LinuxLap was founded by Steven K., a developer and Linux enthusiast with over 20 years of hands-on experience. What started as a personal mission to make Linux more accessible has grown into a dedicated platform covering everything the Linux world has to offer — from distro news and release coverage to in-depth tutorials and hardware guides.
Why we built LinuxLap
The Linux community has always thrived on shared knowledge — a forum post at 2am that finally explains why your kernel panic happens, a blog article that makes sense of a confusing distro choice, a tutorial that doesn’t assume you already know the answer. That spirit of open, practical help is what open source is built on, and it’s what LinuxLap is built on.
We built this site because we wanted a place where that knowledge lives in one spot — distro news that actually matters, tutorials that work on real hardware, and honest takes on where Linux is headed. A community, not just a content feed.
Who LinuxLap is for
Everyone. Genuinely.
If you’ve never installed Linux before and you’re wondering where to start — you’re in the right place. If you’ve been running Arch since before Ubuntu existed and you want to stay sharp on the latest kernel changes and distro releases — you’re also in the right place.
Linux has always had a reputation for being “not for normal people.” We’ve spent 20 years disagreeing with that, and LinuxLap is our argument.
What you’ll find here
News and releases worth paying attention to. Distro guides and comparisons matched to real use cases. Step-by-step tutorials tested on real hardware and written for humans. Hardware coverage from the Raspberry Pi to enterprise servers.
The philosophy behind the site
Software should be open, auditable, and owned by its users — not rented from a corporation and revoked when it’s no longer profitable. That’s not a political statement, it’s what two decades of working in both worlds teaches you. Open source wins on trust, and trust is the only foundation worth building on.
LinuxLap is independent. No corporate backing, no agenda beyond making Linux more accessible to more people.
The LinuxLap Team Developers. Linux users since the 2.4 kernel days. Probably have too many distros installed.