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Linux Reference



Here you'll find Linux questions and answers. Additionally, you'll see notes and quick start guides. You can also help improve this Linux section by sending your solutions and comments. Indicate whether you found the material helpfull or not, up to date or not, or you have a different or better way of doing things.


Linux FAQs and Tips:
•Administration
•Booting
•Configs
•Copying/Duplicating Discs/Disks
•Devices
•Kernel
•Miscellaneous
•Networking
•/proc
Linux, UNIX, and Other references:
•Emacs
•Common Linux Commands
•Color Escape Sequences
 
 
Linux Distributions (well known):
• BBC Linux - Small, bootable Linux distro. This distro is not for installation; nothing gets written to your hard drive. You run the utility OS right off the CD.
•Debian Linux - The all volunteer distro.
•Fedora Linux - This distro is supported by RedHat.
• Gentoo Linux - BSD style distro.
• KNOPPIX Linux - Entire Linux system on a bootable CD-ROM.
• Mandrake Linux - Redhat derrived distro.
• Server Optimzed Linux - Made for servers.
•Slackware Linux - Simple, clean, conservative and secure, distro.
• SuSe Linux - German engineerning.
Other Linux Distributions:
• ibiblio.org - Full list of Linux distros.
• distrowatch.com - Even better list of Linux distros.