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- Grub 2 Basics
- Useful documentation on the GRUB 2 basics. It targets users who are familiar with basic editing of the original Grub (Grub Legacy) menu and want to know how it carries over to Grub 2. This document is written for Ubuntu users, but the information can be used with other distributions. (2010)
Bookmark created on 2010-8-23.
- Grub 2 Basics
- Useful documentation on the GRUB 2 basics. It targets users who are familiar with basic editing of the original Grub (Grub Legacy) menu and want to know how it carries over to Grub 2. This document is written for Ubuntu users, but the information can be used with other distributions. (2010)
Bookmark created on 2010-8-23.
- LinuxPlanet - Tutorials - Linux Multi-Distro Package Manager Cheatsheet
- A handy list of package manager commands for both Debian-based and RPM-based distributions. (2010)
Bookmark created on 2010-8-15.
- LinuxPlanet - Tutorials - Linux Multi-Distro Package Manager Cheatsheet
- A handy list of package manager commands for both Debian-based and RPM-based distributions. (2010)
Bookmark created on 2010-8-15.
- Bangarang
- A media player for KDE 4.3 or later.
Bookmark created on 2010-8-8.
- Bangarang
- A media player for KDE 4.3 or later.
Bookmark created on 2010-8-8.
- Brewtarget
- A cross-platform application to help users create and manage beer recipes. Latest release is 1.2, 2010-06-29.
Bookmark created on 2010-8-5.
- luckyBackup
- A user-friendly, easy-to-use backup and sync tool for Linux. Multilingual suport is excellent with 15 translations available.
Bookmark created on 2010-7-1.
- Linaro
- A not-for-profit organization delivering free and validated Linux kernel and tools that focuses on providing a common software foundation to the embedded industry. Its chief goal is to reduce the time that it takes to bring a new ARM-powered product to market with Linux. The group's members include ARM, IBM, Freescale, TI, Ericsson, Samsung, and Canonical.
Bookmark created on 2010-7-1.
- Linaro
- A not-for-profit organization delivering free and validated Linux kernel and tools that focuses on providing a common software foundation to the embedded industry. Its chief goal is to reduce the time that it takes to bring a new ARM-powered product to market with Linux. The group's members include ARM, IBM, Freescale, TI, Ericsson, Samsung, and Canonical.
Bookmark created on 2010-7-1.
- Bombono DVD
- An easy-to-use DVD authoring program for Linux. Latest stable release is 0.6.0, 2010-04-16. Site also available in Russian.
Bookmark created on 2010-6-23.
- Vinux - Linux for the Visually Impaired
- Vinux is a remastered version of Ubuntu optimized for the needs of blind and partially sighted users. It provides three screen readers, two full-screen magnifiers, global font-size and colour changing facilities, and out-of-the-box support for USB Braille displays.
Bookmark created on 2010-6-23.
- Vinux - Linux for the Visually Impaired
- Vinux is a remastered version of Ubuntu optimized for the needs of blind and partially sighted users. It provides three screen readers, two full-screen magnifiers, global font-size and colour changing facilities, and out-of-the-box support for USB Braille displays.
Bookmark created on 2010-6-23.
- Blender Basics - Online Book
- This free, online book presents an introduction and a set of step-by-step lessons for working with Blender. There is a Russian edition available as well. (3rd edition, 2009)
Bookmark created on 2010-6-23.
- Blender Basics - Online Book
- This free, online book presents an introduction and a set of step-by-step lessons for working with Blender. There is a Russian edition available as well. (3rd edition, 2009)
Bookmark created on 2010-6-23.
- MeeGo
- MeeGo merges two mobile Linux projects, Moblin (Intel) and Maemo (Nokia). It currently targets platforms such as netbooks/entry-level desktops, handheld computing and communications devices, in-vehicle infotainment devices, connected TVs, and media phones.
Bookmark created on 2010-6-14.
- MeeGo
- MeeGo merges two mobile Linux projects, Moblin (Intel) and Maemo (Nokia). It currently targets platforms such as netbooks/entry-level desktops, handheld computing and communications devices, in-vehicle infotainment devices, connected TVs, and media phones.
Bookmark created on 2010-6-14.
