Why You're Here
Hundreds of online tutorials, many of them confusing and most of them outdated. Libraries full of expensive books written in esoteric geek-speak. Is it any wonder that Linux is seen by most as a frightening, complicated nerds-only zone? No more! Welcome to Adventures in Linux, where computing is easy and fun!
Why I'm Here
I'm going to blow apart the myth that Linux is too difficult for ordinary people to use, and debunk the absurd notion that it isn't a good desktop operating system. I'll show you how to install Linux on your computer and replace your Windows and Mac applications with completely free software. Then we'll talk about system administration and how to make your computer look, feel, and act exactly the way you want it to. After that we get to the really cool stuff; you'll learn to turn your computer into a world-class server!
The Progressive Onion
I've done my best to make the instruction offered here progress logically from very easy to advanced. The links in each section of the website are arranged top to bottom in that order; if you're a beginner just start at the top and work your way down. I've taken an onion skin
approach. That means the instruction is layered. When I first talk about users and groups, for instance, I'll peel away one layer and cover the basics. Later on, when the reader has learned more about the system in general and is ready for it, users and groups will be revisited in more detail.
Copyright (Sort Of)
All the content on this site is issued under the Creative Commons License; see the link at the bottom of the page. Basically it comes down to this: steal it if you want, just tell people where you got it.
More to Come
This website is nowhere near complete. I'm just starting out with a few pages that mostly pertain to complete beginners, but if you're looking for more advanced info never fear! I'll be putting up new content at the rate of at least one lesson every week. That should be enough to keep you busy.
Contribute to this Site!
Do you like what you see here? Like most other things in the Linux world it's freely available, and you can help keep it going. You can contribute by submitting articles or reviews, which I'll add to the site if I think they're good enough. Or you can help fund the site. I didn't really put it up to make money, but it does cost me a bit to keep it on the web, not to mention that the better it's funded, the more time I'll be able to devote to it. If you want to help with funding the best way is to make your computer-related purchases by clicking on the Amazon.com links I have scattered around the website. If you want to make a donation you can e-mail me for mailing info using the link at the bottom of the page. Any way you want to contribute is greatly appreciated!
The Monday Morning News
June 14, 2010
New Stuff
There is one new item this week... a review of the Wicd network manager by contributor Virgil Brummond.
Coming Soon
I'm putting new content on hold till this fall; summer is always busy for me, and this one is more so than usual. I'll be going through and doing some modifications, but I won't be writing any new for awhile. I'll continue to post the news every week.
Linux/Debian News
Sidux 2010-01 has been released. Sidux is a fork of Debian unstable with a live CD.
The latest stable version of the kernel, 2.6.34, is now available.
Personal News
I'm hyper-busy these days; right now I'm spending a lot of time rehearsing.
The garden is going like crazy... it's gonna be a really good year. We've had a lot of rain so far.
I've switched my main desktop bx over to Slackware 13.1. Over a period of time I may migrate all of my stuff over to Slack.
