Linux Documentation Project

The Linux Documentation Project (LDP) is a dormant all-volunteer project that maintains a large collection of GNU and Linux-related documentation and publishes the collection online.[1] It began as a way for hackers to share their documentation with each other and with their users, and for users to share documentation with each other. Its documents tend to be oriented towards experienced users such as professional system administrators, but it also contains tutorials for beginners.

History

The LDP originally began as an FTP site in 1992, but it went on the World Wide Web at MetaLab in 1993.[1] It is believed to have been the first Linux related website ever.[citation needed]

Today, the LDP serves over 475 documents contributed by even more authors. About a dozen of them are book length, and most of those are available in print from major technical publishers including O'Reilly.

In 2008, LDP started The LDP Wiki; the wiki has since gone offline with the last entry dating to 2016.[2]

As of 2025, the most recent update to an LDP guide was in March 2014.[3]

Content

The LDP published many "HOWTO" documents that instruct a user on the specific steps to take to achieve a desired goal.[4] These goals are sometimes very specific, such as configuring a particular modem, and sometimes very broad, such as how to administer a network for an ISP.

Very broad topics were covered in the guides, which are book-length documents, usually on broad subjects such as security or networking.

The LDP also published Frequently Asked Question (FAQ) lists, man pages and other documents, as well as two webzines, the Linux Gazette and Linux Focus.

Much of the LDP collection is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). Many other licenses are also used, as long as they are freely distributable. Current policy recommends the GFDL.

Linux Network Administrator's Guide is one book in the series.

References

  1. ^ a b Jones, Paul (2005-03-22). "Strategies and Technologies of Sharing in Contributor-Run Archives". Library Trends. 53. ISSN 0024-2594. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
  2. ^ "RecentChanges". The Linux Documentation Project Wiki. 2016-01-29. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Linux Documentation Project Guides". Linux Documentation Project. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  4. ^ "Linux Documentation Project". Linux.com. 2009-03-20. Retrieved 2019-12-10.
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