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• Linux Kernel
  • The Linux-Kernel Archive
  • The linux-kernel mailing list FAQ
  • 2.6 - what to expect
  • Linux Cross-Reference
  • Linux scheduling latency (Andrew Morton)
  • The Linux kernel preemption project
    • Preemptible Linux -- a reality check (article)
    • Robert M. Love kernel patches (preemptible kernel patch for recent kernels)
  • The mathematics of RAID-6 [PDF] (H. Peter Anvin)
  • Kernel Traffic
  • Kernel Newbies
  • Richard Gooch: Linux Contributions: devfs FAQ
  • Kernel patch homepage of Con Kolivas
  • Design and Implementation of the Second Extended Filesystem
  • File systems:
    • ext2: Design and Implementation of the Second Extended Filesystem
    • ext3 for 2.4
    • Namesys: ReiserFS
    • Linux LVM
    • Linux File System Benchmarks
  • Patches:
    • printer on fire

• www.linux.org
• www.linux.it
  • kerneldocs by Alessandro Rubini
• Linux Journal
  • The Ultimate Linux Box 2001: How to Design Your Dream Machine
• Linux Security
• The Linux Cookbook - Tips and Techniques for Everyday Use
• Fonts:
  • The FreeType Project
  • Keith Packard's fonts stuff
  • Sub-Pixel Font Positioning on UNIX mini-HOWTO
  • Qt fonts HOWTO
  • Xft configuration
• Ports:
  • Linux/m68k Home Pages
• Linux ATA Development and Linux Disk Certification Project
  • IDE RAID controllers stuff
  • The ataraid-list Archives
• Linux USB
  • USB Development for Linux
  • Linux USB scanner driver
  • SpeedTouch USB Linux Driver HOWTO
  • SpeedTouch USB driver (user-mode reverse-engineered driver)
• Linux1394 – IEEE 1394 for Linux
  • eth1394 module
• Linux PCMCIA
• Linuxiso.org Linux iso images (and CD burning instructions)
• LinuxPrinting.org
• Linux on Laptops
• Scyld network card drivers and diagnostics
• Wireless LAN resources for Linux
• The User-mode Linux Kernel Home Page
• Virtual servers and security contexts - running independant linux servers inside a single PC
• Linux IP firewall and accounting
• The Netfilter Project: Packet Mangling for Linux 2.4
  • Dynamic iptables firewalls
• RFC1483/2684 bridged encapsulation for linux 2.4 (required for Speed Touch USB ADSL modems) [RFC2684]
• Il Software Libero
  • Appunti di informatica libera
• Da Windows a Linux (in italiano)

Distributions

• Debian GNU/Linux (useful packages)
  • Documentation
    • The Debian GNU/Linux FAQ
    • Debian Java FAQ
    • Securing Debian: General chroot and suid paranoia
  • Security Information
  • CD Images
  • APT Secure
  • The X Strike Force - XFree86/X Window System support for Debian operating systems
  • DRI CVS trunk snapshot (Michel Daenzer)
  • mentors.debian.net
  • apt-get.org
  • debianHELP.org
• Gentoo Linux
  • Installation Instructions
  • Desktop Configuration Guide
• Red Hat
• Slackware
• SuSE
• Rescue disks and mini-distributions
  • Knoppix (in english)
  • Linuxcare Bootable Toolbox
  • LNX-BBC - Linux Bootable Business Card
  • Timo's Rescue CD Set - build your bootable rescue cd
  • BBLCD - Build your own Bootable Linux CD from your favorite distribution
  • innominate-Linux-Rescue-System (based on potato)

Documentation

• Linux Documentation Project (mirrors: ldp.nettuno.it, ldp.iol.it)
  • Linux FAQ
  • Bash Programming Introduction
  • Bash Prompt
  • CD Writing
  • DSL, Bridge+Firewall+DSL
  • DVD Playing
  • Firewall
  • Transparent Proxy
  • Module HOWTO
  • IP Masquerade
  • Software-RAID HOWTO
  • VPN Masquerade (another page on VPN Masquerade)
  • Unix Hardware Buyer
  • Automount
  • Font Deuglification
  • Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide
• Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
• Audio Quality
• Minimal partition table specification
• Bandwidth Limiting with IP Masquerade - Howto
• Set up your own Certification Authority using free software
• Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition

Propaganda

• Ernie Ball: Rockin' on without Microsoft
• vs Linux - Install Windows vs Linux - Which is easier to install?

