Mastering Linux
Resources

Lecture Notes

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Useful Links

Linux Systems

• Rasberry Pi credit-card sized Linux computer that plugs into your TV and keyboard.
• CentOS the free version of RHEL
• The Gnome Shell the new simplified Gnome desktop user interface.
• The intelligent Input Bus for switching input methods
• Debian
• Fedora (Free and Open Source)
• openSUSE
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) (commericial)
• Ubuntu (Totally Free and Open Source)
• Top Ten Linux Distributions
• Linus security policies and contexts: SELinux: Comprehensive security at the price of usability

Bash Shell

• Master the Linux bash command line with these 10 shortcuts
• Bash Reference Manual from GNU
• Bash Tips and Tricks
• Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide
• Bash Commands documentation alphabetical listing
• Bash Completion homepage.

Desktop

• Tutorials for New Users of the Linux Desktop
• GNOME desktop basics
• Desktop Applications
• GNOME vs. KDE
• Gnome Desktop User Guide

Commands

• Basic Linux Commands
• Commom Commands in practice
• Online Man Pages for Linux commands
• Commands for File Handling
• Basic File Commands
• Guide to Linux File Command Mastery from Oracle

Networking

• The Linux Networking Overview HOWTO
• Linux Internet Specific Commands
• Internet and Network Commands
• Linux Internet Specific Commands
• Network Admin Commands
• 10 quick tips to make Linux networking easier
• Domain Name Service
• Samba Configuration - Linux/Windows Connectivity
• Quick and dirty Samba setup
• Connecting to a Windows share from a Ubuntu machine using the Nautilus file manager
• The Tenouk's Linux Socket programming tutorial
• Tutorial: Building a Linux VPN server

Security

• The ultimate guide to desktop Linux security
• A brief introduction to GPG
• GNU PG
• GNU PG Mini HowTo
• Ubuntu Beginners Guide to GnuPG
• Mutt - Signing and Encrypting Email Messages
• E-mail security using Mutt and GPG
• Submitting your GPG key to a keyserver

Web Hosting

• Apache and Appache Server Documentation
• How to install LAMP (Apache, PHP and MySQL in Linux) using Yum
• An Amble Through Apache Configuration
• Building a LAMP Server
• Building a LAMP Server with SSL and mod_perl Support
• Installing Apache Mysql and PHP on Ubuntu
• Howto Install MySQL on Linux
• CentOS 5.1 Server Setup: LAMP, Email, DNS, FTP, ISPConfig
• Installing Lamp In Fedora
• The php.ini Configuration File

C Programming under Linux

• Linux C Programmer's Guide
• Gnu C Library
• C Standard Library
• C editing with VIM HOWTO
• Tutorial: Make Vim as Your C/C++ IDE Using c.vim Plugin
• Kernel command using Linux system calls
• LINUX System Call Quick Reference (PDF)
• Insight the GUI for GDB

GUI Programming with Ruby/GTK2

• Ruby/GTK2 Tutorial
• Ruby Introduction
• Ruby Documentation
• Ruby-GNOME2 API Reference
• Ruby-GNOME2 Widget and Object API Search:
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