- TOP500 Supercomputing Sites
- This site publishes the top 500 supercomputing sites twice a year. The June 2010 list shows 470 run on Linux. Tux rules! :-)
Bookmark created on 2010-6-14.
- Qi Hardware
- Qi's mission is to promote and encourage the development of copyleft hardware. A recent project is the Ben Nanonote, a Linux-powered notebook.
Bookmark created on 2010-6-14.
- Qi Hardware
- Qi's mission is to promote and encourage the development of copyleft hardware. A recent project is the Ben Nanonote, a Linux-powered notebook.
Bookmark created on 2010-6-14.
- RawTherapee
- This is a stunning raw image processing application aimed at the more advanced user. Excellent multilingual support - available in 30+ languages. As of 2010-01 the developer switched the license from proprietary to GPLV3. Latest stable release is 2.4.1, 2009-09-03.
Bookmark created on 2010-6-6.
- Open Source Schools
- The main objective of this UK initiative is to help schools with awareness, adoption, use, and development of Open Source Software (OSS). This project will work to share their experiences along with good OSS practice from other sectors with the wider community of educational practitioners, including teachers, decision makers and IT specialists. This site has case studies, forums, and a directory of useful education software.
Bookmark created on 2010-6-6.
- Open Source Schools
- The main objective of this UK initiative is to help schools with awareness, adoption, use, and development of Open Source Software (OSS). This project will work to share their experiences along with good OSS practice from other sectors with the wider community of educational practitioners, including teachers, decision makers and IT specialists. This site has case studies, forums, and a directory of useful education software.
Bookmark created on 2010-6-6.
- Android
- An operating system for mobile devices that includes middleware and key applications. It uses a monolithic (modified) Linux kernel. Supported platforms include: ARM, MIPS, Power Architecture, and x86.
Bookmark created on 2010-5-31.
- Android
- An operating system for mobile devices that includes middleware and key applications. It uses a monolithic (modified) Linux kernel. Supported platforms include: ARM, MIPS, Power Architecture, and x86.
Bookmark created on 2010-5-31.
- Bos Wars
- A cross-platform, futuristic real-time strategy game (RTS). Latest stable release is 2.6.1, 2010-04-18.
Bookmark created on 2010-5-31.
- Handle With Linux
- A Linux news and information site. This site has articles about Linux-related technology, Linux distributions, FUD (Fear Uncertainty and Doubt), cool Linux gadgets, guides to installing Linux for beginners, and Linux usability issues.
Bookmark created on 2010-5-25.
- Handle With Linux
- A Linux news and information site. This site has articles about Linux-related technology, Linux distributions, FUD (Fear Uncertainty and Doubt), cool Linux gadgets, guides to installing Linux for beginners, and Linux usability issues.
Bookmark created on 2010-5-25.
- VTun - Virtual Tunnels Over TCP/IP Networks
- This software creates virtual tunnels over TCP/IP networks with traffic shaping, compression, and encryption. It supports IP, Ethernet, PPP and other tunnel types.
Bookmark created on 2010-5-25.
- VTun - Virtual Tunnels Over TCP/IP Networks
- This software creates virtual tunnels over TCP/IP networks with traffic shaping, compression, and encryption. It supports IP, Ethernet, PPP and other tunnel types.
Bookmark created on 2010-5-25.
- VTun - Virtual Tunnels Over TCP/IP Networks
- This software creates virtual tunnels over TCP/IP networks with traffic shaping, compression, and encryption. It supports IP, Ethernet, PPP and other tunnel types.
Bookmark created on 2010-5-25.
- Cheese
- Cheese is a webcam application which uses GStreamer to apply effects to photos and videos. It can export to Flickr and is integrated into the GNOMEdesktop. Latest stable release is 2.30.0, 2010-03-29.
Bookmark created on 2010-5-24.
- Google Chrome
- A cross-platform web browser first developed by Google for Windows in 2008. It continues to be under active development, and as of 2010 there are versions for Linux and MacOS. This browser is available in 50 languages.
Bookmark created on 2010-5-24.
- Free and Open Source Software Events
- A handy directory of Free and Open Source Software events (live and virtual) taking place around the world.
Bookmark created on 2010-5-17.
