- This site documents the Faq-O-Matic. The Faq-O-Matic is a CGI-based system that automates the process of maintaining a FAQ (or Frequently Asked Questions) list. Latest stable version is 2.721, 2004-08-21.
- Linux Gamers' FAQ
- An up-to-date FAQ on all aspects of Linux gaming. (2009)
- GnuPG - FAQ
- A question and answer document on all facets of GnuPG (GNU Privacy Guard), GNU's tool for secure communication
and data storage. Latest version 1.6.3, 2003-07-30. Also available in French, German, Italian, and Spanish.
- Internet FAQ Archives - Online Education
- An archive of Usenet FAQ postings plus FAQs from other sources. N.B.: There are Linux-related FAQs in the Documents link -
http://www.faqs.org/docs/ - but many of them have not been updated in a while.
- XFS FAQ
- A detailed document about the XFS filesystem; includes information on documentation, general info., functionality issues and potential problems and how to deal with them. (2009)
- The Rampantly Unofficial Linus Torvalds FAQ
- The title of this FAQ says it all. It's now somewhat dated, but interesting nonetheless. Translated into several languages.
- Majordomo Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- A comprehensive document about majordomo. Latest version is 1.244, 2001-10-20.
- Linux Return To Castle Wolfenstein FAQ
- Known issues and frequently asked questions for RTCW 1.41. (2004) According to the author the game was released in 2002-2003 and the FAQ is up-to-date. (2008)
- The Window Maker FAQ
- A collection of questions and answers about Window Maker; questions are routinely taken and added in from the
mailing lists and IRC forums.
- Fedora7/FAQ - Fedora Project Wiki
- A detailed FAQ on the latest Fedora release (Fedora7). (2007)
- Devfs (Device File System) FAQ
- Devfs is an alternative to "real" character and block special devices on your root filesystem; compiled by Richard Gooch; available in English and Korean. (2002)
- The Unofficial Fedora FAQ
- Comprehensive FAQs for Fedora Core 1 to 10. Also has links to other Fedora-related help/support sites. Translated into many languages.
- 'Trusted Computing' FAQ - TC / TCG / LaGrande / NGSCB / Longhorn / Palladium / TCPA
- Excellent review of Trusted Computing Platform Alliance (TCPA) and Microsoft's Palladium and the threat to Linux and the open source movement. (2003) This document is a little dated, but unfortunately the problems identified here are still with us today. In other words Microsoft is still being a pain. (2007)
- Eric Raymond's FAQ Collection
- A collection of Linux-related FAQs plus some non-technical FAQs.
- CD-Recordable FAQ
- Updated every couple of months; available in a variety of languages including English, French, Hungarian Italian, Russian, Spanish, and Turkish.
- How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
- A detailed guide on how to ask technical questions that will result in a satisfactory answer. Useful for all levels of Linux users. Translated into many languages. (2008)
- Frequently Asked Questions about the GNU GPL - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
- *cool* A detailed FAQ about the GPL license; a "must read".
- Linux NFS FAQ
- A Linux NFS development web site; includes a FAQ which provides an introduction to NFS as implemented in the Linux
kernel and links to developers' sites, mailing list archives, and relevant RFCs (Request for Comments).
- Koha (Open Source Library System) FAQ
- All about Koha, the world's first open source intergrated library system developed in New Zealand and now found in
libraries around the world.
- The XML FAQ
- The latest version of this useful document is 4.56, 2007-08-08.
- CUPS-FAQ - Common UNIX Printing System (CUPS), ESP PrintPro und Internet Printing Protocol (IPP)
- An extensive and detailed German-language document on Common UNIX
Printing System (CUPS).
- The Linux FAQ
- A comprehensive FAQ which includes answers to the most common
questions asked about Linux.
- OpenSSH FAQ
- A comprehensive FAQ that covers all aspects of the SSH protocol suite of network connectivity tools. Also available in Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, and Japanese. (2005)
- Oracle FAQ
- A resource site for Oracle users. In addition to the FAQ, there are message boards, sample code, books, links, job listings, tools, USENET archives, mailing list archives, forums, scripts, and tools.
- PhpMyFAQ - Open Source FAQ System for PHP and MySQL
- *cool* An open source FAQ system using PHP and available for many databases. Excellent multilingual support - available in 36 languages. Latest release is 2.0.7, 2008-05-12.
