A Practical Guide to Linux

Mark G. Sobell 

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Here are some useful links for Linux information.

Get the current status of the linux kernel by giving the following command

on your system (it sometimes generates a long report):

                        finger torvalds@kruuna.helsinki.fi | less

Pure Linux

• The Linux Home Page
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• Directory of /pub/gnu
• Bleeding Edge Linux

Sites with Linux Software Archives:

• Welcome to Linux Sunsite html or use a mirror
• tsx-11.mit.edu
• ftp.funet.fi
• ftp.cc.gatech.edu

Documentation

• Linux Manual Pages: section1
• The Linux Filesystem Standard (tar -xvzf fhs-2.0.tar.gz to unpack)
• Gnu Manual Pages
• Addison Wesley Page on A Practical Guide to Linux

Where to Get Linux Books & Stuff

• The Linux Mall
• Computer Literacy Bookstore

Linux Utilities & Programs

• The FVWM HomePage
• Pine Information Center
• MIDI & Sound Applications
• Linux Applications and Utilities Page

Links to Links

• Linux Links (a lot of useful links)

My Favorite Search Engines

• Alta Vista
• Links2Go

If you want to talk about what is here, what you would like to see here, how you like Linux, send me mail. Probably not the best place for Linux tech support. mgs@sobell.com