Congratulations to the Forum Owners and Admins for creating this Unix subfora. I offer a basic list of resource links for anyone interested. There is a vast encylclopedia of knowledge across the web re Unix resources. This is not a "what you should do" thread. Just a distillation of sites I find useful. I hope this list or such might be a sticky and be added to by others with greater depth of knowledge and experience than me. I don't propose a list of direct links to distro centric sites, individual blogs and/or review sites, rather a compendium of frequently updated information sites which will lead you onwards: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=linux beginners&spell=1 Google search for "Linux beginners" You could start here. http://www.linux.org/info/ A very basic intro page with good links http://distrowatch.com/ A primary source for breaking news, Distro releases, general background info with multiple links to reviews and tutorials. http://www.dedoimedo.com/ http://www.dedoimedo.com/computer_software.html A vast array of how tos and application related reviews. "This site deals with tips, tricks, instructions, how-tos, guides, tutorials, and a variety of other issues that should be extremely useful and should greatly benefit almost anyone, from a beginner user to an expert. Every single topic presented here has been thoroughly tested and proven to work - no guesswork or assumptions. Everything is accompanied by multiple examples, both in the text form and screenshots." http://www.howtoforge.com/ HowtoForge provides user-friendly screenshot based Linux and Unix tutorials about almost every topic. The site is very utd and offers a vast range of how tos and information. http://www.dslreports.com/faq/unixdsl http://www.dslreports.com/forum/unixdsl The Unix forum and FAQ @ dslreports, http://www.linux.com/ Highly rated site. "Linux.com is always evolving. Our goal is to give you all of the resources and information you need to make your experience with Linux a success." http://www.linuxforums.org/ "A comprehensive Linux Forum, information on various types of Linux software and many Linux Reviews articles, we have all the knowledge you need a click away, or accessible via our knowledgeable members." http://www.tuxmachines.org/ "Do you waddle the waddle?" Compendium of breaking news and utd links. Highly regarded resource. http://forums.scotsnewsletter.com/index.php?showforum=14 Direct Link to Scott Finnie's Linux Forum. A busy Linux forum with useful how to's and introduction sections with reviews and installation tutorials in the 'sticky' section. http://www.desktoplinux.com/ Wide ranging news site. Links to resources and reviews. http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/ http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/wiki/index.php/LXF_HOWTOs "The website of the UK's best-selling Linux magazine. Software news, how to's, Hardware news > News, reviews, features and tutorials - your complete guide to the world of Linux: Whether you've just discovered Linux, or you're a full-time guru, Linux Format has everything you need to make the most of your OS. The leading UK Linux magazine highlights the latest developments in the world of open source, examines new software and book releases, and shows you how to go further with our hands-on tutorials. " http://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/ Vast resource of utd info and reading: reviews, security, applications. http://lxer.com/ LXer Linux News is one of the most widely read Linux news and opinion sites on the Internet. People turn to LXer for its constantly updated news feed and comments. http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/index.php "LinuxQuestions.org - where Linux users come for help." Great resource: reviews, software, hardware, Distro specific fora, BSD fora. http://www.raiden.net/? "Raiden's Realm is a community tech site dedicated to helping people learn about Linux, BSD, and open source software. Useful reviews, information and forums." Good pages with distro specific subforums. http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/opensource/ Techrepublic blogs. http://polishlinux.org/ Polishlinux: another well maintained "links central" page for Linux and BSD. http://linuxreviews.org/beginner/ Useful beginners primer in plain language ( there are many similar pages ) Site not well utd lately but links to useful information. This not constructed as a "be all, end all" list. Within those sites there are thousands of links to related sites, opinion, reviews, news, beginners and expert information. There are thousands of other similar sites. I suspect that many viewers will already have some knowledge of these sites. I hope anyone with an interest will find this list a helpful starter . OK enough. Have fun: broaden your horizons.
Re: Linux ... Where to start? Recommended reading ... To help people comprehend the story behind all the distributions, its well worth reading the following article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_distribution
Another site I saw that may be useful, especially for 'newbies' - like me. http://www.ginad.org.uk/Frameset.html
Nice site that Ocky. One of the first obstacles to be overcome when you want to try linux is working out what the words used mean. Also trying to find out what exactly you are supposed to download for a live cd can be tricky at first.
From Pandlouk https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=237537 A great site that will help linux newcomers to find linux alternatives for their windows or mac applications. http://linuxappfinder.com/ http://linuxappfinder.com/alternatives Panagiotis
Sure Arup. For newcomers wondering how to capture a screenshot aboard Linux - http://tips.webdesign10.com/how-to-take-a-screenshot-on-ubuntu-linux
Nice: new and interesting take on 'getting to grips' for new users from TuxRadar includes W7 references/comparison: Prologue: Linux frequently asked questions for newbies FAQ Recommended reading material
Another Tutorials collection: Good Collection of Linux Tutorials: http://linuxpoison.blogspot.com/2010/02/good-collection-of-linux-tutorials.html The Home page: Linux Poison, has some interesting tools: http://linuxpoison.blogspot.com/
Subsequent to the death of Bruno Knaapen https://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?t=265912 I just thought I would drop the link to his home page and links out. http://www.brunolinux.com/ It appears there has been a deal done somewhere to keep this page up for some time.
Here's an excellent site with an extensive collection of Unix/Linux/BSD commands - also available as PDF: http://cb.vu/unixtoolbox.xhtml
Framp's Linux tips, tricks, scripts and such you Nix users may find useful - http://www.linux-tips-and-tricks.de/index.php/Downloads/
Shared thoughts on compiling from source - http://serverfault.com/questions/46381/learning-to-compile-things-from-source-on-unix-linux-osx
Nother good site with useful cli examples - http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/howto-find-linux-vga-video-card-ram/
This is an excellent tutorial on CHMOD... http://catcode.com/teachmod/index.html Does anyone know of similar type tutorials on other Linux commands? This has helped me a great deal in gaining a better understanding of CHMOD and how to use and interpret it. Also found the following handy info for mounting NTFS partitions for Read/Write access in openSUSE... http://opensuse.swerdna.org/susentfs.html
Of course: I may have forgotten: Unixmen http://www.unixmen.com/ On the ball. Lots of goodies. Also includes some Android news and updates