- BashFaq
- This FAQ is based on frequently asked questions on the channel #bash on the IRC network. It's considered to be one of the best Bash FAQs available. (2007)
- Linux SATA RAID FAQ
- This document discusses SATA RAID controllers and how to differentiate true hardware RAID controllers from the software RAID controllers. (2008)
- Control-Escape: Alternative Software, Linux Help
- The aim of this website is to foster, educate and expand the Open Software community; assists computer users in taking CONTROL of their computing environment and ESCAPE the clutches of proprietary software. There is a guide to assist with learning Linux. A little dated, but still contains useful stuff.
- refcards.com (tm) - The Source for Quick Reference Cards
- A collection of quick reference cards (browsable by subject category) focused mainly on Free and Open Source Software. Cards are in PDF format.
- Debian GNU/Linux Reference Card
- Provides new users of Debian GNU/Linux with concise, up-to-date information about the important commands in Debian. Internationalization is excellent: translated into 31 languages.
- Converting 78rpm records to Modern Media on Linux
- Documents how to convert 78rpm vinyl records to CD using Linux. There is not much information available on this
subject so this is a valuable resource. Last updated in 2002.
- The Gutenbrowser Handbook
- A cross-platform application to easily search, download and read free classic literature, in the form of electronic etexts. Classic books republished electronically by the Project Gutenberg. Latest stable release is 0.81, 2005-11-26.
- Documentation - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
- The main documentation site for the GNU Project; available in several languages.
- Loads of Linux Links
- This is the home page of the site you are using! :-)
- Linux StepByStep
- Guides to installing hardware and software on a Linux system.
- Linux Mobile Guide
- A guide for users of Linux and laptops, notebooks, PDAs and other mobile computers. Formerly
known as the Linux-Laptop-HOWTO. (2005)
- KDE Documentation
- THE site to visit for all KDE documentation.
- Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) Documentation
- The place to find all documentation for the LTSP's low cost diskless workstations. Available in a variety of languages.
- Documentation Project - The Apache HTTP Server Project
- Complete documentation for versions 1.3, 2.0, and 2.2 (current).
- OOoDocs.Org -- Open Office Documentation Project
- The Free and Open repository and development home for all documentation regarding the use, marketing, and
anything else about OpenOffice.
- Debian GNU/Linux -- Documentation
- *look* The main site for all Debian documentation.
- Motion Guide
- User guide for Motion software detector edited by Kenneth Lavrsen. Latest version of this guide is 3.2.11, 2008-09-21.
- Mandriva Linux Documentation
- The main site for official Mandriva documentation. Available in many languages.
Meta Sites
- <sort order="normal">title</sort>.
- The Linux Documentation Project (LDP)
- *look* The Linux Documentation Project develops free, high quality
documentation for the GNU/Linux OS including the creation of multilingual FAQs, HOWTOs and Guides.
- Single list of Linux HOWTOs
- An alphabetical list of HOWTOs available at the Linux Documentation Project (LDP).
- IceWalkers - Linux Software
- A searchable database of Linux software and HOWTOs. Also includes security alert information.
- TuxMobil HOWTOs and Guides for Linux
- Guides for Linux with laptops, notebooks, PDAs, mobile phones.
- Linux Howtos
- A lot of HOWTOs, tutorials and tips & tricks on Linux can be found here.
- FalkoTimme.com - Index of HOWTOs and Tutorials
- *look* This site offers a wide variety of Linux- and Open Source-related HOWTOs and tutorials.
- HowtoForge
- *look* An open source HOWTO development and hosting website; contains many HOWTOs and tutorials as well as a variety of help forums. Site is also available in German.
- Linux Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and HOWTOs
- This site has HOWTOs and forums, organized by subject, FAQs, and Linux news.
- Everyday Linux HOWTOs
- A collection of HOWTOs on a variety of topics including: eyecandy, desktop, networking, graphics, and system administration.
- GNOME 2.24 Desktop Accessibility Guide
- This document describes how to configure, customize, and use the accessibility features of the GNOME 2.24 desktop. (2008)
- Gimp-Savvy.com - Learn the GIMP - Tutorials and Resources
- Tutorials and other resources for the GIMP can be found on this site.
