Switching to Linux: Part 2 - the community

#linux #operatingsystems #opensource

Continuing on from the post yesterday, I thought I'd drop some links for, what I find valuable sources of information. If you've been following the Linux community for a while, you probably know some of them already. Feel free to contribute your favorites in the comments :)

Sites

Distrowatch: News on new and updated distros
https://distrowatch.com/

Phoronix (news site):
https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=home

GamingOnLinux:
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/

UbuntuHandbook:
https://ubuntuhandbook.org/

Reddit Linux Subreddit (news, not for support):
https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/

Reddit: the LinuxQuestions subreddit (support forum)
https://www.reddit.com/r/linuxquestions/

LWN - news:
https://lwn.net/

Linux from Scratch:
https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/lfs/
Build your own Linux distro - sort of like a guided tour, not really for beginners, but you'll get a sense of how open & modular the platform is.

Linux Kernel hacking:
https://kernelnewbies.org/KernelHacking

Linux Today - news
https://www.linuxtoday.com/

Linux.org - community site
https://linux.org

LinuxDocs.org
http://linuxdocs.org/
Old site, but does still contain some cool tricks e.g. how to do kernel patches