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Free eBook - Linux from Scratch

Linux from Scratch describes the process of creating your own Linux system from scratch from an already installed Linux distribution, using nothing but the source code of software that you need.

This 318 page eBook provides readers with the background and instruction to design and build custom Linux systems. This eBook highlights the Linux from Scratch project and the benefits of using this system.

Users can dictate all aspects of their system, including directory layout, script setup, and security. The resulting system will be compiled completely from the source code, and the user will be able to specify where, why, and how programs are installed.

This eBook allows readers to fully customize Linux systems to their own needs and allows users more control over their system.

Download Free Linux from Scratch PDF Guide - here

Network Traffic and Bandwidth Monitor - NTM (Network Traffic Monitor)

NTM (Network Traffic Monitor) is a monitor of the network and internet traffic for Linux. NTM is useful for the people that have a internet plan with a limit, and moreover the exceed traffic is expensive.

NTM (Network Traffic Monitor) features:
* Choice of the interface to monitoring.
* Period to monitoring: Day, Week, Month, Year or Custom Days. With auto-update.
* Threshold: Auto-disconnection if a limit is reached (by Network Manager).
* Traffic Monitoring: Inbound, outbound and total traffic; Show the traffic speed.
* Time Monitoring: Total time of connections in the period.
* Time Slot Monitoring: Number of sessions used.
* Reports: Show of average values and daily traffic of a configurable period.
* Online checking with Network-manager or by "Ping Mode".
* The traffic is attributed to the day when the session began.
* Not need root privilege.
* Not invasive, use a system try icon.

NTM is write in python and is a open source software, the license is the GNU GPL v2.

Simple & Powerful GTK based Download Manager - UGet

Uget (formerly urlgfe) is a Free and Open Source download manager written in GTK+ , it has many of features like ...

* Free (as in freedom , also free of charge ) and Open Source.
* Simple , easy-to-use and lightweight.
* Support resume download , so if your connection lost you don’t need to start from first.
* Classify downloads , and every category has independent configuration and queue.
* Queue download.
* Integrate with Firefox through Flashgot plugin.
* Monitoring clipboard.
* Import downloads from HTML file.
* Batch download , you can download many files has same arrange , like file_1 file_2 …. file_20 , you don’t need to add all links , just one link and changeable character.
* Can be used from command line.

Free Cross-Platform Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS)

Linux MultiMedia Studio (LMMS) is a free cross-platform alternative to commercial programs like FL Studio®, which allow you to produce music with your computer. This includes the creation of melodies and beats, the synthesis and mixing of sounds, and arranging of samples. You can have fun with your MIDI-keyboard and much more; all in a user-friendly and modern interface.

Linux MultiMedia Studio Features
* Song-Editor for composing songs
* A Beat+Baseline-Editor for creating beats and baselines
* An easy-to-use Piano-Roll for editing patterns and melodies
* An FX mixer with 64 FX channels and arbitrary number of effects allow unlimited mixing possibilities
* Many powerful instrument and effect-plugins out of the box
* Full user-defined track-based automation and computer-controlled automation sources
* Compatible with many standards such as SoundFont2, VST(i), LADSPA, GUS Patches, and MIDI
* Import of MIDI and FLP (Fruityloops® Project) files

Open source E-book Library Management Application - Calibre

Calibre is an free and open source eBook library manager. It can view, convert and catalog eBooks in most of the major eBook formats. It can also talk to many eBook reader devices. It can go out to the Internet and fetch metadata for your books. It can download newspapers and convert them into eBooks for convenient reading. It is cross platform, running on Linux, Windows and OS X.

Calibre has a cornucopia of features divided into the following main categories:
* Library Management
* E-book conversion
* Syncing to e-book reader devices
* Downloading news from the web and converting it into e-book form
* Comprehensive e-book viewer
* Content server for online access to your book collection