If you have just installed GNU/Linux on your computer, and have only ever used Windows before, here are five things you need to know to get going rapidly. The five things are: software installation, using root account and system console, desktop environments, file permissions and a few miscellaneous tips.

Have you ever wanted to try OpenBSD but you had a hard time figuring out the differences between it and other BSD flavors? This introduction is all you need to know to get started — it includes a description of OpenBSD 4.0 features, list of pros and cons, and lots of links to external OpenBSD resources.

Lintrack is a new GNU/Linux distribution for routers, firewalls, network access servers and more. It features new approaches to several areas such as system configuration and integration. I would like to introduce you to the project and provide step-by-step instructions for configuring Lintrack as a simple OSPF backbone router and a PPPoE network access server.