Linux Journal is a monthly magazine for and about Linux carrying a wide range of Linux related articles as well as advertisements and Linux consultant lists. Linux World magazine is a new UK based Linux magazine being launched at the moment.

Books

A sample of some of the many books now available for Linux

Useful Online Books

Linux Books

• Linux Installation And Getting Started
• Linux Network Administrators Guide
• Linux Users Guide
• Running a Perfect Internet Site with Linux

Word Wide Web Books

• Running a Perfect Web Site with Apache
• Special Edition: Using CGI
• Special Edition: Using HTML

Development Projects

• Hardware Ports
  • Acorns ARM.
  • SPARC Linux
  • Linux/MIPS
  • DEC Alpha (AXP)
  • Linux/68k (Amiga, Atari, Macintosh) and more Linux/68k information.
  • ELKS Project (i8086)
  • LinuxPPC (PowerPC) or LinuxPPC/Europa
  • Linux/AP+ (Fujitsu AP1000+)
  • MkLinux for PowerPC

• Kernel & Device Drivers
  • The latest Intel kernel source code
  • Linux kernel patch change summaries.
  • Axel Boldt's kernel configuration help texts.
  • Michael K. Johnson's paper for DECUS/Spring '95, Writing Linux Device Drivers.
  • Archives of several Linux development mailing lists.
  • STREAMS for Linux development page.
  • Matt Welsh's Porting Applications to Linux paper describes how to port UNIX programs to Linux at the system-call level.
  • Linux system call specifications from Louis-Dominique Dubeau.
  • An analysis of the ext2 filesystem from Louis-Dominique Dubeau.
  • Dave Hinds' Linux PCMCIA Support page.
  • Advanced Power Management support for laptops and "Green" machines.

• Networking
  • Don Becker's Linux home page with information on TCP/IP and Ethernet drivers for Linux.
  • Alan Cox's NET-3 News Page, which gives the current status of the NET-3 development project.
  • Werner Almesberger's ATM on Linux development project page.
  • Mobile-IP support for Linux networking.
  • Information on using Linux with The Internet Adaptor (TIA).
  • Wide Area Networked Environment (WANE), an Internet connectivity package.
  • ISDN for Linux information.

• Organizations and Groups
  • Linux International, a non-profit organization supporting Linux development.
  • The XFree86 Project, Inc. is a non-profit organization maintaining a free port of the X Window System to Linux and other Intel-based UNIX platforms. Benchmarks for XFree86 are found here.
  • Linux Publicity Project.
  • Debian Linux is a development effort to create a completely free Linux distribution.
  • The Linux CD and Support Giveaway List.
  • The Linux Directory Service for Linux Users and Developers.

• Software
  • WINE, an MS-Windows emulator for x86-UNIX systems, including Linux.
  • Preston Crow's Sound and Video under Linux page.
  • The Linux Applications and Utilities Page.
  • Xfinans is a Linux/X based personal accounting program.
  • Terry Dawson's Amateur Radio Software for Linux document.
  • Linux in Machine Vision mailing list archives.
  • The Purdue Compiler Construction Tool Set is available for Linux.
  • GNU Smalltalk is being developed with the use of Linux systems.
  • dhcp client/server tools for Linux.
  • Linux Software Map, a searchable database of software developed and ported to Linux, an alternative database query to the Linux Software Map based on the Harvest system and a WAIS database of the Linux Software Map.
  • The FREE Visual Tcl/Tk Project, designed and developed using Linux.

• High Performance and Parallel Computing
  • The Linux-SMP page.
  • Purdue's Adapter for Parallel Execution and Rapid Synchronization is a system allowing multiple Linux PC's to act as a fine-grain parallel computer.
  • The Cornell University U-Net Project Linux
  • Linux in High Performance Computing parallel cluster.
  • Don Becker's Beowulf page, a project to develop a clustered workstation from Linux machines.
  • The Linux Parallel Processing Page at Purdue.

• Benchmarks & Standards
  • BYTE UNIX Benchmarks for a number of Linux machines.
  • Linux Filesystem Standard.

• Laptops
  • The Linux Laptop Home Page.
  • Here is information on running Linux on IBM ThinkPad machines.

• Misc (to be sorted)
  • The Linux Counter allows you to register yourself as a Linux user. You can also get statistics on Linux usage.
  • Linux Anwenderhandbuch, an online German guide to the Linux system.
  • Linux Frontiers, slides from the Running Linux North American tour.
  • The Linux Software Review, a forum to discuss software programs and packages written for Linux.

