Let’s have a quick look at the list of free Linux ebooks for beginners to advanced users in 2023.
Shell Programming Ebooks 2023:
- Bash Reference Manual
- Advanced Bash Scripting Guide by Mendel Cooper (PDF)
- Advanced Bash Scripting Guide by Mendel Cooper (HTML)
- Bash Reference Manual
- UNIX/Linux Bourne / Bash Shell Scripting Tutorial
- Bash Guide for Beginners by Machtelt Garrels (PDF)
- Programming the Unix/Linux Shell by C. Cantin
- Sed An Introduction
- Bash Guide for Beginners by Machtelt Garrels (HTML)
- C shell Cookbook
- O’Reilly Learning the Korn Shell
150+ Best Linux Books For Beginners To Advanced Linux Users [2023]
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- Linux From Scratch Author: Gerard Beekmans
- Linux For Newbies Author: Multiple Authors.
- An Introduction to Display Editing with Vi Author: William Joy, Mark Horton (PDF)
- Gawk: Effective AWK Programming Author: Arnold Robbins
- An Introduction to Tkinter Author: Fredrik Lundh
- Bash Shell Scripting Tutorial Author: Steve Bourne
- Basic Graphics Programming With The Xlib Library Author: Actcom
- Easy Shell Scripting Author: Blessen Cherian
- Embedded Software Development with eCos Author: Anthony J. Massa
- Fedora 10 Installation Guide Author: Red Hat, Inc.
- Beyond Linux from Scratch Author: Mark Hymers
- Bodhi Linux 3 for Beginners Author: Roger Carter
- Free for All Author: Peter Wayner
- Linux Quick Fix Notebook by Peter Harrison (PDF)
- Linux Quick Fix Notebook by Peter Harrison (PDF)
- Linux Security Administrator’s Guide by Dave Wreski
- Getting Started With Ubuntu Author: The Ubuntu Manual Team
- Linux in a Windows World Author: Roderick W. Smith
- Linux in the Workplace Author: SSC
- Linux Gazette Author: Ben Okopnik
- Linux Guide Author: Joshua Go
- Brian and Tom’s Linux Book Author: Brian P. Bilbrey and Tom Syroid.
- Desktop Linux Author: Wikipedia
- A Byte of VIM Freeware (PDF)
- Linux Packet Filtering and IPtables by Oskar Andreasson
- Linux Parallel Processing HOWTO by Hank Dietz (PDF)
- Linux Patch Management by Michael Jang (PDF)
- Linux Patch Management: Keeping Linux Systems Up To Date by Michael Jang (PDF)
- Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Exam Prep by IBM
- A Slackware Desktop Enhancement Guide Author: Darrell Anderson
- Advanced Linux Programming Author: Mark L. Mitchell, Alex Samuel, Jeffrey Oldham
- Agustin’s Linux Manuals Author: Agustin Velasco
- Getting started with WebSphere Application Server Author: Jiang Lin Quan, at al.
- GNU Autoconf, Automake, and Libtool Author: Gary V. Vaughan, Ben Elliston, Tom Tromey, and Ian Lance Taylor
- GNU Emacs Manual Author: Richard M. Stallman
- GNU/Linux Basic Author: J.L. Sanchez-Montanes, S.B. Ramos, R.B. Vinas, F.A. Llinas (PDF)
- GNU/Linux Command-Line Tools Summary Author: Gareth Anderson
- GNU/Linux Desktop Survival Guide Author: Graham Williams
- GTK+ / Gnome Application Development Author: Havoc Pennington (PDF)
- Guide to ARMLinux for Developers
- Knowing Knoppix
- Guide to IP Layer Network Administration with Linux by Martin A. Brown
- Learning Debian GNU/Linux by Bill McCarty
- Learning Old School Linux by Ed Hartnett
- Learning the Korn Shell by Bill Rosenblatt and Arnold Robbins (PDF)
- Learning the vi Editor by Linda Lamb and Arnold Robbins (PDF)
- Life with Qmail by Dave Sill
- Introduction To Linux: A Hands On Guide For Beginners by Machtelt Garrels (HTML)
- Is Parallel Programming Hard, And, If So, What Can You Do About It? by Paul E. McKenney
- Linkers and Loaders by Morgan-Kaufman (PDF)
- Linux 101 Examination by Leading Edge Business Solutions (PDF)
- Linux 101 Hacks by Ramesh Natarajan
- Debian GNU/Linux Desktop Survival Guide by Graham Williams
- Debian GNU/Linux System Administrator’s Manual by Ardo van Rangelrooij, Tapio Lehtonen, and Oliver Elphick.
