Linux Handbook

Requirements

Printing Paper: A6 (10.5cm x 14.8cm)

Length: ~30 pages

Note

Italic entries are extra and not required.

Proposed Titles

• Linux Handheld Manuel
• Linux Back to Basics

Feel free to submit your suggestions.

Content

• Chapter 1: Open Source Community
  • Open Source Philosophy
  • Open Source Community Egypt
• Chapter 2: Linux History
  • Difference between OS and Kernel
  • Linux Kernel Creator
  • GNU Project
  • Popular Distributions
  • Linux Distribution Differences
• Chapter 3: Introduction to the Command Line
  • What is the Shell?
    • echo
    • clear
  • Navigation Commands
    • paths (absolute and relative)
    • cd
    • ls
    • pwd
  • Exploring Commands
    • file
    • cat
    • type
• Chapter 4: Unnamed (open for discussion)
  • Files and directories
    • mkdir
    • touch
    • rm
    • cp
    • mv
    • ln
  • Help
    • man
    • apropos
    • --help
• Chapter 5: Compression and Archiving
  • Difference between compression and archiving
  • gzip
  • tar
• Chapter 6: Getting Software
  • Brief touch on package managers
  • apt
• References:
  • Git Unleashed
  • BeRoot

Study Material

• BeRoot GitHub Repository
• The Linux Command Line Book

Contribution Guidelines

• All chapters must be written in Markdown.
• One file per chapter. (i.e., chatper-1.md, chatper-2.md,...)
• Images, diagrams, and illustrations are recommended when possible.
• Images and diagrams should be placed under imgs folder. (example: ./imgs/example.png)
• Use a proper naming convention for images, like:
  • ./imgs/Step_1_usersetup.png
  • ./imgs/Step-1-usersetup.png
• Also avoid names like:
  • ./img/fdaskjfasfjaklsjfk.png
  • ./imgs/1.png
• Arabic translation is allowed, but not preferred. (Keep it to a minimum)
• Check your spelling and grammar before submitting.
• Any outsourced material —images, articles— should be credited.