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I'll see if I can get this amended - credit where credit is due! :)
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Thanks for the heads up Rick - the article has been updated.
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Read through how to post a question and wanted to fill in my profile about hardware etc.
Just cannot find it . I mean where do I fill it. ? In fact generally I have a very hard time getting back to something I saw somewhere . One of these was Jeremy's excellent write up about upgrading from one Fedora core 1 or 2 to 3 or 4. I searched but could not get back again . Now I am not even certain that I saw it here. |
How to Use LinuxQuestions.org is probably what you are looking for.
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Wanna Help?
Hey kids, XavierP here.
I first wrote this guide over a year ago and I worry that it may need updating. So, if anyone sees anything in the article which needs to be added or changed to reflect the ever growing community, please post here and I'll ensure that it gets added (assuming it's relevant, of course). And here's the fun fun fun part - if I use your suggestion, I'll credit you on the article. What more do you need than having your name on a great article!! :D Obviously, I'm not looking to make this as comprehensive as ESR/Rick Moen's guide, it should where possible be appropriate to LQ. Thanks all |
Hey XavierP ;)
you could integrate the suggestions in the thread into your article if you like, so the harried or hasty newbie / reader ;) finds a complete package right there and then. Else it is still pertinent as ever... |
That's the aim. I keep sending people over to look at it and there are members with it linked in their sigs and I want to be sure that there's nothing out of date or useless.
Once I've got a few recommendations, I'll amend the tutorial itself. |
Hi, the current version is good because relatively short
my previous comments stands but maybe not practical in retrospect (I'd love to know the status solved/unsolved, but from experience yes it would not be filled). Update - The rate thread as been re-introduced - the automated search based on thread title need mentioning - advice before asking look in the HCL as well When asking a question, sometimes stating roughly the level of understanding/expertise can help to answer Maybe advice as to try to post lspci or lsub quite systematically for hardware related questions. Same always state distro and mobo when relevant (avoid time wasting and giving instruction that cannot be well understood by newbie because of the balance to have between CLI and GUI) If enhancement makes it longer, you may want to split it in part I and II Will rattle my brain a bit more later |
So something like (Additions are in italics):
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I would not give people a choice. Lets have a unique tag Solved? sound best to me, better than answered I think tag searching is not case sensitive, is it not? |
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/var/log/Xorg.0.log often needed Maybe a link to faqs (there is one for the wiki already) wondering about the sound question is coming so often so is what distro is right for me so maybe the 3 or 5 most asked question could already be redirected |
Answering your own thread can be counter-productive
because 0 answer threads get publicised in many ways. So do not be too hasty in bumping your own thread. A good well thougt question with details with 0 answer is good. You can always edit and rephrase your own question with the edit button at the bottom of the thread. As often we will ask for su; tail -f /var/log/syslog & or for sudo tail -f /var/log/syslog & Do try to have a look at this in a terminal for whatever "technical" problem you have, and see if there is any clue or alarm bells and whistles |
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Damn yer eyes man! A bunch of good ideas.
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