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This page was last updated on December 25, 2011.

About Linux

Linux operating system
Why doesn’t Linux need defragmenting?

Bios

BIOS – the setup program used in personal computers – Page 1 of 2
BIOS from A to Z

Books

Free GNU/Linux Books | FreeTechBooks.com
O’Reilly Default Stylesheet and Word List
O’Reilly Store — Linux/Unix
Rute User’s Tutorial and Exposition
The Linux Cookbook: Tips and Techniques for Everyday Use – Analyzing Text

Bugs

Bug #1 in Ubuntu
Definition of “heisenbug”
First Computer Bug
How to create useful crash reports in KDE
How to Report Bugs Effectively
KDE Bug Tracking System Login
Launchpad
Unusual software bug – Wikipedia

Command line

10 Seconds Guide to Bash Shell Scripting
A quick guide to writing scripts using the bash shell
Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide
AdvancedCommandlineHowto
Alphabetical Directory Of Linux Commands
Arguments – Greg’s Wiki
A to Z Linux Bash Commands
Bash by example, Part 1
BASH CURES CANCER
BashFAQ – Greg’s Wiki
Bash Guide for Beginners
Bash Hackers Wiki
Bash Programming Cheat Sheet
BASH Programming – Introduction HOW-TO
BASH Programming – Introduction HOW-TO
Bash Prompt HOWTO
Bash Reference Manual:
Bash Shell: Replace a String With Another String In All Files Using sed and Perl -pie Options
Bash Shell Scripting Tutorial
Bash – Simple Phone Book using kdialog
Can a Bash script tell what directory it’s in? – Stack Overflow
CLI challenge: handle weird filenames without the use of copy-paste
Command-line Fu < The best UNIX commands on the web
CommandlineHowto
EnglishFrontPage – Greg’s Wiki
for
Heiner’s SHELLdorado
How to set JAVA_HOME in Ubuntu « CDS 43
Introduction to Shell Programming by Michael Paoli
LinuxCommand
Linux Commands – A practical reference
Linux Shell Scripting Tutorial – A Beginner’s handbook
Shell Colors: colorizing shell scripts
Shell Scripting with KDE Dialogs
The Geek Stuff
UNIX Shell Quote Tutorial
Unix shell scripting with ksh/bash
UNIX tips: Learn 10 good UNIX usage habits
Useful Commands For The Linux Command Line
Using The Terminal
Very Simple Bash Scripts
Wicked Cool Shell Scripts
Words… [Bash Hackers Wiki]

Community

KDE UserBase

Debian

Debian Admin
debian and ubuntu – sudo vs. su – linux.debian.user | Google Groups
Debian KDE team
DebianDocumentation
DebianHelp
Debian — Live install images
Debian Sources List Generator
Debian User Forums
Debian Wiki
Dual Booting Debian Linux And Windows
How to set up sudo in Debian

Diagnostics and repair

(R)ecovery (I)s (P)ossible Linux rescue system
Comprehensive Sound Problem Solutions Guide – Ubuntu Forums
DAG: Problem Solving HOWTO
Grub From the Ground Up
Headphones and speakers – Ubuntu Forums
How To Ask Questions The Smart Way
How To Unlock A Supposedly-Locked Up System
Linux Troubleshooting Guide: Fix the Most Common Problems | Maximum PC
No Sound No Wireless Ubuntu Studio – LinuxQuestions.org
Sound – Community Ubuntu Documentation
Sound problems on edgy – Ubuntu Forums
SoundTroubleshooting – Community Ubuntu Documentation
SysRq: The Process-nuke
System information Tools
Top 20 Kubuntu FAQs & Answers

Email

E-Mail Server Administration 101
Email Deliverability & RFC 2142: Everything you wanted to know and never dared to ask
Installing and configuring Exim 4 on Debian
Maildir to Mbox
Postfix
PostfixBasicSetupHowto
RFC 2822 – Internet Standards
sendmail Tutorial: MUAs, MTAs, and MDAs
setting up sendmail/fetchmail do i need to?
Setting up the mail subsystem in Linux
Sieve
The Grumpy Editor’s guide to graphical mail clients

