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See also:
- Various Linux Distros (distributions)
- Documentation about Linux
- Building Routers with Linux
- Running off a Flash Drive
- Linux and SAMBA
- Installing Debian 4 Linux on a RAID Array
- Replacing a Windows NT4 Server
- Configuring Debian 3.1 (Sarge)
- Using an APC BE550R UPS with Linux
General Information
- 2010-Jul-26: How to use GNU Screen to run and monitor many things at once. Another tutorial on using Screen. [8574]
- 2010-Jun-11: A 100% open source handheld computer from Qi Hardware. [9195]
- 2010-Jun-08: In 2010 Linaro was formed to share development costs and resources required to bring new hardware capabilities to Linux. [9183]
- 2010-Mar-09: Phoronix.com has a lot of Linux CPU and GPU related benchmarking information. [9002]
- 2008-Nov-02: The German Foreign Ministry is migrating its desktops to OSS. By doing this they figure on reducing their maintenance costs from about 3000 euros per desktop to 1000 euros per year. [7132]
- 2008-Oct-30: The Neo FreeRunner is a Linux-based smart phone from OpenMoko. As of Aug'08 it is now possible to run Debian's ARM port on this phone. More news on this. OpenMoko is also working on an Android-based handset. [6529]
- 2008-Oct-02: Slashdot discusses how big a swap partition (or file) should be and why. The old maxim of twice your physical RAM no longer makes much sense, in fact having no swap is perfectly acceptable and may be the best thing to do if you are using a solid state disk. One good reason to have swap still (and make it as big as your RAM) is so that you can hibernate your machine. [6966]
- 2008-Jul-01: Slashdot discusses the various options available for Linux users who need persistent terminals (where a session stays logged in all the time, to which you can connect and disconnect at will - perhaps as you move from one access point to another). For many years I used VNC to do this at work on a Solaris box - in some cases my session might have persisted for six months or more. A common objection to doing this with VNC appears to be: VNC is a resource hog. In the years of doing this I don't think we ever had a case where VNC was actually to blame (if anything it seems lighter than a regular Solaris X Windows desktop). Rather, there would occasionally be a process that a user started (such as a debugging session or a long running Xemacs) that took too many resources and had to be killed. Typically we had about six people using the same (mid-sized, dual processor) Solaris box working this way and it was quite convenient. [6461]
- 2008-Jun-17: The Wine project achieved it's 1.0 milestone in June'08. [6363]
- 2008-Jun-06: Slashdot discusses How to turn a PlayStation 3 into a Linux PC. [6289]
- 2008-May-29: Ulteo makes a Linux desktop that runs on Windows, sort of using Windows to virtualize the machine for Linux. More discussion here. [6192]
- 2008-May-17: Encrypting a Linux root partition with LUKS and DM-Crypt. [6178]
- 2008-May-07: Using the System Rescue CD to perform a bare-metal Linux restore of a system that uses LVM . [6069]
- 2008-May-07: Switched On talks about the opportunity Linux has due to the growing market for low cost ultra-portable laptops started by the ASUS Eee. [6065] [1]
- This Slashdot article talks about some other systems management applications [4360]
- Zenoss is another configuration management and monitoring package [4359]
- NetDirector is another configuration management package [4358]
- Webmin is a package to allow you to administer a UNIX server through a web-based interface, an extra guide: The Book of Webmin is available, as is a Wikipedia entry. [4357]
- an E-ink (electronic ink) development kit that is Linux based, looks like the E-ink technology is finally becoming available [4356]
- The Linux-NTFS project [4355]
- X-CD-Roast, CD and DVD burning software for Linux [4354]
- FAX servers for Linux, the HylaFAX server [4353]
- The Bluefish editor is aimed at web page programmers. [4352]
- Asterix@Home is a Linux-based phone PBX system, this artical gives a simplified overview. Some more information on Asterix. [4351]
- Using Google's GMail as a file system from Linux, this is GmailFS, and its written in Python [4350]
- A Microsoft Excel clone for Linux [4349]
- bochs is an IA-32 (x86) emulator capable of running one operating system within another one [4348]
- React-OS is an open source Windows clone, see also reactos.org. [4347]
- Co-operative Linux, runs under Windows [4346]
- How to setup DOS emulation under linux. Referenced here on Slashdot. [4345]
