Linux is a free and open source operating system which you can use without any problem. Linux is very much different from your Mac or Windows operating system but still can perform most of the functions that you do Mac and Windows. Linux is very easy to learn within just couple of hours. As it is a free and open source OS you can also customize it according to your need by adding or removing any features from it.

Here are some of the best sites where you can easily learn about the basics of Linux in just few minutes. Most of them are tutorial based so you can learn things according to your time and interest.

The Linux Tutorial

This site holds one of the coolest Linux tutorials on the net. You can learn all about Linux basics, shells and utilities, basic administration and more. Tutorial is well designed with so it can be understood by anyone easily.

This site also has some interesting articles about Linux which you can read to know more about and improvements made in this operating system.

Linux Online

Linux Online is a website dedicated to help newbie’s know about Linux and also use it. You can know all about this free OS in this site for free. It contains some useful course material which will help you to understand Linux better and also help you to install Linux on your machine easily and safely.

There are about twenty lessons in total in this course material. If you can cover all this twenty lessons then you will completely understand all the important aspects of Linux and how to use it for yourself.

All Commands

Linux is an open source and free operating system which you can customize according to your need. To customize or to add or remove any feature from this operating system you will need to have knowledge regarding come commands. Commands are also used to perform many other things in this operating system.

This site will help you know most of the commands that you can use to perform various tasks in Linux. You can also know how to create new shells and utilities using commands in Linux.

Linux hot box

Linux Tutorial is place where you can know about Linux briefly on the home page of the site. You can see number of tabs at the top of the page which can describe you more about Linux and make you understand Linux better. You can know how to install a network on Linux systems, commands, basic configuration, etc., in this site.