The number one tool I use if i want to know about anything at all!
Tips to keep your machine Always Working On Linux!
I use linux
exclusively for all my day to day computing needs, and it doesn't matter
which linux, as distributions are merely
window dressing, and linux is really only the core kernel after all.
However, since I started using debian I've discovered how easy
linux really can be. And Ubuntu is even easier than debian!
The package management tools are the key to maintaining a healthy system. Tools like
apt-get for debian
based distributions like ubuntu,
yum for fedora,
urpmi for Mandriva,
and SuSE has a fine ftp installer in its
yast admin tool.
Learning the correct way to utilise the power of these tools makes the task of keeping
any installation totally up to date almost trivial.
- For the linux challenged, is a quick list of useful
and common linux commands.
- This guide teaches you how to use them in scripts.
- And here's a very handy Sams teach yourself linux in ten minutes.
- Sometimes it's not so easy to know the real question when looking for answers, and being given random advice
can be a minefield for the uninitiated that will bring them only suffering and torment. Here are some useful
tips for tracking down the best help for any problem by learning how to ask
"Smart Questions!"
- A very useful place to get instant answers is Internet Relay Chat, otherwise known as
irc. There are many IRC networks and all kinds of linux help
channels with all sorts of names like #linux, #redhat or even #linuxhelp. I'm a channel
op in several of these channels on EFNET and
FREENODE, so it's best to follow some simple
rules to get the best possible advantage of the
help offered on these public forums.
- The most useful link of all however, is The Linux Documentation Project,
because nearly ALL your linux questions can be answered there. Here's just a few tldp.org links.
- Single list of HOWTO's
- Linux Documentation Project Guides
- Linux Documentation Project FAQs
- Quick Reference Cards
and the Debian Reference Card.
FUN THINGS!
My eggdrop bot wombat on #fvwm and #madwifi
FREENODE IRC.
Some songs I wrote a long time ago.
One of my favourite pastimes is fooling with my Favourite Virtual Window Manager configurations.
Some other useful links and documentation
- A howto for themes for many popular window managers.
- A very old guide for installing nvidia drivers.
- A script I wrote to configure basic WEP on wireless cards.
More to come.
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