Software

• Base system
  • SYSLINUX - The Easy-to-use Linux Bootloader
    • PXELINUX
  • ppp
    • Roaring Penguin's PPPoE
    • PPPoE for Linux 2.4 (kernel-mode driver, look here for additional info)
    • http://www.coker.com.au/atm/ - ATM packages for Debian
  • sed
    • sed FAQ
    • sed FAQ at dreamwvr.com
  • Recovery tools
    • dd_rescue
• Drivers
  • Linux drivers for Conexant chipsets
• X11
  • XFree86 (mirror at desiato.de)
    • Colas XFree Modeline Generator
    • Display PostScript for XFree86
    • Direct Rendering Infrastructure
  • Window Managers:
    • IceWM:
      • IceWM Theme Creation Howto
      • dwl's icewm themes
      • more icewm themes
    • sawfish (f.k.a. sawmill)
    • WindowMaker
  • x11rec - X11 recorder which creates a movie
• KDE (current sources)
  • KMail: OpenPGP and PGP/MIME HOWTO
  • KSambaPlugin
  • Building KDE themes for Linux on IBM developerWorks
  • Gallium's KDE window decorations
  • Liquid style for KDE
• GNOME
• Sound & Multimedia
  • vsound - digitally record the output of another program
  • ALSA - The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture project
  • Audacity - a free audio editor
  • Snd - a sound editor
  • XMMS - X MultiMedia System
    • Waterfall Spectrum Analyzer
  • MPlayer (docs)
  • DVD
    • LiViD - The Linux Video Project
      • Open Media System DVD Player
    • Ogle - A DVD player for the Solaris and Linux environments
    • OpenDVD.org
    • VideoLAN
    • xine video player
      • CSS DVD plugin
      • Win32 AVI codecs
    • avi2divx and mpeg2divx
    • Yngwie - The DVD to DivX Ripper
    • DVD and Linux Support
    • dvdinlinux
• CAD/Modeling (see Cad-Tastrafy)
  • CYCAS CAD 2D + 3D + ARCHITECTURE
  • OCTREE
  • AC3D
  • QCad (see also RibbonSoft)
  • VariCAD
  • Innovation3D
  • K-3D
  • OpenGL Performer (from SGI)
  • XLinden HP
• Imaging
  • SANE, XSane
  • USB Scanners under Linux
  • gPhoto - Digital Camera Software
  • photopc - Remote Control Driver and GUI for the Nikon Coolpix 990, 950, 880, and 995
• Webcam
  • Linux support for Philips USB webcams
• Wine - Windows emulator
• Networking/Mail/Web
  • Courier MTA
    • Installation: Authentication modules, ESMTP authentication, Filtering, Webmail
    • Benchmarking mbox versus maildir
  • Squid cache
    • FAQ
  • djbdns
  • pdnsd - a proxy dns server with permanent caching
  • DNRD - Domain Name Relay Daemon
  • ipchains log analyzer
  • MRTG - Multi Router Traffic Grapher
  • Qtella
  • Fidelio - client for Hotline
  • GtkHx - Hotline client
• Games
  • Loki Games
  • Mango Quest - Pacman meets Doom
  • Search and Rescue
  • Trackballs
• Linux System Hardware Monitoring
• LCDproc - linux LCD display driver
• Linux drivers for the Conexant (aka Rockwell) HSF softmodem

User groups

• LinuxTrent
  • Attività
  • Archivio mailing list

Stuff

• Openstuff (shirts and hats)

Enjoyable stuff (but still getting useful work done)

• Avalon, or 120 co-operative penguins
• The LWN Penguin Gallery