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Dr. Partha's GNU/Linux connections Dr. S. Parthasarathy (aka drpartha) Algologic Research & Solutions Secunderabad - INDIA drpartha@gmail.com It's all about choice Make the right choice Choose a distro, choose a package manager, choose a browser, choose an email client, choose an audio player, video player, office package, chat client, video editor, image editor, choose a wallpaper, choose compositing effects, choose a toolbar, a panel, choose gadgets, widgets, choose a menu. To choose your future, choose peace of mind, choose Linux, choose life, choose to repent and repeal (Amen).
Learn all about GNU/LINUX	Lead us not into temptation BE WARNED ! There's no room for Microsoft loyalists in Dr. Partha's world. We follow a clear, and strict zero-tolerance policy for Microsoft and all proprietary software Stay away, if you are a Microsoft loyalist, you will not appreciate the material in the next few pages. You can still choose to enter and explore this website, or you can choose to go elsewhere, or visit some websites designed for people like you.	Get started with GNU/LINUX
Linux, Should you use it? Can you use it? \|\| A beginner's guide to Linux What's So Bad About Microsoft? Watch their trousers go down on CNN TV ! EULA = trap-door to a scum pit \|\| Chop the head and avoid dandruff = UEFI Interview or Confession ? One good reason to avoid Microsoft \|\| Many more reasons One more ghost in the Microsoft graveyard What cannot be cured, need not be endured You asked for a slap ? Undo the mistake you made Take this best way out

Credibility through Confidence Competence Commitment Do not miss our Warning and Disclaimers page.	Who-am-I ? Look, who's talking ? Contributions to the Linux effort Lectures on Linux linusability : Linux usability Addiction Support to the local Linux Users Group Linux resources Linux in a teaspoon CDROMs from the guru Why Linux ? Have some fun with Linux Make a beginning today ! And the Press says Need help ? Contact me
Linux users can live without Microsoft. Microsoft cannot survive without Linux/FOSS. Shamelessness without limits

Who am I ?

As if anybody cares !

Well, I am just an ordinary person who likes freedom and worships liberty. I don't like keeping birds in cages, or seeing golden fish in a glass balloon. And, I don't like being pushed around by greedy bullies, who want me to take whatever rubbish they dish out, tie up my hands with invisible strings, and also make me pay for all that torture !

I saw my best ideals being supported by the FOSS movement. So, I thought I should become part of the FOSS movement. Over the years, I grew up to become an admirer, practitioner, promoter of FOSS/Linux. I have even been branded as an "eternal learner".

Ever since, I have strictly followed a zero tolerance policy towards Microsoft (and other restrictive, proprietory software products). And, I also became an adherent of Libreplanet .

I never miss an opportunity (this website is an example) to warn my friends, colleagues, and students of the perils of following the crowd and falling prey to restrictive, propreitary software products like Microsoft .

I do my little bit to share my knowledge by giving live lectures and publishing tutorial material tutorial material on Linux. All my publications are licensed under a CC-BY-SA license. The complete legal document is here.

If you really want to know more about me (but, why should you ? ) . You can visit my profile page. And, you are also invited to visit the homepage of Algologic Research & Solutions -- an innovative and leading-edge enterprise which I started some years ago.

Look, who's talking !

Look, who's talking !

This is the story of how curiosity turned into passion, and grew to become an obsession .

Humble beginnings + endless striving

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Learning is endless.

katradu

What exactly is free software ?

Find out why free beer is not really free !

Addiction

I am incurably addicted to the Free Software Movement (FOSS) and its flagship product: GNU/Linux (aka Linux). I am allergic to proprietary and blackbox software. I get violent convulsions when I am exposed to proprietary and blackbox software (read Microsoft). My favourites are Open Suse and , Ubuntu suselogo

distributions although I am not very uncomfortable with other distributions of Linux .

This particular choice of favourites gives me access to:

A distro (Open Suse) which supports rpm based packages and repositories. I use this distro with KDE as the default.
A distro (Ubuntu) which supports deb based packages and repositories. I use this distro with GNOME as the default.

