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Do I need to describe what Linux is? No, I don’t. Because in the world of Technology, Everyone knows it. But why people do know?
Linux is a versatile foundation of all the software and OS. A significant portion of software development, Tech education, OS are based on Linux. The earlier time it was a command-line interface, that’s why most of the users did not get interested, but now various Linux distros come with a very intuitive and beautiful graphical user interface that makes it likable to general people.
Day by day people are learning the benefit of open source software, Virus-free OS, and above all to adopt the flexible app base, where every customization is possible as per users need. Android, developed by Google on Linux Kernel, Ubuntu, powered by canonical partners based on Debian and future IOT ( Internet Of Things), all those things are and will be on solely Linux kernel. And that indicates that we must learn the Linux base to get the best out of this. Because Linux is the future.
So if you are a Linux user, you might be using Ubuntu, Arch Linux, Manjaro, Linux Mint, Elementary OS, Kali Linux or any other distros which you prefer. In this situation, either most of the users are newbies or possessing a little bit of knowledge. But to get best out the Linux system, you have to be a learned user so that you can use Linux system at the highest level, be experienced users or Linux Administrator or developers.
Best Linux Tutorial Books
This is why today I am going to share a list of best and useful free Linux Tutorial books to become a power and expert user. All these evergreen Linux Tutorial and learning e-books obviously will make a reliable destination for your future Linux based life.
All the mentioned Linux Tutorial books originally come with a pdf version, and I have also made an epub, Mobi, and amazon kindle copy from the original pdf copy. So if anyone finds any problem on epub or Mobi copy, then I would like to refer to see the original pdf version. I hope all the copy is okay to read on various devices.
1. Introduction to Linux: A Hands-on Guide
This book is beneficial for beginner users. The contents are written in simple and easy to understand format, mainly keeping in mind about the newbie Linux users who have come from other OS or just have installed any Linux Distros for the first time.
The first chapter of this book has focused on the traditional history of Unix, Linux, Users Interface, features of Linux, and the various desktop environment. Then you will be getting quickstart documentation on initial setup, login, password, GUI, Command Line Interface, files management, and necessary Linux command. In the third chapter, you will be able to play with the Linux files system and partitioning.
The fourth chapter will allow you to learn about various processing task related to users, Boot, Grub, and Multi-tasking inside out.
Moreover, it gives detailed information about Desktop environment, Graphical User interface, Shell Script, and setup, X window system and configuration, keyboard, date, language and fonts set up, installing software, and package management.
There is a detailed step to learn about printing. This section teaches about how to format and command for printing through CLI and GUI.
Though Linux system is versatile and stable OS sometimes, it may get broken due to some tweaks. So it’s important to learn how to take the backup of the system and files as well and restore after the crisis or system damage. There is a separate chapter which will teach you about backup and restoration of files and system image.
Now we are living in an era of technology and networking. In the networking section, you will be learning about the local host and remote access networking, Internet setup and file transfer protocol, and above all the security aspects.
The sound and audio chapter teaches you about how to play music and movies on your system, streaming Internet television and a little bit of information about Internet telephony.
Table of Contents
- What is Linux?
- Quickstart Guides
- About files and the file system
- System Processes
- I/O redirection
- Home sweet /home
- Printers and printing
- Fundamental Backup Techniques
- Networking
- Sound and Video
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2. Bash Guide for Beginners
This book shares in-depth knowledge about bash scripts, environment, GNU sed stream editor, awk programming language, variables, and so on.
Table of Contents
- Bash and Bash scripts
- Writing and debugging scripts
- The Bash environment
- Regular expressions
- The GNU sed stream editor
- The GNU Awk programming language
- Conditional statements
- Writing interactive scripts
- Repetitive tasks
- More on variables
- Functions
- Catching signals
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3. Java Application Development on Linux
This book solely teaches Java applications development on a Linux system. It starts from the very fundamental and basic information of Linux system and takes the reader to an advanced level of Java software development. It describes all the toolkits that can be used for active development projects in a very simple and step-by-step guide.
