Linux Basics for Hackers (2019)

ibobev 143 points 33 comments June 01, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (11 comments)

ApiFB-Dev

Just had a quick look, Damn this looks good man!

InitialBP

You should really remove the entire PDF of the book that you've shared on a public repo. No Starch Press is a gem and worth protecting.

zokier

Based on the nearly decade old first edition of the book (2018). I was wondering about the retro vibes.

liendolucas

For anyone just starting I highly recommend: "Linux Pocket Guide" and if moving forward adopting linux as a daily driver "Efficient Linux At The Command Line". Both books by Daniel J. Barnett. Even if you're a seasoned Linux user you will learn a lot from those books.

fitsumbelay

the kind of post I internet for. A+. thank you

ma2kx

What has this to do with "hackers"? And can you share your experience in your personal study with "ifconfig" as described in Module 3?

ldh

I would say knowing linux basics should probably come _before_ identifying as a "hacker"

mzajc

Why is this marked (2019)? Besides the book PDF, everything seems to have been created in a commit 3 weeks ago. The way some things are phrased smells of LLM style as well.

drayfield

Looks like someone just pointed an LLM at the PDF and asked it to write a Markdown version. Very poor show.

sas224dbm

90s Solaris dude here .. Unix Power Tools was the book that had the most borrow rate in our office ..

Projectiboga

Here is the Publisher link for the official just released 2nd edition. https://nostarch.com/linux-basics-hackers-2nd-edition

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