Documentation Links
Here you find links to sites that teach or explain the different facets of Linux.
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LINUX: Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition: by Paul Sheer. Available in to read online or download as HTML or pdf file. Also available in book format. This book covers GNU/LINUX system administration, for popular distributions like !RedHat and Debian, as a tutorial for new users and a reference for advanced administrators. It aims to give concise, thorough explanations and practical examples of each aspect of a UNIX system. Anyone who wants a comprehensive text on (what is commercially called) “LINUX” need look no further–there is little that is not covered here.
Directory of Linux Commands: This alphabetical directory of Linux commands is from Linux in a Nutshell, 4th Edition. Click on any of the 515 commands to get a description and list of available options. All links in the command summaries point to the online version of the book on Safari Bookshelf.
O’Reilly is a rich source of material even if you do not want to subscribe or buy:
- O'Reilly's Safari Bookshelf: O’Reilly’s bookshelf online: Books on Linux, UNIX, Perl, Java and more…
*NOTE: this is a subscription based service, only sketchy previews are available for public consumption, without pay.
- O'Reilly's Sample Chapters of Books - pdf downloads
- List of Linux/Unix Books - They have the Tables of Contents and Index for the books and there is a “Search on Safari” block at the bottom left if the book is on Safari. All these things give you a much better idea about buying the book.
- O'Reilly linuxdevcenter.com/: Articles arranged by topics which are listed in the left navigation
Printed Books: Recommended paper books, including O’Reilly’s.
General Linux sites: Diverse Linux sites, that defy classification.
Hardware: Printing, Sound, W-LAN, everything that will break if you drop it…
Laptops: Links related to Laptops, PDAs, etc.
Magazines: Magazines, online or in print, that are focused on Linux
Knoppix Docs: Links to Knoppix documentation
Mandriva Docs: Links to Mandriva documentation
Slackware Docs: Links to Slackware documentation
Suse Docs: Links to Suse documentation
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Welcome to LinuxBasics.org - The online community that helps people to get Linux installed and running.
During this tour, we will guide you through our website, which has many facets which wait to be explored
The biggest project we are running is our Linux course, based on the LBook.
The book is stored in wiki-format, which enables us to update and correct it as we go.
Discussion for the course is on our Forum
Our Forum is used for discussion of Linux and for questions and answers.
Search the mailing-list that was used prior to the Forum.
The questions and answers from the list are stored in the list's archives in order to help others with the same problems.
Every weekend, we meet to chat in IRC. These meetings are NOT mandatory, but are a nice chance to get to know each other better.
IRC is also a great tool to solve many problems, since it is very quick and easy to ask for more details if you need them.
The tutorials are one of the oldest sections on the LBo-website.
Here you find explanations on how to do specific tasks in Linux. Many of the tutorials were created after a certain problem
has been discussed (and usually solved :) on the mailing-list.
The tutorials are categorized in
In the links section, you find outbound links to other valuable resources.
One of our later additions to the site. We maintain a mirror of the Linux Documentation Project. This is our contribution to the "home of the HOWTOs"
Another later addition is the LBlog which focuses on how to do stuff on the Linux Desktop. It begins with the basics on installing Ubuntu.
Using the integrated site-search, you can search the tutorials, the LBook and all other wiki-pages
Simply type the search term into the box in the upper-right corner of our webpages
As a community, we depend on your feedback and collaboration. So, if you have something to share with others, please contact us. If you have a suggestion for a topic you would like to see covered here, please add it on the Wishlist.
There are many ways to contribute: You can answer questions on the Forum, you can write a complete tutorial or just a step-by-step documentation on how you completed a specific task using linux. Ask questions if the information on this site is not clear, tell us if we got something wrong, spell-check our writings, whatever.
We are looking forward to meeting you at LinuxBasics.org
Anita, Jisao, Sam and Stefan