Games

Adventure 770 on-line
freshmeat.net: Category Reviews – Linux Games
Games For Linux
Games4Linux – Linux games
How to install & play World of Warcraft : Ubuntu (5.10 / 6.06.1 / 6.10)
How To Install & Run WorldofWarcraft In Ubuntu
If I had W.I.N.E. running under my Ubuntu could a Windows Virus wreck my Ubuntu?
Linux Gamers’ FAQ
Linux Gamers’ Game List
Linux Links – The Linux Portal: Software/Games
LinuxGames – Embrace your inner penguin
Linux MMORPGs – MMO Hut
Linux Software list: Games
PlayDeb Beta 2
PlayOnLinux – Run your Windows applications on Linux easily !
[SOLVED] Command line Wine desktop syntax? – Ubuntu Forums
The Linux Game Tome
Wikipedia category: Linux games
Wine Apps
Wine HQ
[Wine] uninstall winetricks packages
YouTube – ‪Gaming In Linux‬‏
YouTube – Linux games

General

50 ways to impress your geeky linux friends
58 Cool Hacks
A (cool) list of Linux tools
FLOSS Manuals (en)
Free Software Foundation
Highly useful Linux commands & configurations
How to use Cron to update the system
How to write How Tos for TLDP
ibiblio – index of ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/
ibiblio – index of http://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/docs/HOWTO/
Jobs – GNOME Live!
Lazy Linux: 10 essential tricks for admins
Learn UNIX in 10 minutes
Linux Counter
Linux file systems and directories
Linux Home Automation
Linux is NOT Windows
Linux man pages online
Linux-Backup.net
LiNUXLiNKS
LinuxQuestions.org
Linux :: the How-To Geek
Linux tutorials and information
Linux-Unix cheat sheets – The ultimate collection >> Scott Klarr
Lotta Linux Links
LXF Wiki
One Laptop per Child (OLPC): Participate > Ways to Give
Open CourseWare for Linux Geeks: 50+ Resources | College@Home
Open Directory – Find a Linux: User Group (LUG) near you
Open vs. Closed Formats
“Powered by Linux” Stickers
Random beeps
Runlevel – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Some Useful Linux Commands
The Linux Kernel Archives
The New Year Linux Resolution: Switching to Linux for a Week | zMogo Tech Stuff
TLDP HOWTO Generator
TLDP HOWTO Template
TLDP – The Linux Documentation Project

Hardware – graphics

ATI Radeon Driver – Ubuntu How To
BinaryDriverHowto/Nvidia – Community Ubuntu Documentation
Getting NVIDIA video card drivers working in Debian Lenny
Latest nvidia feisty – Ubuntu Document Storage Facility

Hardware – keyboards

Care and feeding of an IBM Model M 1391406 keyboard
Keyboard hotkeys

Hardware – miscellaneous

Hardware for Linux
Leenooks Linux Incompatibility List
Linux-on-laptops
Multiseat computer with Ubuntu 8.04
Ubuntu certified hardware

Hardware – printing

CUPS Documentation – Common UNIX Printing System
CUPS local page
CUPS Software Users Manual

Hardware – webcams

Driver for cameras
HOWTO: logitech, labtec webcams with qc-usb driver [Archive] – Ubuntu Forums
SPCA50X USB Camera Linux Driver for Intel Create & Share
SPCA50X USB Camera Linux Driver for Intel Create & Share – Development Branch
USB Devices on Linux
Webcam – Community Ubuntu Documentation

Install – choose a distribution

Almost 9 Distros in Almost 6 Minutes | Linux Journal
Distro chooser
DistroWatch
Linux Distribution Chooser
Linux distro timeline
Linuxmafia
LWN Distributions List
Small and Floppy-based Linux distributions

