resources for offline learning?

[CataclysmicGentleman]

Hey! I don't know if an open source project exists for this: but basically I was hoping to find a compilation of free books on medical, coding, food prep, anything useful in the odd event of long or short term internet outages. even offline maps.

I know one might think of "well, if the power is out, you wont have any way to use a computer" but I am pondering ways to work around that- (think ultra low power usage motherboard combined with a light OS like tinycore)

I know there is one linux distro designed for people who live in countries where internet access is scarce, however I forgot the name.

any ideas are appreciated!

PS: Yes I know books and physical media similar to books are the best route, we have those (..plenty!)

thanks!

 

[tpkusr]

You can download free book from here

Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg is a library of free eBooks.

www.gutenberg.org

 

[CataclysmicGentleman]

You can download free book from here

Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg is a library of free eBooks.

www.gutenberg.org

thank you so much!

 

[KGIII]

Man, their site has changed and finding information is like pulling hen's teeth...

But, you might look at Endless OS. You'd want the full version.

Also, you can 'download' Wikipedia. You read that right. Visit this link. (You will need a reader.)

Enjoy!

 

[CataclysmicGentleman]

Man, their site has changed and finding information is like pulling hen's teeth...

But, you might look at Endless OS. You'd want the full version.

Also, you can 'download' Wikipedia. You read that right. Visit this link. (You will need a reader.)

Enjoy!

I will look into endlessOs

also, didn't know you could download wiki, thats cool! thanks ^_^

 

[KGIII]

also, didn't know you could download wiki

I think it used to come as compressed HTML files, but now they're SQLite files, or something like that. So, that means you'll need some sort of reader. I have never done that. At least, I don't recall having done so at all. I'm pretty sure it was just plain compressed HTML I don't think it even had a search function -- which is probably why they've changed to this current stuff.

So, you're on your own (or hopefully get some help if you need it) with that one. I think you're probably a wonderful person, but I'm not going to download 25 GB for you.

Oh, and I almost forgot this gem! You can make your own book from Wikipedia articles. You just navigate, scroll to the bottom, add pages, and then, when you're done, you opt to make a book that contains all those pages.

At least that's what I recall reading. It was on Slashdot a while back. I've never tried it.

Book creator - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

And:

Help:Books - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[craigevil]

Kiwix can download Wikipedia as well as Project Gutenberg, and lots of other things. You can install it on most distros or download it a Raspberry Pi image. https://kiwix.org/en/

Then there is Kolibri. https://learningequality.org/kolibri/about-kolibri/

 

[CataclysmicGentleman]

Kiwix can download Wikipedia as well as Project Gutenberg, and lots of other things. You can install it on most distros or download it a Raspberry Pi image. https://kiwix.org/en/

Then there is Kolibri. https://learningequality.org/kolibri/about-kolibri/

Woah awesome project! This is exactly what I was looking for! thanks!

 

[CataclysmicGentleman]

I think it used to come as compressed HTML files, but now they're SQLite files, or something like that. So, that means you'll need some sort of reader. I have never done that. At least, I don't recall having done so at all. I'm pretty sure it was just plain compressed HTML I don't think it even had a search function -- which is probably why they've changed to this current stuff.

So, you're on your own (or hopefully get some help if you need it) with that one. I think you're probably a wonderful person, but I'm not going to download 25 GB for you.

Oh, and I almost forgot this gem! You can make your own book from Wikipedia articles. You just navigate, scroll to the bottom, add pages, and then, when you're done, you opt to make a book that contains all those pages.

At least that's what I recall reading. It was on Slashdot a while back. I've never tried it.

Book creator - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

And:

Help:Books - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Oh the book creator sounds cool! Thanks!

 

[MikeRocor]

I know one might think of "well, if the power is out, you wont have any way to use a computer" but I am pondering ways to work around that- (think ultra low power usage motherboard combined with a light OS like tinycore)

I've used Tiny Core on netbooks and it's a nice pairing of hardware and software. Never a speed demon, of course, but quite functional. The last time I used a netbook was before I started measuring electricity consumption, so I can't say for sure about that - but I suspect it was pretty low.