Links for *nix newbies

[Daemonguy]

September 30th, 2005, 6:35 am

This will be/is a sticky for *nix newbies. Let me state several facts before proceeding:
This is NOT an all inclusive list; this is a *start*, a beginning if you will to put you on the path of good and righteousness.
Did I neglect to mention several (hundred) linux distros? Yes, I did. If you are a Linux person and are wildly upset because I missed your favorite distro, I have but one question; why are you reading a FAQ for newbies?
Regardless, there is not enough space to mention every single version of every single OS type -- suffice to say that the big ones have been covered.

Did I cover every single application for *nix? No. There is not enough space on BWM's SQL db to contain that many links. Ask away, if you need specific help, and who knows ... it might just find it's way into this document.
What I attempted to do was convey a basic understanding of the medium; a 'primer' of sorts.
I will no doubt be adding links as they hit me -- this is just a few of the ones I have in my browser bookmarks which I thought you might find useful.

Cheers, and good luck.

Linux::
Generic:

Linux Online (where to go first)
http://www.linux.org/
Where to get your ISO (this is your second stop)
http://www.linuxiso.org/
Source for RPMs
http://www.rpm.org/
Linux install how-to
http://mirrors.kernel.org/LDP/HOWTO/Installation-HOWTO

SUSE/SLES:
Online Manual (pdf) http://www.novell.com/documentation/suse93/index.html
SuSe FAQ
http://susefaq.sourceforge.net/faq/suseconfig.html

RH/Fedora/RHEL:
Security Quick-Start for RH
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Security-Quic ... hat-HOWTO/
Pocket ISP (or How to Start an ISP with RH)
http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/IS ... HOWTO.html
How to build secure pache
http://ldp.rtin.bz/HOWTO/SSL-RedHat-HOWTO.html
Red Hat Kick start
http://wwwcache.ja.net/dev/kickstart/Ki ... HOWTO.html


LiveCD:
Knoppix:
Knoppix Itself
http://www.knoppix.org/

Gentoo:
Handbook
http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/index.xml
Installation
http://www.linux.org/news/2004/09/11/0008.html
Portage updates
http://www.gentoo-portage.com/



Unix::
BSD:
FreeBSD:
THE BSD itself
http://www.freebsd.org
Desktop Version
http://www.pcbsd.org
Tips/Tricks
http://www.freebsddiary.org/
Entire FreeBSD Handbook
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO885 ... /handbook/
FreeBSD CheatSheets (Warning not updated in some time)
http://www.mostgraveconcern.com/freebsd/
Port Updates
http://www.freshports.org

OpenBSD:
OpenBSD
http://www.openbsd.org
Open BSD install guide
http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html
FreeBSD CheatSheets (Warning not updated in some time)
http://www.mostgraveconcern.com/freebsd/

LiveCD:

http://www.freesbie.org


SysV:
Solaris (though Solaris is becoming more BSD-ish as of late):
Security Publications
http://www.sun.com/software/security/blueprints/
How-To (warning: google translated from German, since I am not sure how many of you speak Deutch
http://translate.google.com/translate?u ... uage_tools

Hints
http://www.bolthole.com/solaris/
SunSolve, the place for patches
http://sunsolve.sun.com/pub-cgi/show.pl?target=home
AIX:
Great resource for all things AIX
http://journyx.com/aix_resources.html
Free IBM resource Library on AIX(p5)
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocente ... ources.htm


*Nix related::
O'Reilly Bookshelf
http://antihoe.org/oreilly/
High performance Linux Clustering, Part 1.
http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/l ... -cluster1/
Building a linux HPC cluster with xcat
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/SG246623.html
Open your windows with Samba on Linux
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/Redbooks.ns ... .html?Open
Advanced LDAP User Authentication: Limiting Access to Linux Systems Using the Host Attribute
http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/Redbooks.ns ... .html?Open
Guide to regular expressions
http://www.regular-expressions.info/tutorial.html
Getting win-based network cards to work under Linux
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ndiswrapper/


Security::
NIST's Vulnerability Database
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CAN-2004-0802
Linux/Unix Advisories (menu bar on left)
http://www.linuxsecurity.com/content/blogcategory/0/76/
PF Guide (OpenBSD's Packet Filter firewall)
http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/index.html
Enable PF on FreeBSD
http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO885 ... ls-pf.html
SANS Internet Storm Center
http://isc.sans.org/
Top 75 Security Tools
http://www.insecure.org/tools.html
FBSD Security How-To
http://www.secinf.net/unix_security/Fre ... HowTo.html
Security Focus
http://www.securityfocus.com/tools

September 30th, 2005, 1:20 pm

For setting up Fedora for the first time http://www.fedorafaq.org/ is awesome.