Install – Desktops

awesome window manager
Getting Back to a Pure XFCE on Ubuntu
HOWTO: Transparent Eterm on Desktop – Ubuntu Forums
Plasma FAQ
Window Managers for X
Your rough guide to Plasma

Install – dual boot

Dual booting – Windows & Linux
Dual-Boot Installing Ubuntu
Installing a dual-Boot with Windows and Ubuntu

Install – Linux on Macs

How do I dual boot Ubuntu Linux & Mac OS X?
rEFIt – An EFI Boot Menu and Toolkit

Install – miscellaneous

10 Things To Do Just After Installing Ubuntu 7.10
All Ubuntu Downloads (FTP)
Boot and run Linux from a USB flash memory stick
BootOptions – Cheat Codes
BurningIsoHowto – Community Ubuntu Documentation
Installation of Ubuntu Linux 10.10 (Maverick Meerkat)
Installing Ubuntu 6.10 on a Thinkpad T60p
Installing Ubuntu Or Fedora From A Windows Or Linux System With UNetbootin
Linux From Scratch
Modest Spec or Barebones Installation of Ubuntu
Slax: your pocket operating system
Super Grub Disk home page
Switching To Ubuntu From Windows
Ubuntu Daily Build
Ubuntu Graphical Install
Ubuntu Installation – Community Ubuntu Documentation
UbuntuHashes – md5 hashes for the different versions of Ubuntu and its derivatives
UNetbootin – create bootable live USB drives for Ubuntu
Windows-based Ubuntu Installer Screenshots and demo
Wubi – The Easiest Way to Linux

Live CD

Linux Live scripts – How to build a Live CD
The Live CD List

Mono

From Microsoft: C# and CLI under the Community Promise – Miguel de Icaza
Here we go again – why Mono doesn’t suck
Microsoft promises to never sue anyone regarding Mono
thank you, Miguel « Robert Millan’s blog
The ECMA C# and CLI Standards – Port 25: The Open Source Community at Microsoft

Networking – collaboration

EtherPad: Realtime Collaborative Text Editing

Networking – NFS

Linux NFS configuration services
Linux NFS-HOWTO
NFS How To Mount Shares – Knowledge76
NFS Server and Client Configuration in Ubuntu
NFS Version 4 Open Source Reference Implementation
Setting up an NFS Client
Setting up NFSv4 + Kerberos on Ubuntu 10.04 Alpha 2 (Lucid)
SettingUpNFSHowTo

Networking – SSH

Linux Home Server HOWTO SSH

Networking – static IP

Change Ubuntu Server from DHCP to a Static IP Address
How to set a static IP in Ubuntu from the shell
Howto: Ubuntu Linux convert DHCP network configuration to static IP configuration | nixCraft
Set Static IP In Ubuntu 9.10
Switch to Static IP on Ubuntu Server

Networking – traffic

Linux Advanced Routing & Traffic Control HOWTO
Network Emulator FAQ

News

A Software Populist Who Doesn’t Do Windows
Hans Reiser: Once a Linux Visionary, Now Accused of Murder
Happy spamiversary! Spam reaches 30
Linux in Business
SPE IDE – Stani’s Python Editor: How to make money with free software…
Support free software! Buy this copy of Windows Vista Ultimate!
Why Ubuntu Isn’t Mainstream Yet

Programming

File Permissions Joke
How to be a Programmer
Instant Hacking
Non-Programmer’s Tutorial for Python
The Cathedral and the Bazaar – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Security

But That’s Just My Opinion. I Could Be Wrong.
debian and ubuntu – sudo vs. su – linux.debian.user | Google Groups
HOWTO: Linux Firewalls Using iptables
Interested in securely sharing a secret?
KDE Kiosk Mode (locked down computer)
LIDS Project – Secure Linux System
Linux Help – Set Up Sudo In Debian
Linux malware, sure it’s possible « Rarrrrrrrgh
Linux vs. Windows Viruses
RootSudo – Community Ubuntu Documentation
Running Sudo Graphically
Securing Debian Manual
Shamir’s Secret Sharing Scheme
Tenable Nessus | Tenable Network Security
The short life and hard times of a Linux virus
Tutorial: The Linux virus writing and detection HOWTO
Various ways of detecting rootkits in GNU/Linux

