I am a huge fan of free documentation, even if I like to read printed books as well. In my opinion, the printed book still has the best available user interface that the computer screen and hypertext can only emulate but not surpass.
But on the other hand, Internet and the different forms of social media have several advantages over the printed book. Among the most obvious advantages are the free availability (if you happen to be living in the developed world with cheap broadband connections), and the possibility to update the information easily and often. Furthermore, there are several licenses that allow reusing the free documentation in different forms. Hence it should not come as a surprise that there are many good sources for free Linux documentation on the Internet.
In addition to the Linux Documentation Project, you should take a look at some of the more interesting documentation sites published in wiki format. For example, the Gentoo Linux Wiki includes a useful article about lightweight install of the Gentoo Linux.
Arch Linux is another favorite distribution used by many enthusiasts who want to keep their old hardware in use. Even if you are not ready to install and use Arch, you should take a look at Arch Linux Wiki. The page dedicated to Lightweight Applications is certainly useful for anyone interested in building a system with lightweight software.
And of course, you should not forget Debian Wiki or Crux Wiki, LQWiki and many other good documentation sites using a wiki platform!
Unity Linux 2010 b2
Unity Linux is a new distribution approaching its first stable release. Last week, the project announced the second beta release the distribution based on Mandriva.
From the release notes:
You can dowload the beta release from mirrors listed here.
From the release notes:
Currently, Unity Linux offers both 32-bit and 64-bit LiveCDs. Nearly 7,700 packages are available after installation. In an effort to give distribution developers maximum flexibility, the core is kept small and usable, but not too basic. Unity Linux provides developers with the bare minimum– just enough to make use of remaster tools, the smart package manager, a 2.6.31.9 kernel, and rpm5.
You can dowload the beta release from mirrors listed here.
50 Linux Discussion Forums
More than a year ago, I posted three articles listing a few dozen Linux discussion forums. I suppose it is time to republish the list, now in one article. Furthermore, I added a few more discussion forums just in order to have a nice title with exactly 50 discussion forums dedicated to Linux and other free Unix like operating systems.
If your favourite discussion forum is missing from the list, please add it in the comment box!
If your favourite discussion forum is missing from the list, please add it in the comment box!
- Absolute
- Arch
- BSDnexus
- CentOS
- Clonezilla
- Crunchbang
- Crux for PPC
- Daemonforums.org (BSD)
- Damn Small Linux
- Debian
- DeLi
- DesktopBSD
- Dreamlinux
- Elive
- Fedora
- Fluxbuntu
- Foresight
- Frugalware
- GeeXboX
- Gentoo
- gOS
- GParted
- Knoppix
- LinuxConsole
- Linuxquestions.org
- Mandriva
- Mepis
- Midnight BSD
- Mint
- OpenGEU
- OpenSolaris
- openSUSE
- PC-BSD
- PCLinuxOS
- Puppy Linux
- Sabayon
- Sidux
- Slackware
- Slackware (Linuxpackages.net)
- Slax
- Slitaz
- TinyCore
- TinyME
- Ubuntu
- Ultimate Edition
- Vector Linux
- WattOS
- Wolvix
- Yoper
- Zenwalk
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