This approach helps me to help and assist anyone who wishes to master these two distributions. When asked to install Linux, I choose one or both of these distributions. I have created a concept of "twin boot system", for this purpose. Of course, I never create the rubbish called "dual boot system" which often involves Microsoft. That is why. the systems on which I install Linux, are called ULB (Unpolluted Linux Box). I am of course proud of my addiction. There are many things I have to learn still, but I do not give up so easily.

How it all started

Humble beginnings + endless striving always help.

Technical contributions

Taking the world by storm : I do my bit, to make Linux a little more enjoyable for all my colleagues. I contribute to the Linux efforts in several ways.

Contributions to IEEE's POSIX Standard: ieeelogo I grew up with Unix, the predecessor of Linux. My association with Unix started several years ago, when the POSIX standardisation efforts started (198x). I was the only Indian (based in India), to contribute to, and be acknowledged in the first Draft Standards of POSIX developed by IEEE(USA).

Contributions to LDP: My contributions to the Linux Documentation Project have been found very useful, and are appreciated by many Linux users worldwide. In fact, these contributions are available as part of almost all major Linux distributions, worldwide.

Support services : Algologic Research & Solutions, a Consulting company started by me, provides a wide range of support for your Linux installation. Algologic can also offer you tools to assist you in installation, configuring,software development, Sysadmin, housekeeping, troubleshooting, shell scripts.

The Linux Pre-installation checklist is an innovative (and very popular) checklist for those planning to install Linux on their own machines (or for others). This document is listed as a "mini-HOWTO" by the Linux Documentation Project (official agency for Linux related development work), and is very popular amongst Linux users.
The Linux Pre-installation checklist (Nov. 2000)
The number of translations is an indication of the popularity and usefulness of this document !

In fact, the number of translations could be much more. Only the above translated versions have come to our notice. If you know about versions, in any other language, please let us know.
(Warning : These documents are not updated now. So they may be outdated.)
Well begun is half done : The ideal sequel to the Linux Pre-installation checklist, is the Linux Post-installation procedures (June 2001). This is one more extremely potent and useful contribution to the Linux community, from Algologic. This document is listed as a "mini- HOWTO" by the Linux Documentation Project (official agency for Linux related development work), and is very popular amongst Linux users.

(Warning : This document is not updated now. So it may be outdated.)

This document is now supplemented by a growing number of shell scripts (and tutorials) to make troubleshooting and repair of Linux systems easier and pain-free.
linusability : This project is a serious introspection of the usability aspects of Linux. Details of this project are available at: http://drpartha.org.in/linusability.htm Suggestions and contributions welcome.
Helpful resources
- Get started now : The best place to start exploring Linux
- STOP misunderstanding free software
- OSTechnix has all the answers : A very well organised and informative resource for all things FOSS. You can also subscribe to their newsletter (use the subscribe button on their home page) for regular announcements and updates.
- Full circle magazine Full Circle Magazine is a free, independent, monthly magazine dedicated to the Ubuntu family of Linux operating systems. Each month, it contains helpful how-to news and reader submitted stories. There is also the Full Circle Weekly News. A short weekly podcast giving just the news. No chit-chat, no banter, just FOSS/Ubuntu/Linux news.
- Linux Hand book -- LHB
  Linux Handbook (LHB) is dedicated to improving your Linux knowledge with easy-to-follow tips, tutorials and courses.
  Subscribe here, to get LHB for free, by email, regularly.
- Ask a gangster !
  Dr. Partha (the author of this webpage) is a member of The Answer Gang (TAG), promoted by Linux Gazette. Linux Gazette is a free (gratis) web based journal.
  He and his co-gangsters are waiting to help you enjoy Linux better. Just ask !
  You can also browse the entire archives of earlier queries posted by people like you.
- Download and learn and share: Take a look at some downloadable tutorial publications on Linux
- Talk to a guru
  T Shrinivasan is the Chief animator of the Linux Users Group, Chennai, India.
  He publishes a very informative blog which discusses Linux/FOSS related matters. He also happens to be my Linux/FOSS/Tamil guru. I discovered that he is younger than my son.
  
  A sample post from his wordpress blog.
Publications, seminars, and presentations, to help you understand Linux better
Articles (in pdf format)
- downloadable tutorial articles on Linux
- Quizzes
Presentations / Tutorials

You can get a whole range of lectures/seminars done at your institution/organisation. Get Dr. Partha to make live presentations of his seminars on Linux and FOSS, in your institution. Your institution can get complimentary copies of all his Linux CDROMs. You can make copies and distribute them to all the participants freely. This is an excellent way to shun slavery, and learn how to live in complete freedom and liberty, like Dr. Partha himself.

