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Linux Engine
Other Great Sites and Pages for People new to Linux

James Andrews
Thursday, August 26, 1999 11:33:55 AM

http://home.earthlink.net /~michaelburns/
"The purpose of this page is to get you up and running with Linux with as little pain as possible".

http://home.sol.n o/~corderud/linux/lxnewbie.html
The unofficial ex MS-DOS user and LINUX newbie FAQ.

http://linux.miningco.com/msub20.htm?pid=2801&cob=home
Some links, some original material.

http://linuxkb.chee k.com/quickinfo/windows.php
Linux information for MS Windows users.

http://myweb .worldnet.net/~glaurent/Linux_newbie.html
Top 7 Linux Newbie Questions from people who previously used MS Windows.

http://public.surfree.com/rimez/master.html
Intro to linux page.

http://sunsite.unc. edu/LDP/Linux-HOWTOs.tar.gz
All of the latest versions of the HOWTOs in case your distribution copies are out of date. tar zxf Linux-HOWTOs.tar.gz to unpack it once you have got it. For a index of the htmlized versions, go back a couple of pages in this article.

http://www.ameri tech.net/users/dbarber/index.html
"This site is directed towards the newer Linux users who are looking specifically for the most user-friendly, FREE apps out there. "

http://www.byna ri.com/collateral/case_studies.html
"Linux in Business" case studies page. Discover how other people are using Linux in commerical environments.

http://www.freshmeat.net/
Huge guide to Linux software (applications, systems software and more) on the web.

http://www.infocom.cqu.EDU.AU/Units/aut99/85321/Resources/Prin
http://www.linux.org/
Book reviews, vendor list and more.

http://www.linuxapps.com/
Large (2.5k+ URLs) Linux software finder.

http://www.linuxfocus.org/
Multilingual Linux magazine.

http://www.linuxnewbie.org/

"Linuxnewbie.org is 'the place' for people that are transitioning to Linux from Windows and are having a hard time learning how to operate, install and get around the OS".

http://www.linuxpowered.com
Has a handy "newbie links" section and Linux vs. NT section.

http://www.linu xrx.com/WS_Linux/OS_comparison.html
Comparing Linux with other operating systems.

http://www.linuxstart.com/newbies/
Lots of NewbieLinks.

http://www.linuxworld.com/linuxworld/topicalindex/ti-index.html#introductory
Articles of interest to people new to linux..lots of them!

http://www.n etspace.net.au/~gcross/primer/primer.html
'Primer' for Linux.

http://www.rpmfind.net/
Locate RedHat programs, fast!

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