Linux resources: Background and setup. Linux distributions. Linux 'HOWTOs'. Linux 'mini-HOWTOs'. Software. Toshiba Tecra notebook computers and Linux

Linux resources

This page was written by Christopher Spry.

Index:

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

1. Background and setup

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

2. Linux distributions

Sunsite UK mirror of many Linux sources for download.

Caldera's 'OpenLinux', a commercial version of 'Linux', formerly used by 'Byte' Magazine.
Debian Linux. SimplyMEPIS based n Debian and an article on its virtues as the simplest way to install Linux and useful software
Linux 'Emporium', a UK source for most versions of Linux.
Mandrake Linux.
RedHat Linux and a list of its mirror sites.
Redmond Linux.
Slackware Linux.
SGI/Linux, Linux on Silicon Graphics 'Indy' MIPS computers.

3. Linux 'HOWTOs'

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

4. Linux 'mini-HOWTOs'

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

5. Software

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

6. Toshiba Tecra notebook computers and Linux

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

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