- NUT Nutrition Software
- Dietary nutrition analysis software which records what you eat and analyzes your meals for nutrient composition. The database included is the latest USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) Nutrient Database for Standard Reference.
Bookmark created on 2010-5-10.
- NUT Nutrition Software
- Dietary nutrition analysis software which records what you eat and analyzes your meals for nutrient composition. The database included is the latest USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture) Nutrient Database for Standard Reference.
Bookmark created on 2010-5-10.
- DD-WRT | Unleash Your Router
- A Linux-based, open source (GPL v2) firmware replacement for many wireless routers (most notably the Linksys WRT54G (including the WRT54GL and WRT54GS) and Buffalo WHR-G54s,WHR-HP-G54), embedded systems, and PCs.
Bookmark created on 2010-5-10.
- The KDE Games Center
- Games for the KDE 4x desktop. N.B.: all games for earlier versions have been removed.
Bookmark created on 2010-5-4.
- The KDE Games Center
- Games for the KDE 4x desktop. N.B.: all games for earlier versions have been removed.
Bookmark created on 2010-5-4.
- The Tyee -- MakerCulture: Taking Things into Our Own Hands
- A multi-part, multi-media investigation of Maker Culture – the do-it-yourself movement fast evolving in North America and beyond. The project, directed by Wayne MacPhail, was created by 45 journalism students at the University of Western Ontario and Ryerson University. This resonates with the Linux and open source communities. This series is co-published by The Tyee and Rabble.ca. (2010)
Bookmark created on 2010-5-4.
- VYM (View Your Mind)
- VYM is a tool to generate and manipulate mind maps, which can help to improve creativity and efficiency. This application can be used for time management, project management, organizing tasks, and obtaining overviews of complex ideas. Also available in German. Latest release is 1.12.7, 2010-03-19.
Bookmark created on 2010-5-4.
- VYM (View Your Mind)
- VYM is a tool to generate and manipulate mind maps, which can help to improve creativity and efficiency. This application can be used for time management, project management, organizing tasks, and obtaining overviews of complex ideas. Also available in German. Latest release is 1.12.7, 2010-03-19.
Bookmark created on 2010-5-4.
- Decibel Audio Player Homepage
- A GTK+, open source (GPL license) audio player (no added bells and whistles -- just an audio player) with a clean and user-friendly interface. It is especially targeted at Gnome and follows Gnome HIG (Human Interface Guidelines). Latest release is 1.03, 2010-01-10.
Bookmark created on 2010-5-4.
- Decibel Audio Player Homepage
- A GTK+, open source (GPL license) audio player (no added bells and whistles -- just an audio player) with a clean and user-friendly interface. It is especially targeted at Gnome and follows Gnome HIG (Human Interface Guidelines). Latest release is 1.03, 2010-01-10.
Bookmark created on 2010-5-4.
- Speed Dreams - An Open Motorsport Sim and Open Source Racing Game
- A cross-platform, open source motorsport simulation and racing game. It is a fork of Torcs, an open racing car simulator. Latest release is 1.40, 2010-04-05.
Bookmark created on 2010-4-26.
- IBM developerWorks Article - "Migrate to GRUB 2"
- This an excellent article on transitioning to the GRUB 2 boot loader. It includes details of its new capabilities and how to use it. Also available in Korean, Japanese, and Portuguese. (2010)
Bookmark created on 2010-4-26.
- IBM developerWorks Article - "Migrate to GRUB 2"
- This an excellent article on transitioning to the GRUB 2 boot loader. It includes details of its new capabilities and how to use it. Also available in Korean, Japanese, and Portuguese. (2010)
Bookmark created on 2010-4-26.
- Skipfish
- An automated web application scanner that actively probes for vulnerabilities. Latest release is 1.31, 2010-04-13.
Bookmark created on 2010-4-14.
- Browser Security Handbook
- This handbook provides web application developers, browser engineers, and information security researchers with a one-stop reference to key security properties of contemporary web browsers. (2009)
Bookmark created on 2010-4-14.
- Browser Security Handbook
- This handbook provides web application developers, browser engineers, and information security researchers with a one-stop reference to key security properties of contemporary web browsers. (2009)
Bookmark created on 2010-4-14.