- Linux Tutorial: Video, DVD, TV and Multimedia
- Linux video, DVD, TV, HDTV and Hauppauge WinTV PCI card use. Included in this tutorial are links to software, video formats and information pertaining to video multimedia on Linux. This page also includes
a tutorial on the use of the Hauppauge WinTV PCI card under Linux. (2007)
- DVD Ripping and Transcoding with Linux
- Last updated in 2002; author will not be updating this, but some of the information is still useful and not outdated. Note: this guide is not for the faint-hearted. It involves a lot of compiling code, installing
software, doing things on the command line. Also available in German and Italian.
- Linux-tips.net
- Site contains tips, archives, forums and news.
- RPM Tutorial
- How to build RPM packages.
- Linux.ie :: Articles
- Irish Linux Users' Group's helpful tutorials, tips, articles,
reviews.
- Understanding the Linux Virtual Memory Manager - Online Book
- A comprehensive guide to the Linux Virtual Memory Manager (VM) for the 2.4x and early versions of the 2.6 kernels. This book is part of Bruce Perens' Open Source Series published by Prentice-Hall. (2004) Available for download in PDF format.
Publications
- <sort order="normal">title</sort>.
Online Zines
- <sort order="normal">title</sort>.
- ACM Crossroads
- This online zine is a student-run publication of the ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). It provides students with accessible articles on a wide range of computer science related topics and, as well, provides a forum for students to share their work with others. The articles are of interest to a much broader audience.
- Linux Format
- A Linux news site which also features tutorials, forums, interviews and blogs.
- Sys Admin Magazine
- A journal for Linux and UNIX system administrators.
- Daily News - MozillaZine! Your Source for Mozilla News and Advocacy
- An independent Mozilla news, community and advocacy site. It has forums, a Knowledge Base ( documentation of Mozilla products and applications), nightlies (up-to-date downloads of Mozilla applications), and a chat area. Available
in many languages.
- Linux Magazine
- A magazine resource for Linux and Open Source in enterprise computing.
- Linux Gazette -- Making Linux a Little Bit More Fun
- *look* One of the premier Linux online zines; available in many languages.
- Linux Journal
- The original monthly Linux magazine since 1994.
- Linux.com
- A news and information site for Linux. This site has articles and Linux documentation, downloads, distributions, and forums.
- Embedded Linux Journal
- From August 2002 part of Linux Journal. Archive of articles published by Embedded Linux Journal, November 2000 - June 2002 and Embedded Linux
articles from Linux Journal magazine, after June 2002 available at this link.
- LinuxDevices - The embedded Linux portal
- *look* An excellent resource site for embedded Linux information.
- LinuxWorld Magazine
- Latest news and analysis of key Linux and open source technologies.
- Linux Productivity Magazine
- A Linux online magazine with each issue devoted to 1 topic. Some topics covered include: backups, IceWM, Lyx, Zope, VI and Vim, PostgreSQL, Perl Tk, the Picklist, Tripwire, IPTables, Gnumeric, UMENU, Perl, Gimp, a modern history of Linux, SpamAssassin, the Linux Desktop, and laptops.
- The phrack.com Homepage
- A hacker magazine by the community for the community; articles on a variety of tech issues including Linux as well as security issues.
- Python Journal
- Last issue volume 3(1); continued by The Python Papers.
- Georg's Brave GNU World - GNU Project - Free Software Foundation (FSF)
- A monthly GNU forum in eight languages.
- Full Circle Magazine
- The Ubuntu community magazine.
- First Monday
- An Internet-only, peer-review journal about the Internet and global information infrastructure. The first issue appeared on 1996-05-06. No subscription fee and all back issues are available in the archives.
- Malaysian OSS (MyOSS) Magazine
- A Malaysian publication which provides resources and information about Linux and Open Source with the aim to expand their use in the region; welcomes contributions from new and experienced users. Each issue is available in PDF format.
- PyZine.com | A Technical Journal for Python Developers
- A Python magazine. N.B.: The last issue is #8, October, 2005. The archives are still available.
- Red Hat Magazine
- Red Hat news, general articles, tips & tricks, interviews.
- LinuxFrench.Net, Le WebMagazine du Libre
- French language zine about open source software.
