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like in the other forum (hardware/software...), can we have a thread where we just mention a few lines which almost all newbies are likely to ask? for instance, which is the best linux distro to choose from and stuff like that?
anyone having any questions they had answered here when they first started out can write in that thread, and the rest can refer to that if its been mentioned. i think thatll help all. |
Of course it is possible. The thing is that the right questions must be choosen and answers written. I'm not sure which questions need such things. I don't think that 'which distro for a newbie' type of question is the best example. Mostly because there's no clear answer. But I may be wrong. What do you think?
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i had a lot of problems early on getting my hardware working to its full potential. i know i can write reasonably good faqs for anyone using this config. we could write a step-by-step for kernel compiling (which got really easy now with 2.6) and patching for new drivers.
we could also write bout the first places to look for when something goes wrong (for instance, we have a lot of questions today asking bout X, and almost all are answered with 'post your XF86-config). of course, they could all hit the search and see it among the many other posts, but since that doesnt happen to often, we could just write a little gist of things to look for and basic instructions for a few things. we could also include relevant links too. |
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more of an FAQ really. and really, as i mentioned, we dont have to write everything down ourselves, we could prolly provide links to either this forum or outside. |
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I would think more along the lines of the "top 5 things newbies run into" and answers to those questions would be a good appropriate type sticky thread. Most of the other things mentioned would make for good LinuxAnswers. All of couse IMHO ;)
Something like: http://home.c2i.net/dark/linux.html (which is currently down and so is the new link...) Cool |
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Such "5 top things" thread is also a good idea, but I'm not sure what should it be. IMHO: distro fo a newbie, dual boot, partitioning, where to get help (mention man pages). What do you think?
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basic scripts. location of the scripts and what to look for in them. (for instance, inittab, fstab, profile...)
files to look at for graphics/sound/... settings? along with the distro, a short list of popular window managers with 2-3 pros and cons for the bigger ones against the smaller ones? |
i think we could classify them under different "sticky's" here.
like: selections of distro, window managers ... problems during boot (where we mention bout looking up the bootloader conf and some install issues causing kernel panix) problems after boot (where we can mention runlevels and related files, window managers, scripts that can be modified and other things to get X working, also include notes on the desktop env) |
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but in any case, i think the idea of top 5's or however many it takes to cover the most frequently asked, or frequently encountered problems is a superb idea...but the thing is, is that they should even be linked on the main homepage...like i notice many questions that are repeatedly asked, but are located in the answers section, but people still are too lazy to go find or even take a quick browse before asking the question...even when its a sticky and they are in that particular fourm they still don't see it, and they still proceed to make their post, maybe there is just no resolvment :confused: if not on the main hompage, maybe a fourm like section on the opening page of the fourms where the fourm selection is... |
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Afterwards, take the "top 5" and post them up in a sticky with answers. We could even leave the sticky open for a day or 2 to allow for responses to the questions (other ways to achieve such results, more oppinions and so on..). Cool |
Hey guys, excellent discussion, I started a post this morning on "searching for an answer to your issue" this morning, didn't get any replies. I was hoping for a moderator, guru, or member to comment to help emphasize how much faster you can resolve a problem.
So I agree with the top 5 thing, but I think there should also be some kind of "how to search for your issue" type sticky. I know I don't have that many posts but I have noticed that most of the questions that I answer already have answers on this forum. What if you emphasize the time savings. You search and find an answer in 5 min. or post the question and wait for several hours or even a day before getting an answer. |
Much Needed!
I think that all of you are correct. But, I might point out that each of you seem to have alot of experience with the software and maybe going way past alot of peoples heads. Maybe I am trying to be too simplistic, but much more basic questions are whats needed. As a newbie to Linux (RH9) I think that the most important question might revolve around setting up your first system (i.e., generic installation, basic configuration of hardware, and how to make it somewhat secure) This might include proper procedures for partitioning during startup (the instructions given during that time are not very clear for someone who hasn't ever seen Linux and have no idea what /, /etc, /root even are). It might also be good to givve some generic help with config floppy's, cdrom, etc. You get my point. ;)
Most of the people who are just starting out are not going to be concerned with how to compile a kernal. We can't even spell kernell, or is it colonel? Oh well, I hope that I haven't offended any, but for those of us that are JUST starting out some VERY BASIC help is what's needed. Thanks for listening!:newbie: |
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