- Browser Security Handbook
- This handbook provides web application developers, browser engineers, and information security researchers with a one-stop reference to key security properties of contemporary web browsers. (2009)
Bookmark created on 2010-4-14.
- Le Chat Overgnat (LCO)) - Home Page
- A selection of GNU/Linux courses are offered at this peaceful mountain retreat near Auvergne in central France. All courses are in English. Click on the Education link for the current courses.
Bookmark created on 2010-4-8.
- ArgentumInvoice
- This is an open source, full-featured, and customizable invoicing application. It can handle multiple clients, along with their contact, billing, shipping, and contract information. It also supports multiple currencies and has a built-in currency converter. It is actively developed and updated frequently. Latest release is 0.8.0, 2010-01-01.
Bookmark created on 2010-4-8.
- MyPaint
- A cross-platform, easy-to-use graphics application for digital painters. It lets the artist focus on the art instead of the program. There is detailed documentation as well as a wiki, forums, mailing list, and an IRC channel.
Bookmark created on 2010-4-4.
- Arora
- A lightweight browser that runs on Linux, embedded Linux, and any other platforms supported by the Qt toolkit. Latest stable release is 0.10.2, 2009-12-06.
Bookmark created on 2010-4-4.
- Qimo 4 Kids | Software For Kids
- Qimo is a desktop operating system designed for kids. It is based on Ubuntu and comes pre-installed with educational games for children aged 3 and up.
Bookmark created on 2010-3-31.
- Qimo 4 Kids | Software For Kids
- Qimo is a desktop operating system designed for kids. It is based on Ubuntu and comes pre-installed with educational games for children aged 3 and up.
Bookmark created on 2010-3-31.
- The Open Source Way - Online Book
- The purpose of this guide is to help people understand how to and how not to engage with the open source community over projects such as software, content, marketing, art, infrastructure, and standards. It contains knowledge distilled from years of Red Hat experience. (2009)
Bookmark created on 2010-3-31.
- The Open Source Way - Online Book
- The purpose of this guide is to help people understand how to and how not to engage with the open source community over projects such as software, content, marketing, art, infrastructure, and standards. It contains knowledge distilled from years of Red Hat experience. (2009)
Bookmark created on 2010-3-31.
- The Open Source Way - Online Book
- The purpose of this guide is to help people understand how to and how not to engage with the open source community over projects such as software, content, marketing, art, infrastructure, and standards. It contains knowledge distilled from years of Red Hat experience. (2009)
Bookmark created on 2010-3-31.
- Eukleides
- Euclidean geometry drawing language for Linux. It can handle basic types of data including: numbers and strings, as well as geometric types of data: points, vectors, sets (of points), lines, circles, and conics. Latest release is 1.5.4, 2010-04-26.
Bookmark created on 2010-3-31.
- Eukleides
- Euclidean geometry drawing language for Linux. It can handle basic types of data including: numbers and strings, as well as geometric types of data: points, vectors, sets (of points), lines, circles, and conics. Latest release is 1.5.4, 2010-04-26.
Bookmark created on 2010-3-31.
- Kig
- An application for interactive geometric construction, allowing students to draw and explore mathematical figures and concepts using the computer. Kig is part of the KDE 4 education module
Bookmark created on 2010-3-23.
- Kig
- An application for interactive geometric construction, allowing students to draw and explore mathematical figures and concepts using the computer. Kig is part of the KDE 4 education module
Bookmark created on 2010-3-23.
- Flashrom
- A universal flash programming utility used to detect, read, erase, or write BIOS chips (DIP, PLCC, SPI). It can be used to flash firmware images such as BIOS or coreboot. Latest stable release is 0.9.1, 2009-09-02.
Bookmark created on 2010-3-23.
- Flashrom
- A universal flash programming utility used to detect, read, erase, or write BIOS chips (DIP, PLCC, SPI). It can be used to flash firmware images such as BIOS or coreboot. Latest stable release is 0.9.1, 2009-09-02.
Bookmark created on 2010-3-23.
- Serna Free - Open Source XML Editor
- A cross-platform XML editor that combines the unique WYSIWYG approach with intuitive behaviour to help writers with virtually no XML experience to easily write and edit XML documents.
Bookmark created on 2010-3-18.
