Below, you’ll find a collection of Linux resources categorized into resource types – videos, books, sites, etc. I hope it will serve you well in your journey of becoming a Linux Master ;
Learn Linux Sites for Beginners
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Linux Journey | Guides ordered by topic with exercises |
| Techmint Linux | written articles/lessons |
| howtouselinux.com | Learn the ways of the command line |
| Ryanstutorials | written guides for beginners |
| Vim Adventures | Learn how to use Vim by playing a game |
| LYM | Focuses on the command line. While it’s great, I wouldn’t start from it |
Linux Videos
| Video | Level |
|---|---|
| The Complete Linux Course: Beginner to Power User! | Beginner |
| learnlinux.tv | All |
| The Linux Basics Course | Beginner |
| The Complete Linux Course: Beginner to Power User! | Beginner |
| Learning the Linux File System | Beginner |
| Linux Hands On: The Advanced Terminal Commands | Beginner…name is misleading |
| 10 Linux Interview Questions | Beginner |
| Unix System Calls | Advanced |
Blogs & News sites
| Name | Comments |
|---|---|
| Phoronix | News |
| Howtouselinux | Linux tips, Tutorials |
| nixCraft | Blog, Linux Tips, Hacks, Tutorials |
| thegeekstuff | Blog on Linux, Open Source and other topics |
| Brendangregg | Blog which focuses on Linux Performances |
| Enable Sysadmin | Red Hat blog which focuses on Linux System Administration |
Linux Books
| Title | Comments |
|---|---|
| The Linux Command Line | Free. Great for learning the command line |
| Linux Bible | Not Free, covers many beginner and advanced topics |
| A Practical Guide to Linux Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming | Not Free. Focusing on practical learning with many examples |
| Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference | There is a free version |
| linux-training.be | Free. Little bit outdated (2015) |
| Operating Systems: Three Easy Pieces | Great book on Operating System internals |
Documentation
| Title | Comments |
|---|---|
| Man pages | The online version of man command |
| The Linux Documentation Project | pure greatness |
Forums and Communities
| Name | Comments |
|---|---|
| linuxquestions.org | |
| unix.stackexchange.com | |
| askubuntu.com | |
| Reddit Linux | |
| Linux.org | |
| Reddit Commandline | Not exclusive to Linux command line |
Online Courses (Not Free)
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Linux Academy | great courses. pay yearly or monthly |
| Udemy | payment per course |
Random
| Name | Comments |
|---|---|
| Kernel.org | Linux Kernel archives |
| GamingOnLinux | Gaming on Linux |
| DistroWatch | Discussions and reviews of Linux distributions |
| DistroTest | Test a distro online before actually using it |
| Linux From Scratch | For crazy people who would like to build a custom Linux 🙂 |
| KaliTutorials | shhh… |
| explainshell | write down a command-line to see the help text that matches each argument |
| Unix Philosophy | Name says it all… |
| CommandlineFu | Great command-line gems |
