Sourabh
18-03-2005, 05:13 AM
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
- Linux general info (http://www.linux.org/)
Picking the distribution that suits your needs
- Linux.org (http://www.linux.org/dist/index.html)
- DistroWatch (http://distrowatch.com/)
Drivers you may need:
Graphics cards
- ATI Linux Drivers: 32bit (http://www.ati.com/support/drivers/linux/radeon-linux.html?type=linux&prodType=graphic&prod=productsLINUXdriver) - 64bit (http://www.ati.com/support/drivers/linux/radeon-linux64.html?type=64linux&prodType=graphic&prod=products64LINUXdriver)
- NVIDIA Linux Drivers: 32bit (http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-6629.html) - 64bit (http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_amd64_1.0-6629.html)
Sound
- The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (http://www.alsa-project.org/) (ALSA) project
Modem drivers
Linux Winmodem Support (http://www.linmodems.org/)
USB devices (including ADSL modems, scanners, printers, keyboards etc etc)
- The Linux-USB project (http://www.linux-usb.org/)
- Linux-USB device overview (http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/)
Network drivers
-Linux network drivers (http://www.scyld.com/network.html)
Printer drivers
- Linux printing (http://www.linuxprinting.org/)
Hardware monitoring
- lm_sensors (http://secure.netroedge.com/~lm78/)
Wireless networking
-NdisWrapper (http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/)
- linux-wlan (http://www.linux-wlan.com/)
Plus, you can find many, many more driver resources here:
http://www.linux-drivers.org/
Programs you may need:
Instant messaging
- Gaim (http://gaim.sourceforge.net/)
Internet browsers
- Firefox (http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/)
- Opera (http://www.opera.com/)
Office applications (equivalent to Word, Excel etc)
- OpenOffice (http://www.openoffice.org/)
Image editing
- The GIMP (http://www.gimp.org/)
Music playback
- X Multimedia System (http://www.xmms.org/) (XMMS)
- Beep Media Player (http://www.sosdg.org/~larne/w/BMP_Homepage) (BMP)
Sound software
- Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)
- Sound and midi software for Linux (http://linux-sound.org/)
Video Editing
- Cinerella (http://heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra.php3)
Misc
- Cedega (http://www.transgaming.com/) (play Windows games under Linux - formerly known as winex)
- The table (http://linuxshop.ru/linuxbegin/win-lin-soft-en/table.shtml) of equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software in Linux
- Find RPMs in rpmfind (http://www.rpmfind.net/) and rpmseek (http://www.rpmseek.com/)
Documentation
- Read the man pages first! Type "man command"
- The Linux Documentation Project (TLDP) (http://www.tldp.org/)
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
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Introductory information
- Linux general info (http://www.linux.org/)
Picking the distribution that suits your needs
- Linux.org (http://www.linux.org/dist/index.html)
- DistroWatch (http://distrowatch.com/)
Drivers you may need:
Graphics cards
- ATI Linux Drivers: 32bit (http://www.ati.com/support/drivers/linux/radeon-linux.html?type=linux&prodType=graphic&prod=productsLINUXdriver) - 64bit (http://www.ati.com/support/drivers/linux/radeon-linux64.html?type=64linux&prodType=graphic&prod=products64LINUXdriver)
- NVIDIA Linux Drivers: 32bit (http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_ia32_1.0-6629.html) - 64bit (http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux_display_amd64_1.0-6629.html)
Sound
- The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (http://www.alsa-project.org/) (ALSA) project
Modem drivers
Linux Winmodem Support (http://www.linmodems.org/)
USB devices (including ADSL modems, scanners, printers, keyboards etc etc)
- The Linux-USB project (http://www.linux-usb.org/)
- Linux-USB device overview (http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/)
Network drivers
-Linux network drivers (http://www.scyld.com/network.html)
Printer drivers
- Linux printing (http://www.linuxprinting.org/)
Hardware monitoring
- lm_sensors (http://secure.netroedge.com/~lm78/)
Wireless networking
-NdisWrapper (http://ndiswrapper.sourceforge.net/)
- linux-wlan (http://www.linux-wlan.com/)
Plus, you can find many, many more driver resources here:
http://www.linux-drivers.org/
Programs you may need:
Instant messaging
- Gaim (http://gaim.sourceforge.net/)
Internet browsers
- Firefox (http://www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/)
- Opera (http://www.opera.com/)
Office applications (equivalent to Word, Excel etc)
- OpenOffice (http://www.openoffice.org/)
Image editing
- The GIMP (http://www.gimp.org/)
Music playback
- X Multimedia System (http://www.xmms.org/) (XMMS)
- Beep Media Player (http://www.sosdg.org/~larne/w/BMP_Homepage) (BMP)
Sound software
- Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)
- Sound and midi software for Linux (http://linux-sound.org/)
Video Editing
- Cinerella (http://heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra.php3)
Misc
- Cedega (http://www.transgaming.com/) (play Windows games under Linux - formerly known as winex)
- The table (http://linuxshop.ru/linuxbegin/win-lin-soft-en/table.shtml) of equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software in Linux
- Find RPMs in rpmfind (http://www.rpmfind.net/) and rpmseek (http://www.rpmseek.com/)
Documentation
- Read the man pages first! Type "man command"
- The Linux Documentation Project (TLDP) (http://www.tldp.org/)