Software – compiling

Compiling Software

Software – find software

100 open source gems – part 1 | TuxRadar
CLI-Apps.org
Cool applications you use that others might not know of – Ubuntu Forums
Free Download A Day
Free Software Directory
GetDeb – Software you want
GNOME-Look.org
GnomeFiles – GNOME/GTK+ Software Repository
GTK-Apps.org
KDE-Apps.org
KDE-Files.org
KDE-Look.org
Linux App Finder
Linux Google Search
Linux Software
openDesktop.org
Softpedia Linux Downloads

Software – holiday

How to gear up your desktop for the Christmas holidays

Software – Linux equivalents

Linux App Finder (Windows Alternatives)
Linux Software Alternatives – Find The Best Alternative To The Application You Want To Replace – AlternativeTo.net
Software Equivalents
The Linux Alternative Project
Ubuntu list of software alternatives
Ubuntu Windows applications equivalents

Software – package management

An apt-get / dpkg primer
APT HOWTO – Managing packages
aptitude versus apt-get
AptProxy – Ubuntu How To
Packaging/PPA Overview
X Updates PPA (uses the latest NVIDIA drivers) : “Ubuntu-X” team

Software – various programs

Andrew’s HOWTO: Setup slrn
Back In Time
Bazaar version control in five minutes
Command-Line Multitasking with Screen
Cron Generator Utility
Debian polygen (PolyGen is a program for generating random sentences according to a grammar definition) grammars
GRUB bootloader – Full tutorial
How to add a new target to txt2tags
HOWTO: Install and use the latest FFmpeg and x264 – Ubuntu Forums
Installing Flash on Ubuntu
K Menu Gnome
KDE TechBase Plasma theme tutorial
LibreOffice 3.3 RC1 PPA
Linux Benchmark Suite
Making desktop recordings with recordmydesktop
Managing The GRUB Bootloader With QGRUBEditor On Ubuntu 7.10 | HowtoForge – Linux Howtos and Tutorials
MasqMail
Medibuntu Documentation
Notebox Mismanager.
PDFShuffler Is Wonderful Dave Richards – City of Largo Work Blog
Plop – Boot Manager – Free Boot Manager, builtin usb driver, native usb, boot different operating systems, cdrom, usb, freeware, option rom bios
Plop Boot Manager – use it to boot older computers from USB
Rescue Old, Damaged CDs with an Ubuntu Live CD
Software
txt2CYOA : “choose your own adventure”
Ubuntu Forums – How to Install and use the latest FFmpeg and x264
Ultamatix – Building your O/S
Unix/Linux news servers
Version Control with Subversion

Tweaking

Akkana’s Linux information Page
Linux Tips: Modify ctrl-alt-del behavior
Reduce your Linux memory footprint
Securing XFCE’s Control over the desktop Against Nautilus
Swap This! Swap Setup
Tweako

