Linux Tools and Programs



MEDIA PLAYERS
Linux Audio/Video FAQ
Sound & MIDI Software For
A media player is a piece of application software for playing back multimedia files.
Most media players support an array of media formats, including both audio and video files.
VLC media player
Daily xine RPMS with CSS support (Linux DVD player)
Linux media players
mozplugger- Streaming Multimedia Plugin for Unix Mozilla
Plugger Testing Grounds
Audio Players - A guide to the best pure sound players for Linux
Macromedia Flash Player Download Center
Linux Audio Users Guide
Watch Movie Trailers in your Unix Browser!
RTSP/RTP streaming support for MPlayer
Songbirdnest.com | Songbird Media Player
Fine-tuning MPlayer


Democracy: Internet TV

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Digital Cameras
Digikam
Digital Camera Support for UN*X
How to get USB devices working under Linux
gPhoto Home
Graphics/fileformats FAQ

Wireless LAN
Linux & Wireless LANs
NdisWrapper
Wireless Howto

Web Page Design Tools
Check the web page coding:
Markup Validation Service checks Web documents in formats like HTML and XHTML for conformance to W3C standards.
W3C CSS Validation Service checks Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) in (X)HTML documents or standalone for conformance to W3C standatrds.

*To learn about coding to W3C standards:
Visit: W3Schools the largest "FREE" web developers site on the net.
Learn with:
    (a) Full Web Building Tutorials
    (b) Full Web Building References
    (c) Thousands of cut-and-paste - Try-It-Yourself On-Line Examples.

Interesting HTML websites
Webmonkey Javascript Guides
Webmonkey | HTML authoring
HTML Goodies

*W3C Tools (replacements for Front Page, MS Publisher and others):




OpenOffice.org
Outline of Existing OpenOffice.org User Resources
OpenOffice.org Tools
Open Clip Art Library
extendedPDF: get more from OpenOffice.org and PDF
OO Documentation:
OpenOffice.org Forum at OOoForum.org
OOExtras
Unofficial OpenOffice Hacker's guide for 2.0
OOoMacros
OOoDocs.Org - Downloads
OpenOffice.org Hackers Pages
OpenOffice templates, tutorials, tips, FAQ - Kaaredyret.dk
OpenOffice.org
IRC
OpenOffice.org has an IRC channel and it is open to anyone.
Server: irc.freenode.net
Channel: #OpenOffice.org

Use OpenOffice.org

Other Office Suites
GNOME Office
The KOffice Project - Integrated Office Suite
IBM Lotus Symphony

Text Editors
vim online
Scintilla and SciTE
Text editors
Cream :: a modern configuration of the Vim text editor
Emacs Beginner's HOWTO
Text editor - LinuxQuestions.org Wiki
Keyboard shortcuts at a glance LQ Wiki
Text Management

Printing with Linux
Printing with Linux - LinuxPrinting.org
Common UNIX Printing System
The Printing HOWTO
Debian Reference - Printer setup
Troubleshooting-CUPS-and-Asking-for-Help HOWTO (A Guide For The Desperate)

Using the GIMP/Image Editing Tools/Movie Editors
HowTo: Create a DVD, with menus, Complete steps
The Linux Motion Picture Pipeline
Convert a bunch of JPEG files to a PDF
Grokking the GIMP
GIMP Plug-In Registry
Sams Teach Yourself GIMP in 24 Hours
GIMP - Tutorials
Gimp-Print Printer Drivers
linuxartist.org : GIMP Resources
Gimp User Group
IRC channels related to GIMP
LinuxPlanet - Tutorials - Inkscape: Vector Graphics For Linux - Raster vs. Vector
Inkscape. Draw Freely
The KOffice Project - Krita

Web Browsers
Plugins and Mozilla Firefox (Linux)
Lynx Users Guide v2.8.4
Links - Features
freshmeat.net:Lightweight Web Browsers
Konqueror - Web Browser, File Manager - and more!
Flock — the social web browser
Firefox - Rediscover the web My personal favorite
Seamonkey
Web-browser, advanced e-mail and newsgroup client, IRC chat client, and HTML editing made simple -- all your Internet needs in one application.
Galeon: the web, only the web
Dillo Web Browser
Html Viewer 3 - Tkhtml3 Web Browser
Epiphany: The web browser for the GNOME desktop
Opera Web Browser
Swiftfox-Optimized Mozilla Firefox Build for Linux

Browser Support
TheOnionRouter/TorifyHOWTO - Noreply Wiki
MozillaZine Forums - Seamonkey, Firefox, Thunderbird Support
MozillaZine Knowledge Base
The Extensions Mirror - "Completing your XPI'rience"
Firefox Tips for Windows and GNU/Linux
The Konqueror Handbook
The Lynx Help Page
Opera Browser Wiki
Forums - Opera Community
SeaMonkey.be, an unofficial website providing information and help on SeaMonkey
SeaMonkey:Formerly Mozilla Suite - wiki.mozilla.org

IRC/Instant Messaging
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) is a form of instant communication over the Internet.
It is mainly designed for group (many-to-many) communication in discussion forums called channels,
but also allows one-to-one communication.
Beginner's guide on using IRC
IRC Beginner's Guide
Linux IRC mini-HOWTO
Chatzilla-IRC in Mozilla
ChatZilla on XULRunner
X-Chat 2.4 Frequently Asked Questions
Linux Online - Internet Relay Chat
Instant Messaging - How to reach and communicate with the world using your computer keyboard
Jabber User Guide
Gaim Documentation
CenterICQ Documentation
www.bitchx.org :: Official BitchX Homepage
XChat: Multiplatform Chat Program
Gyach Enhanced "A full-featured Yahoo client for LINUX with voice chat and webcam support. Mission: To focus on thorough Y! support on Linux only."
Google Talk
Konversation Homepage
freshmeat.net: IRC Apps
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) Help

Jabbin: Jabber VoIP client !

*nix Programming
The Art of Unix Programming
Programming Languages mini-HOWTO
BASH Programming - Introduction HOW-TO
Advanced Linux Programming Resources
Linux Programming Newbie
How To Become A Hacker
Java Programming on Linux
Introductory Material on Python
C++ Online Textbooks and Docs
Rootless Root
Perl.com: The Source for Perl -- perl development, perl conferences
How to be a Programmer: A Short, Comprehensive, and Personal Summary
The Linux Reading List HOWTO

Popular LiveCds
The LiveCD List
SliTaz GNU/Linux - 25mb distro
SLAX Linux Live
KNOPPIX - Live Linux Filesystem On CD
Kubuntu - The KDE Desktop
Puppy Linux
Puppy Linux Home - your fast, small and free Linux distro
Feather Linux
Damn Small Linux (DSL)
Guides and Help with LiveCDs
DSL Wiki
Puppy Linux Video Tutorials!
PuppyLinuxWiki
Puppy Linux Discussion Forum
SLAX documentation page
Knoppix - Wikipedia
Full featured rdiff-backup script, current backup by month
How to: launch a .cmg from KDE menu? (klik)
klik - Linux Software Download
Knowing Knoppix - The first guide to Knoppix for the complete beginner
Knoppix Knowhow
Knoppix FAQ
CHEATCODES AND HINTS FOR KNOPPIX
PCLinuxOS
PCLinuxOS Support Forum
PCLinuxOS New User Guide

Laptop Support
Linux on Laptops
Suspend 2 for Linux


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