Table of Contents
- An Embarrassment of Riches: The Linux Environment
- An Embarrassment of Riches: Editors
- An Experienced Programmer’s Introduction to Java
- Where Am I? Execution Context
- The Sun Microsystems Java Software Development Kit
- The IBM Developer Kit for Linux, Java 2 Technology Edition
- The GNU Compiler for Java (gcj)
- Know What You Have: CVS
- Ant: An Introduction
- Integrated Development Environments
- Balancing Acts: An Imaginary Scenario
- Analysis and Design: Seeking the Objects
- JUnit: Automating Unit Testing
- Storing the Data
- Accessing the Data: An Introduction to JDBC
- Getting in the Swing of Things: Designing a GUI for BudgetPro
- Other Ways: Alternatives to Swing
- Servlets: Java Pressed into Service
- JSP: Servlets Turned Inside Out
- Open Source Web Application Servers
- Introduction to Enterprise JavaBeans
- Building an EJB
- Deploying EJBs
- Parting Shots
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4. User Mode Linux
If you are learning about virtualization technologies, COW files, files system management, networking setup, host kernel, MConsole queries then this book is absolutely perfect for you.
Table of Contents
- A Quick Look at UML
- Exploring UML
- A Second UML Instance
- Playing with a UML Instance
- UML Filesystem Management
- UML Networking in Depth
- Managing UML Instances from the Host
- Host Setup for a Small UML Server
- Large UML Server Management
- Compiling UML from Source
- Specialized UML Configurations
- The Future of UML
- UML Command-Line Options
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5. Linux Patch Management
This tutorial will teach you about various patch management for Fedora, Redhat, Debian, and other Linux Distributions. Moreover, you will have through on repositories set up, system update, and configure apt for various distros.
Table of Contents
- Patch Management Systems
- Consolidating Patches on a Red Hat/Fedora Network
- SUSE’s Update Systems and rsync Mirrors
- Making apt Work for You
- Configuring apt for RPM Distributions
- Configuring a yum Client
- Setting Up a Yum Repository
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6. GNU / Linux Advanced Administration
This book contains a set of tutorials and tips on advanced level Linux system administration. It’s an all in one solution for learning kernel, local, server, network and data management.
Table of Contents
- Introduction to the GNU / Linux OS
- Migration and coexistence with non-Linux System
- Basic tools for the Administrator
- The Kernel
- Local Administration
- Network Administration
- Server Administration
- Data Administration
- Security Administration
- Configuration, tuning, and Optimization
- Clustering
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7. Linux From Scratch
This 345+ pages book is full of easy techniques and guides on how to build and set up a Linux system starting from kernel setting, system partitioning, packages and patches, tools directory, network configuration, boot scripts up to the grub-setup process.
Table of Contents
- How to Build an LFS System
- Preparing a New Partition
- Packages and Patches
- Final Preparations
- Constructing a Temporary System
- Installing Basic System Software
- Setting Up System Boot scripts
- Making the LFS System Bootable
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8. Linux Shell Scripting Cookbook
This book is provided with more than 101 tips and techniques to solve real-time shell scripting problems.
Table of Contents
- Shell Something Out
- Have a Good Command
- File-In, File Out
- Texting and Driving
- Tangled Web? Not At All!
- The Backup Plan
- The Old-boy Network
- Put on the Monitor’s Cap
- Administration Calls
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9. Linux 101 Hacks – Practical Examples to build a strong foundation on Linux
This 140+ pages book is a great source of tutorials on CD command hacks and offers a list of essential commands for Linux terminal. You will be able to learn about shell scripting, system management task, bash scripting, and archive management tools.
Table of Contents
- Powerful CD Command Hacks
- Date Manipulation
- SSH Client Commands
- Essential Linux Commands
- PS1, PS2, PS3, PS4, and PROMPT_COMMAND
- Colorful and Functional Shell Prompt Using PS1
- Archive and Compression
- Command Line History
- System Administration Tasks
- Apachectl and Httpd Examples
- Bash Scripting
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10. Shell Scripting: Expert Recipes for Linux, Bash, and More
As like the above-mentioned books, this book also starts with the fundamental ingredients of Unix and Linux environment. By going through these guides and tutorials, you will be able to extend the system tools and handle the system administration effectively via shell and bash scripting.
