Free Linux eBook “Linux 101 Hacks” by Ramesh Natarajan. …
Ubuntu Hacks
Free Ubuntu Linux book from O’Reilly Commons, “Ubuntu Hacks” is your one-stop source for all of the community knowledge you need to get the most out of Ubuntu.
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Test Driving Linux
Free Linux book from O’Reilly Commons, “Test Driving Linux: From Windows to Linux in 60 Seconds” is a detailed step-by-step guide to the Linux operating system and several popular open source programs. …
Linux Kernel in a Nutshell
Written by a leading developer and maintainer of the Linux kernel, Linux Kernel in a Nutshell is a comprehensive overview of kernel configuration and building, a critical task for Linux users and administrators. This free book is available for download in either PDF or DocBook format for the entire book, or by the individual chapter. …
GNU Autoconf, Automake, and Libtool
The GNU autoconf, automake, and libtool “autotools” are powerful tools that simplify writing software on different platforms. …
Linux Network Administrator’s Guide, 2nd Edition
This is a free linux book from O’Reilly Open Books Project. It covers many topics related to linux network administration. This book, which is one of the most successful to come from the Linux Documentation Project and remains freely distributable under its license, touches on all the essential networking software included with the operating system, plus some hardware considerations. …
Linux For Newbies
This book might be really useful, especially if combined with Installing Linux. There’s much information on the Internet about Linux, but it’s hard to find a complete, well written, easy to understand guide for people who are new to the whole Linux (free software, open source, etc.) phenomenon and are curious about (trying) it. …
Fedora Linux Essentials
Free online book “Fedora Linux Essentials”. If you want the latest Linux features then Fedora may well be the operating system for you, and Fedora Essentials is the eBook that tells you everything you need to know about how to install, configure and use Fedora. …
Writing GNOME Applications
Writing GNOME Applications will help Linux programmers learn the basics of GNOME and understand how to write real-world applications using this important programming environment. Focusing on the essentials, this book guides you through GNOME’s fundamental elements and explains how and why these elements function as they do. …
Linear Methods of Applied Mathematics
This free text concentrates on mathematical concepts rather than on details of calculations, which are often done with software, such as Maple or Mathematica. …