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Linux system and network administration

Magellanic is a public knowledge base for administering Linux systems and networks. It covers Debian 13 and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS, RHEL 10 (verified on AlmaLinux 10 and Rocky Linux 10), Arch Linux and Gentoo.

The content is organised by what you need right now, following the Diátaxis framework:

  • Tutorials

    Teach me. Guided lessons that build skill step by step, from a clean starting point.

  • How-to guides

    Help me do this. Direct instructions for a specific task, for when you know what you want to achieve.

  • Reference

    Tell me the facts. Accurate, concise descriptions of commands, files, options and protocols.

  • Explanation

    Help me understand. Background, design and trade-offs: why things work the way they do.

Contributing

Contributions are welcome on GitHub and GitLab alike. Start with the contributor guide.

Content is licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; code samples are MIT-0. See Reusing this content.