- LTSP Cluster
- A set of LTSP (Linux Terminal Server Project) plugins and client-side tools that can deploy and centrally manage large numbers (thousands) of thin-clients connected to a Linux load-balanced cluster.
Bookmark created on 2010-3-18.
- The Concepts of Free Software and Open Standards - Online Book
- This is a comprehensive book on all aspects of free software and open standards published by the Free Technology Academy, a "virtual university" with support from the European Commission. It covers such topics as: the concept of software freedom, legal aspects, developers and their motivations, economic considerations, and history of free software. Available as a PDF download (3.2 Mb). Also available in Catalan and Spanish. (2009)
Bookmark created on 2010-3-15.
- BigBlueButton
- A cross-platform, open source web conferencing system for distance education.
Bookmark created on 2010-3-15.
- Tutorials for Blender 3D
- Tutorials and documentation for Blender 3D and the Blender 3D Game Engine. Also includes game demos, textures, and models.
Bookmark created on 2010-3-15.
- Tutorials for Blender 3D
- Tutorials and documentation for Blender 3D and the Blender 3D Game Engine. Also includes game demos, textures, and models.
Bookmark created on 2010-3-15.
- Gummi
- A simple, lightweight LaTeX editor for Linux written in Python and GTK.
Bookmark created on 2010-3-11.
- Nautilus
- The file manager for the GNOME desktop.
Bookmark created on 2010-3-11.
- Nautilus
- The file manager for the GNOME desktop.
Bookmark created on 2010-3-11.
- The Newbie's Guide to Hacking the Linux Kernel | TuxRadar Linux
- Greg Kroah-Hartman, a prominent kernel developer, outlines what it takes to for newbies to patch the Linux kernel. (2010)
Bookmark created on 2010-3-11.
- The Newbie's Guide to Hacking the Linux Kernel | TuxRadar Linux
- Greg Kroah-Hartman, a prominent kernel developer, outlines what it takes to for newbies to patch the Linux kernel. (2010)
Bookmark created on 2010-3-11.
- XMMS2
- An audio player for Linux. It has a modular framework and plugin architecture for audio processing, visualisation, and output. It also has support for many audio formats. XMMS2 ia a redesign of the XMMS music player, which has been discontinued. It is currently (2010) under active and heavy developement.
Bookmark created on 2010-3-11.
- Autopackage
- A multi-distribution binary packaging framework for Linux systems. Latest stable release is 1.4.2, 2009-05-24.
Bookmark created on 2010-3-7.
- ISO Master
- A CD/DVD image editor. This application can be used for creating or customising CD/DVD images and making bootable CDs/DVDs. Latest release is 1.37, 2010-01-04. N.B.: The Linux version is available free and is GPLed; the Windows version costs $20.
Bookmark created on 2010-3-7.
- IBM developerWorks Articles - "Packaging software with RPM"
- This is a 3-part series on packaging software with RPM. Part 1 deals with building and distributing packages; Part 2 looks at upgrading and uninstalling software; and Part 3 discusses accommodating software dependencies. All three articles are also available in Japanese and Spanish. (2010)
Bookmark created on 2010-3-7.
- Packt Publishing Book Store
- Packt is a unique IT publishing company with a focus on producing cutting-edge books for communities of developers, administrators, and newbies alike. There is a wide selection of open source books for purchase plus articles and tutorials available free online. This company has instituted an Open Source Project Royalty Scheme which will provide sustainable revenue for the projects they publish on.
Bookmark created on 2010-3-2.
- Packt Publishing Book Store
- Packt is a unique IT publishing company with a focus on producing cutting-edge books for communities of developers, administrators, and newbies alike. There is a wide selection of open source books for purchase plus articles and tutorials available free online. This company has instituted an Open Source Project Royalty Scheme which will provide sustainable revenue for the projects they publish on.
Bookmark created on 2010-3-2.
- PhotoRec
- A cross-platform data recovery software tool designed to recover lost files from digital camera memory, hard disks and CDs/DVDs. This is a companion tool to TestDisk, a cross-platform data recovery utility. Also available in Chinese, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Latest stable release is 6.11.3, 2009-05-06
Bookmark created on 2010-3-1.
