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Applications, Tools and Utilities:
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- The Commercial Howto
A listing of commercial applications that run on Linux.
- Linux
3D Modeling and Rending, has links and information about 3D
graphic modeling, rendering, ray tracing, etc.
- Linux-AFS
FAQ.
- Linux
Applications and Utilities List.
- Linux
Applications, a database of Linux applications and tools.
- The Linux
Assistant Page with many Linux links.
- Papers on AUIS,
the Andrew User Interface System.
- The BLINUX
Documentation and Development Project, is developing software
and documentation for blind users.
- Bochs
for Windows, an emulator that can run Linux, Windows 95 and
more within Windows 95/NT.
- Casbah,
a scripting and web development environment.
- [ell[hat,
an HTML-based chat system.
- Citadel/UX,
a BBS/interactive community/groupware package.
- Clearing
Center Server (CCS), a new project to create an integrated system
to manage EDI, file transmission, file conversion and external
applications.
- Comanche,
a a graphical user interface for the Apache webserver.
- Communications
Processor (CommProc), a general distributed-computing toolkit
for quick assembly of distributed applications.
- Consistent
BackSpace and Delete Configuration has lots of information about
configuring these keys in shells and many applications.
- Crystal
Space, a free and portable 3D engine written in C++.
- Linux
Databases & Tools page.
- DOSEMU,
a Linux DOS emulator.
- The Ethernet
Phone Homepage, an application that allows real time point-to-point
voice communication over the Internet.
- Explore2fs,
a Windows NT explorer for Linux ext2fs partitions.
- FreeAmp,
a digital audio player project.
- FreeType,
a free and portable TrueType font rendering engine.
- FreeWorld
BBS, a GPLed BBS project.
- Financial
Software for Linux, both for personal finance as well as business
accounting.
- FIPS,
a program for non-destructive partition splitting.
- Chuck's
Linux File Manager Page, description of a number of file managers
for Linux and X11. There are reviews, screenshots, and links to
managers' homepages.
- General
Image Manipulation Program (GIMP), a PhotoShop-like program
for creating graphics.
- Using
GNU Libc 2, contains information about how to use glibc 2 with
Linux.
- Information on GRASS,the
Geographic Resources Analysis Support System which runs under Linux.
- Graphics Muse, and
the Linux
Graphics mini-HOWTO.
- An overview of GUI
toolkits.
- GNU
Administration Project (GAP), a project to build a new environment
for distributed OS administration.
- Linux
Hamradio Applications and Utilities.
- Linux
HamSoft database.
- ICQ
for Linux, lists Linux ICQ software projects.
- ImPress,
a WYSIWYG desktop publishing and presentation package.
- The Informix
on Linux FAQ.
- InxUtil,
has Linux information on Informix tools, and an interview with Linus
Torvalds.
- jpub,
provides a framework for just about anything you'd like to see done
in a browser.
- The Kermit
Communications Software project at Columbia University.
- lanzadera,
a multi-lingual GUI file manager.
- LessTif,
a source compatible version of OSF/Motif.
- linux-access
information at University of Utah's Center for Disabled Student
Services.
- Linux
3D, information about 3D graphics.
- Information about locales,
the language-specific environment variables.
- Logical
Volume Manager (LVM) for Linux, a subsystem for on-line disk
storage management.
- LyX,
a WYSIWYG word processor and document processor.
- MI/X,
a free X Server for Windows and Macintosh.
- Mesa,
the free OpenGL work-alike library.
- Network
Audio, an alternative to RealAudio.
- Information about using
Newtons
with Linux.
- RPM.org
has lots of information about the Red Hat Package Manager (RPM or
.rpm).
- rpm2html,
a tool to creat HTML from RPM meta-information, with results for
Redhat 4.2 and 5.0 + contribs.
- Relational
Databases list for Linux.
- An excellent list of
Linux and UNIX
Resources.
- Unix
Wizards, has some information about Linux and general Unix stuff.
- SAS
for Linux, a site exploring the feasibility of and promoting
a port of the SAS system to Linux.
- SGML-Tools,
a SGML-based text-formatting system which can produce multiple output
formats including: plain text, HTML, PostScript, and RTF.
- sendmail
Information, at Data Lege.
- Sendmail
Configuration for Offline Use mini-HOWTO.
- sendpage,
an alphanumeric paging tool.
- The Sound
and Video with Linux page.
- Linux
MIDI & Sound Applications.
- TkDesk,
a desktop and file manager.
- A guide
to terminals and keymappings.
