https://www.facebook.com/legacy/notes/10151881995590019/ Best Linux Howtos and Guides By Peter Boyd on Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 12:35 AM FIRST STEPS IN LINUX =============== Here we will try to list links to the best Linux guides and Howtos that cover almost every topic of interest, from Security to multimedia, text editing, developing applications and more. Of course using the word 'best' will be inaccurate because it all depends on the user's choice :D See this article for choosing your first Distro http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/18/picking_a_linux_distro/ Feel free to edit this document and add more sources. We better start with the most important thing - Security SECURITY ======= Linux Security for beginners -> http://www.linuxtopia.org/LinuxSecurity/ Debian Security -> http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ Advanced Linux security -> http://www.puschitz.com/SecuringLinux.shtml Ubuntu family security guides -> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Security GETTING HELP OR HELPING OTHERS ================== How to ask Questions to get optimal answers-> http://www.catb.org/esr/faqs/smart-questions.html General Linux help forum -> http://www.linuxquestions.org Remote Desktop Help -> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VNC This is an Ubuntu family article, but it applies to most of the other distributions too. If you have problems with direct connections to the VNC server, you may look in the article how to create a Reverse VNC connection Help men to more successfull instigation of woman in FOSS by addressing male privilages, sexism, taboos, prejudice, & gender role playing... In other words - Power to the Linux chix -> http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Encourage-Women-Linux-HOWTO/ Use GParted to resize the Windows 7 or Vista partition -> http://www.thpc.info/how/use_gparted_to_resize_windows_7_vista_partition.html (thanks to larryM at thpc.info) Edit Grub's Boot Menu Options (the Menu.lst configuration file) -> http://www.thpc.info/how/edit_grub_menu.html (thanks to larryM at thpc.info) Thanks to Ramesh Kumar for this link -> http://www.debianadmin.com/ Gnome gedit plugins page (with some other plugin howtos) -> http://live.gnome.org/Gedit/Plugins How to install Nagios from Repo Fedora/CentOS/SL -> http://www.unixmen.com/how-to-install-nagios-from-repo-fedoracentossl/ How to set 24 hour clock to 12 clock in LXDE Mint -> http://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=42&t=43841 (Mint Forum: comes in handy for novice Linux users) http://tuxradar.com/content/newbies-guide-hacking-linux-kernel -> Kernel analysis and development http://www.tuxradar.com/content/how-linux-kernel-works -> Read how the Kernel works and what's involved NETWORKING ========= Setting up a Linux-Home server with VSFTPD Howto -> http://www.brennan.id.au/14-FTP_Server.html VIDEO ==== Kdenlive (make your own videos) -> http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Kdenlive/Quickstart Avidemux, Video converter and more -> http://www.avidemux.org/admWiki/doku.php?id=start AUDIO ==== Audacity (cross-platform digital audio editor and recording application) -> http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Ardour: Simple Basic Howto for recording and editing audio -> http://quicktoots.linuxaudio.org/toots/ardour/Basic_editing_howto.html Advanced Tutorial for recording and editing audio -> http://arnout.engelen.eu/files/dev/linuxmusicians/ardourtutorial.html GRAPHIC DESIGN ============ Gimp -> http://www.gimp.org/tutorials/ APPLE DEVICES ========== Howto iPod & iPhone -> http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9266?page=0,0 DEVELOPMENT ========= Secure programming guide -> http://www.dwheeler.com/secure-programs/Secure-Programs-HOWTO.html QT: How to learn programming with QT -> http://developer.qt.nokia.com/doc/qt-4.8/how-to-learn-qt.html#tutorials The Linux Command Line -> http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php How to Use Terminal -> http://linuxcommand.org/index.php Another How To Use Command Line -> http://en.flossmanuals.net/command-line How To Use Bash -> http://tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/html/ More on Bash Scripting -> http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/l-bash.html Learning Python -> http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/ Programmer's Resource -> http://www.programmersheaven.com/ Programmer's Resource -> http://www.freeprogrammingresources.com/ Shared Library HowTo's -> http://man7.org/conf/lca2006/shared_libraries/index.html ANDROID ========= Android Development tutorial/how to/reference material -> http://www.javacodegeeks.com/2010/10/android-full-application-tutorial.html Android Development -> http://hackaday.com/2010/07/12/android-development-101-%E2%80%93-a-tutorial-series/ Android Development -> http://developer.android.com/training/basics/firstapp/index.html Android Development -> http://www.programforandroid.com/android-programming-tutorials/ HISTORY ======== You like Linux, right? Of course you do, otherwise you wouldn't be here! You're using the system everyday and you probably know the ins and outs of it by now. However, do you know how it came to be, how it all got started and why? The history of Linux and everything connected to it represents a long and arduous journey in the realms of computer science, engineering, commerce, legality, culture, community and freedom. Here are just a few resources that may help you to develop a sense of appreciation that you may never thought you had and to realize how and why you're here today. http://www.bell-labs.com/history/unix/ https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/rhasan/linux/ http://www.gnu.org/gnu/gnu-history.html http://www.catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/cathedral-bazaar/ Videos: Revolution OS - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDQeAh57dQ4 The Code Linux - http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=E3AC83328FF79C9C AT&T Archives: The UNIX Operating System - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc4ROCJYbm0 The Computer Chronicles: UNIX (1985) - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7P16mYDIJw