Linux
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Linux-related resources.
Linux is a freely available Unix-like operating system for 386 and above PCs and is currently being developed for other architectures as well. Have a look at Linux in a networked environment.
There are two main 'views' on what Linux is:
- Linux Kernel Firstly, Linux is an operating system kernel, the "basic" software used to control a computer and to provide convenient abstractions of the hardware for software to use.
- Linux distributions Secondly, there are complete systems based on the Linux kernel that then include all sorts of additional software.
"Linux as kernel" is the more strictly correct view; there are systems based on other OS kernels (such as various BSD systems) that have much the same sorts of "distributions" with many of the same applications. But the wide popularity of Linux typically comes from people using it that have very little direct interest in OS kernels. There is always a little bit of tension as a result of the presence of these varying perspectives...
A lot of books have been published about Linux. O'Reilly and Associates has a good selection.
To keep up to date on the latest happenings in the Linux world, there is a newspaper - the Linux Gazette.
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Links
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News
- LinuxNews.com (host not found -- dead link?)
Mailing Lists
- Linux Security Archives (403 -- dead link?)
- Linux Alert Archives (403 -- dead link?)
Docs
- Linux Handbook(in German) (404 -- dead link?)
- Linux Assistant Index Page (404 -- dead link?)
- Linux: Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition (404 -- dead link?)
- Linux Knowledge Base and Tutorial
- The test your knowledge tool is handy.
Certification
Apps
- KDE Apps (temporarily offline)
- Gnome Apps (404 -- dead link?)
- Web Wanderer's List of Linux Applications (404 -- dead link?)
- Scientific Applications for Linux (dead link?)
- Linux Software Map (LSM) (404 -- dead link?)
Distros
Platforms
- Linux for Power PC (connection refused -- dead link?)
- Linux / MIPS (host not found -- dead link?)
Hardware & Config
- Linux Hardware (404 -- dead link?)
- Alsa Project (Sound Card Support)
- gPhoto (Digital Camera Support)
Kernel
Networking
- Big Brother Web / Based Support and Logging Software (host not found -- dead link?)
- SIS (Support and Information Service) (host not found -- dead link?)
- SF Packet Filter & Firewall (host not found -- dead link?)
- ProcMeter Homepage (404 -- dead link?)
- Linux Port of Castanet and Bongo (no longer available?)
IPSEC
- Linux FreeS/WAN
- Openswan is an implementation of IPsec for Linux. It supports kernels 2.0, 2.2, 2.4 and 2.6, and runs on many different platforms, including x86, x86_64, ia64, MIPS and ARM.
- A fork of FreeS/WAN
- strongSwan is an implementation of IPsec for Linux. It supports kernels 2.4 and 2.6, and runs on many different platforms, including x86, x86_64 and ppc. Its focus is on strong authentication methods employing X.509 certificates and PKCS#11 based smartcard support.
- A fork of FreeS/WAN
- Openswan is an implementation of IPsec for Linux. It supports kernels 2.0, 2.2, 2.4 and 2.6, and runs on many different platforms, including x86, x86_64, ia64, MIPS and ARM.
