Linux resources
New to Linux? Need to find appropriate drivers or programs to do everyday tasks? Read on...
Note that this list is by no means complete. Additions and suggestions are welcome
The topics discussed in the open-source dealt with only issues and some features but it was never exhaustive
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Introductory information
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Linux general info
Picking the distribution that suits your needs
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Linux.org
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DistroWatch
Drivers you may need:
Graphics cards
- ATI Linux Drivers:
32bit -
64bit
- NVIDIA Linux Drivers:
32bit -
64bit
Sound
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The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) project
Modem drivers
Linux Winmodem Support
USB devices (including ADSL modems, scanners, printers, keyboards etc etc)
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The Linux-USB project
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Linux-USB device overview
Network drivers
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Linux network drivers
Printer drivers
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Linux printing
Hardware monitoring
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lm_sensors
Wireless networking
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NdisWrapper
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linux-wlan
Plus, you can find many, many more driver resources here:
http://www.linux-drivers.org/
Programs you may need:
Instant messaging
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Gaim
Internet browsers
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Firefox
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Opera
Office applications (equivalent to Word, Excel etc)
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OpenOffice
Image editing
- The
GIMP
Music playback
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X Multimedia System (XMMS)
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Beep Media Player (BMP)
Sound software
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Audacity
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Sound and midi software for Linux
Video Editing
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Cinerella
Misc
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Cedega (play Windows games under Linux - formerly known as winex)
- The
table of equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software in Linux
- Find RPMs in
rpmfind and
rpmseek
Documentation
- Read the man pages first! Type "man command"
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The Linux Documentation Project (TLDP)