Resource Directory: Linux Resources

A fractious and anarchic worldwide community, a movement, a philosophy, an experiment, a computer operating system core … take your pick. Linux can workably be viewed as any of these. Ultimately your freedom to enjoy a quality personal computing experience free from being monitored and controlled may depend on your moving from Microsoft’s insecure, bloated and expensive OS to an alternative, of which Linux (along with the cousin OS family, the BSDs) is the current leader and is experiencing rapidly-growing acceptance and use. There are literally countless Linux resources out there. Here are a few to help one get started.

W.I.L. Tech-News Highlights
Then, from “Other” (non-Hardware) pages: > Operating Systems > Linux subsection

From our technology news highlights, the Linux/Unix-related items we select contain a mix of newcomer-related articles, distribution reviews, and more specialized and advanced how-to’s, overviews, and writeups on other topics.

DistroWatch

News about and feature lists of Linux and BSD distributions.

LinuxFocus

Managed by volunteers from all over the world, articles on a wide variety of Linux-related subjects, including application and programming tutorials, often with nice graphics. Extensive and easy-to-access archive.

Linux Gazette

“...making Linux just a little more fun!” Monthly online magazine covering topics on Linux itself, applications, programming, and miscellaneous topics. Orientation is largely post-beginner.

Linux Today

News items about all things Linux – track the Linux community in action from here.

Linux Weekly News

Highlight news from the Linux world (notably fewer items per day than Linux Today, and thus convenient for the time-constrained). Certain news items only available with a one week delay to nonsubscribers.

LinuxQuestions.org

Access to a wealth of resources, for Linux newbie and veteran alike, including a hardware compatibility list, reviews, and a forum where Linux newbies can ask questions without fear of being shot down.

NewsForge

“The online newspaper for Linux and Open Source”. Mix of original articles oriented towards Linux users of all abilities.

RootPrompt

“Nothing but Unix” – Linux/Unix-related articles and news items. Often features more obscure programming and other articles missed by other sites.

Slashdot Linux and Slashdot BSD

Über geek bulletin board’s Linux and BSD-related articles. News items are identified and then commented upon by the reader base. (Set your reader comment quality threshold filter to match your time and patience.)

TUX

“The first and only magazine for the new Linux user.” New online publication and, starting February 2005, in print as well. Will address the needs of people who use Linux as the operating system of choice on their PC desktops.