- Introduction to Linux by Brandon Chisham (PDF)
- Introduction to Linux: A Hands-on Guide by Machtelt Garrels (PDF)
- Java Application Development on Linux by Carl Albing, Michael Schwarz
- KDE 2.0 Development by David Sweet
- Linux 102 Examination by Leading Edge Business Solutions (PDF)
- Linux Administration Made Easy by Steve Frampton
- Linux Administrator’s Security Guide by Kurt Seifried
- Linux Advanced Routing and Traffic Control by Bert Hubert, at al.
- Linux Application Development Using Websphere Studio 5 by Osamu Takagiwa, at al. (PDF)
- Linux Client Migration Cookbook by IBM.Com/Redbooks (PDF)
- Linux Compute Clusters
- Guide to Managing Media and Public Relations in the Linux Community Author: Sheldon Rose
- Into the Core: A look at Tiny Core Linux Author: Lauri Kasanen
- Linux Device Drivers by Jonathan Corbet, Alessandro Rubini, and Greg Kroah-Hartman
- Linux Device Drivers, 3rd Edition by J. Corbet, A. Rubini, G. Kroah-Hartman
- Linux Dictionary by Binh Nguyen (PDF)
- Linux Filesystem Hierarchy by Binh Nguyen (PDF)
- Linux Inside by 0xAX
- Linux Installation and Getting Started by Matt Welsh, at al.
- Linux Internals by Simone Demblon, Sebastian Spitzner (PDF)
- Linux IPv6 HOWTO by Peter Bieringer
- Linux Kernel Crash Book by Igor Ljubuncic
- Linux Kernel in a Nutshell by Greg Kroah-Hartman
- Linux Kernel in a Nutshell by Greg Kroah-Hartman
- Linux Know-How by Epina GMBH
- Linux Network Administrator’s Guide by Olaf Kirch & Terry Dawson
- Linux Network Administrator’s Guide, 2nd Edition by Olaf Kirch & Terry Dawson
- Linux Network HowTo by Neil Gunton
- Linux Newbie Administrator Guide by Stan, Peter and Marie Klimas (PDF)
- Linux Security for Beginners by Linuxtopia
- Linux Security HOWTO by K. Fenzi, D. Wreski
- Linux Shell Scripting A Beginner’s handbook by Vivek G. Gite
- Linux Sound by Jan Newmarch
- Linux System Administration by Matthew West
- Linux Systems Programming by Jonathan Macey
- LINUX: Rute User’s Tutorial and Exposition by Paul Sheer (PDF)
- Managing Linux Systems with Webmin by Jamie Cameron (PDF)
- Managing Linux Systems with Webmin by Jamie Cameron (PDF)
- Linux Packet Filtering and IPtables by Oskar Andreasson
- Linux Parallel Processing HOWTO by Hank Dietz (PDF)
- Linux Patch Management by Michael Jang (PDF)
- Linux Patch Management: Keeping Linux Systems Up To Date by Michael Jang (PDF)
- Linux Professional Institute (LPI) Exam Prep by IBM
- Linux Quick Fix Notebook by Peter Harrison (PDF)
- Linux Quick Fix Notebook by Peter Harrison (PDF)
- Linux Security Administrator’s Guide by Dave Wreski
- Managing Projects with GNU Make, 3rd Edition by Robert Mecklenburg
- Maximum RPM by Edward C. Bailey
- Official Ubuntu Documentation by Ubuntu
- OPEN LOOK User’s Guide by Ian Darwin, Valerie Quercia, and Tim O’Reilly
- OpenSUSE Desktop Essentials by Neil Smyth
- Pocket Linux Guide by David Horton
- Programming From The Ground Up by Jonathan Bartlett
- Programming Guide for Linux USB Device Drivers by Detlef Fliegl
- Programming Linux Games by John R. Hall (PDF)
- Puppy Linux by Wikibooks
- Red Hat Linux 7 Unleashed by William Ball
- Red Hat Linux Unleashed by Kamran Husain and Tim Parker (PDF)
- Running Linux by Matt Welsh, Matthias Kalle Dalheimer, Terry Dawson, Lar Kaufman
- Running Linux by Matt Welsh, Matthias Kalle Dalheimer, and Lar Kaufman (PDF)
- Samba-3 by Example by John H. Terpstra (PDF)
- Securing & Optimizing Linux: The Ultimate Solution by Gerhard Mourani (PDF)
- Securing and Hardening Red Hat Linux Production Systems by Werner Puschitz
