This is the outline and of intermediate content for Linux Technology and Philosophy based on LPIC II
How to install;
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You can just open the markdown (.md) in Visual Studio Code Editor (great free editor with Markdown preview support built in and it is cross platform Windows, Mac and Linux!) Here is the link
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Use Pandoc to build your output (This README assumes you are using Linux, but these instructions can be adapted to build on Mac and Windows since pandoc has multiple distributions
I would recommend installing Pandoc directly from the latest Debian package. Located here: https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/releases/download/1.19.1/pandoc-1.19.1-1-amd64.deb. For PDF output, you’ll need LaTeX. We recommend installing TeX Live via your package manager.
apt-get install texlive texlive-latex-recommended texlive-latex-extra texlive-fonts-recommended- texlive
- texlive-latex-recommended
- texlive-latex-extra
- texlive-fonts-recommended
You need Pandoc 1.19.x and MikTex 2.9.x to build this book proper
Pandoc Windows pandoc-1.19.1 msi
In order to enable script execution for Powershell - run this command from an Administrator enabled Powershell console:
Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSignedYou can then run the build script ./build-windows.ps1 from the powershell window and this will generate the digital output
On your first build you will receive a Package Installation dialogue from MikTex asking you to install additional packages so as to be able to generate PDFs.
Kindle .mobi
To generate .mobi files for use on Kindle devices or apps, you need to install Kindlegen from here
Reading PDF and ePUB
You can use any PDF reader, Adobe or the Microsoft Reader built into Windows 8 and 10. Currently Microsft Edge browser has native ePub support in the Insider Preiview and this will to everyone in the April General Update.
Or you can use the FireFox ePub Reader plugin that lets you read directly from the browser.
ePub and PDF can alsop be read via the Barns and Noble Nook app. It is available for all platforms, iOS, Androis, and Windows. I use it and can recommend it on any platform.
the iBooks app on iOS works as well for viewing ePubs and PDFs.