Ubuntu Encyclopedia

Overview

Use a docs-first workflow for Ubuntu-specific work. Prefer Ubuntu manpages at https://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/ for command and utility behavior, use official Ubuntu documentation when the task is broader than a manpage, consult cached local copies under .Ubuntu-Encyclopedia/ before re-fetching, and record useful authoritative excerpts plus environment-specific operational learnings so future work gets faster and safer.

This skill is for the Ubuntu distro/admin layer. It should trigger for Ubuntu-specific package, service, networking, storage, and release-behavior questions — not for generic Linux/shell/dev tooling questions that merely happen to be asked from an Ubuntu machine.

Workflow

1. Classify the task
   • Decide whether the task is an Ubuntu-specific question, maintenance task, troubleshooting task, command-planning task, upgrade/update task, or live admin task.
   • Use this skill when the task materially depends on Ubuntu-specific behavior, Ubuntu administration knowledge, Ubuntu package/service behavior, or command semantics that should be verified from manpages or official Ubuntu docs.
   • Do not use this skill for generic shell work, generic Docker/git/Python work, or generic Linux questions that merely happen to be on Ubuntu when Ubuntu-specific semantics do not matter.