This guide does not cover any material related to computer science or programming. Similarly, this guide does not explain what compilers, assemblers, linkers, or debuggers are, nor does it explain how to use those tools.

This guide does not cover installing Linux, nor does it cover Linux system administration.

This guide does not cover the use of applications available exclusively through a Linux desktop environment, although a listing of graphical alternatives to the command line tools is provided in Appendix B, Graphical alternatives.