Some useful websites for learning unix:
Info from the Univ. of Texas
but held locally on mintaka - ignore any UTexas specific references.
Intro to unix: I. Getting Started
Intro to unix: II. Beyond the Basics
The Linux Documenation
Project:
The Linux Users' Guide by L.
Greenfield (in .pdf format)
Intro to Linux a thorough guide by M. Garrels (in html).
Some useful websites for transitioning from the MS Windows to the
unix/linux OS:
PuTTy ssh client.
Secure FTP software:
Filezilla from
SourceForge;
(Filezilla
documentation)
The ghostscript/ghostview
home page.
OpenOffice home page OpenOffice.org
The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation
Program)
Software Download:
All kinds of software for any OS:
Tucows
(caution: don't go overboard installing lots of junk; not all of this is
high quality).
For linux software:
SourceForge.net
Looking for RPMs? Try here:
rpmfind
Misc. Linux Info:
PowerPoint presentation of the history
and capabilities of linux. Seems mostly like an ad for linux, but
there's some interesting facts in here. Unfortunately, it comes
at an annoyingly low baud rate....
This page was last updated on 2004 Nov 21.