Linux Training and Documentation Resources 2
If you want to learn something about Linux, there are a wide range of learning materials available out there.
Much is for beginners, but there are some intermediate and advanced course materials available too.
The best place to begin is with the documentation from your distribution.
Internet search engines will find lots of documentation for other distros too, but knowing that Distro-Z is based on Distro-Y means that the documentation for Distro-Y probably works for Distro-Z too. A concrete example – Ubuntu is based on Debian, so if you use Ubuntu and can’t find the document under Ubuntu, look for it under Debian.
Eventually, you will want know something that isn’t in those documents. To address this, each major distro also has forums and email-list-servers.
Be certain to spend at least 45 minutes searching the forums for your question and answer before you post. Read the Acceptable Use Policies for each forum too. Basically, if you are on-topic, respectful and cordial, then you won’t have any issues.
Some general information about Linux and HowTos also exist.
- Linux Documentation Project – All things Linux (How Tos, Guides, etc)
- HowToForge.com – Famous for Perfect Desktop X and Perfect Server Y how-tos.
- Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts – find your local LUG (Linux Users Group)
- Linux Hardware Compatibility List Not all hardware is happy with Linux
- LPI Practice Exams and Tutorials
- Linux Certification Documentation Project
- Linux Professional Institute Tutors
- GNU/Linux Manuals Claims to be suitable for LPI Exam Prep
Because Linux is very much like UNIX, much of the information and techniques used and documented for UNIX systems over the last 30+ years will work on Linux. Don’t be afraid to read UNIX How-To Guides that you find out there.
Books – I find that anything written in a book is out of date by the time it gets published. That doesn’t mean you don’t want a classic like UNIX System Security in your collection, just that the details of an implementation covered in the book are probably out of date. The architecture coverage is probably just fine.
Just because you can do something doesn’t mean it is a good idea and doesn’t impact your security. When you read any online information that tells how to do something – ask yourself how it impacts your privacy and system security.
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For people who prefer a manual or textbook to help optimize their learning, Ubuntu created extensive PDF manuals in multiple languages that are the basis of beginning Ubuntu desktop courses. The last available version is for Ubuntu 8.04, but very little has changed between that version and 10.04. I understand that any difference can be confusing to a new user, still, the manual is well written and shows how to do the types of things most users want/need to know.
The English student document is 389 pages!