Commercial Products, Companies, and Organizations

• Linux Distributions, Books and Merchandise:
  • The ACC Bookstore distributes many Linux-related products, CD-ROMs, books, and more.
  • Caldera, Inc. is the producer of the Caldera Network Desktop system, based on the Linux kernel.
  • Cheap*Bytes sells many Linux products.
  • Delix Computer GmbH, producer of the DLD - Deutsche Linux Distribution.
  • InfoMagic, Inc., producers of the Linux Developer's Resource CD-ROM set, and other Linux material.
  • Running Linux is a book from O'Reilly and Associates, Inc.. It's over 600 pages, telling you how to get the most out of Linux. Here is the release announcement from O'Reilly.
  • O'Reilly has also published Olaf Kirch's Linux Network Administrator's Guide. This is a revised and beautified version of the manual from the LDP.
  • Just Computers! distributes Linux products and books.
  • Lasermoon, Ltd., distributors of the Linux-FT all-ELF distribution.
  • Linux Configuration and Installation, a new book from MIS:Press by Patrick Volkerding, Kevin Reichard, and Eric Johnson.
  • Morse Telecommunications, producer of the Slackware Pro CD-ROM.
  • Pacific HiTech, producer of the Linux Runtime system, and vendor of the Linux Developer's 2-CD set.
  • Red Hat Software is the producer of Red Hat Commercial Linux, a fantastic Linux distribution.
  • SSC, Inc. are publishers of Linux Journal and sell many Linux-related products.
  • Stat Design, Inc., sell Linux shirts, mousepads and mugs.
  • S.u.S.E. GmbH, a German distributer of Linux software and books.
  • Que, Inc. publishes "Using Linux Special Edition", a Linux book with CD-ROM.
  • Walnut Creek, makers of the Toolkit for Linux CD-ROM set.
  • WorkGroup Solutions, Inc., makers of the "Linux Pro" distribution, "WEBworx" Web Server kit, and the "FlagShip" programming environment, or visit their Linux Shopping Mall. Find out why Mark Bolzern, president of WGS, Inc. thinks Linux is significant.
  • Yggdrasil Computing, Inc., producers of the Plug & Play Linux CD-ROM.

• Software
  • ARDI has released the Executor, a full-featured Macintosh emulator for Linux.
  • Ceres Multimedia Software.
  • Magenta, the CyberPhone realtime voice communication over the Internet, has been ported to Linux.
  • Mazama Software Labs produces Linux-based Internet software, such as Mazama Packet Filter, an IP filter (firewall) for Linux.
  • Pacific HiTech's Just Logic/SQL.
  • PowerQuest Corporation, makers of PartitionMagic, a safe repartitioning program for Linux, OS/2, etc.
  • SuperSolutions Corporation produces a commercial-grade UNIX job scheduler for Linux.
  • tummy.com, Ltd. is the supplier of XVScan, scanning software for HP ScanJet scanners for Linux.

• Hardware
  • Comtrol Corporation, makers of the RocketPort multiport serial board, with Linux drivers available.
  • Cyclades Corporation makers of the Cyclom intelligent multiport serial boards.

• Consulting
  • VIA Graphic Networking

• Complete Systems
  • Advanced System Lab, sells preloaded Linux workstations.
  • Apache Digital Corporation, sells many pre-loaded complete systems, including Linux systems.
  • VA Reseach (formerly Fintronic), sells workstations pre-installed with Linux.
  • Pacific Internet WEBCUBE, a turnkey Internet server running Linux.
  • SW Technology, sells Intel and DEC Alpha Linux systems.

• Misc
  • Linux forums and on-line chat

Linux Links

• Hardware
  • Patches and utilities for Plug-and-Play hardware.

• Software
  • Linux GCC FAQ, which includes questions and answers about the gcc compiler for Linux.
  • SAMBA documentation
  • Graphics/Raytracing Information, which runs on Unix systems, including Linux.
  • General Image Manipulation Program, a PhotoShop-like program for creating graphics.
  • Information on GRASS,the Geographic Resources Analysis Support System which runs under Linux. You can also get the binaries here.
  • Linux and Biocomputing information.
  • Papers on AUIS, the Andrew User Interface System.
  • Linux MIDI and Sound Pages
  • Patches and bugfixes for 1.2.13
  • X Windows resources with example configurations files, links, and various hints and tricks.
  • X Configs Page with example X Windows desktop configurations.
  • Here is information on Linuxdoc-SGML, an SGML-based text-formatting system which is used to produce the Linux HOWTO documents.
  • Information about COSMIC programs for Linux at NASA's Software Technology Transfer Center in Athens, GA, USA.

• International Information
  • Pointers to other Linux WWW sites, mostly in Europe. (Language: German)
  • Anto Veldre runs a WWW server with Linux information in Estonia. (Language: Estonian)
  • Peter van Laarhoven's Linux home page in the Netherlands. (Language: Dutch)
  • Javier Garmendia runs an excellent Linux WWW server in France. English translations are also available.
  • Jean-Michel Antoine runs a French Linux home page as well.
  • Jan Kasprzak's Czech Linux WWW Page
  • The Media Linux site, which promotes Linux usage in Portugal has many Linux resources online (Portuguese).
  • Links to translations of Linux documentation.
  • Links to Spanish Linux information at Area de Ingenierma Telematica and Linux/España Archives and SLUG's Linux Page.
  • A FAQ on setting up Japanese extensions from a non-japanese perspective.

• System Administration
  • Linux Security Information, including Linux-related security alerts and FAQW updates.
  • How to set up a Linux Web Server in your Living Room, by Simon St.Laurent.
  • ISP and related stuff
  • Security related information and misc other Linux stuff.
  • A Linux PPP page about setting up PPP.

• Links to Pages With Links
  • Paul Henning's Linux Links, which has pointers to various Linux resources.
  • The Linux Resource by Topic Page has many links to Linux information.
  • VIA's UnOfficial Linux Site
  • A Linux page at Sunbeach, running on the island of Barbados in the Caribbean
  • Sandhill's Linux Pages, with Linux links that can be added in real time.
  • An interesting Linux server running Apache, on a dynamic IP address.
  • Linux information at Indiana University
  • The Linux Assistant Page with many Linux links.

• Photos
  • Candid Photos of Linus.
  • Here are pictures from the International Linux Symposium held 8-9 Dec, 1994 in Amsterdam.
  • Pictures from the Linux Congress in Heidelberg, Germany.
  • A collection of Linux logos and other pictures.

• Miscellany
  • The Linux Gazette, an online magazine providing many Linux tips and tricks.
  • Here, you can listen to Linus Torvalds give the definitive pronunciation of ``Linux'', either in English, or Swedish.