The Linux Documentation Project
The place for documentation on Linux. Since this is such a fine resource, we decided to mirror it to take some load off the main server. The original home of the LDP is http://tldp.org.
There you will find:
- HOWTOs: The Linux HOWTOs are detailed “how to” documents on specific subjects. The HOWTO index lists all HOWTOs (and mini-HOWTOs) along with short descriptions. They come in plain text, single-page HTML, multiple-page HTML, PDF and other formats. The alphabetical list of single-page HTML is at http://linuxbasics.org/LDP/HOWTO/HOWTO-INDEX/howtos.html.
- Guides: longer, in-depth books
- FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions
- man pages: help on individual commands - online version of what is found on your Linux system
- Linux Gazette: Linux Gazette is an online magazine that provides many Linux tips and tricks. There are now two version of this popular online magazine. The LDP mirrors both.
- LinuxFocus: LinuxFocus is a volunteer-driven online Linux magazine. It is truly international and free.
Just a few of the HOWTOs are:
HOWTO-INDEX
Bash-Prog-Intro-HOWTO
CD-Writing-HOWTO
CDROM-HOWTO
Language HOWTOs
Config-HOWTO
DOS-Win-to-Linux-HOWTO
Ethernet-HOWTO
Filesystems-HOWTO
Firewall-HOWTO
From-PowerUp-To-Bash-Prompt-HOWTO
Hard-Disk-Upgrade
Hardware-HOWTO
Installation-HOWTO
Kernel-HOWTO
Laptop-HOWTO
LILO
LILO-crash-rescue-HOWTO
Linux-Complete-Backup-and-Recovery-HOWTO
Modem-HOWTO
Module-HOWTO
Net-HOWTO
Outlook-to-Unix-Mailbox
Partition
Pre-Installation-Checklist
Post-Installation-Checklist
Printing-HOWTO
Security-HOWTO
Security-Quickstart-HOWTO
Sound-HOWTO
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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