Table of Contents
- About the Ingredients – Unix, GNU, Linux, Variables, Arrays, and Wildcard Expansion
- Extending the system tools – File and Text manipulation
- System Administration – Shell Features, Data storage, and retrieval
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11. The Linux Knowledge Base and Tutorial
This book offers elementary and fundamental lessons of Linux system for the newbies. It starts with an installation of Linux system, shell and bash scripting, file management, networking, and Linux system security management.
Table of Contents
- Introduction to the operating system
- Linux basic
- Working with the system
- Shells and Utilities
- Editing Files
- Basic Administration
- The X windowing system
- The computer itself
- Networking
- System Monitoring
- Solving Basic Problems
- Security
- Installing and Upgrading
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12. Managing Linux Systems with Webmin: System Administration and Module Development
This book is all about various system module management including file sharing, schedule commands, boot up and shutdown, system log management, php server configuration, database setup, proxy server setup, cluster software management, and much more for the newbies for becoming an expert.
Table of Contents
- System Modules
- Server Modules
- Cluster Modules
- Webmin Modules
- Developer’s Guide
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13. Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide
In no other Linux Tutorial books, you will be able to get with all in one solution for learning Advanced Bash script except this one. It comes with lots of handy guides and tips to help you out from practical problems of bash scripts.
Table of Contents
- Shell Programming!
- Starting Off With a Sha-Bang
- Special Characters
- Introduction to Variables and Parameters.
- Quoting
- Exit and Exit Status
- Tests
- Operations and Related Topics
- Another Look at Variables
- Manipulating Variables
- Loops and Branches
- Command Substitution
- Arithmetic Expansion
- Recess Time
- Internal Commands and Builtins
- External Filters, Programs, and Commands
- System and Administrative Commands
- Regular Expressions
- Here Documents
- I/O Redirection
- Subshells
- Restricted Shells.
- Process Substitution
- Functions
- Aliases
- List Constructs
- Arrays
- Indirect References
- /dev and /proc
- Network Programming
- Zeros and Nulls
- Debugging
- Options.
- Gotchas
- Scripting With Style
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14. Linux Dictionary
Linux system includes some very confusing and difficult to remember commands and words which help the administrators to perform some specific task effectively and efficiently. So here this unique and versatile book will benefit both the newbies and professionals to understand the Linux commands and a specified list of words of the Linux systems.
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15. Linux Network Administrator’s Guide
If you are keenly interested in learning system security, various set of networking, Internet control message protocol, resolving the hostname, and much more then this piece of the book is perfect for you.
Table of Contents
- Introduction to Networking
- Issues of TCP/IP Networking
- Configuring the Networking Hardware
- Configuring the Serial Hardware
- Configuring TCP/IP Networking
- Name Service and Resolver Configuration
- Serial Line IP
- The Point−to−Point Protocol
- TCP/IP Firewall
- IP Accounting
- IP Masquerade and Network Address Translation
- Important Network Features
- The Network Information System
- The Network File System
- IPX and the NCP Filesystem
- Managing Taylor UUCP
- Electronic Mail
- Sendmail
- Getting Exim Up and Running
- Netnews
- C News
- NNTP and the nntpd Daemon
- Internet News
- Newsreader Configuration
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16. Linux Filesystem Hierarchy
Linux files system is complex in nature and not easy to understand for the newbies. With this 100+ pages book will teach you all about the complexity of Linux files management. You are going to undergo an enormous course of understanding /boot, /dev, /bin, /sbin, /root, /etc, and much more.
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17. Pro Ubuntu Server Administration
Ubuntu is the best and most popular Linux distro for desktop and server development. World’s most of the big and complicated servers are run by Ubuntu. Ubuntu is well known for its robustness and security. So this book is must-read for those who want to learn and manage Ubuntu server administration.
Table of Contents
- Performing an Advanced Ubuntu Server Installation
- Using Ubuntu Server for System Imaging
- Performance Monitoring
- Performance Optimization
- Advanced File System Management
- Network Monitoring
- Creating an Open Source SAN
- Configuring OpenLDAP
- Integrating Samba
- Configuring Ubuntu Server As a Mail Server
- Managing Ubuntu Server Security
- Configuring Ubuntu Server As a VPN Server
- Configuring Kerberos and NTP on Ubuntu Server
- Ubuntu Server Troubleshooting
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18. Pocket Linux Guide
With the help of this Linux tutorial books, you will be able to learn Linux system starting from the basics and fundamental topic up to very complex theory with easy and step by step practical examples.