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- The aim of this project is to increase the visibility and ease of use of open access scientific and scholarly journals thereby promoting their increased usage and impact.
- Free Software Magazine
- A monthly software magazine with in-depth articles about free software applications and political issues concerning free software.
- PCLinuxOS Magazine
- A magazine project sponsored by MyPCLinuxOS.com with articles primarily geared to those who are using the PCLinuxOS distribution. Available in an online version and downloadable PDF format.
- The Python Papers
- A free e-journal, which includes academic and industry article on
Python. There is a wide variety of content covering Python User Groups from around the world, conferences and other events, open source projects and the use of Python in commercial organisations. Continues Python Journal.
- The H: Security News and Open Source Developments
- *look* A technology news and portal site that provides in-depth coverage of the world of IT, communications, data security, open source, and the politics of technology.
- Linux Pro Magazine
- This Linux magazines has articles on a wide variety of subjects as well as news, reviews, and resources. It provides practical, hands-on information for both the Linux professional and home user.
Books
- <sort order="normal">title</sort>.
- The Zope Book
- The best documentation available for Zope. Links to the 2.5 and 2.6 editions can be found here. Available online and in PDF format.
- IBM Redbooks
- *look* A wide variety of computer topics, including Linux; Redbooks, Redpapers, and Technotes; available in PDF format; paper copies can be ordered.
- The GNU Privacy Handbook
- A comprehensive guide to GnuPG.
- Introduction to Data Communications - Online Book
- For Linux users; dated (2000), but basic information on networking and communications is still valid.
- Maximum RPM; Taking the Red Hat Package Manager to the Limit - Online Book
- *look* The classic book on building RPMs. (Red Hat, 2000).
- Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference - Online Book
- *cool* A compact (170 pages) yet comprehensive guide to everyday Ubuntu use. Downloadable in PDF format. (2008)
- Grokking the GIMP - Learning Advanced Image Editing Techniques - Online Book
- New Riders, 2000. This book is now out-of-print, but the online version is still available. Although a little dated, it still contains useful information.
- Debian Developer's Reference
- The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the recommended procedures and the available resources for Debian developers. Available for download in PDF format. This guide has been translated into French. Latest version of this guide: 2009-04-03.
- The Linux Cookbook - Tips and Techniques for Everyday Use
- No Starch Press, 2002.
- The Open Book Project
- This project is aimed at the educational community and seeks to encourage and coordinate collaboration among
students and teachers for the development of high quality, freely distributable textbooks and educational materials on a wide range of topics.
- Life with Qmail
- A comprehensive guide to qmail. (2007)
- Linux-Books Online
- Subject-organized database which points to Linux books available at
Amazon.com.
- The redhat.com Red Hat Documentation Page
- *look* One of the primary sites for Red Hat documentation. Includes manuals, books, and technical whitepapers. Available in HTML or PDF format.
- Documentation of the GNU Project: GNU Press -- Published Books and Documentation
- A list of published books and documentation of the GNU project; also available in Spanish.
- PHP: PHP Manual
- Complete online version available in several languages
- GNU Autoconf, Automake and Libtool Book
- *look* An expert, nuts-and-bolts guide to using these utilities effectively; site has a browsable online version and related links. This book was published in 2000, but it is one of the best sources for information on these programming development tools. Parts of this book were updated in 2006.
- The Revised Slackware Book Project
- A comprehensive guide to Slackware available in a variety of formats including HTML, DocBook source, PostScript, and PDF; translations of this book to non-English languages are well underway. (2005)
- Linux Installation and Getting Started - by Matt Welsh
- Classic introductory Linux book which remains useful. (1998)
- Linux From Scratch - Online Book
- Derived from the popular Linux-From-Scratch-HOWTO, this book describes the process of creating a Linux system
from scratch from an already installed Linux distribution, using nothing but the sources of software that are needed. (2005)
- The Art Of Unix Programming
- An online book by Eric Raymond with assistance
from the Unix community. Prentice-Hall, 2003.
- GTK+ / Gnome Application Development - Online Book
- This book is about Gnome from a developer's point of view; it describes how to write a Gnome application using the Gnome libraries and tools. Published by New Riders. An Italian translation is available.
