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Linux Documentation Project Guides
 Current / Maintained Guides
  Older / Unmaintained (but still pertinent) Guides
  Translated Guides
 Debian Manuals and Guides
  Additional Guides of Interest

Linux Documentation Project Guides

Linux Documentation Project Guides

source:  http://tldp.org/guides.html     last updated 26Feb2018

Current / Maintained Guides

  • Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide

    version: 10
    author: Mendel Cooper
    last update: Mar 2014
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (read online, single file, 2.3M)
    3. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 674K)
    4. PDF (2.7M)
    5. PostScript (1.4M)
    6. text (510K)
    7. SGML (327K)
    8. PluckerDB (690K)

  • Linux on the Road: Linux with Laptops, Notebooks, PDAs, Mobile Phones and Other Portable Devices

    version: 3.22
    author: Werner Heuser
    last update: Dec 2011
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (read online, single file, 580K)
    3. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 820K)
    4. PDF (1.4M)
    5. PostScript (977K)
    6. text (448K)
    7. PluckerDB (248k)

  • Windows+OpenSolaris+CentOS Installation Guide

    version: 1.2
    author: Subhasish Ghosh
    last update: Jun 2009
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 41k)
    3. PDF (535K)

  • Bash Guide for Beginners

    version: 1.11
    author: Machtelt Garrels
    last update: Dec 2008
    ISBN: 0-9744339-4-2
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (read online, single file, 530k)
    3. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 514K)
    4. PDF (1.2M)
    5. PostScript (1.0M)
    6. text (110k)
    7. PluckerDB (165k)

  • Introduction to Linux - A Hands on Guide

    version: 1.27
    author: Machtelt Garrels
    last update: Jun 2008
    ISBN: 1596821124
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (read online, single file, 800k)
    3. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 1.1M)
    4. PDF (1.6M)
    5. PostScript (1.4M)
    6. text (187k)
    7. PluckerDB (254k)

  • GNU/Linux Command-Line Tools Summary

    version: 1.2
    author: Gareth Anderson
    last update: Apr 2006
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (read online, single file, 559k)
    3. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 317k)
    4. PDF (682k)
    5. PostScript (584k)
    6. text (gzipped, 88k)
    7. PluckerDB (238k)

  • LDP Author Guide

    version: 4.8
    authors: Mark F. Komarinski, Jorge Godoy, David C. Merrill, Emma Jane Hogbin
    last update: Apr 2006
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (read online, single file, 337k)
    3. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 640k)
    4. PDF (1.4M)
    5. PostScript (1.5M)
    6. text (248k)
    7. PluckerDB (114k)

  • The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide

    available versions: 2.4 and 2.6
    authors: Peter Jay Salzman, Michael Burian, Ori Pomerantz
    last update: May 2007 (kernel version 2.6) Jul 2004 (kernel version 2.4)
    available formats (kernel version 2.6):
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (read online, single file, 214k)
    3. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 122k)
    4. PDF (539k)
    5. PluckerDB (155k)
    6. PostScript (497k)
    7. text (gzipped, 62k)
    available formats (kernel version 2.4):
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (read online, single file, 208k)
    3. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 114k)
    4. PDF (153k)
    5. PostScript (65k)
    6. text (gzipped, 57k)

  • The Linux System Administrators' Guide

    version: 0.9
    authors: Lars Wirzenius, Joanna Oja, Stephen Stafford, and Alex Weeks
    last update: July 2005
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (read online, single file, 436K)
    3. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 178K)
    4. PDF (849K)
    5. PostScript (657K)
    6. text (375K)
    7. PluckerDB (170K)
    8. various (non-English) translations

  • Pocket Linux Guide

    version: 3.1
    author: David Horton
    last update: Apr 2005
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (read online, single file, 194k)
    3. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 59k)
    4. PDF (576k)
    5. PostScript (487k)
    6. text (171k)
    7. PluckerDB (75k)

  • Guide to Managing Media and Public Relations in the Linux Community

    version: 1.1
    author: The Linux Professional Institute Sheldon Rose
    last update: Apr 2005
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (read online, single file, 129k)
    3. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 52k)
    4. PDF (398k)
    5. PostScript (367k)
    6. text (113k)
    7. PluckerDB (62k)

  • EVMS User Guide

    version: 2.4.0
    authors: Christine Lorenz, Joy Goodreau, Kylie Smith,
    last update: September, 2004
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (read online, single file, 370k)
    3. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 205k)
    4. PDF (423k)
    5. PostScript (210k)
    6. text (290k)
    7. PluckerDB (142k)

  • Linux Dictionary

    version: 0.18
    author: Binh Nguyen
    last update: April 2005
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (read online, single file, 7.9M)
    3. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 1.5M)
    4. PDF (8.0M)
    5. PostScript (1.7M)
    6. text (gzipped, 1.6M)
    7. PluckerDB (1.8M)
    8. directory listing (contains .deb and .rpm packages)

  • Linux Filesystem Hierarchy

    version: 0.65
    author: Binh Nguyen
    last update: July 2004
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (read online, single file, 354k)
    3. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 119k)
    4. PDF (601k)
    5. PostScript (556k)
    6. text (399k)
    7. PluckerDB (133k)

  • Custom Linux: A Porting Guide - Porting LinuxPPC to a Custom SBC

    version: 2.1
    author: Shie Erlich
    last update: Mar 2004
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (read online, single file, 60k)
    3. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 25k)
    4. PDF (60k)
    5. PostScript (26k)
    6. text (56k)
    7. PluckerDB (32k)