Table of Contents
- Project Initiation
- A Simple Prototype
- Saving Space
- Some Basic Utilities
- Checking and Mounting Disks
- Automating Startup & Shutdown
- Enabling Multiple Users.
- Filling in the Gaps
- Project Wrap Up
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19. Securing and Optimizing Linux: The Ultimate Solution
Only learning the necessary things about Linux installation, upgrading, files management will not be proper and enough for those, who want to make their career on a Linux system. They need to go further to acquire advanced level knowledge including system management and backups, how to secure network, and how to optimize the Linux for best results. Try to grab this book now to learn and fulfill the future requirements for a Linux based career.
Table of Contents
- Installation Related Reference
- Security and Optimization Related Reference
- Networking Related Reference
- Cryptography & Authentication Related Reference
- Monitoring & System Integrity Related Reference
- Management & Limitation Related Reference
- Domain Name System Related Reference
- Mail Transfer Agent Related Reference
- Internet Message Access Protocol Related Reference
- Database Server Related Reference
- Gateway Server Related Reference
- Other Server Related Reference
- Backup Related Reference
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20. The Linux Programmer’s Guide
This book called “swiss army knife” for learning the Unix and Linux system. With the help of this tutorial book, you will be solving all the complex mechanism of the Linux based machine.
Table of Contents
- The Linux operating system
- The Linux kernel
- The Linux libc package
- System Calls
- The “swiss army knife” ioctl
- Linux Interprocess Communications
- Sound Programming
- Character Cell Graphics
- Programming I/O ports
- Porting applications to Linux
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21. The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide
In this book, you will not find any basic information of the Linux system rather this deals with a very fundamental core component of Unix or Linux base, that is Kernel module programming. If you like Linux and want to make your dream career, then I would like to recommend this book to start with. First, learn the core and afterward go for what you like to go.
Table of Contents
- Introduction – What Is A Kernel Module
- Hello – The Simplest Module
- Preliminaries – Modules vs Programs
- Character Device Files
- The /proc File System
- Using /proc For Input
- Talking to Device Files (writes and IOCTLs)
- System Calls
- Blocking Processes
- Replacing Printks
- Scheduling Tasks
- Interrupt Handlers
- Symmetric Multi-Processing
- Common Pitfalls
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22. The Linux System Administrator’s Guide
Various part of a Linux system, different modules of a kernel, major services of Unix system, Linux directory system, data management, swap, and virtual memory management, and much more guides and easy tutorials are there in this book. So why do you wait? Just download the book and start learning.
Table of Contents
- Overview of a Linux System
- Overview of the Directory Tree
- Hardware, Devices, and Tools
- Using Disks and Other Storage Media
- Memory Management
- System Monitoring
- Boots And Shutdowns
- Init
- Logging In And Out
- Managing user accounts
- Backups
- Keeping Time
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23. Just Enough Linux – Learning about Linux One Command at a Time
What are Linux and command? With this very basic and core queries, this book starts to teach you about all the fundamental things of a Linux system. Linux directory structure, file editing, scripting, command cheat sheet, and regular expression cheat sheet are included in these courses.
Table of Contents
- Linux Concepts
- Linux Commands
- Command Cheat Sheet
- Directory Structure Cheat Sheet
- Regular Expression Cheat Sheet
- ‘find’ Cheat Sheet
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24. Linux Fundamentals
Just grabs this book. This book is all in one tutorials wiki for all the major Linux distributions. It starts with the Linux history, describes all the major distros including Debian, Redhat, Fedora, Ubuntu and others and what to choose.
In this book, you will be getting all the tips and tricks to install various Linux distros. Moreover, Linux file management, directory structure, command, and shell scripting and much more are the core component of this book. More Than 300+ pages teach you everything about Linux and all the major distros in details.
