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If you do not feel like using
Solaris or OpenSolaris
, the Linux distributions Debian, Ubuntu, Mint are worth trying. However, be warned, if you're looking for 64-bit support, last time I tried it on Debian, I struggled and finally abandonned.
Hardware
All issues concerning installation, detection, configuration troubleshooting of hardware on Debian or Ubuntu. For example: how to install an ATI video card, a Mustek scanner...
Kernel
How to build your own Linux kernel, select the most interesting kernel modules etc.
Low level
This is where to find notes concerning the boot loader, partitions, filesystems...
System administration
This section explains how to configure your system's services locale, paths, network and main applications such as mail, SSH, NFS. It also explains how to use/create/work with Debian packages and which are the most interesting ones to have. Finally, it provides a few notes for typical Debian applications.
Linux Mint
Specificities of Linux Mint