  • Linux From Scratch

    version: 6.1.1
    author: Gerard Beekmans
    last update: Nov 2005
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online) (HTML.tar.bz2)
    2. HTML (read online, single file) (HTML.bz2)
    3. HTML (tarred and bzipped package)
    4. PDF (PDF.bz2)
    5. text (txt.bz2)
    6. text (XML.tar.bz2)

  • The Bugzilla Guide

    version: 2.16.3
    author: Matthew P. Barnson
    last update: April 2003
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 261k)
    3. PDF (465k)

  • Linux Kernel 2.4 Internals

    author: Tigran Aivazian
    last update: August 2002
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 80k)
    3. PDF (256k)

  • Securing & Optimizing Linux: The Ultimate Solution

    version: 2.0
    author: Gerhard Mourani
    last update: July 2002
    available formats:
    1. PDF (6.2MB)
    2. Example server configuration files (tar file; described in book as "floppy.tgz").
    older version: Securing and Optimizing Linux Red Hat Edition - A Hands on Guide
    version: 1.3
    author: Gerhard Mourani
    last update: August 2000
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 1.5MB)
    3. PDF (4.9MB)
    4. Example server configuration files (tar file; described in book as "floppy.tgz").

  • Emacspeak User's Guide

    version: 1.3
    author: Jennifer Jobst
    last update: July 2002
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 23k)
    3. PDF (89k)

  • The Linux Cookbook: Tips and Techniques for Everyday Use

    Removed at the author's request.

  • The Linux Network Administrator's Guide, Second Edition

    version: 1.1
    authors: Olaf Kirch and Terry Dawson
    last update: March 2000
    ISBN: 1-56592-400-2
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 690k)
    3. PDF (1.5MB)

  • Linux Administrator's Security Guide

    Removed at the request of the author (book is now more "dynamic"). Please access the Linux Administrator's Security Guide at the following location: http://www.seifried.org/lasg/

  • Linux System Administration Made Easy

    version: 1.06
    author: Steve Frampton
    last update: November 1999
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 99k)
    3. other : PDF, PostScript, text, and SGML source

Older / Unmaintained (but still pertinent) Guides

  • The Linux Network Administrators' Guide

    version: 1.0
    author: Olaf Kirch
    last update: March 1996
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 332k)
    3. other : plain text, DVI, LaTeX source, PDF, and PostScript.
    4. various (non-English) translations

  • The Linux Programmer's Guide

    version: 0.4
    authors: B. Scott Burkett, Sven Goldt, John D. Harper, Sven van der Meer and Matt Welsh
    last update: March 1996
    available formats:
    1. PDF (recommended format)
    2. HTML (read online)
    3. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 140k)
    4. other : DVI, LaTeX source, PDF and PostScript.
    5. Example source code is also available.
    6. various (non-English) translations

  • The Linux Users' Guide

    version: beta-1
    author: Larry Greenfield
    last update: December 1996
    available formats:
    1. other : DVI, PDF (gzipped / zipped), PostScript (gzipped / zipped), and LaTeX source
    2. various (non-English) translations

  • The Linux Kernel Hackers' Guide

    version: not available
    author: Michael K. Johnson
    last update: August 1998
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 468k)

  • Installation and Getting Started Guide

    version: 3.2
    authors: Matt Welsh and others
    last update: March 1998
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 836k)

  • The Linux Kernel

    version: 0.8-3
    author: David A. Rusling
    last update: January 1998
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. HTML (tarred and gzipped package, 376k)

Translated Guides

Below is a table of translated guides that are available from pub/Linux/docs/ldp-archived/.    Additional translations of LDP works and translated documentation not listed here may be found on the "Non-English Linux Info" page.

de en es fr it ja pl pt ru sl
Kernel Hackers Guide   en                
Network Guide   en es              
Programmers Guide   en es              
System Administration Guide   en es fr it     pt    
Users Guide   en es   it          
 legend:
de = German, en = English, es = Spanish, fr = French, it = Italian, ja = Japanese, pl = Polish, pt = Portuguese, ru = Russian, sl = Slovenian

Debian Manuals and Guides

"An important part of any operating system is documentation, the technical manuals that describe the operation and use of programs. As part of its efforts to create a high-quality free operating system, the Debian Project is making every effort to provide all of its users with proper documentation in an easily accessible form."   -- from Debian Documentation home page

Additional Guides of Interest

  • Linux Palm Developer's Quick Start Guide

    version: 1.0
    author(s): Jim Weller
    last update: February 2001
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. PDF (72K)

  • TrinityOS: A Guide to Configuring Your Linux Server for Performance, Security, and Managability

    author(s): David A. Ranch
    available formats:
    1. Various formats available from another website

  • VideoLAN Quickstart

    author(s): the VideoLAN project
    last update: September 2003
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. tarred/gzipped (106K)
    3. PDF (440K)
    4. text (8.5M)

  • VLC (VideoLAN Client) User Guide

    author(s): the VideoLAN project
    last update: September 2003
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. tarred/gzipped (118K)
    3. PDF (506K)
    4. text

  • VLS (VideoLAN Server) User Guide

    author(s): the VideoLAN project
    last update: September 2003
    available formats:
    1. HTML (read online)
    2. tarred/gzipped (123K)
    3. PDF (471K)
    4. text
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