- PhotoRec
- A cross-platform data recovery software tool designed to recover lost files from digital camera memory, hard disks and CDs/DVDs. This is a companion tool to TestDisk, a cross-platform data recovery utility. Also available in Chinese, French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Latest stable release is 6.11.3, 2009-05-06
Bookmark created on 2010-3-1.
- TestDisk
- A cross-platform data recovery utility. It was primarily designed to help recover lost data storage partitions and/or make non-booting disks bootable again when these symptoms are caused by faulty software, certain types of viruses or human error (such as accidentally erasing a partition table). Also available in French, German, and Spanish. Latest stable release is 6.11.3, 2009-05-06. N.B.: TestDisk comes with PhotoRec, a companion data recovery software tool designed to recover lost files from digital camera memory, hard disks and CDs/DVDs.
Bookmark created on 2010-3-1.
- Hg Init: a Mercurial Tutorial
- This is a 6-part tutorial on using Mercurial, a revision control system. It also includes a section on how it differs from Subversion. (2010)
Bookmark created on 2010-3-1.
- Hg Init: a Mercurial Tutorial
- This is a 6-part tutorial on using Mercurial, a revision control system. It also includes a section on how it differs from Subversion. (2010)
Bookmark created on 2010-3-1.
- SINGULAR
- A computer algebra system for polynomial computations with special emphasis on the needs of commutative algebra, algebraic geometry, and singularity theory. Latest release is 3.1.0.6, 2009-08. This project has a long history dating back to 1987.
Bookmark created on 2010-2-22.
- MAKE: Technology On Your Time - makezine.com
- This online zine is devoted to all manner of DIY (Do-It-Yourself) projects, and it celebrates your right to tweak, hack, ... Lots of cool stuff here.
Bookmark created on 2010-2-22.
- MAKE: Technology On Your Time - makezine.com
- This online zine is devoted to all manner of DIY (Do-It-Yourself) projects, and it celebrates your right to tweak, hack, ... Lots of cool stuff here.
Bookmark created on 2010-2-22.
- MariaDB
- A backward compatible, community-developed branch of the MySQL database server. It includes all major open source storage engines, including the Maria storage engine. Latest release is 5.1.42, 2010-01-31.
Bookmark created on 2010-2-13.
- OpenSource.Com | Where Open Source Multiplies
- A new (2010) Red Hat community service website. It is a gathering place for the open source community to share stories and knowledge --through articles, audio, web presentations, video, or open discussion. The site is divided into "channels" devoted to various areas of interest: business, education, government, law, and life.
Bookmark created on 2010-2-13.
- OpenSource.Com | Where Open Source Multiplies
- A new (2010) Red Hat community service website. It is a gathering place for the open source community to share stories and knowledge --through articles, audio, web presentations, video, or open discussion. The site is divided into "channels" devoted to various areas of interest: business, education, government, law, and life.
Bookmark created on 2010-2-13.
- GNU/Linux Advanced Administration - Online Book
- This is an excellent Linux system administration book published by the Free Technology Academy, a "virtual university" with support from the European Commission. It covers topics such as networking, server and data administration, the kernel, security, clustering, configuration, tuning, optimization, migration and coexistence with non-Linux systems. Available as a PDF download (18.8 Mb). Also available in Catalan and Spanish. (2009)
Bookmark created on 2010-2-8.
- Python Package Index
- A repository of software for the Python programming language. There are currently 8800+ packages in the database.
Bookmark created on 2010-2-8.
- Python Package Index
- A repository of software for the Python programming language. There are currently 8800+ packages in the database.
Bookmark created on 2010-2-8.
- Make Your Open Source Software GPL-Compatible. Or Else
- David Wheeler calls on developers of Free-libre / open source software to use an existing widely-used license compatible with the General Public License (GPL). He also writes about the dangers of FLOSS license proliferation. (2002, updated 2009-10-06)
Bookmark created on 2010-1-30.
- Naked Computers
- A world-wide directory of companies that sell computers free of any proprietary operating systems. For people who like to say "No Thanks" to these systems.
Bookmark created on 2010-1-30.
- Naked Computers
- A world-wide directory of companies that sell computers free of any proprietary operating systems. For people who like to say "No Thanks" to these systems.
Bookmark created on 2010-1-30.
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