- UMENU,
a pure console menu interface to Linux commands which runs on any
Linux-connected terminal, console, telnet session, or terminal emulator.
- UNIX
reference card in PDF or PostScript format.
- Virtual
Network Computing. a remote display system for Win95/NT and
Unix platforms. The software allows you to display a desktop remotely,
for example, display an NT desktop onto Linux.
- Web
browsers for Linux, lists production and development web browsers.
- A Windows95
Linux Boot Loader.
- WXftp,
a GUI (GTK+ and Motif) FTP client for X Windows.
- X:
End of Story, contains lots of information about X Windows.
- A great page about Window
Managers that run under X Windows. Contains icons, resource
setting and information on what different window managers there
are available.
- XF86Config
Modelines Quick Conversion Guide tells you how to convert Win95
to XF86 timings.
- XFree86
Font Deuglification, how to make the fonts in XF86 look better.
- Linux Complete; by Sybex
- Introduction to Linux; by toExcel
- Linux Administrators Handbook; by
toExcel
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Installation, Upgrading and Administration:
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- The Linux
BBS list, a list of BBSs that have Linux available for downloading.
- Simple Slackware
installation instructions.
- Here
there Be Linux!, notes on getting Linux running on the BeBox.
- Josh's
Linux Guide, information on how to install (Red Hat), set up
a dialup PPP connection to the Internet, configure the X-windowing
system, and much more
- A Linux
pre-installation checklist.
- Linux
Administration Made Easy :-p, a guide that focuses on Slackware
Linux.
- Linux
Links: Distributions lists many available Linux distributions.
- The Red
Hat Linux User's FAQ, a FAQ written by users, for users.
- The Linux
Internet Server Administration Guide (LISA), a new book project.
- A
primer for Linux, has some very basic information about getting
started with Linux/Unix systems.
- The Linux kernel source code has lots of useful documentation
in /usr/src/linux/Documentation on your local machine.
- Kernel
configuration help texts.
- Patches
and bugfixes for 1.2.13.
- Linux
v2 Information Headquarters, with information on upgrading to
Linux 2.0, including links to necessary program and utility upgrades,
descriptions of changes between releases, kernel patch summaries,
and links to other interesting Linux sites.
- The Linux
Source Navigator, navigate the Linux 2.0.0 i386 kernel source
online!
- Psyched
Linux Kernels, tells you the latest kernel versions.
- A Hypertext version
of the Linux
2.0.28 kernel source.
- The Linux
Source Driver, an online version of the Linux source tree. You
can also search the kernel sources using
the Linux
Source Search, or have a look at
the Linux Source Index.
- Linux
Cross-Reference (LXR), offers a fully indexed, searchable and
clickable HyperText presentation of the Linux source code.
- The Linux
Time Line, lists Linux kernel release dates and noteworthy facts.
- Linux
Mama, is dedicated to offer you all available "unofficial" patches
for Linux.
- Glossary
of the Linux Kernel, has definitions for various terms used
throughout the kernel source code.
- Linux
Kernel Version History shows the release dates about the Linux
kernels (beginning at 0.01).
- A guide to
Building
a Linux Based Internet Server For Your School.
- Samba
information. Samba is an open source software suite that provides
seamless file and print services to SMB/CIFS clients.
- Information on using
Linux with The
Internet Adaptor (TIA).
- Information about setting
up services for Macintosh
and Windows Users on a Linux box.
- A Linux
PPP page about setting up PPP.
- Five-Minute
Linux PPP Instructions.
- Home
Server with Linux, explains how to share a modem and a printer
with a Win95 box.
- ISP
and related information.
- Vast amounts of information
about ISP and Network Services.
- How to run the netatalk,
AppleTalk software. An excellent tutorial and Linux Netatalk resource.
- The Linux
IP Masquerade Resource or the
backup site.
- Information about Linux
IP NAT (Network Address Translation).
- Wide
Area Networked Environment (WANE), an Internet connectivity
package.
- X-ISP,
a X11 interface to pppd and chat.
- Information about Linux
and Wireless
LANs.
- Linux
at Cable Internet, has Cable Internet Linux information as well
as some Linux links.
- Linux
at CESDIS, has information about Ethernet drivers, networking
tools, and other interesting things.
- Linux
IPFW Firewall Design Tool, a web-based firewall configuration
tool.
- The
Linux Network Management Pages, have some interesting information
about network management with Linux.
- The ANGEL
Network Monitor, a tool to monitor network services.
- mon,
an extensible service monitoring daemon which can be used to monitor
network or non-network resources.