October 9th, 2005, 7:24 pm

Thanks guys for listening to the newb....if i was M$ i'd have to charge for the idea and template though...now of to konquer linux...(sorry)...

October 15th, 2005, 12:48 am

There is also http://www.google.com/linux I've used it before and it has been pretty helpful, since I believe it searches lots of the linux message boards and mailing lists with people having the same problem you are searching for.

December 22nd, 2005, 9:13 am

Have you seen the http://www.yolinux.com/ information portal ?? I stumbled across it a while back.

I found the tutorials http://www.yolinux.com/TUTORIALS both well written and compehensive.

I managed to get CD-burning and the USB devices working on my fedora box after working through them.

Chris

May 28th, 2006, 6:52 pm

Hey All,

I am pretty much new to Linux and Unix commands. Therefore, if you can help me out with the following I would greatly appreciate it.

Question: What command do I type in Apple iMac Terminal to find out the number of users that have logged into the iMac at a certain time? I typed (man) for help manual but could not find anything that could help. Can anyone assist?

Yoda

[Daemonguy]

May 30th, 2006, 5:54 am

You mean currently logged in?

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Should show yuo who is online. For seeing the previous users (recent):

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June 9th, 2006, 6:38 pm

Find out which linux distro fits you!
http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/

Adding this here =) was buried in forum. Nice find Anarchy

July 5th, 2006, 3:47 pm

www.linuxforums.org Is a great resource to get help. Take advantage of the search feature.

October 11th, 2006, 4:14 pm

Some more

Fedora
Project web site: http://www.fedoraproject.org
Community forums: http://www.fedoraforum.org
Awesome set up guide: http://stanton-finley.net

Hardware compatability list
Check your hardware here if you're having issues.
http://linuxquestions.org/hcl

CUPSD Printer setup control panel
you have to be on the system with cups installed. This beats the GUI hands down
http://localhost:631

Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Linux But Were Afraid To Ask
(otherwise known as The Linux Documentation Project (TLDP)
http://www.tldp.org

Linux Distribution Chooser
Answer some questions and it'll give you suggestions about which distributions may be right for you
http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/

Gnome hacks - Tweaks for the Gnome Desktop
http://gnome-hacks.web.com/all.html

October 19th, 2006, 12:57 pm

Nothing but Unix news. All related to Unices such as Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, NetBSD, Sun Solaris, Minix, AIX, HP-UX, Digital UNIX, SCO Unix, DragonFly BSD, Gnu/Hurd and others. One resource containing basic articles, stories and links of the day. For people which have some free time to be well informed about the basic events and news in this area.

http://unix-news.blogspot.com

June 30th, 2007, 5:44 pm

How About Ubuntu? I know it's a brand new flavor,
I installed V.7.x? but it seems to be really limited in the sense that there is not much support out here yet...
Any thoughts?

January 31st, 2008, 8:02 pm

http://www.opensuse.org ---- hands down, the best linux distro, period. I dare anyone to argue with that... LOL If anyone needs help with OpenSuse, please let me know, I would be glad to help.

February 1st, 2008, 10:49 am

jtrageser wrote:

http://www.opensuse.org ---- hands down, the best linux distro, period. I dare anyone to argue with that... LOL If anyone needs help with OpenSuse, please let me know, I would be glad to help.

OK: http://boycottnovell.com/

March 2nd, 2008, 11:58 am

Ubuntu has been recommended to me and I would like to install this on a 'spare' computer. Any particularly helpful places to go first?
I think I will start off with linux.org and ubuntu.com, but if there are places which offer greater insight, please inform me. Thank you. Weep.