I’ve got a Pop_OS system76 machine that runs well straight out of the box. I love it and it’s my daily driver. However I’d like to learn more about how it works, Linux internals and how to use it to the best of its capabilities. I want to learn about things like system-d Wayland, error logging (there seems to be a few of them) directory structure and drivers. For instance, how do I know that my and GPU is being leveraged to the fullest?

I DONT want to build a system from the ground up, which I expect to be a common suggestion.

I’d prefer to read literature, blogs, and articles relevant to me, my system and not dated.

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance

    • zamithal@programming.devOPEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Way ahead of you but that only scratches the surface of Linux. I’ve got a docker compose stack with a bunch of services, DNS and reverse proxies… But that doesn’t teach me about the internals on my workstation

      • electric_nan@lemmy.mlEnglish
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        8 months ago

        Gotcha. I feel like I learned a lot of Linux stuff by standing up and configuring servers (log analysis, iptables, systemd…). I guess that’s the stuff I’m interested in though. I’ve never cared about compiling packages or tweaking the kernel for example.

  • Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    One alternative option would be to get a Raspberry Pi (or similar SBC) and run it using command line only. You will quickly learn the basics of Linux internals (directory structure, systemd, common command line tools and approaches).

  • just_another_person@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago
    • Start manually building and installing all your software instead of using packages
    • Try writing a simple app with some tutorials
    • Start reading Phoronix religiously and looking into each news item
    • Build a distro from scratch on some old spare hardware