Linux for beginners

Introduction

For some VDR user the first contact with VDR is also the first contact with Linux (is there a better approach? ;-). With the VDR instant solutions (c't-VDR, LinVDR,...) everything should install fluently. But after the first impressions, the wish for a deeper configuration, or a deeper knowledge about the system could arise. Besides the delivered documentation, the internet is full of information pages with tips & tricks about Linux.

Here are some links to those useful pages. (At the moment many links shows to german pages. Please help to replace them with English links)

General Linux pages

• Alphabetical Directory of Linux Commands

• LinuxLinks

• The Linux Documentation Project (LDP)

• freshmeat

• sourceforge - THE source for source code

• Linuxfibel (german)

• From DOS to Linux HOWTO (English)

• From DOS to Linux HOWTO (german)

• Eine frei verwendbare Unix-Grundlagenschulung mit muLinux (german)

• SelfLinux - Linux Hypertext Tutorial (german)

Distribution specific pages

• Debian GNU/Linux Handbook (german)

• Debian GNU/Linux Howto-Seite (german)

Pages about Bash, TCL/TK, Perl

• Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide, in different formats, *very* useful