- Securing and Optimizing Linux: The Ultimate Solution by Gerhard Mourani (PDF)
- Self-Service Linux: Mastering the Art of Problem Determination by Mark Wilding and Dan Behman (PDF)
- Self-Service Linux: Mastering the Art of Problem Determination by Mark Wilding, Dan Behman (PDF)
- Sidux: Unofficial User Guide by Pawel
- Slackware Linux Essentails, 2nd Edition by D. Cantrell, L. Johnson, A. Hicks, C. Lumens
- Slackware Linux Unleashed by Kamran Husain
- Step-by-Step Linux Guide by M. B. G. Suranga De Silva
- Step-by-Step Guide to Bodhi Linux by Roger Carter
- Step-by-Step Linux Guide by M. B. G. Suranga De Silva (PDF)
- SUSE Linux Administration Guide by Frank Bodammer, Stefan Dirsch, et al.
- Test Driving Linux by David Brickner
- The Big Online Book of Linux Ada Programming by Ken O. Burtch
- The CTDP Linux User’s Guide by Mark Allen
- The Debian Administrator’s Handbook by Raphaël Hertzog and Roland Mas.
- The Easiest Linux Guide You’ll Ever Read by Scott Morris
- The Linux Command Line by William E. Shotts, Jr.
- The Linux Cookbook: Tips and Techniques for Everyday Use by Michael Stutz
- The Linux Development Platform – Configuring, Using, and Maintaining a Complete Programming Environment by Rafeeq Ur Rehman, Christopher Paul (PDF)
- The Linux Gamers’ HOWTO by Peter Jay Salzman, Frederic Delanoy
- The Linux Kernel by Andries Brouwer
- The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide by Peter Jay Salzman, Michael Burian, Ori Pomerantz (HTML)
- The Linux Kernel Module Programming Guide by Peter Jay Salzman (PDF)
- The Linux Programmer’s Guide by Sven Goldt, at al.
- The Linux Starter Pack by Linux Format Magazine
- The Linux System Administrator’s Guide by Lars Wirzenius, at al.
- The Linux Wireless LAN Howto by Jean Tourrilhes
- The Little Book of Semaphores by Allen B. Downey
- The LPIC-2 Exam Prep by Wim-Jan Hilgenbos, Alain van Hoof, Heinrich W. Klöpping, Beno T.J. Mesman, Piet W. Plomp, Willem A. Schreuder
- The Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide by John H. Terpstra, Jelmer R. Vernooij
- The Operating Systems Handbook by Bob DuCharme
- The Ultimate Linux Newbie Guide by Alistair Ross
- Ubuntu – An Absolute Beginner’s Guide by Courtney Loo
- Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) by Chua Wen Kiat
- Ubuntu Apps: Application Directory, Tips, and Customization Guide by Kevin Prag
- Ubuntu Server Succinctly by José Roberto Olivas Mendoza
- Understanding the Linux Virtual Memory Manager by Mel Gorman
- Understanding the Linux Virtual Memory Manager by Mel Gorman
- User Mode Linux by Jeff Dike
- Motif Programming by Dave Marshall
- Wireless LAN Resources For Linux by HP
- X Window Programming by Wikibooks
- Ubuntu Hacks by Jonathan Oxer
- Using Samba by R. Eckstein, D. Collier-Brown, P. Kelly
- XView Reference Manual by Thomas Van Raalte
- Beej’s Guide to Unix Interprocess Communication by Brian “Beej Jorgensen” Hall
- Bourne Shell Scripting by Wikibooks
- Debugging C and C++ code in a Unix Environment by J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) and I.G. Sprinkhuizen-Kuyper
- Effective AWK Programming by Arnold D. Robbi
- Conquering the Command Line by Mark Bates
- Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide by Mendel Cooper
- AIX Reference for Sun Solaris Administrators by IBM Redbooks
- An Awk Primer by Aurelio A. Heckert
- ANSI C for Programmers on UNIX Systems by Tim Love
- Bash Guide for Beginners by Machtelt Garrelsns
- Learning About UNIX-GNU/Linux
- Guide to X11 by Steve Ambler, et al.
