Beginner Unix/Linux | |
| Red Hat 9 | Red Hat Online Resources for Red Hat Linux 9 |
| UNIX Tutorial for Beginners | Unix tutorial from the University of Surry. |
| Rute Users Guide and Exposition | This is an online version of the 650 page book by the same name. |
| The Linux Documentation Project | The Linux Documentation Project. |
Interesting Sites | |
| SlashDot.org | News for Nerds. Stuff that Matters. A news site for all things Open Source, Linux, Unix, etc. |
| Cygwin | A Unix environment for Windows. Give windows a decent command line. Plus run lots of Unix programs on Windows. |
| LinuxISO.org | Download CD images of any of the latest Linux Distributions. |
| W3C HTML Validation Service | If you create websites make sure they are standards compliant so that any browser can view them. |
| Directory of Linux Commands | Reference to 397 Unix/Linux commands from Linux in a Nutshell. |
Books | |
| Linux in a Nutshell | O'Reilly - A quick reference for Linux. |
Linux/Unix Vendors | |
| DistroWatch | A website devoted to keeping an eye on the 100+ different Linux distributions. |
| Red Hat | An excelent Linux distribution by an good corporate citizen. Now Red Hat only offers comercially supported versions (see below). They do have a very attractive educational price, though. |
| Fedora Project | Red Hat have given their free Linux distro to the community for development. While I was initially disappointed in this move, it promises to be a very well supported project and liberates it from some of the corporate restraints. (In other words it is cutting edge but may be buggy!) |
| Debian | An open Linux distribution created by an all voluteer team. |
| Suse | Europe's most popular Linux distro. Now owned by Novell. |
| TurboLinux | Asia's most popular Linux distro. |
| FreeBSD | Real propeller heads don't use Linux! A very secure Unix for PCs. |
| Darwin | The heart of Apple Mac OS X is a free Unix operating system. |
Specialized Linux Distributions | |
| ClarkConnect | ClarkConnect transforms standard PC hardware into a dedicated broadband gateway and easy-to-use server. It includes firewall and security tools, along with file, print, web, e-mail, proxy, antispam, content filtering and VPN servers. |
| FreeSCO | Make an old PC into a router. It can take up to 10 network cards and 10 modems. Easy configuration. |
| K12 Linux | A linux terminal server based on Redhat. It provides a server that network terminals can connect to and boot over the network. Great for extending the life of old PCs because the terminals don't need much power at all, just a fast network. |
| SystemRescueCd | A bootable CD with useful tools to rescue or repair a system. Includes partitioning software (Ala PartitionMagic) and software to copy partitions (Ala Ghost). |
Setting up Your Linux Server | |
| Firewall | Simple instructions and a script to setup iptables firewall on your computer. No explanation about firewalls, ports, or iptables, though. |
| NAT Setup | Simple instructions for setting up NAT (Network Address Translation) so you can share an Internet connection with one IP address. |
| DAG: Apt RPM Repository | An excellent collection of alternative RPMs for Red Hat and Fedora Core. Instructions for installing and using apt-get, too. (Yes, on Red Hat!) |