- Firestarter Linux Firewall
- An easy to use graphical interface; supports the 2.4 and 2.6 kernels; available in 38 languages; a GNOME application, but can be used on KDE and other desktop environments, servers and gateways.
- Command Prompt, Inc. - Practical PostgreSQL - Online Book
- O'Reilly Books, 2002.
- The Big Book of Linux Ada Programming - Online Book
- An invaluable resource for information on the Ada programming language for Linux. N.B.: some sections have not been written yet. Latest update is 2007.
- Embedding Perl in HTML with Mason (The Mason Book) - Online Book
- O'Reilly, 2002.
- PowerDNS Manual
- A detailed manual for PowerDNS, an advanced, high performance authoritative nameserver with a host of backends.
- Linux Newbie Administrator Guide
- A complete reference guide for new Linux users who wish to set up and administer their own Linux home computer, workstation or home network. Translated into many languages. A little dated (2004), but most of the information is still useful.
- Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition - Online Book
- An excellent book on system administration for popular Linux distributions by Paul Sheer. New users can use as a tutorial; advanced
administrators as a reference book. (2002)
- PostgreSQL Book by Bruce Momjian -- Online Book
- Addison-Wesley, 2000; contains updates and new chapters for
an upcoming edition.
- Beginning Perl by Simon Cozens - Online Book
- Wrox Press, 2000; PDF format.
- Programming in Emacs Lisp (Second Edition) - Online Book -
- Free Software Foundation, 2002.
- Linux in the Workplace - Online Book
- No Starch Press, 2002.
- Open Source Development with CVS
- PDF format; 3rd edition, 2003. Translations available in German, Korean, and Japanese. Note: the 1st edition is available
in a variety of formats, including online HTML.
- MozillaBook: A User's Guide for Mozilla
- For the beginning and intermediate user.
- Creating XPCOM Components - Online Book
- This online book by Doug Turner and Ian Oeschger is about Gecko and
creating XPCOM components for Gecko-based applications. (2003)
- DocBook XSL: The Complete Guide
- Sagehill Publishing, 4th edition, 2007.
- Data Structures and Algorithms with Object-Oriented Design Patterns in Python - Online Book
- Online book by Bruno R. Preiss. (2003)
- Dive Into Python
- A book for experienced programmers; available in several languages.
- Why's (Poignant) Guide to Ruby - Online Book
- A work-in-progress online Ruby book for beginning coders which reads like an illustrated novel.
- DocBook Homepage
- The official home page for DocBook: The Definitive Guide.
- Secure Programming for Linux and Unix HOWTO--Creating Secure Software - Online Book
- This book provides a set of design and implementation guidelines for writing secure programs for Linux and Unix systems. Also available in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. (2003)
- Linuxtopia - On-line Linux and Open Source Technology Books and HOWTO Guides
- *look* Extensive online, technical resources for Linux users; includes guides and books on the Linux desktop, GUI toolkits, security, installation, development tools, books for beginners, HOWTOs, and books on programming and databases.
- The Linux System Administrators' Guide
- An introduction to system administration of a Linux system for novices. (2003)
- Byte of Python - Python Book / Python Tutorial
- A tutorial and guide to Python 2.0 and Python 3.0 for all levels of programmers. There are many translations available. Available online or downloadable PDF. (2008)
- Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)
- A manual on how to use the GNU compilers, their features and
incompatibilities, and how to report bugs.
- Version Control with Subversion -- Online Book
- An online book about Subversion, a version control system. Available as an HTML or PDF version for online viewing or download. Latest versions available are: Subversion 1.4 2007 and Subversion 1.5, 2008.
- Against Intellectual Monopoly - Online Book
- This book demonstrates why "Intellectual Property", otherwise known as Intellectual Monopoly, does not foster and protect innovation like the IP pundits claim. PDF format only. (2007)
- ConsortiumInfo.org - ODF vs. OOXML: War of the Words (an eBook)
- *cool* Andy Updegrove, a well-known standards guru and blogger, is the author of this eBook project which documents the history and process of the ODF (Open Document Format) vs. OOXML (the Microsoft answer to ODF). This is a work in progress. He invites people to share their knowledge and insight on this subject by posting comments publicly on his blog or via email. An invaluable resource on this important topic. (2007-2008)
- Beyond Linux From Scratch (BLFS) Book -- Online Book
- This book continues the Linux From Scratch book; includes information on networking, X support, sound support and printer and scanner support; also available in French, Italian, Russian, and Spanish. (2007)
- Debian GNU/Linux Desktop Survival Guide - Online Book
- *look* A comprehensive book by Graham Williams that covers all the major applications in Debian; a work in progress with frequent updates and revisions.