All these presentations, lectures, seminars and demos are done using FOSS tools only.

Internships and Project Work : Or, you can do a FOSS/Linux based internship ptoject with Dr. Partha.

Having fun with Linux

Enjoy these Linux wallpapers, Logos, buttons, flags on your Linux box.
There is always a use for everything
Looking for an anti antivirus for your Linux box ?
You can always count on the marvel called BSOD : Never lets you down, even when on CNN TV !
The paper-clip magic-wand : Yet another one from the garbage bin ! (You won't need this one, if you trust M....S..t !

Shameless without limits
Shameless, even on TV ! Watch them blush and wriggle, with their pants down, on CNN ! Notice the salesmen put up a brave and smiling face,
to cover up their jittery and nervous anticipation of a disaster to happen any time.
Shameless piggybcking : What are Microsoft ads doing in webpages about Linux ? When will they stop such shameless piggybanking
Desperate and shameless : Or acting desperateley shameless again! ?

The hall of shame for the shameless

You can always undo the mistake you made | Protect your sanity

Make a begining today !

Try this today !

Or, try 10 ways to get started with Linux

Support to local users' group

Celebrating the Tenth Anniversary of GNU/Linux, at the Linux Users Group, Hyderabad (Aug. 2001). I was the main Convenor of the local Linux User group for nearly two years, and managed to bring some stability to this hyperactive group. I assist and encourage educational institutions and individuals who are sincerely interested in adopting FOSS/Linux.

	With Richard M Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation (FSF), and Rajeev Sangal (back to camera), Director, IIITH. FSF is the force behind the phenomenal popularity of GNU/Linux (and a whole lot of other utilities).

Meet Dr. Partha

Learn Linux

Ever wondered what is the most enjoyable way to understand Linux ? Join the "Linux in a teaspoon" course, designed and conducted by me. You can ask for this course to be organised in your own institution or organisation. You can also choose from a range of lectures/tutorials by the guru.

Or, you can download tutorial material on Linux, and teach yourself at home, at your own pace, and without spending any money.

Or, get some CDROMS (listed below) created by this guru.

Why Linux ? (Linux starter kit on a single CDROM)

Why is Linux good for me ?

Help your friends and colleagues to jump start and get rid of that cancer. Help them switch over to Linux with this Linux starter kit on a CDROM. Get it for FREE from Dr. Partha. You pay just the postage and handling charges.

CDROMs from the guru

The "teaspoon" CDROM	My tutorial introduction to Linux comes in the form of a CDROM. You can browse this CDROM at your own pace and in your own home or office. The CDROM carries all the 100 issues of The Linux Gazette, plus a whole lot of new features and articles to make you a guru of Linux. This CDROM has been appreciated by many users in different countries. You can see a press review which appeared in a very respectable newspaper in Pakistan. Take a look at the top-page of the "teaspoon" CDROM.
Why is Linux good for me ?	This is a single CDROM starter kit for those who are keen on entering the wonderful world of Linux. Here is the : Top page of the CDROM "Why is Linux good for me ?"
Shell scripting	Success in the Linux arena depends on how well you can write and understand shell scripts. Keep this CDROM handy. This CDROM gives you a lot of material on Bash shell scripting. It also gives hundreds of examples for you to hack and learn shell scripting. Here is the : Top page of the CDROM on shell scripting

Catalogue of educational CDROMs by Prof. Partha

Need (free) help ?

Do anything, ask anybody except Dr. Partha. We are actually overwhelmed by general enquiries about Linux. Although we would very much like to, we really do not have the resources to answer all general queries about Linux. There are many places on the web, where you can post your queries.

Follow some basic rules of decency when asking for help.

Need (paid-for) help ?

If you need help with Linux (and will pay for the help), you can count on us. Algologic has a rich experience in installing, configuring and trouble-shooting in Linux. We can assist you as your (paid) Consultants for your Linux related activities. In addition, we have a wide range of services we can offer.
Just get in touch with us, today.

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