Top 3 Websites To Check Whether Your Hardware Is Supported By Linux

If you’ve ever used Linux, you’ve probably noticed that a lot of hardware works straight out of the box, no questions asked. No motherboard drivers need to be installed, no ethernet drivers, in most cases no wireless drivers, and not even graphics drivers (depending on your stance on open source vs. proprietary). In this sense, Linux definitely offers a plug-and-play experience above Windows, and (as far as I know) it challenges Mac OS X‘s capabilities as well.

However, no operating system will have support for every single piece of hardware out of the box, and it’s important to know which ones have that support.There’s always a driver for that piece of Windows hardware, but with Linux, you do not have that guarantee, so the overall hardware support (including additional drivers you can download) is smaller.

You can figure out, however, which pieces of hardware do have Linux support by checking hardware databases.

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4 Strange And Disturbing Linux Distros You Probably Won’t Be Installing

Linux is the operating system of choice for those who decide to go their own way. The open source model means the building blocks are there for you if you decide that you need your very own operating system.

This has resulted in more Linux distros than you could ever imagine. There are tiny distros likePuppy, chunky distros like Debian and some altogether more sinister efforts, which is what we’ve got here.

I’ll be saving the very worst for last, so prepare yourselves…

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How Linux Works: What Every Superuser Should Know

 How Linux Works: What Every Superuser Should Know [Paperback]

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 How Linux Works describes the inside of the Linux system for systems administrators, whether they maintain an extensive network in the office or one Linux box at home. Some books try to give you copy-and-paste instructions for how to deal with every single system issue that may arise, but How Linux Works actually shows you how the Linux system functions so that you can come up with your own solutions. After a guided tour of filesystems, the boot sequence, system management basics, and networking, author Brian Ward delves into open-ended topics such as development tools, custom kernels, and buying hardware, all from an administrator's point of view. With a mixture of background theory and real-world examples, this book shows both "how" to administer Linux, and "why" each particular technique works, so that you will know how to make Linux work for you.

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