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Ubuntu
"Create a bootable USB stick with Rufus on Windows" (balenaEtcher writes say fail for me)
"Install Ubuntu desktop"
https://cmdref.net/os/linux/note/rhel-vs-ubuntu - Compare RHEL vs Ubuntu differences
ubuntu_-_install_notes.txt
ubuntu_-_commands.txt
ubuntu-syncthing-install-notes.txt
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Boot-Repair - if trouble multi-OS-booting after installing Ubuntu


Linux Mint


Pop!_OS

Arch Linux

Void (Linux) distribution


Fedora
Releases - Schedule - Fedora 34 install notes - Fedora MediaWriter github - (ask.fedoraproject.org Forums - FedoraForum.org - Fedoraforum.org Forums - Guides)
Rawrite (to write ISO images to USB devices)
Nvidia drivers - Link 2 - Fedora 30/29/28 nVidia Drivers Install Guide - fedora_25_NVIDIA_Linux_Driver_install_notes.html - Nvidia devtalk forum - Bumblebee (switch between graphics cards)
AMD Catalyst Driver - Fedora+Catalyst bluehatrecord
Announce List - liveusb-creator - Bugzilla
Fedora 14 Intel 82579v NIC - Fedora 14 User Guide
mjmwired - Unofficial Fedora FAQ - my-guides
RPMFusion: (blog) - ( livna.org - freshrpms.net - dribble.org.uk )
rpmrepo.org: ( ATrpms.net - Dries - Dag )
bodhi updates - koji
Remi's RPM Repository - Latest PHP

Red Hat
Red Hat Linux Life Cycle Dates
EPEL (Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux) - RPMFusion - ATrpms.net
Channel-to-update
Apache SSL server configuration
Remi's RPM Repository - Latest PHP

Rocky Linux
migrate2rocky
Rocky Linux - Public active mirrors
Rocky Linux 9 migration from Rocky Linux 8 - How To Upgrade to Rocky Linux 9 from Rocky Linux 8



Debian

Gentoo

Tails - Privacy and Anonymity

Kali - Penetration Testing

Knoppix

arkOS

Moblin - Linux distro for netbooks

IPCop - Linux firewall distribution

Recovery Distributions
PartedMagic - partition maintenance
SystemRescueCd
SuperGrubDisk - Grub recovery boot disk

Backup and Recover options
Acronis Backup & Recovery

High Availability Clusters
DRBD

Other
lifehacker "Five Best Linux Distributions"
Old distribution notes
Linux APP Stores
Snap Store
Flatpak

Linux Gaming
Fedora Games Lab
ProtonDB - "crowdsourced Linux and Steam Deck game compatibility reports"
Steam for Linux
Wesnoth

Linux Benchmarking
Bootchart
Phoronix-test-suite - Phoromatic
yum install phoronix-test-suite
phoronix-test-suite benchmark favorites

Stress Testing
Stress - worload generator (CPU, Memory, I/O, Disk)
System Stability Tester - multi-threaded CPU stress

Linux Applications
Linuxalt.com - LinuxCore

Abiword - word processor
Audio-convert-mod - convert audio to different format
Conky - system monitor that displays on desktop
Dia - diagram software
DocumentFoundation
elinks - command line www browser/file downloader
Handbrake - DVD to MPEG-4 converter
Firefox - web browser - Add-ons: Adblock Plus - Flashblock - NoScript - Sync - share bookmarks across computers - UnMHT
Fwbackups - backup application
gFTP - file transfer client
GIMP - graphic image editor
JAlbum - create web based photo albums
Kdenlive - video editing software
Kivio - diagram software
LibreOffice
MythTV - TV watching and recording (links)
OpenOffice - office suite
Partimage - partition backup tool
Pidgin - instant messaging client
PowerTOP - power management for Linux
Scrot - Screen capture application
Skype - VOIP (Voice Over IP) - Linux Support

Music Software
Audacity - audio recording and editing
Ardour - digital audio workstation
Hydrogen - drum machine
LMMS - looping software

Linux Hardware Support - General
LinuxDriverProject.org
Phoronix Linux Hardware Forum
Scanners
Linux Wireless Networking
Linux Hardware Support - Video Cards
Radeon open source driver - ATI Catalyst driver - Blog - Unofficial Wiki for the ATI Linux Driver - Radeonhd.org - Phoronix AMD/ATI Linux driver forum - Unofficial ATI Bugzilla
NVidia drivers - NVClock
Linux Hardware Support - Printers
linux-foundation.org OpenPrinting
Brother Printers Linux Support
Brother HL-2170w monochrome laser printer (wired and wireless network capable) - brother_hl-2170w_printer_linux_install.txt
Dell 1320c color laser printer (wired network capable) - dell_1320c_printer_linux_install.txt
Other
Virtual Machines
Linux Virtualization - TechComparison - Comparison 2

KVM - Qumranet
VirtualBox - blog - Bridged Networking
VMWare - Server - ESXi
Win4Lin
Xen

oVirt - open virtual machine management
libvirt
virt-manager - on Fedora 10
VMGL - OpenGL Hardware 3D Acceleration for Virtual Machines

Run Windows applications on Linux:
Crossover Linux
Wine
Directory Services
389 (Fedora) Directory Server

File Systems
ext4
btrfs
Global File System (GFS and GFS2) - (fedora) - (Red Hat)
Google File System

Shared Root Environment
open-sharedroot.org

Flash
Flash Player
labs.adobe.com
Adobe Flash Player for Linux Tips and Tricks

LTSP - Linux Terminal Server Project
Alternatives: swfdec or gnash
Linux Primer
Linux Desktop Effects: OpenCompositing.org - Compiz - Compiz Fusion - Beryl
LVM (Logical Volume Manager) HOWTO
Linux Gaming - cedega.com
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