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This is an article index for the Linux related articles for use in the Linux Wikiproject. Please help by: adding any missing articles to the list changing the entry to its actual article if it is a redirect page renaming any article entry on the list if incorrect deleting any article no longer in existence keeping the list in alphabetical order rating each article by setting the appropriate color describing each article in its appropriate column - Wikipedia:WikiProject Linux	Color Key This is a quick key to help show what each color means for each article. Color Description Green Article is of good quality and does not need much improvement. Yellow Article is good but could still be improved. Red Article needs a lot of improvement. Blue Article has not yet been written. No color Not yet rated
General Articles Article Description GNU/Linux naming controversy An article on the controversy of the GNU/Linux name. Linux History and information on the Linux Operating System. Linux From Scratch A book about how to build Linux from its source. List of Linux distributions A long list of many different distributions for Linux. Linux International Information on Linux International. Criticism of Linux History of Linux SCO-Linux controversies Linux adoption Linux Mark Institute Linux User Groups
Core Low-level Software Kernel space Software Description Linux Kernel The kernel of all Linux based systems. Linux console A core system TUI. Linux framebuffer A kernel interface to framebuffer, also known as fbdev. Loadable kernel module section on Linux modules. User space Software Description Busybox The most used user-space environment for embedded Linux installations. Dejagnu A Testing suit used in most core Linux software. GNU Binary Utilities Main tools used for object code manipulation and linking. GNU C Library Main Linux distributions backward-compatible C library. GNU Compiler Collection The group of compilers used in compiling most of Linux distributions sources. GNU Core Utilities Basic Unix-compatible GNU system packages.
Syscalls and Kernel Features Category:Linux kernel features Syscall Description epoll event notification system seccomp process sandbox procfs /proc
Core Language Interpreters Language Interpreter Description Awk A tool for processing text based records. A basic block for all distributions. GNU Bash Core Unix shell in most Linux distributions. Perl A language Heavily used in Linux distributions for text processing. Python High level language that also enjoys heavy use in Linux distributions. Sed Utility for parsing text files. It can be considered a language of its own.
Technical Underpinnings Underpinning Description Common Unix Printing System Filesystem Hierarchy Standard Fstab PaX X Window System
Desktop Environments / Window Managers Desktop Environment Description Beryl A 3d window manager. Blackbox/Fluxbox Cinnamon (user interface) A desktop environment made by the Linux Mint team based on gnome-shell and designed to have more customizability and functionality, as well as eye-candy, than gnome-shell. Compiz A 3d Windows Manager Compiz Fusion Combination of Beryl and Compiz Enlightenment A windows manager. GNOME (GNU Network Object Model Environment) A desktop environment JWM KDE LXDE Openbox A Blackbox style window manager. Windowmaker A window manager that emulates NeXTstep's look and feel Xfce A light weight desktop environment which began as a clone of Unix's CDE See also X window manager, Comparison of X Desktop Environments, and Comparison of X window managers
Applications Applications Description Blender a free and open-source 3D computer graphics software product Bootsplash kernel level splash screen implementation - superseded by splashy CNR (software) Emacs Non arguably one of the best editors in the world Envy ATI/NVIDIA driver installation script GIMP and ingimp Photoediting tool Kate Text Editor KBounce Kdenlive KDE Non-linear Video Editor Kolf Computer Game. Ktorrent Bit torrent client Leafpad Lightweight editor with similar look to Notepad. Pidgin Instant Messenger. Rhythmbox GNU-based iTunes clone Splashy advance user level splash screen implementation usplash usplash userspace splash screen implementation Vim Non arguably a better editor than emacs Wine Wine stands for "Wine Is Not an Emulator" See also Category: Linux software
Linux Security Modules Item Description Apparmor An LSM adopted largely by Novell, OpenSuze and Ubuntu Selinux An LSM largely adopted by redhat-based distributions SMACK A new LSM that aims for simplicity
Distributions Main article: Linux distribution General Comparison of Linux distributions Base distributions Distribution Description Arch Linux A minimalist, rolling release distribution. Debian One of the few Distro's to call itself GNU/LINUX, know for its security. Fedora Core (currently being moved to Fedora (Linux distribution)‎) Knoppix Best and Most used Live disk version Mandriva Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux One of the most sought after server Red Hat Linux Old distro currently dicontinued and fedora imerged with its ashes Slackware A class apart distro on its own SUSE Linux SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Other distributions Distribution Description CentOS Free clone of RHEL, compiled from sources of RHEL without the redhat's propriotory stuff CrunchBang Linux Lightweight Debian distribution with Openbox or Xfce as the default Destop environments Dreamlinux Dyne:bolic Freespire Gentoo Linux GoboLinux Incognito Kubuntu KDE + ubuntu i.e. Ubuntu with KDE as default desktop Linspire Linux Deepin Based on Ubuntu and tailored for Chinese users. Linux Mint Based on Ubuntu Linux XP Lubuntu LXDE + ubuntu i.e. Ubuntu With LXDE as default desktop MEPIS Parsix GNU/Linux Puppy Linux Ubuntu (Note: This article was featured on the Main Page on August 5, 2006) VA Linux Vector Linux Xubuntu
Companies/Communities Company/Community Description Canonical Ltd. Mandriva Novell OpenSUSE Red Hat
People/Icons Person/Icon Description Bunk, Adrian Cox, Alan Lead contributor for Linux Kernel Drepper, Ulrich Ettrich, Matthias Ewing, Larry de Icaza, Miguel Morton, Andrew Shuttleworth, Mark Ubuntu originated due to the efforts of this person Torvalds, Linus Creator / Author of LINUX kernel Tux
Others Item Description MySQL An open source database on Linux. Linux Terminal Server Project An add-on package. Fedora Project. Maintainers of Fedora Core. Comparison of netbooks Netbooks are the next major market for linux