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The LDP originally began as an [[File Transfer Protocol|FTP]] site in 1992, but it went on the [[World Wide Web]] at [[Ibiblio|MetaLab]] in 1993.<ref name=paul/> It is believed to have been the first Linux related website ever.

Today, the LDP serves over 475 [https://mylinuxcloud.blogspot.com/2020/06/linux-fundamentals_28.html documents] contributed by even more authors. About a dozen of them are book length, and most of those are available in print from major technical publishers including [[O'Reilly Media|O'Reilly]].

On 1 September 2008, LDP started a [[wiki]] to allow a better interaction with the authors and the users, with a plan to convert documentation to the wiki format<ref>{{Cite web

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These goals are sometimes very specific, such as configuring a particular modem, and sometimes very broad, such as how to administer a [[computer network|network]] for an [[internet service provider|ISP]].

Very broad topics were covered in the guides, which are book-length [https://mylinuxcloud.blogspot.com/2020/06/linux-fundamentals_28.html documents], usually on broad subjects such as security or networking.

The LDP also published Frequently Asked Question ([[FAQ]]) lists, man pages and other documents, as well as two [[webzine]]s, the [[Linux Gazette]] and [[Linux Focus]].