In a previous post, I had written how I solved certain problems in Ubuntu like getting support for proprietary file formats. That post may or may not be helpful to many. But for me, it is definitely useful because, in a situation where I want to re-install Ubuntu on my machine, I just have to pull up my blog page and I can come up to date in very little time. The alternative being having to spend valuable time searching on the net or forums all over again.
Having said that, I think credit has to be given where it is due. So here I have put together a collection of sites which are dedicated to Ubuntu Linux and where one can find a wealth of information on general topics or accomplishing a particular task in Ubuntu.
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Ubuntu.com - This is the official site of Ubuntu Linux. All Ubuntu enthusiasts should make this the starting point of their journey towards embracing Ubuntu. On this site, you can get the latest official news related to this project, place orders for your free Ubuntu Cd's and search or browse for a particular package for your version of Ubuntu among other things.
2) help.ubuntu.com - This is the official documentation site for Ubuntu Linux developed and maintained by the Ubuntu documentation project. This is the first place any Ubuntu user must go to get his problem solved. Here you can access various guides related to Ubuntu such as installation guide, server guide, packaging guide and so on in PDF format for offline reading.
3) wiki.ubuntu.com - This is a part of the official Ubuntu project and as you can see is a wiki. A wiki can be edited by anybody a good example of a wiki being the wikipedia project. On the Ubuntu wiki, you can get a wealth of information about configuring this distribution. First time visitors to this site may be interested in checking the Help Contents page. A section which is specially interesting is the Restricted Formats section which gives tips on getting support for proprietary file formats in Ubuntu.
4) ubuntuforums.org - This is a high traffic web forum where you can post queries you have and get your doubts clarified. You need to first register to post in this forum. But just searching this forum will throw up a wealth of information a.k.a the issues that others faced and the solutions to these issues.
5) ubuntuguide.org - This guide is not affiliated with the official Ubuntu project but claims to be an unofficial FAQ where you can find solutions to getting your problems solved in Ubuntu. This site takes a How-To approach in giving the answers. Though recently, this site has become a bit outdated as I ran into some problem while configuring Ubuntu Breezy according to their directions. Nevertheless a very good site.
6) Ubuntu Blog - This is a very good blog maintained by a Ubuntu enthusiast and as the name of the blog indicates, exclusively caters to all things related to the Ubuntu distribution. Here you can get latest news, links to popular sites and experiences of the blog author in getting things done in Ubuntu Linux.
7) All about Linux - Yes, you will find lots of information related to Ubuntu on this blog too. This blog contain over 1000 unique articles many of them providing insights into solving problems in Linux which also includes Ubuntu.
By including these
The three sites which were listed here have gone offline or are redundant. So now there are only 7 sites.
Post updated on 07-October-2008
15 comments:
Automatix is no longer developed; Easy Breezy is the new version (and it is safer; it doesn't use root, but uses sudo instead, just as Ubuntu does.)
Also, doc.gwos.org contains inaccurate and outdated information; the wiki should be your one-stop-shop for correct info regarding Ubuntu.
Other than that good list.
anonymous said:
"Easy Breezy is the new version (and it is safer; it doesn't use root, but uses sudo instead, just as Ubuntu does.)"
What is the difference between being root and using sudo ? It is one and the same thing as far as installing a software is concerned is it not ? Or am I missing something here ?
Just a doubt from a new linux user.
Being Root implies that you are logged in as the user called "root", or are running a shell as the "root" user. The root user has traditionally being the supreme-administrator of a linux/unix machine.
Using Sudo implies that you are logged as a normal user, but one with super-user privileges. In other words, on Ubuntu systems you have a group of users that can execute commands that require super-user privileges, and you are trying to do that.
To do things as "root" you will need the "root" user account to be enabled and you have you use that user's password. To use sudo, you only need your own password to execute commands.
Without the root user, a simple layer of security is added to your system, since many 'crackers' might be trying to log in as root etc.
I am hoping the almost nonsense automatix-easy ubuntu fight is not coming here. We're fed up with this already. At least state the real issue: one copied code from the other but did not release under GPL, while the other did not pursue legal rights but choose to fight senselessly... We're fed up. Move along...
ubuntonista,
Thanks for clarifying my doubt.
I guess doing things using sudo is far safer than being root.
And ravi, thanks for this very useful post.
John Mathew
The list is very comprehensive and I found the scripts to be useful (finally can watch stuff on Firefox without saving it off or having it ask to "open with..."). Keep up the good work and I hope to add your blog to my roll this week since you've give me some good reading as of late!;)
In reference to Ubutnonista's comment, doesn't using sudo also provide a log of your activities, whereas, root does not?
As the Credits and License show:
The FAQ Guide is based on the original work of:
Chua Wen Kiat
Tomas Zijdemans
Abdullah Ramazanoglu
(via help.ubuntu.com)
Chua Wen Kiat is the author of Unofficial Ubuntu Guide (http://ubuntuguide.org/), and most of his work is merged into Official Ubuntu FAQ Guide already. In my opinion, the guide won't be maintained anymore.
Ubuntuguide.org is no longer actively maintained... For versions newer than hoarry you shouls use http://easylinux.info
"Automatix is no longer developed"
This is NOT true! Automatix2 is available at getautomatix.com and is fairly stable. The unstable version is called Automatix Bleeder and features cutting edge (less stable) software.
ubuntuguide.org is quite helpful, I am a regular visitor when I need to install something that may consist of more than 1 package.
But for feisty, I donno whether you guys have aware of, when you type some commands that you have not yet installed, it will suggest you to install. The dependency handling has been improved.
I also found a site that sells Ubuntu Linux notebooks, right out of the box. I bought one and I ended up selling my Vista notebook on Ebay.. its called the Linux Laptop Company and its at thelinuxlaptop.com
wow great list.
how could you leave ubuntu geek http://www.ubuntugeek.com
Automatic really screwed up my system.
I had to reinstall Ubuntu.
Then I read that it was NOT supported, and NOT recommended...
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