Links To External Web Sites

Below is a small selection of the Linux information available online. The sites which can be accessed from this page are not under the administrative control of The Linux Emporium and no responsibility can be taken for their content or reliability. If you feel there is a particular site missing from our list that we really ought to have, please feel free to suggest it by emailing info@linuxemporium.co.uk.

Major Distributions

• Debian
• Ubuntu / Kubuntu
• Red Hat / Fedora
• SUSE / openSUSE
• Mandriva
• Slackware
• Gentoo

Networking

• The Netfilter Homepage The new packet filtering architecture
• The Samba Project Windows and Linux interconnectivity
• The Apache Project A highly modular web server
• The Exim Home Page A robust mail transfer agent
• The Sendmail Homepage A popular mail transfer agent
• GNU Zebra Routing software supporting BGP-4, RIPv1, RIPv2 and OSPFv2
• Linux IPSEC documentation Secure networking for Linux

Storage Management

• Logical Volume Manager A volume manager for Linux
• University of Minnesota Fibre Channel Group Information on Fibre Channel under Linux
• GFS A highly available cluster filesystem
• Fibre Channel Industry Association (Europe) Information about companies supplying fibrechannel products and services in Europe

On the Desktop

• The Gnome Project - A desktop for Linux and more
• The K Desktop - An alternative desktop
• GnuCash - An advanced personal accounting package
• Gnumeric - An advanced spreadsheet which is interoperable with many commercial spreadsheets.
• Mozilla - Portable advanced web browser

Databases

• - PostgreSQL An advanced database, supports most SQL operations
• MySQL - A popular database
• SQLite - A small and easy to configure database

Security

• OpenSSH Secure shell project
• OpenSSL Secure sockets layer
• Free S/WAN IPSEC for Linux
• GNU Priviacy GuardA free OpenPGP application

Development

• GNU C ComplierThe GNU Project C compiler
• GNU C LibraryThe C library of the GNU Project
• Diet Libc A static Libc optimised for small size
• Python A scripting language
• XFree86 A free X Window System server
• X.org The X Window System standards body

Podcasts

• Linux Outlaws
• Ubuntu UK Podcast
• Jupiter Broadcasting/ Linux Action Show

Deprecated Podcasts

• LUG Radio
• Linux Reality

News and Portals

• Linux UK Homepage UK Linux information
• Linux.com Linux portal
• Freshmeat Open source software archive
• Linux Today Open source software news
• Sourceforge Host of many open source and Linux related projects
• The Register News site for the IT industry
• Linux Weekly News Weekly summary of latest Linux news and portal
• Linux PR Publishes press releases from Linux related companies
• LinuxUser UK based Linux magazine
• Linux.co.uk Linux in the UK by Linux users, for Linux users

Other Documentation and Resources

• Linux Documentation Project Manual Pages, HOWTOs, etc.
• Linux Consultants HOWTO Worldwide list of Linux consultants
• UK Unix User Group UK based user group with a strong Linux interest.

Linux User Groups we Know

• South Birmingham Birmingham's finest.
• Wolverhampton Wolves' finest!
• Sheffield cutting the mustard for a long time.
• All UK LUG's to find your local group.

Irrelevant - just things we like

• l'Age Baston Holidays at a French chateau
• siddeley.com English Classic Cars
• px4.org Classic Audio Valve