Resources
Starting points for learning, tinkering, and getting help.
New to Linux, or just looking for good references? Here’s a starter kit. This list is intentionally short and opinionated — suggestions are welcome on the mailing list.
Getting started with Linux
Pick a distribution
- Rocky Linux — enterprise-grade, RHEL-compatible.
- Fedora — modern, polished, close to upstream.
- Debian — the rock-solid universal OS.
- Ubuntu — approachable and widely supported.
- Arch Linux — best customization without going source-based.
- Gentoo - ultimate customization for advanced users.
Documentation & help
- Rocky Linux Docs - collaborative docs for Enterprise Linux.
- Arch Wiki — the most actively maintained and complete Linux docs anywhere.
- man pages — the manual, online.
- tldr pages - too long, didn’t read.
- Unix & Linux Stack Exchange — Q&A.
Local & regional
- BridgeWire Makerspace — a Reno maker community and a longtime friend of local tech gatherings.
Open source, broadly
- Open Source Initiative — stewards of the Open Source Definition.
- Free Software Foundation — the free software movement’s home base.
Know a resource that belongs here? Send it our way on the mailing list or open a pull request on GitHub.