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Resources

So what's the trick—how do you make managing your Linux system easy? It's simple: arm yourself with the right tools for the job. Here is a simple list of resources and means of acquiring some of the things mentioned in the article.

General Information:

Linux Resources: http://www.linuxresources.com/

Linux Documentation Project: http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/

Linux Gazette: http://www.linuxgazette.com/

Finding Books, HOWTOs and Manuals:

Linux Howtos: http://www.linux-howto.com/

Linux On-line Books: http://www.technologybooks.com/linux.htm http://www.dragonfire.net/~garym/linux.html

Linux Man Pages: http://linuxresources.com/man.html

Finding Linux Software:

Linux Software Map: http://www.linuxresources.com/apps.html

Linux Applications and Utilities Page: http://www.xnet.com/~blatura/linapps.shtml

Linux Applications: http://www.linuxapps.com/

RPM Repository: http://rufus.w3.org/linux/RPM/

Keeping Up with Developments:

Check your Linux distribution's web page frequently: http://www.linuxresources.com/ftp.html

SlashDot: http://www.slashdot.org/

Fresh Meat: http://road-kill.freshmeat.net/

Linux Announcements: comp.os.linux.announce

Linux Boot/Root Disks and Info:

Linux Boot Disk HOWTO: http://sunsite.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/Bootdisk-HOWTO.html

YARD: http://www.croftj.net/~fawcett/yard/

Supporting the Free/Open Source Software Movement:

GNU's Not Unix: http://www.gnu.org/

Free Sofware Foundation: http://www.fsf.org/fsf/fsf.html

Open Source: http://www.opensource.org/

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