- Slashdot book review of Linux Toys, a book that tells you how to do various Linux based projects [4344]
- it is now possible to read and write NTFS partitions from within Linux. The NTFS-3G project is addressing this issue. [4343]
- Texas Instruments is going to be embedding Linux for video DSP applications [4338]
- Panasonic is forming an embeded Linux incubator [4337]
- apparently Oracle is in the process of migrating a lot of their computing needs to Linux (8/Aug/03) [4336]
- An ARM based Linux single board computer in a USB form factor, discussed here on Slashdot. Made by Calao Systems. [4335]
- KwikByte make some single board computers that can host Linux [4334]
- The Wizpy media player is Linux based and you can plug it into a computer's USB port to get a Linux desktop. [4333]
- The Zonbox is a small machine made by Zonbu (with a good array of peripherial ports) the cost of $99 must be partially offset buy a monthly subscription-based update service. Currently (May'07) this appears to be in a closed beta program and their website requires an account to sign in. They have some information about this now. A review of this can be found here, and is discussed on Engadget here. [4332]
- Combining the LinuxBIOS with a Linux kernel and some other software into a single flash chip yields a small computer that can boot in 6 seconds. [4331]
- Slashdot discusses placing Linux file systems onto compact flash devices [4330]
- Gumstix has now produced some very small Linux devices, such as the 200xm-CF in a ready-to-use (including case and power supply) format [4329]
- The Acme System's Fox is a small, embeded Linux hardware solution, with ethernet and dual USB connectors. [4328]
- Slashdot book review of: Linux Multimedia Hacks, by Kyle Rankin, ISBN 0-596-10076-0. [4327]
- Slashdot discusses selecting an OS for an embedded system [4326]
- The VideoKeg, a standalone media box built on a mini-ITX EPIA system [4325]
- Linux has been installed on the iPod nano, details on ipodlinux.org. [4324]
- Neuros is planning to open source some of their hardware development [4323]
- FingerGear's computer on a stick, is similar to the BlackDog Linux system. [4322]
- Linux based GP2X portable, from gbax.com, the second generation Linux game pad. Here's a possible view of Pandora, aka the GP2X. A view of the development board for this in action. [4321]
- So many bootloaders, compared [4320]
- Competition for the BlackDog is the iD3 from RealmSystems [4319]
- BlackDog Linux, (cited here) a USB Linux device that includes its own processor and RAM, this system uses the PC it is attached to for its display, keyboard, mouse and network connection. Gets reviewed here. [4318]
- Running Debian Linux on the Linksys NSLU2 [4317]
- Slashdot discusses a Linux computer in a compact flash card format [4316]
- Building a Linux box that uses compact flash instead of hard disk, based on a mini-ITX board and a Live CD. [4315]
- Linux has been making some headway in Canada [4314]
- Opie is an open OS for palm-top type devices, its home page is here [4313]
- Mandrake Linux another desktop distribution [4312]
- Linux on laptops, a site that specializes in this odd area. [4311]
- How to install a light weight Linux, for use on older, memory-constrained, hardware [4310]
- dyne:bolic is a live-CD distro focusing on multimedia [4309]
- Morphix is a customizable live-CD distro based on Knoppix. The idea being that you tailor it to meet your needs and then burn a custom CD. [4308]
- MythDora, is a Fedora Core based distro that integrates MythTV [4307]
- MythTV is up to version 0.19. [4306]
- Knoppix sounds like a nice, fast, Linux install (I got good download speeds from cise.ufl.edu). The documentation is available at knoppix.net. There are even specialized versions of Knoppix for particular applications such as bioknoppix and clusterknoppix. And KnoppMyth for MythTV. And Quantian which focuses on numerical analysis tools. And KnoppiXMAME for arcade game emulation. June 2004 and another Knoppix release is due soon. March 2005 and Knoppix 3.8 is almost ready to appear. Looks like Knoppix 3.8 has been released and could even run within Windows. [4305]
- Step by step installation procedures for Debian 3.0 [4304]
- SuSE Linux Openexchange Server for those companies who want to escape from Microsoft [4303]
- LINE an emulator sort of thing that allows one to use Linux applications under Windows [4302]
- Opening up the SONY VAIO [4301]
- LinuxBIOS home page, now has a home page as linuxbios.org, Google is now sponsoring (Nov'06) the LinuxBIOS project. [4300]
- WebCam from Axis Communications (on ThinkGeek) [4299]
- Embedded computers [4298]