Information Technology

OS - Linux

Linux for hearts and minds

This list does not attempt to be exhaustive. It provides links to sources we have found particularly useful, and to other more comprehensive lists of sources on the subject.

Organizations and Interest Groups

Pointers

Linux Distributions

Secure Linux Distributions

Linux Encryption

  Linux Security

GUIs, Window Managers and Desktop Environments

Shells

Journaled and other advanced File Systems

Linux Resources including Documentation

Linux Software Sites

Browsers

Editors

Office Suites - word processing & spreadsheets

Word Processing

Spreadsheets

Databases

Accountancy and Enterprise Management Software

Remote Computing

Revision Control (Development)

Other Software

With Windows

Elsewhere off this site:   Fresh Memes in Software Development   Linux News Links

  Scripting and Development Languages   Backup & Versioning

  Linux International "a non-profit association of groups, corporations and others that work towards the promotion of growth of the Linux operating system and the Linux community.

  Linux Standard Base "Standardizing the Penguin" of the   Free Standards Group

  The Linux Documentation Project

  Documents The Linux Documentation Projet

  Computer Manuals - Linux

  Linux (a homepage)

  Linux headquarters

  LinuxNow!

  Linux Center and links to   Journals and Gazettes

  Linux UK

  Linux Org UK

  Euro Linux

  Linux Certification Org

  Linux/ Open Source Channel at Internet dot com

  Relevant Memes in Linux Software Development

  Linux @ Google

  Linux @ Dmoz

  Open Source Advocacy @ Google

  Open Source Advocacy @ Dmoz

  Linux Kernel Archives

  Linux Distributions DistroWatch

  Linux Distributions Linux HQ

  Linux Distributions Linux Online

  Linux Standard Base "Standardizing the Penguin" of the   Free Standards Group

  Debian GNU/Linux

  Linux - Gentoo

  Libranet Debian based commercial distro

  Linux - Mandrake

  Linux - Red Hat

  Linux - Slackware

  Linux - SuSE   US

  SourceForge Open Source Project Site hosted by   VA Linux

  Gnu/Savannah Development Projects

  Yellowdog Linux for Apple PPC & G series & IBM RS/6000

  Cygnus - GNUPro Toolkit

  Linux Kernel Archives

  IAG

  Free Standards Group Linux Internationalization Initiative

See also   Encrypted FileSystems for Linux

  NSA - Security Enhanced Linux National Security Agency

  EnGarde Secure Linux

  RSBAC - Rule Set Based Access Control for Linux

  Castle (RSBAC)

  Immunix

  SuSE

  Linux - Mandrake high security default installation option in Mandrake 7.0 onwards

  kha0S Linux

  Bastille Linux

  EnGarde Secure Linux

  Security-Enhanced Linux

See also   Linux Encryption Solutions

  GPG - The GNU Privacy Guard (Open PGP)

  Project Ägypten (Free Software Sphinx-Clients) for Linux "The Sphinx project launched by German authorities aims to improve secure email exchange... Proprietary products are already on the way, but with the project Ägypten there is now also a Free Software solution going to be realized for popular mail user agents (sphinx-enabling KMail and mutt are essential goals)."

  The Linux Encryption-HOWTO Homepage   Linux Encryption HOWTO by Marc Mutz

  Encrypting your Disks with Linux Doobee. R. Tzeck

  Encrypting Disks (Linux) HowTo

  PPDD requires recompiling (patching) the Linux kernel to allow strong encryption and a special device. Good documentation.

  TCFS involves the running of a daemon which exports an encrypted filesystem as an NFS share.

  Crypto Kernel Patch a patch for any given Linux kernel to make the loopback device use encryption algorithms.

  Linux Security (.com)

  Linux Security on Google

  Bash Bourne again shell, Linux standard

  Zsh

  Zsh

  Zsh Manual

  Zsh Guide

  Zsh (SourceForge)

  SCREEN - the terminal multiplexer   Screen at FSF

  Twin   Twin at FSF

  Window Managers for X

  X Window Managers

  Themes . org

  Themes

  E n l i g h t e n m e n t   Rasterman (Carsten Haitzler)

  Fluxbox a minimalistic window manager with tabbing & grouping

  Gnome desktop environment

  Ion - Search for a graphical usable interface not for everyone, but my pick

  KDE (K Desktop Environment)

  Sawfish   +

  Window Maker

  GnuStep

  Classic themes dot org   themes dot org

  UMENU - Universal Menu   download

 Ext3fs (Ext2 with metadata journalling (and completely reversible)).

  JFS Journaled File System Technology for Linux, IBM. Data+metadata journalling

  ReiserFS Metadata journalling + filesystem in B-trees (enhance access speeds), (uses a hashing algorithm to sort the files).

