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Learn Linux without internet and stack overflow: Linux HOWTOs

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Re: Learn Linux without internet and stack overflow: Linux HOWTOs

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Post by megous »

hansor wrote: post #6
throwaway823882 wrote: post #3

I gained the skills to become a Systems Admin when I was 17 by reading and following HOWTOs. I keep telling myself I will start writing new HOWTOs and publish them there, because the blog-spam instructions of today make it take 10x longer to get things done. Would anybody else write new HOWTOs?

Same here. With those HOWTOs I was able to learn networking from scratch in home without actually having internet connection. Good times :) > Would anybody else write new HOWTOs? I always wanted to, but because I'm not native English speaker I was always afraid to publish anything. Still i think it could be very beneficial - especially that we all observed dozen of forums and websites just vanished over the last deca…

Barely anybody will care about your English if you'll write about something people want to know about, or if you're just sharing your passion. I publish bunch of technical writings ad hoc, just because I like to share about something I worked on with Pinephone (https://xnux.eu/) and other things, and nobody ever commented about the language.

Re: Learn Linux without internet and stack overflow: Linux HOWTOs

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Post by phren0logy »

ByThyGrace wrote: post #39
phren0logy wrote: post #27

My favorite resource: https://linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php "The Linux Command Line", also available in dead-tree version from No Starch Press. The PDF of the Fifth Edition is available for free from the link above.

I find it funny that I have no idea how to open a pdf file in a Linux terminal.

It's also 100% accessible via HTML, but in the spirit of the "without internet" above I figured the PDF was easier for beginner than a curl command.

Re: Learn Linux without internet and stack overflow: Linux HOWTOs

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Post by hansor »

InfiniteRand wrote: post #43
runjake wrote: post #26

For those not paying close attention, TLDP hasn't been updated in about 6 years, but much of it hasn't been updated in 15-20 years. Just keep using the Internet (ServerFault/Digital Ocean/ArchWiki/Ubuntu Wiki/etc) and man pages.

Do you know why it was abandoned?

Internet and Google. Seriously.

Re: Learn Linux without internet and stack overflow: Linux HOWTOs

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Post by johnwheeler »

runjake wrote: post #26

For those not paying close attention, TLDP hasn't been updated in about 6 years, but much of it hasn't been updated in 15-20 years. Just keep using the Internet (ServerFault/Digital Ocean/ArchWiki/Ubuntu Wiki/etc) and man pages.

I was going to say... some of these are so dated. I haven’t thought about LILO for 15 years or so.

Re: Learn Linux without internet and stack overflow: Linux HOWTOs

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Post by justaj »

phren0logy wrote: post #27

My favorite resource: https://linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php "The Linux Command Line", also available in dead-tree version from No Starch Press. The PDF of the Fifth Edition is available for free from the link above.

> Last updated October 5, 2006

Re: Learn Linux without internet and stack overflow: Linux HOWTOs

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Post by greenie_beans »

marmot777 wrote: post #46

Here’s a few how to style sites that I’ve found useful for everything from small things to big projects: These are general things that might seem too basic but there are some gems in there. Everyone, even really experienced users, can have gaps in their knowledge of basics: https://github.com/you-dont-need/You-Dont-Need-GUI Julie Evans doesn’t right just about Linux but when she writes a how-to she really puts the ti…

Ditto on Julia Evans and Digital Ocean.

Also, do the reddit.com/r/linuxupskillchallenge. You'll learn a new piece each day. (Rest in peace snori74)

Re: Learn Linux without internet and stack overflow: Linux HOWTOs

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Post by asveikau »

InfiniteRand wrote: post #43
runjake wrote: post #26

For those not paying close attention, TLDP hasn't been updated in about 6 years, but much of it hasn't been updated in 15-20 years. Just keep using the Internet (ServerFault/Digital Ocean/ArchWiki/Ubuntu Wiki/etc) and man pages.

Do you know why it was abandoned?

I haven't looked, but I imagine a lot of info is now dated. I remember reading HOWTOs about topics like how to set up dial-up and edit XF86Config.

Re: Learn Linux without internet and stack overflow: Linux HOWTOs

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Post by a-dub »

walton_simons wrote: post #10

This brings back some great memories. I learned so much from the HOWTOs, and I think they played a big part in getting me my first proper tech job. I just had to sit and figure it out, and the process of persevering through the mistakes and dead ends ultimately gave me a level of confidence around computers and technology in general which has been incredibly useful in work and in life.

agree. tldp combined with the tinkering necessary to make a basic system function were a fantastic resource for learning back in the day.
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