Ubuntu Documentation for Advanced Users?

[Sajan Parikh]

A sort of "having it all in one place" is kind of pointless.  As a 
system user or administrator could be using Ubuntu for literally 1000s 
of things.

Most of what Ubuntu itself brings is fluff on top of existing, third 
party stuff.

So it kind of depends on what you want to learn about, it'd be 
impossible for a single book to cover everything from the kernel, to 
setting up bind for DNS.  Both of these things being, in a way, 
unrelated to Ubuntu.

Kernel is a beast of it's own, and BIND is huge with a couple books of 
it's own I think.

Or for example, maybe you want to run a Java web application.  Well, 
you'd need to learn about Tomcat a bit (or alternatives).

I don't think a project to put actual, technical instruction on working 
with the Kernel, BIND, and Tomcat in the same place makes too much 
sense.  The Ubuntu wiki is somewhat there, but don't think that's the 
level you're looking for, and much of it is outdated.

Figure out what you want to do, and rather than using Google, go 
directly to the software or project's website.  Most software have 
amazing documentation developed over many years.

Again, to summarize; You're kind of in a way asking for a single manual 
covering how to use every single Windows application out there for 
advanced Windows users.

Not speaking about you now, but I think a big problem many people have 
is they don't know where "Linux" starts and "Ubuntu" begins, and where 
applications are third party.

Sajan Parikh

On 03/05/2014 07:39 AM, Amichai Rotman wrote:
> Hello Fellow Ubuntuers,
>
> I have used Ubuntu since version 5.4 (Warty Warthog?) and I feel as if I
> am only a bit more advanced than an average user....
>
> I there any documentation I could read, for advanced users? i.e: the ins
> and outs of the system?
>
> A run down of all system configuration files;
> An in depth guide to configuring Unity;
> Controlling the Boot process;
> Troubleshooting...
>
> I know I could Google(tm) for these answers, but I'd like something I
> could read as a book, preferably free of charge. and gets updated
> dynamically (I have a few books, but they're a bit out of date).
>
> Kind of "The Ultimate Online Ubuntu Administrator's Guide" ;-)
> Thanks!
>
> Amichai.
>
>