- Slackware Linux Basics - Online Book
- This book is an introduction to the Slackware distribution. It particularly targets people with little or no Linux experience. It covers installation, basic Linux commands, and the configuration of Slackware Linux. Available online or in PDF format for Slackware 10.2 and 12.0. (2008)
- The Cluetrain Manifesto: The End of Business as Usual - Online Book
- How the Internet will change business and our lives forever. A classic. (2001)
- C++ GUI Programming with Qt 3 - Online Book
- See download section for both a PDF version and the source
document; Prentice-Hall Profession Technical Reference, 2004. N.B.: This link will be removed as soon as the "C++ GUI
Programming with Qt 4" book is available online.
- Wireless Networking in the Developing World - Online Book
- *cool* A practical guide to planning and building inexpensive telecommunications infrastructure;
particularly suitable for people who have little or no Internet access. Available in PDF format only. Site has
a wiki and mailing list. (2nd edition, 2007)
- Knowing Knoppix; the beginner's guide to the Linux that runs from a CD
- A beginner-friendly help book for Knoppix; based on version 3.3;
available in PDF format only.
- Practical mod_perl - Online Book
- Available in HTML and PDF version, along with the source code;
distributed under the CreativeCommons Attribution Share-Alike license. O'Reilly, 2003.
- LWN: Linux Device Drivers - Online Book
- Current as of the 2.6.10 kernel; available in PDF format; O'Reilly, 2005. See the LWN 2.6 API changes page (http://lwn.net/Articles/2.6-kernel-api) for information on subsequent changes.
- Dive Into Greasemonkey - Online Book
- A book about programming with Greasemonkey, a Firefox extension. (2005)
- Groklaw - The Daemon, the GNU & the Penguin - Online Book
- *cool* A comprehensive history of Free and Open Source by Dr. Peter Salus. (2005-2007)
- Inkscape: Guide to a Vector Drawing Program - Online Book
- An Inkscape reference book available online in English, French, Italian, and Spanish. (2008, 2nd edition)
- How to Build Your Own PC - Save A Buck And Learn A Lot - Online Book
- *look* A great guide for building a PC from scratch; one of the book's strengths is the author's ability to write technical material in an easy-to-understand and enjoyable manner. (2005)
- The TCP/IP Guide - Online Book
- *cool* One of the best sources for information on the TCP/IP protocol available today; written in a clear,
concise manner, and is suitable both for the expert as well as the beginner. (2005)
- Producing Open Source Software
- *look* This book looks at how to run a successful open source project, concentrating on the human (how to deal with people) rather than technical (infrastructure tools) side of things. The author's use of real
world examples to illustrate his points make this book a "must read". Published by O'Reilly; also available online and in a variety of downloadable formats. Released under an open copyright that allows everyone to share and modify the book freely. Many translations available. (2005)
- Asterisk Documentation Project - Asterisk: The Future of Telephony--Online Book
- *look* This detailed guide to Asterisk covers installation, configuration, and integration of Asterisk with existing phone systems, without the need for additional hardware. Available for download in PDF
format. Published by O'Reilly, 2nd edition, 2007.
- Innovation Happens Elsewhere; Open Source as a Business Strategy - Online Book
- Aimed primarily at business executives who need to understand the basic concepts of open source and how it will benefit their companies. This book is also useful for engineers who find themselves working in an open
source work environment. (2005)
- Security Engineering ; A Guide to Building Dependable Distributed Systems - Online Book
- *look* A comprehensive security guide to protecting information systems. Wiley, 2001. Ignore the publication date -- this is one of the best security books available. N.B.: Online version contains some updated sections and errata; available in PDF format only.
