How to get linux help minihowto
for linux newbies. (I am using ubuntu 7.10 and KDE) :-)
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This is a very short version, and if you want to know more, go to the Internet etc.
This howto is without any guarantee, and you may use it on your own responsibility only.
There may be errors, but I do not want to use too much time to write this minihowto.
To check specific words or items you may try to Search in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page/ or http://www.google.com/
The
most efficient way to get help, is using a search engine like google,
as it directly will search the Internet inclusive the most important
mailing list archives,
for your search terms.
Write
your question, as if it is asked to a person, as most questions on the
mailing lists are asked just like that - below some random examples:
"how
to install ubuntu together with windows xp"
"how to install ubuntu"
"my nvidia g8400m graphic card does not work"
"ubuntu mailing list archive"
Use without double quotes and use lower case - http://www.googleguide.com/
Some important links:
The Ubuntu Home website
To subscribe to ubuntu-users mailing list
To unsubscribe to ubuntu-users mailing list
Ubuntu-users mailing list archive
To subscribe/unsubscribe kubuntu-users mailing list
Kubuntu-users archive list
Ubuntu Guide
Ubuntu community, documentation, forums, irc chat etc
The Debian Home website
The Debian mailing list archive - search
(The Debian "users" list is a high
volume list with many questions and answers, for ordinary users)
Subscribe/unsubscribe to Debian mailing lists
A
mailing list is a website, where people with same interests can send
questions as e-mails, about subjects, and other people can then answer
the questions - by
replying to the e-mail, using the same subject line.
Such a row of questions -and answers with the same subject
is calles a thread (just a collection of e-mails with the same subject line).
Threads are
necessary, to be able to follow questions and answer about the same topic in an orderly way.
The
e-mails are sent to the list, and not directly to individuals.
The
mailing
lists keep archives of all e-mails sent to the lists, so people at
a later time can search the archives to get answers to their problems.
When
asking a new question (starting a new thread), it is important to fill
the subject line with a very clear (unambiguous) sentence, explaining
very short what
the question is about, so that the subject
string can later be used as search string for others - please do not
write anything like "ugh, I have a problem" or
similar.
When
you later answer to at thread, it is good policy, to keep the first
asked question on the top, to remove other answers, and to place your
reply at the bottom,
as people normally read text from top to bottom.
http://www.gweep.ca/~edmonds/usenet/ml-etiquette.html
Here is a list of some of the Linux related webpages, I have used most recently, to get information and help for my Linux work
The pages are arranged in a fairly alphabetical order of contents.
12/2007