Table of Contents
- Introduction to Linux
- Installing Linux
- First steps on the command line
- Shell expansion
- Pipes and commands
- Introduction to vi
- Scripting
- Local user management
- File security
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25. Little Orange Ubuntu Book – Ubuntu 101
This book is solely for Ubuntu users. If you are new to Ubuntu, this one very specific book is going to help you a lot to start from the basic installation, upgrading, manual disk partitioning, installing the required software, ubuntu tweaking, and much more.
Table of Contents
- Ubuntu, your options, and is it right for you?
- Installing Ubuntu
- Installing Software
- Getting Under The Hood of Ubuntu
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26. The Official Ubuntu Book
This book is for the Ubuntu freak. It let you know about the history and emerge of ubuntu system. Moreover, it makes you an advanced and power user of Ubuntu distros by teaching you how to install Ubuntu, tweak the system for productivity, use a terminal, keyboard shortcut, learn unity dash, installing an application from the repository,get acquainted with server administration, and a lot more.
Table of Contents
- The Ubuntu Story
- Getting Started with Ubuntu
- Becoming an Ubuntu Power User
- Finding and Installing Ubuntu Applications
- Customizing Ubuntu for Performance, Accessibility, and Fun
- Welcome to the Command Line
- The Ubuntu Server
- Ubuntu-related Projects and Derivatives
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27. Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference
Why is Ubuntu so special and popular? Do you really want to know? You have come to the right place and download this book. You will be getting all the information about Ubuntu system and the answer of why Ubuntu is best Linux distros out there.
Moreover, this book will teach you about how to install and configure Ubuntu for the first time, how to set up users and file management, how to tweak the desktop environment for the best productivity, how to use command into the terminal, and so on.
Table of Contents
- A brief introduction of Linux Kernel and Ubuntu
- Installing Ubuntu
- Configuring Ubuntu
- Getting to grips with the desktop
- Users and the filesystem
- Hands‐on at the command‐line
- Software management
- Securing the system
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Final Thought
I hope above all the Linux Tutorial books will help you to get known about the Linux system and how it works from the beginning to the advanced expert level. It will help you to make a career in Linux software development and of course, if you want, you can also help others by distributing your Linux knowledge in an effective way.
Because self-learning is the best learning and Knowledge is increased by sharing with others. So let’s change the world with the open-source free Linux system into something useful and valuable for our future generation.
So this is all about Linux learning by self-reading the Free Linux books. Did you like the List of Free Linux Tutorial books? Did I miss to include any good and quality Linux Tutorial and Learning Ebooks? Please let me know in the comment section, and I will be adding that to the list.
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Unix Book Pdf Free
Brief: In this article, I’ll share with you the best resource to learn Linux for free. This is a collection of websites, online video courses and free eBooks.
How to learn Linux?
This is perhaps the most commonly asked question in our Facebook group for Linux users.
The answer to this simple looking question ‘how to learn Linux’ is not at all simple.
Problem is that different people have different meanings of learning Linux.
- If someone has never used Linux, be it command line or desktop version, that person might be just wondering to know more about it.
- If someone uses Windows as the desktop but have to use Linux command line at work, that person might be interested in learning Linux commands.
- If someone has been using Linux for sometimes and is aware of the basics but he/she might want to go to the next level.
- If someone is just interested in getting your way around a specific Linux distribution.
- If someone is trying to improve or learn Bash scripting which is almost synonymous with Linux command line.
- If someone is willing to make a career as a Linux SysAdmin or trying to improve his/her sysadmin skills.
You see, the answer to “how do I learn Linux” depends on what kind of Linux knowledge you are seeking. And for this purpose, I have collected a bunch of free Linux resources that you could use for learning Linux.
These free resources include eBooks, video courses, websites etc. And these are divided into sub-categories so that you can easily find what you are looking for when you seek to learn Linux.
If you are looking to build a career as a Linux SysAdmin, I recommend getting professional certification from The Linux Foundation, the organization that employs Linux creator Linus Torvalds. You can also check some inexpensive Linux courses on Udemy.
Again, there is no best way to learn Linux. It totally up to you how you go about learning Linux, by online web portals, downloaded eBooks, video courses or something else.
Let’s see how you can learn Linux.
Disclaimer: All the books listed here are legal to download. The sources mentioned here are the official sources, as per my knowledge. However, if you find it otherwise, please let me know so that I can take appropriate action.
