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md5 · Feb 12, 2005, 07:54 PM

Version history
- 1.0: first version (md5)
- 1.1: added MPlayer (Kombatant)
- 1.5: new links and categories (md5)
- 1.55: new links for getting help (md5)

New to Linux? Need to find appropriate drivers or programs to do everyday tasks? Read on...

Note that this list is by no means complete. Additions and suggestions are welcome

Special thanks to RedSolar for the help he provided

Introductory information
- Linux general info

Picking the distribution that suits your needs
- Linux.org
- DistroWatch

Drivers you may need:

Graphics cards
- ATI Linux Drivers: 32bit - 64bit
- NVIDIA Linux Drivers: 32bit - 64bit
Sound
- The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) project
Modem drivers
- Linux Winmodem Support
USB devices (including ADSL modems, scanners, printers, keyboards etc etc)
- The Linux-USB project
- Linux-USB device overview
Network drivers
- Linux network drivers
Printer drivers
- Linux printing
Hardware monitoring
- lm_sensors
Wireless networking
- NdisWrapper
- linux-wlan

Plus, you can find many, many more driver resources here:
http://www.linux-drivers.org/

Programs you may need:

Instant messaging
- Gaim

Internet browsers
- Firefox
- Opera

E-mail readers
- Thunderbird

Office applications (equivalent to Word, Excel etc)
- OpenOffice

Image editing
- The GIMP

3D Graphics creation
- Blender

Image viewers (like ACDSee)
- XnView

Music and Video playback
- X Multimedia System (XMMS)
- Beep Media Player (BMP)
- MPlayer (all around media player which supports many formats)
- VideoLAN (one of the most well-known cross-platform video players)

Sound software
- Audacity
- Sound and midi software for Linux

Video Editing
- Cinerella

Flash and Shockwave players
- Macromedia Web Players

Games under Linux
- Cedega (play Windows games under Linux - formerly known as winex)
- The Linux Game Tome
- LinuxGames

Misc
- The table of equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software in Linux
- Find RPMs in rpmfind and rpmseek

Documentation and help
- Read the man pages first! Type "man command"
- Ubuntu wiki
- Ubuntu forums
- The Fedora FAQ
- The Linux Documentation Project (TLDP)

Scar_T · May 2, 2005, 05:18 PM

You should add MPlayer (http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/index.html) a really good video player for almost every video format

Kombatant · May 25, 2005, 11:28 AM

Done

Any more suggestions, just post in this thread

md5 · Jul 14, 2005, 12:41 PM

Added more categories and links, enjoy

RIV@NVX · Jul 22, 2006, 09:02 AM

I suggest adding wine under "Games" and xine under "Audio/Video".

P.S.
I can't thing of any other <something>ine you might add here

Feb 12, 2005, 07:54 PM	#1
md5 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Inside DriverHeaven Posts: 856 Rep Power: 32	Linux resources Version history - 1.0: first version (md5) - 1.1: added MPlayer (Kombatant) - 1.5: new links and categories (md5) - 1.55: new links for getting help (md5) New to Linux? Need to find appropriate drivers or programs to do everyday tasks? Read on... Note that this list is by no means complete. Additions and suggestions are welcome Special thanks to RedSolar for the help he provided Introductory information - Linux general info Picking the distribution that suits your needs - Linux.org - DistroWatch Drivers you may need: Graphics cards - ATI Linux Drivers: 32bit - 64bit - NVIDIA Linux Drivers: 32bit - 64bit Sound - The Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) project Modem drivers - Linux Winmodem Support USB devices (including ADSL modems, scanners, printers, keyboards etc etc) - The Linux-USB project - Linux-USB device overview Network drivers - Linux network drivers Printer drivers - Linux printing Hardware monitoring - lm_sensors Wireless networking - NdisWrapper - linux-wlan Plus, you can find many, many more driver resources here: http://www.linux-drivers.org/ Programs you may need: Instant messaging - Gaim Internet browsers - Firefox - Opera E-mail readers - Thunderbird Office applications (equivalent to Word, Excel etc) - OpenOffice Image editing - The GIMP 3D Graphics creation - Blender Image viewers (like ACDSee) - XnView Music and Video playback - X Multimedia System (XMMS) - Beep Media Player (BMP) - MPlayer (all around media player which supports many formats) - VideoLAN (one of the most well-known cross-platform video players) Sound software - Audacity - Sound and midi software for Linux Video Editing - Cinerella Flash and Shockwave players - Macromedia Web Players Games under Linux - Cedega (play Windows games under Linux - formerly known as winex) - The Linux Game Tome - LinuxGames Misc - The table of equivalents / replacements / analogs of Windows software in Linux - Find RPMs in rpmfind and rpmseek Documentation and help - Read the man pages first! Type "man command" - Ubuntu wiki - Ubuntu forums - The Fedora FAQ - The Linux Documentation Project (TLDP) __________________ Last edited by Kombatant; May 25, 2005 at 11:27 AM.

May 2, 2005, 05:18 PM	#2
Scar_T DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 84 Rep Power: 0	You should add MPlayer (http://www.mplayerhq.hu/homepage/index.html) a really good video player for almost every video format __________________ Scar_T - Parasite Coder

May 25, 2005, 11:28 AM	#3
Kombatant DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Athens, Hellas Posts: 813 Rep Power: 47	Done Any more suggestions, just post in this thread __________________ There is no spoon... Kombatant's Lair I no longer work for AMD kthx ^_^

Jul 14, 2005, 12:41 PM	#4
md5 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Inside DriverHeaven Posts: 856 Rep Power: 32	Added more categories and links, enjoy __________________

Jul 22, 2006, 09:02 AM	#5
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,480 Rep Power: 53 System Specs	I suggest adding wine under "Games" and xine under "Audio/Video". P.S. I can't thing of any other <something>ine you might add here __________________ -- Vedran