- Linux Kernel in a Nutshell - Online Book
- This book is a comprehensive overview of kernel configuration and building by Greg Kroah-Hartman, one of the leading Linux kernel developers. It is available for free download in either PDF or DocBook format for the entire book, or by the individual chapter from this site. (O'Reilly, 2006)
- VoIP-4D Primer - Online Book
- This guide, geared to both technical and non-technical readers, deals with building voice infrastructure. The examples
in this guide provide essential background for building low-cost telephony systems. Available for download [1.8 MB] in Arabic, English, French, and Spanish. (2006)
- The Hardware Book (HwB)
- *look*A free reference guide to electronics. It contains a huge collection of hardware specifications and information for connectors, computers, adapters, cables, and circuits.
- How to Think Like a (Python) Programmer--Online Book
- The goal of this book is to teach you to think like a computer scientist within the context of learning the Python computer language. Green Tea Press 2007
- Linux-Books.us - Free Linux Books
- A selection of Linux books available for download. There are also links on this site to programming and database books.
- How to Participate in the Linux Community | Linux Developer Network -- Online Book
- A guide to the kernel development process by Jon Corbet, Executive Editor of LWN. The purpose of this document is to help developers (and their managers) work with the development community with a minimum of frustration. (2008)
- Git Community Book
- *look* This book, written by Git users, is a detailed guide which helps new users to learn Git quickly and easily. Also available in PDF format.
- The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind - Online Book
- *cool* This book takes a coherent look at the development of intellectual monopolies in recent times, and how the ideas of open source can free the digital commons from these monopolies. Available for download in PDF format or online. (2009)
- PostgreSQL Wiki - User Documentation and Contributor Collaboration
- *cool* An excellent, up-to-date site for PostgreSQL documentation,
including tutorials, installation guides, known bugs and fixes, cookbooks,
reference manuals/guides, books and lots of related resources. User documentation is also available in Chinese, French, Japanese, and Spanish.
- Linux Security Documentation and Resources
- *cool* A comprehensive resouce centre; includes FAQs/HOWTOs, forums, whitepapers, resources on firewalls, host security, cryptography, network security, intrusion detection, securing Linux systems, a quick reference guide, and an administrator's guide.
- The Linux Tutorial
- *look* An in-depth and easy to understand introduction to Linux with numerous tutorials and HOWTOs on a wide variety of subjects.
- Python 2.5 Documentation
- The main documentation site for Python.
- Lea (Linux Entre Amis), site d'aide Linux francophone
- A French Linux tips site; includes resources, forums, mailing
lists, drivers, software apps., glossary, kernel information.
- Start linux - Your Guide to starting Linux
- Loads of tutorials, HOW-TOs, tips, and reviews.
- Knoppix Linux
- A resource site for Knoppix users, developers and testers. Has an
extensive documentation section.
- Linux Resources
- Collection of Linux-related tutorials organized by subject category.
- Computer Technology Documentation Project (CTDP) Linux Operating Systems Section
- *cool* Features Augustin Velasco's Linux Manual (4 volumes), Linux Users' Guide, How Linux Works Guide, Linux Files and Command
Reference, HOWTOs, Linux Startup Manual, and Linux Programmer's Guide - all available online or in PDF format.
- LinuxDevices.com - Embedded Linux Distributions Quick Reference Guide
- This guide provides brief descriptions of the currently available commercial and non-commercial sources for embedded Linux distributions and implementations. (2007)
- Adding WhatsThis Help To KDE Applications
- "A Non-Programmer's Guide to Participating in KDE, Part 1" A
tutorial about contributing to KDE's online documentation. Also available
in Spanish.
- How to Evaluate Open Source Software / Free Software (OSS/FS) Programs
- *look* A comprehensive document that organizations should use when evaluating
OSS/FSS software. (2007)
- GNU Scientific Library -- Reference Manual
- A collection of numerical routines for scientific computing.
- Debian GNU/Linux System Administration Resources
- Tips and resources specifically for Debian system administrators.
- Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 (Etch) -- Installation Guide
- Install instructions and downloadable files for all supported architectures. Available in many languages.
- Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide
- An in-depth exploration of the art of shell scripting. (2008)
- TuxMobil: Linux and (Cellular) Phones
- Links to usage documentation about Linux with different mobile phones and Linux software applications for mobile phones.
- SUSE Linux Administrative Guide
- *cool* A comprehensive SUSE guide for version 9.3.
- Fedora Documentation Project
- The main site for Fedora documentation.