1. Free materials to learn Linux for absolute beginners
So perhaps you have just heard of Linux from your friends or from a discussion online. You are intrigued about the hype around Linux and you are overwhelmed by the vast information available on the internet but just cannot figure out exactly where to look for to know more about Linux.
Worry not. Most of us, if not all, have been to your stage.
Introduction to Linux by Linux Foundation [Video Course]
If you have no idea about what is Linux and you want to get started with it, I suggest you to go ahead with the free video course provided by the Linux Foundation on edX. Consider it an official course by the organization that ‘maintains’ Linux. And yes, it is endorsed by Linus Torvalds, the father of Linux himself.
Linux Journey [Online Portal]
Not official and perhaps not very popular. But this little website is the perfect place for a no non-sense Linux learning for beginners.
The website is designed beautifully and is well organized based on the topics. It also has interactive quizzes that you can take after reading a section or chapter. My advice, bookmark this website:
Learn Linux in 5 Days [eBook]
This brilliant eBook is available for free exclusively to It’s FOSS readers all thanks to Linux Training Academy.
Written for absolute beginners in mind, this free Linux eBook gives you a quick overview of Linux, common Linux commands and other things that you need to learn to get started with Linux.
The Ultimate Linux Newbie Guide [eBook]
This is a free to download eBook for Linux beginners. The eBook starts with explaining what is Linux and then go on to provide more practical usage of Linux as a desktop.
You can download the latest version of this eBook from the link below:
2. Free Linux eBooks for Beginners to Advanced
This section lists out those Linux eBooks that are ‘complete’ in nature.
What I mean is that these are like academic textbooks that focus on each and every aspects of Linux, well most of it. You can read those as an absolute beginner or you can read those for deeper understanding as an intermediate Linux user. You can also use them for reference even if you are at expert level.
Introduction to Linux [eBook]
Introduction to Linux is a free eBook from The Linux Documentation Project and it is one of the most popular free Linux books out there. Though I think some parts of this book needs to be updated, it is still a very good book to teach you about Linux, its file system, command line, networking and other related stuff.
Linux Fundamentals [eBook]
This free eBook by Paul Cobbaut teaches you about Linux history, installation and focuses on the basic Linux commands you should know.
You can get the book from the link below:
Advanced Linux Programming [eBook]
As the name suggests, this is for advanced users who are or want to develop software for Linux. It deals with sophisticated features such as multiprocessing, multi-threading, interprocess communication, and interaction with hardware devices.
Following the book will help you develop a faster, reliable and secure program that uses the full capability of a GNU/Linux system.
Linux From Scratch [eBook]
If you think you know enough about Linux and you are a pro, then why not create your own Linux distribution? Linux From Scratch (LFS) is a project that provides you with step-by-step instructions for building your own custom Linux system, entirely from source code.
Call it DIY Linux but this is a great way to put your Linux expertise to the next level.
There are various sub-parts of this project, you can check it out on its website and download the books from there.
3. Free eBooks to learn Linux command line and Shell scripting
The real power of Linux lies in the command line and if you want to conquer Linux, you must learn Linux command line and Shell scripting.
In fact, if you have to work on Linux terminal on your job, having a good knowledge of Linux command line will actually help you in your tasks and perhaps help you in advancing your career as well (as you’ll be more efficient).
In this section, we’ll see various Linux commands free eBooks.
The Linux Command Line [eBook]
This 500+ pages of free eBook by William Shotts is the MUST HAVE for anyone who is serious about learning Linux command line.
Even if you think you know things about Linux, you’ll be amazed at how much this book still teaches you.
It covers things from beginners to advanced level. I bet that you’ll be a hell lot of better Linux user after reading this book. Download it and keep it with you always.
GNU/Linux Command鈭扡ine Tools Summary [eBook]
This eBook from The Linux Documentation Project is a good place to begin with Linux command line and get acquainted with Shell scripting.
Bash Reference Manual from GNU [eBook]
This is a free eBook to download from GNU. As the name suggests, it deals with Bash Shell (if I can call that). This book has over 175 pages and it covers a number of topics around Linux command line in Bash.