  XFS SGI   + "A high-performance journaling file system" data+metadata journalling   SGI's 64-bit journaled file system, an "SGI crown jewel achievement"

  Tux2 phase-tree filesystem. by Daniel Phillips.
(phase tree superior to journalling? - provides guarantee of consistent filesystem (as data+metadata journalling), without the performance hit).

  LDP - Linux Documentation Project   x

  Linux Open Book

  Linux Online - About the Linux Operating System

  Linux Frequently Asked Questions with Answers

  Linux from Scratch Installing Linux from scratch

  "The Ultimate Guide On Linux For Beginners"

  Linux Programming

Recommended text to buy:

see also the free online:

  Linux Hardware Database

  Geocrawler Linux e-mails, "Knowledge Archive"

  New Linux Users Michael Burns (focus on Red Hat)

  Google Linux Search   Google Linux Directory

  Linux Support Services

  Linux Links

  Just Linux portal - a complete guide to the Linux community

  Generic Linux Links Emuse

  The Linux Webring

  Linux on Laptops laptop support by Kenneth E. Harker kharker@cs.utexas.edu

  Advanced Horizons Linux Page

  UNIX is a four letter word Christopher C. Taylor

  Linux Primer

  Mindspring - Linux Links

  Linux Lynx

  Linux Information Page

  Linux Help Online

  Linux Start the   Linux Support Line and the   Linux Newbie Project

  Linux Newbie Information FAQs

  The Linux Newbie Administrator Guide

  LAME - Linux Administration Made Easy by Steve Frampton

  Linux Newbie Guide   Linux Commands

  Linux FAQ

  Global Linux

  Linux World Night Hawk

  Linux Raw Power

  Contents

  Linux Power Org Question and Answer Archives

  Linux Today

  Linux Weekly News

  Linux Journal

  Linux Lounge - Ziff Davis UK

  Linux for Business Users - Ziff Davis

  Linux - Ziff Davis   Smart Resallers online Linux - Ziff Davis

  SlashDot

  FreshMeat

  Linux OSonline

  LinuxApps

  Linux Software

  Freshmeat

  Debian a free/open distribution and massive resource

  The Gimp by SSC and edited by Michael J. Hammel

  Samba - file services

  Gnu SQL

  OpenLDAP Open source implementation of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol.

  Predawnia chat and Linux resource

  Galeon

  Konqueror

  Mozilla

  Netscape

  Opera

  Acrobat Reader

  GhostView® & GSview

  Xpdf

  VIM (vi improved) not for everyone - but my pick

  Vim Cookbook by Steve Oualline

  Gnu Emacs

  XEmacs

  Nedit (all purpose editor - programming, web... - for Linux)

  SciTE

  Scintilla   documentation

  Bluefish HTML editor

  Open Source Editors Google Directory

  Linux Editors Google Directory

  Code Crusader (code development environment - for UNIX)

  Applix (Linux)   Applix Office   Applix Linux site

  Hancom Office

  KOffice a free, integrated office suite by   KDE (K Desktop Environment) for and Linux/Unix

a free, integrated office suite by   KDE (K Desktop Environment)

  Gnome Office

  OpenOffice

  Star Office     Sun

  ThinkFree Office

  AbiWord seamlessly cross-platform, Open Source Word Processor by AbiSource   GNOME Office - AbiWord

See Office Suites

  AbiWord seamlessly cross-platform, Open Source Word Processor by AbiSource

See Office Suites

  GnuMeric        

  KSpread

  PostgreSQL

  MySQL

  MySQL dot com

  SAP on Linux

  DB2 for Linux IBM

See  .html Databases in Data Management, Search Engine Developers and Linux Databases

  Nola Software "accounting, inventory, point of sale, contact management, billing, purchasing, and reporting all in one integrated package" & with "Rock solid stability" (uses Apache & MySQL) license GPL

  SQL-Ledger Accounting "a multiuser, double entry, accounting system written in Perl. Data is stored in a SQL server, display and data entry is through a GUI or text based browser." license GPL

  WyattERP - Enterprise Resource Planning "from contact management to sales/orders, fulfillment to shipping, invoicing to accounting, from vendor management to purchase orders, receiving to inventory, human resources to payroll, in one fully integrated solution." license OPL (Open Public License)

  mySAP

  GnuCash (Personal) Accounting Software for Linux

  Accounting at LinuxLinks

  The Gimp

  The SANE project Scanning software (Linux)

  VNC - Virtual Network Computing

  OpenSSH

  Shorewall

  Firewall Builder

  Samba - file services

  Wine "a free replacement of Windows for Unix"

  Win4Lin   NeTraverse "Run Windows out of a box"

  Plex86 - OS Freedom of Choice!

  VMware - OS Freedom of Choice!