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The Linux Documentation Project (LDP) is working on developing good, reliable documentation for the Linux operating system. The overall goal of the LDP is to collaborate in taking care of all of the issues of Linux documentation, ranging from online documentation (man pages, HTML, and so on) to printed manuals covering topics such as installing, using, and running Linux. Here is the Linux Documentation Project Manifesto and Copyright License for LDP works.
For translations of LDP works and documentation in languages other English, have a look at the " Non-English Linux Info" links page.
You can search the LDP documents with various search engines on the Search page.
| Linux Documentation Project Guides: |
| version: | 3.2 |
| author(s): | Matt Welsh and others |
| last update: | March 1998 |
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This book is for personal computer users who want to install and use Linux. The book assumes that you have basic knowledge about personal computers and operating systems like MS-DOS, but no previous knowledge of Linux or UNIX.
| version: | 0.8-3 |
| author(s): | David A. Rusling |
| last update: | January 1998 |
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The kernel is at the heart of the operating system. This book is a guide to how the kernel fits together, how it works; a tour of the kernel.
| version: | 1.1.0 |
| author(s): | Ori Pomerantz |
| last update: | May 1999 |
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This document is for people who want to write kernel modules.
| version: | not available |
| author(s): | Michael K. Johnson |
| last update: | August 1998 |
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This is an archived instance, complete with discussion threads (no posting or replying however)
| version: | 0.6.2 |
| author(s): | Lars Wirzenius and Joanna Oja |
| last update: | October 1999 |
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This is the third book in the main LDP series, and assumes knowledge of everything in the Installation and Users' Guides. It will cover all of the aspects of keeping the system running, handling user accounts, backups, configuration of the system, installing and upgrading software, and more. Whereas some of this information is in the Installation Guide (just to get the system off the ground) this book should be much more complete.
Also visit the System Administrators' Guide Homepage.
version: "moderate beta" author(s): Steve Frampton last update: November 1999 available formats:
- HTML
- HTML (tarred and gzipped, 118k)
- other : PDF, PostScript, and SGML source
The Linux Administration Made Easy (LAME) guide attempts to describe day-to-day administration and maintenance issues commonly faced by Linux system administrators.
Older but still pertinent guides:
version: 1.0 author(s): Olaf Kirch last update: March 1996 available formats:
- HTML
- HTML (tarred and gzipped, 332k)
- other : plain text, DVI, LaTeX source, PDF, and PostScript.
- various (non-English) translations
This guide supplements the System Administrators' Guide and cover all of the diverse issues of networking under Linux, from UUCP to serial connections to TCP/IP. Many Linux users won't have access to such a network, so this information is in a separate manual. It contains an intro to TCP/IP and UUCP (for those who have never used such networks before, lots of background information), TCP/IP, UUCP, SLIP, and DNS configuration, configuration of mail systems such as sendmail and Smail, setting up NNTP and news, and NFS.
| version: | 0.4 |
| author(s): | B. Scott Burkett, Sven Goldt, John D. Harper, Sven van der Meer and Matt Welsh |
| last update: | March 1996 |
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The Linux Programmer's Guide is meant to do what the name implies -- It is to help Linux programmers understand the peculiarities of Linux. By its nature, this also means that it should be useful when porting programs from other operating systems to Linux. Therefore, this guide must describe the system calls and the major kernel changes which have effects on older programs like serial I/O and networking.
version: beta-1 author(s): Larry Greenfield last update: December 1996 available formats:
- other : DVI, PDF (gzipped / zipped), PostScript (gzipped / zipped), and LaTeX source
- various (non-English) translations
This book covers all of the user-end aspects of Linux, from sitting down at the first login session to using complex tools such as gcc, emacs, and so on. It assumes no previous Unix experience, so not only will it serve as an introduction to Linux, but to Unix in general as well. This manual won't cover system administrator tasks (i.e. anything that needs to be done as root) - it's for the J. Random User who has a working Linux system sitting in front of them.
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The Linux HOWTOs and mini-HOWTOs are detailed "how to" documents on specific subjects. The HOWTO INDEX lists all HOWTOs and mini-HOWTOs along with short descriptions. The HOWTOs are written in SGML, and translated to different output formats using SGML-Tools. Join the LDP Announcements List for news on HOWTO updates.
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| Linux Man Pages: |
The Linux man Pages (version 1.26) for sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, and 9 are available here (with some translations). Section 1 and 8 man pages (i.e., user commands) are available with the corresponding software packages.
You can also get the latest man page information, including links to translations. You can email Andries Brouwer (aeb@cwi.nl) if you would like to help with, or have comments on the man pages.
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| Linux Gazette: |
Linux Gazette is an online magazine that provides many Linux tips and tricks.
Access the current issue (#47, November 1999) of Linux Gazette, as well as HTML versions of all back issues. You can get tarred and gzipped back issues as well.
Joshua Drake, poet@linuxports.com
Greg Ferguson, gferg@sgi.com
Last Modified: November 8, 1999