Bash Guide for Beginners [eBook]
If you just want to get started with Bash scripting, this could be a good companion for you. The Linux Documentation Project is behind this eBook again and it’s the same author who wrote Introduction to Linux eBook (discussed earlier in this article).
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Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide [eBook]
If you think you already know basics of Bash scripting and you want to take your skills to the next level, this is what you need. This book has over 900+ pages of various advanced commands and their examples.
Linux 101 Hacks [eBook]
This 270 pages eBook from The Geek Stuff teaches you the essentials of Linux command lines with easy to follow practical examples.
The AWK Programming Language [eBook]
Not the prettiest book here but if you really need to go deeper with your scripts, this old-yet-gold book could be helpful.
4. Distribution specific free learning material
This section deals with material that are dedicated to a certain Linux distribution. What we saw so far was the Linux in general, more focused on file systems, commands and other core stuff.
These books, on the other hand, can be termed as manual or getting started guide for various Linux distributions. So if you are using a certain Linux distribution or planning to use it, you can refer to these resources. And yes, these books are more desktop Linux focused.
I would also like to add that most Linux distributions have their own wiki or documentation section which are often pretty vast. You can always refer to them when you are online.
Ubuntu Manual
Needless to say that this eBook is for Ubuntu users. It’s an independent project that provides Ubuntu manual in the form of free eBook. It is updated for each version of Ubuntu.
The book is rightly called manual because it is basically a composition of step by step instruction and aimed at absolute beginners to Ubuntu. So, you get to know Unity desktop, how to go around it and find applications etc.
It’s a must have if you never used Ubuntu Unity because it helps you to figure out how to use Ubuntu for your daily usage.
For Linux Mint: Just Tell Me Damnit! [eBook]
A very basic eBook that focuses on Linux Mint. It shows you how to install Linux Mint in a virtual machine, how to find software, install updates and customize the Linux Mint desktop.
You can download the eBook from the link below:
Solus Linux Manual [eBook]
Caution! This used to be the official manual from Solus Linux but I cannot find its mentioned on Solus Project’s website anymore. I don’t know if it’s outdated or not. But in any case, a little something about Solu Linux won’t really hurt, will it?
5. Free eBooks for SysAdmin
This section is dedicated to the SysAdmins, the superheroes for developers. I have listed a few free eBooks here for SysAdmin which will surely help anyone who is already a SysAdmin or aspirs to be one. I must add that you should also focus on essential Linux command lines as it will make your job easier.
The Debian Administration’s Handbook [eBook]
If you use Debian Linux for your servers, this is your bible. The Debian Administration’s Handbook starts with Debian history, installation, package management etc and then moves on to cover topics like LAMP, virtual machines, storage management and other core sysadmin stuff.
Advanced Linux System Administration [eBook]
This is an ideal book if you are preparing for LPI certification. The book deals straightway to the topics essential for sysadmins. So knowledge of Linux command line is a prerequisite in this case.
Linux System Administration [eBook]
Another free eBook by Paul Cobbaut. The 370 pages long eBook covers networking, disk management, user management, kernel management, library management etc.
Linux Servers [eBook]
One more eBook from Paul Cobbaut of linux-training.be. This book covers web servers, mysql, DHCP, DNS, Samba and other file servers.
Linux Networking [eBook]
Networking is the bread and butter of a SysAdmin, and this book by Paul Cobbaut (again) is a good reference material.
Linux Storage [eBook]
This book by Paul Cobbaut (yes, him again) explains disk management on Linux in detail and introduces a lot of other storage-related technologies.
Linux Security [eBook]
This is the last eBook by Paul Cobbaut in our list here. Security is one of the most important part of a sysadmin’s job. This book focuses on file permissions, acls, SELinux, users and passwords etc.
Your favorite Linux learning material?
So you now have plenty of reading materials. If you want to practice, you can use one of the online Linux terminals that allow you to run Linux and Bash commands.
I know that this is a good collection of free Linux eBooks. But this could always be made better. If you have some other resources that could be helpful in learning Linux, do share with us. Please note to share only the legal downloads so that I can update this article with your suggestion(s) without any problem.
I hope you find this article helpful in learning Linux. Your feedback is welcome :)