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3 Resources for Free Linux Books Online

Whether you're new to Linux or looking to become a more advanced user, there are a lot of free online books and manuals that can give you guidance. We've covered a few of these, but there are many more good titles that are just a few clicks away. In this post, you'll find three good resources for Linux reference guides online--all available at no cost.

LinuxHaxor has a good post up on Linux eBooks for beginners. It provides links to 10 free books, some in HTML format and some available as PDFs. In some cases, the books are also available for sale, but the authors have chosen to offer them for free online as well. Total beginners can dive into The Easiest Linux Guide You'll Ever Read, and The Linux Starter Pack. There are also books on targeted topics, such as Slackware Linux Basics.

We've covered Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference before here, and you can download it for free here. The online book is mostly identical to the fee-based print version, and the author, Keir Thomas, has written a number of books on Linux. There are seven chapters in the reference guide, with many screenshots, and information on how to move from installation to advanced steps such as securing your Ubuntu system. In the appendix, you'll find a lot of reference information and documentation.

Linuxtopia has a huge number of online manuals available for particular Linux distros, as we covered here. There are reference guides on OpenSuse, Fedora, and many more titles. There are also reference guides available for many non-Linux open source applications.

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