- Woven
Goods for Linux, has a lot of information about web server
applications and lots of general Linux information.
- Multicast
and MBONE on Linux
and Linux
Multicast Information.
- Tips
tricks on using Samba with Red Hat.
- COLD,
a network sniffer and a protocol analyzer.
- TrinityOS,
a complete Linux server configuration, maintinance, and security
guide for the Linux novice and Linux guru alike!
- Linux
Dialin Server Setup Guide.
- The Linux
Library has information on setting up various network services
for Linux.
- How
to hook up PPP, a good and quick PPP setup page.
- PoPToP,
a PPTP server solution for Linux.
- The Linux Wireless LAN,
a how to document that contains resources about setting up
Wireless LANs under Linux, list of drivers, web pointers and
background information.
- Donald Becker's site,
which is thee reference when it come to network drivers for
Linux. This is the place to get the latest releases of the drivers,
configuration hints and background information about Ethernet (10,
100 and 1 Gb/s).
- WvDial is a
program that connects your Linux workstation to the Internet as
easily as possible.
- Linux
Security WWW, with Linux-related security alerts, FAQ updates
and links.
- Linux
Security Home Page.
- Infilsec
Vulnerability Engine, lists various security concerns for many
OSes including Linux.
- Pluggable
Authentication Modules (PAM) information.
- Trinux:
A Linux Security Tool Kit, contains the latest versions of popular
network/security tools and fits on two floppy disks.
- Replay
Associates, located in The Netherlands, has a lot of crypto/security
software in source and .rpm format.
- Linux
Administrators Security Guide, a security guide aimed at Linux
administrators and users
- L0pht
Heavy Industries.
- Linux
Firewall and Security Site, has information on configuring an
Internet Firewall and Home LAN With Linux, and also has lots of
security and related links.
- Linux-only
Security News Alerts, from SecurityPortal.com.
- Network Security Library,
deals with security information about many UNIX-clones, about Windows,
NetWare, Firewalls, Intrusion Detection, WWW, Security Policy, etc.
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X Windows and Window Managers:
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Software Archives, Search Engines, Linux Watchers:
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- Linux
Search searches metalab.unc.edu, tsx-11.mit.edu, and ftp.funet.fi.
- The Linux
Web Watcher watches various Linux-related pages for updates,
and has a good index of Linux material on the web.
- The Linux
FTP Watcher, watches popular Linux FTP sites for updates.
- The Linux
Software Database.
- Free
Software Sites on the Internet, an index list of free software
packages with links to their location.
- GroundZero,
a new repository of hundreds of rapidly updated cutting edge GNU/Linux
programs.
- Project
Independence, a free software repository and web site.
- Daily
Diffs of Open Source and Linux pages, showing what has changed
on each page and change histories.
- linsearch,
LSM search page (Search MetaLab's collection of LSMs.)
LSM is a database of entries describing software that is
available for Linux.
- LSD,
searches the Linux Incoming directory.
- MLSE,
the Metalab Linux Search Engine.
- LinuxArchives,
a collection of Linux software.
- Linuxberg,
a new Linux software site from the TUCOWS folks.
- Linux
Applications Directory, a browsable and searchable software
archive.
- Linux
Center, a collection of application, development and free software
links.
- Index
of Alternative Operating Systems, contains links to Linux and
many other operating systems and software.
- TUDOLS,
a listing of Linux software and links.
- InterBoard,
a threaded discussion system to provide a structured, searchable
Q&A area for linux newbies and pros.
- The Linux
Cookie List, containing funny quotes, code samples, excerpts
from articles, or any other things that are related to Linux and
that make you giggle. You can also telnet
to
cookie.icce.rug.nl,
port 4002 to get a single cookie.
- LinuxWare.com,
an online Linux users group for people interested in learning more
about Linux, providing help to other Linuxers, and promoting Linux.
- The Linux
User Support Team supports new and novice users in getting "up
to speed" with Linux systems.
- Basic
Linux Training, a brief and very basic introduction to the Linux
operating system.
- Linux
Support Services, a free volunteer-staffed technical support
service.
- The Linux
Buyers Guide, lists where to buy Linux distributions and products,
as well as who has good prices.
- linux.net
at netalive.org has some online Linux forums.
- SearchLinux,
a personal Linux help desk site for individuals.
- Linux
Links by Goob, has a lot of Linux software links.
- The Linux
Resource Exchange, has some interesting kernel patches, links
to documentation, mailing lists and various other links.
Joshua Drake,
poet@linuxports.com
Greg Ferguson,
gferg@sgi.com
Last Modified: January 3, 2000
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