Ubuntu and Kubuntu

[all variants] Comprehensive Multimedia & Video Howto – Ubuntu Forums
Back-up, Restore, and Set-up Ubuntu Quickly and Easily
BackupYourSystem
Change gnome-terminal default size – Ubuntu Forums
Cleaning up a Ubuntu GNU/Linux system | Ubuntu Geek
Debian and Ubuntu Linux run levels
Download the Linux Starter Pack
How to Easily Create a Custom Lightweight Desktop Environment
How to make Ubuntu 10.04 faster
How To Switch Between GNOME & KDE 4.5 On Ubuntu 10.04
Howto Reinstall all of currently installed packages in fresh Ubuntu install — Ubuntu Geek
Know Thy Ubuntu
Kubuntu
Kubuntu Forums
Kubuntu wiki
Kubuntuguide – Hardy Heron – Kubuntu 8.04 LTS
Kubuntuguide – Karmic Koala – Kubuntu 9.10
Kubuntuguide – Lucid Lynx – Kubuntu 10.04 LTS
Kubuntuguide – Maverick Meerkat – Kubuntu 10.10
Kubuntuguide – Natty Narwhal – Kubuntu 11.04
Kubuntuguide – Oneiric Ocelot – Kubuntu 11.10
KUDOS – Kubuntu is a User-friendly Desktop OS
Official Ubuntu Documentation
Playing VCDs in Ubuntu
Recording screencasts in Ubuntu
Testing/Applications – Ubuntu Wiki
Restricted Formats in Ubuntu
Restricted Formats/Playing DVDs in Ubuntu
Ubuntu Advertisement (YouTube)
Ubuntu brainstorm
Ubuntu Cheat Sheet | FOSSwire
Ubuntu distributions index
Ubuntu Forums
Ubuntu Forums – Announcement about malicious commands
Ubuntu Forums – Cool applications you use that others might not know of
Ubuntu GNOME terminal default size
Ubuntuguide – Breezy Badger – Ubuntu 5.10
Ubuntuguide – Dapper Drake – Ubuntu 6.06
Ubuntuguide – Edgy Eft – Ubuntu 6.10
Ubuntuguide – Feisty Fawn – Ubuntu 7.04
Ubuntuguide – Gutsy Gibbon – Ubuntu 7.10
Ubuntuguide – Hardy Heron – Ubuntu 8.04 LTS
Ubuntuguide – Intrepid Ibex – Ubuntu 8.10
Ubuntuguide – Jaunty Jackalope – Ubuntu 9.04
Ubuntuguide – Karmic Koala – Ubuntu 9.10
Ubuntuguide – Lucid Lynx – Ubuntu 10.04 LTS
Ubuntuguide – Maverick Meerkat – Ubuntu 10.10
Ubuntuguide – Natty Narwhal – Ubuntu 11.04
Ubuntuguide – Oneiric Ocelot – Ubuntu 11.10
Ubuntu Howtos and Tutorials
Ubuntu – LinuxQuestions.org
Ubuntu Linux Resources
Ubuntu Mailing Lists
Ubuntu Manpage Repository
Ubuntu Manual Project
Ubuntu Packages Search
Ubuntu Pastebin
Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference
Ubuntu release notes
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Screencasts
Ubuntu shop
Ubuntu Sources List Generator
Ubuntu team wiki
Ubuntu :: the How-To Geek
Ubuntu training courses
Ubuntu tutorials : Add PPA Key To Your Apt Keyring
Ubuntu User Magazine
Ubuntu wiki
Ubuntu Women
Why Kubuntu is Good for KDE
YouTube – How To Fix Fullscreen Flash in Ubuntu 10.04
YouTube – ubuntu boot on macbook

Uninstall

How to leave Ubuntu

Virtual machines

Debian in kvm mini howto
Debian User Forums – Debian 5.7.0 screen resolution in Virtualbox solved
How to set up host interface networking for VirtualBox on Ubuntu — Ubuntu Geek
Howto: Install VirtualBox in Ubuntu Hardy Heron with USB Support in 5 easy Steps!
Setting up a bridged network for virtualbox on ubuntu linux (Host Interface)
Sharing files between guest and host without VirtualBox shared folders
tun/tap on ubuntu
Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) LAMP Server Setup
Ubuntu Server Edition JeOS
VirtualBox – Community Ubuntu Documentation
VirtualBox OSE on Debian/Ubuntu Linux

Wallpapers

InterfaceLIFT: Wallpaper sorted by Date

Women In Linux

HOWTO Encourage Women in Linux
LazyGirl Network Limited
LinuxChix
Ubuntu Women

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