- Introduction to Unix by F.G. Fiamingo, L. DeBula, L. Condron
- Learning the vi editor by Wikibooks
- Errors: errno in UNIX programs by Chris Herborth
- Filesystem Hierarchy Standard by R. Russell, D. Quinlan, C. Yeoh
- Learning the Unix Operating System by Jerry Peek, Grace Todino, and John Strang
- GNU Bash Reference Manual by Chet Ramey, Brian Fox
- Guide to Unix by Wikibooks
- Mac OS X for Unix Geeks by Brian Jepson and Ernest E. Rothman
- Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference by Keir Thomas
- X WINDOWS by Dr A D Marshall
- Programming from the Ground Up by GNU
- Secure Programming for Linux and Unix HOWTO by David A. Wheeler
- The Art of UNIX Programming by Eric S. Raymond
- MH and xmh: Email for Users and Programmers by Jerry Peek
- The UNIX-Haters Handbook by Simson Garfinkel, Daniel Weise, Steven Strassmann
- Unix KornShell Quick Reference by Freeware
- The Book of Webmin by Joe Cooper
- The Craft of Text Editing by Craig A. Finseth
- The Daemon, the Gnu, and the Penguin by Peter H. Salus
- UNIX – Filesystem Hierarchy Standard by Rusty Russell, Daniel Quinlan, and Christopher Yeoh
- The Unix Programming Environment by Mark Burgess
- The UNIX-HATERS Handbook by Simson Garfinkel, Daniel Weise, Steven Strassmann
- Unix in a Nutshell by Arnold Robbins
- UNIX System Security: A Guide for Users and System Administrators by David A. Curry
- UNIX Systems Programming for SVR4 by David A. Curry
- UNIX Text Processing by Dale Dougherty, Tim O’Reilly
- Writing GNOME Applications by John R. Sheets
- Motif Programming Manual by Dan Heller, Paula Ferguson, David Brennan
- Unix System Administration by Frank G. Fiamingo
- Network Programming Under Unix Systems by Actcom
- A Comprehensive Guide to FreeBSD by VMUNIX
- BSD vs Linux by Freeware
- Practical UNIX Internet Security by S. Garfinkel, G. Spafford
- Practical UNIX Internet Security by S. Garfinkel, G. Spafford
- Linux Administrators Security Guide
- Porting UNIX Software by Greg Lehey
- FreeBSD System Programming by Nathan Boeger / Mana Tominaga
- FreeBSD System Programming by Silberschat
- Frequently Asked Questions for FreeBSD 6.X and 7.X by The FreeBSD Documentation Project
- The Complete FreeBSD by Greg Lehey
- The Complete FreeBSD: Documentation from the Source by Greg Lehey
- Linux Security for Beginners by Neil A. Smyth
- Linux Security HOWTO by K. Fenzi, D. Wreski
- Wireless LAN Resources For Linux by HP
- X Window Programming by Wikibooks
- Ubuntu Hacks by Jonathan Oxer
- Ubuntu Pocket Guide and Reference by Keir Thomas
- X WINDOWS by Dr A D Marshall
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