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What is Linux?
If you're new to Linux, this is a great place to start. Learn what Linux is and why millions of people worldwide are using it as their operating system of choice.
How to Get Linux
This page offers links to some of the most popular Linux distributions, all of which have free versions available to you to download today. If you don't know which distribution is for you, not to fret -- in this section we discuss important factors to consider when choosing a Linux distribution.
Supported Hardware
Find out which hardware is known to be either supported (or unsupported) under Linux.
Software
Need a word processor? An accounting application? A media player? Planetarium software (you're curious, aren't you)? In this section find links to extensive lists of applications all available for Linux.
Getting Help
Whether you're a long time Linux enthusiast or a newbie, it is easy to become overwhelmed by the vast amount of Linux information available. We've compiled a short list of places you can most easily start your search for help.
Industry Events and Conferences
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Linux Journal Live - Oct 9, 2008
October 9th, 2008 by Shawn Powers in
The October 9, 2008 edition of Linux Journal Live! Associate Editor, Shawn Powers, and Kyle Rankin, "Hack and /" columnist and author of Knoppix Hacks, Linux Multimedia Hacks, Knoppix Pocket Reference and others, discuss Linux distributions.
Mastering IPTables, Part I
October 2nd, 2008 by Elliot Isaacson in
Linux comes with a powerful firewall built-in, although the interface can be a little intimidating. This is the first in a multi-part tutorial on how to master basic and not-so-basic IPTables functionality and create the perfect firewall for your home network.
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From the Magazine
November 2008, #175
There aren't many numbers that put the US national debt to shame, but here's one: 1,100,000,000,000,000. What's that? That's how many floating-point operations per second the Roadrunner supercomputer at Las Alamos can perform. That's about 100 FLOPS per dollar of US debt (unfortunately, the debt is winning the second derivative race). Read the article about Roadrunner in this month's High Performance Computing issue of LJ.
Along with that, find out how to program the Cell processor and how to use CUDA with your NVIDIA GPU. Also in this issue: Mr HandS (aka Kyle Rankin) gives us a few tips on using Compiz, Chef Marcel shows you how to get blogging off your plate quicker, Mick Bauer talks about Samba security, Dan Sawyer interviews Cory Doctrow and Doc talks about how information technology can affect democracy and fix the national debt (just kidding about that last part). That and more for your reading pleasure in this month's Linux Journal.
