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(This is of course a very limited choice.)
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linux.com. Sponsored
by VA Linux, the guys behind Sourceforge. Lots of useful stuff and their
staff actually reads forum messages and even bothers to mail you directly.
Their 'Tuneup' section contains a lot tips and tricks.
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linux.org. The
mother of all GNU/Linux sites, lots of useful links and information.
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The premier Linux search machine is the Linux section of Google.
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At the The Linux
Documentation Project (LDP), you will find:
and much more.
All of these documents can either be read online or be downloaded in various
text formats and languages.
The LDP has many mirrors
worldwide.
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Linux in a Nutshell,
O'Reilly, 3rd edition, by Jessica P. Hekman et al. is a sure bet.
It covers all the basic bash shell commands as well as Perl, shell scripting,
the editors Emacs and Vi, basic system administration and more. It's the
only book on GNU/Linux I use almost every day.
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Running Linux, O'Reilly,
3rd edition, by Matt Welsh and Lar Kaufman is widely regarded as the best
introductory level book on GNU/Linux.
Remarkable: it's fun to read (well, at least I think so ;-)). Get
the third edition featuring co-author Matthias Kalle Dalheimer of KDE fame.
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Linux: Installation,
Configuration, and Use, Addison-Wesley, 2nd edition, by Michael Kofler.
This book covers almost everything Linux: basic tasks as well as KDE, Gimp
and LyX. Comes with a GNU/Linux distribution on two CDs. It's a multi-purpose
book: you might as well learn GNU/Linux with it as - given its size and weight
- kill everything up to the size of a grown-up cat. :-)
Consult the Linux
Reading List HOWTO by E.S. Raymond for a larger list. You may also visit
the Open Source
Bibliography by O'Reilly.
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Linux Today.
Short daily news with links about GNU/Linux. Register and subscribe to their
daily newsletter.
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Linux Weekly News.
In-depth news coverage with sections about security, distributions, announcements
etc. New edition every Thursday. If you want to keep track of new issues,
sign up to their announcement service. They also have a page with daily updates.
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Free online magazines like The Linux Gazette and LinuxFocus do not only cover news
but also provide tips and entry level features about important tasks. LinuxFocus
comes in different languages and the Linux Gazette offers a quite useful
search
page for its huge archives. linuxjournal
publishes some articles and elder editions online.
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Slashdot. 'News
for Geeks and Stuff that matters'. Provides news, latest gossips and discussions.
Very customizable and one of the few sites worth visiting daily. You can
create an account and suit many options to your preferences.
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Linux was born and grew up in Usenet groups. A web interface
and archive is provided by Google Groups,
but for the real fun you should install a news reader like PAN (it's on your
Mandrake CD).
You'll find a lot of groups under 'alt.os.linux.*' and 'comp.os.linux.*',
but also national Linux news groups like 'de.comp.os.unix.linux.*' for Germans.
Most Usenet groups maintain FAQs (list of frequently asked questions) which
you are advised to read before posting.
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Every IRC network has its #linux or #linuxhelp channels
plus a wide range of channels devoted to this or that program, window manager,
driver, distribution etc.
A good place to start is The Open
Projects Network ([server].opirc.nu).
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Empty mail box? Well, subscribe
to a Linux mailing list to make new friends (and foes ;)) and test if
those procmail filtering rules you've set up really work.
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If you want to get to know some real people
who are using Linux for a change, consider joining a Linux User Group (LUG)
in your vicinity. Or start one yourself!
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