Linux is now rapidly becoming the operating system of choice in many core areas of business. It is transforming information technology in many exciting ways from being used in products ranging from cell phones and PDAs to cars and mainframe computers. In addition to being cost-effective, it is constantly being updated and refined with the latest technologies. As Linux gains greater acceptance in todays Information and Communication Technology, more and more companies are supporting Linux both application and hardware compatibility.
Like its many uses, Linux has a variety of printed and electronic guides to show you what to do. The specialist guides are highly detailed focusing on narrow areas of excellence. The encyclopedic guides for beginners focus on Linux fundamentals and then only introduce you to more specialized topics. Everyone can start learning this spectacular and versatile Operating System from beginner users to having the confidence of an expert.
Types of Linux:
| Distribution | PCLinuxOS |
|---|---|
| Home Page | http://www.pclinuxos.com/ |
| Origin | USA |
| Mailing Lists | http://docs.mypclinuxos.com/Mailing-list |
| User Forums | http://www.pclinuxos.com/index.php?option=com_smf&Itemid=58 |
| Alternative User Forums | LinuxForums • LinuxQuestions.org |
| Documentation | http://docs.pclinuxos.com/ |
| Distribution | Ubuntu |
|---|---|
| Home Page | http://www.ubuntu.com/ |
| Origin | Isle of Man |
| Mailing Lists | http://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ |
| User Forums | Ubuntu Forums |
| Alternative User Forums | LinuxForums • LinuxQuestions.org |
| Documentation | https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UserDocumentation |
| Distribution | openSUSE (formerly SUSE Linux) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home Page | http://www.opensuse.org/ | |||
| Origin | Germany | |||
| Mailing Lists | http://en.opensuse.org/Communicate/Mailinglists | |||
| User Forums | SUSE Forums • Novell Support Forum Forums • LinuxQuestions.org Unixboard.de (German) Polskie Forum SUSE Linux (Polish) LinuxForo (Spanish) openSUSE Forum (Swedish) | |||
| Alternative User Forums | LinuxForums • LinuxQuestions.org | |||
| Documentation | http://en.opensuse.org/Documentation SUSE Support Knowledge Base |
| Distribution | Fedora Project |
|---|---|
| Home Page | http://fedoraproject.org/ |
| Origin | USA |
| Mailing Lists | http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate |
| User Forums | Fedora Forum |
| Alternative User Forums | LinuxQuestions.org • LinuxForums |
| Documentation | http://docs.fedoraproject.org/ http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Docs |
| Distribution | Sabayon Linux (formerly RR4 Linux and RR64 Linux) |
|---|---|
| Home Page | http://www.sabayonlinux.org/ |
| Origin | Italy |
| User Forums | http://forum.sabayonlinux.org/ |
| Alternative User Forums | LinuxQuestions.org • LinuxForums |
| Documentation | http://wiki.sabayonlinux.org/ |
| Distribution | Debian GNU/Linux |
|---|---|
| Home Page | http://www.debian.org/ |
| Origin | Global |
| Mailing Lists | http://lists.debian.org/ |
| User Forums | Debian User Forums • LinuxQuestions.org • DebianForum.de (German) • Unixboard.de (German) • Debian Srbija forumi (Serbian) • esDebian (Spanish) |
| Alternative User Forums | LinuxQuestions.org • LinuxForums |
| Documentation | http://www.debian.org/doc/ Debianizzati (Italian) |
| Distribution | Mandriva Linux |
|---|---|
| Home Page | http://www.mandrivalinux.com/ http://www.mandriva.com/ |
| Origin | France |
| Mailing Lists | http://www.mandriva.com/en/mailing_lists |
| User Forums | http://forum.mandrivaclub.com/ Mandriva Users • MandiNux (French) • MandrivaUser.de (German) • Unixboard.de (German) |
| Alternative User Forums | LinuxQuestions.org • LinuxForums |
| Documentation | http://www.mandriva.com/en/community/users/documentation |
| Distribution | MEPIS |
|---|---|
| Home Page | http://www.mepis.org/ |
| Origin | USA |
| User Forums | http://www.mepislovers.org/ |
| Alternative User Forums | LinuxQuestions.org • LinuxForums |
| Documentation | http://mepis.com/docs/ |
| Distribution | The Slackware Linux Project |
|---|---|
| Home Page | http://www.slackware.com/ |
| Origin | USA |
| Mailing Lists | http://www.slackware.com/lists/ http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/slackware (unofficial) |
| User Forums | Slackware Help • LinuxQuestions.org • Forum Slackware (Polish) • SlackBR (Portuguese) |
| Alternative User Forums | LinuxForums • LinuxQuestions.org |
| Documentation | The Revised Slackware Book Project • Slackware Basics |
| Distribution | CentOS |
|---|---|
| Home Page | http://www.centos.org/ |
| Origin | Global |
| Mailing Lists | http://www.centos.org/modules/tinycontent/ |
| User Forums | http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/ |
| Alternative User Forums | LinuxQuestions.org • LinuxForums |
| Distribution | Damn Small Linux |
|---|---|
| Home Page | http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/ |
| Origin | USA |
| User Forums | http://damnsmalllinux.org/cgi-bin/forums/ikonboard.cgi |
| Alternative User Forums | LinuxQuestions.org • LinuxForums |
| Distribution | KNOPPIX |
|---|---|
| Home Page | http://www.knoppix.org/ (German) http://www.knoppix.com/ (English) |
| Origin | Germany |
| Mailing Lists | http://lists.debian.org/debian-knoppix/ |
| User Forums | http://www.knoppix.net/forum/ http://knoppix.crealabs.it/ (Italian) |
| Alternative User Forums | LinuxQuestions.org • LinuxForums |
| Documentation | http://www.knoppix.net/docs/ |
| Distribution | FreeBSD |
|---|---|
| Home Page | http://www.freebsd.org/ |
| Origin | USA |
| Mailing Lists | http://www.freebsd.org/community/mailinglists.html |
| User Forums | FreeBSDForums.org (unofficial) |
| Alternative User Forums | LinuxForums • LinuxQuestions.org |
| Documentation | http://www.freebsd.org/docs.html |
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