Want fast and good help in Linux? Then please keep this in mind

[bsnluser]

Hello everybody,For the past some years, Linux is no longer a geek-only OS. It is now used to make some of the most sophisticated and user friendly GUI operating system. Some of the most popular distributions, to name a few: Ubuntu (it is based on Debian), Fedora, Debian, Suse, etc.I think Ubuntu is by far the most user friendly and popular distro at present. In my experience, if a new user is being exposed to computers, starting off with Ubuntu is much easier even compared to Windows. And Linux comes with international support right out of the box (for Indians, most of the languages are supported!).So, it is quite easy to use Linux. But if you face any problems, please keep the following factors in mind to get prompt and reliable help.While asking for help, it is very important to give some basic information regarding your setup. Otherwise, the reader is left guessing as to what are the circumstances under which you are operating. Here are few points that come to mind:1. Mention what flavor of Linux you are using. For example, I would write something like "I am using Debian Etch". You should be able to find out your flavor by opening a terminal and giving the following command.$> cat /etc/issue2. Sometimes, it is advisable to mention the kernel you are running. Use the following command in a terminal to see which one are you using:$> uname -r3. For networking problems, it is usually a good idea to also paste the output of the following commands:$> /sbin/ifconfig -a$> route -n4. If you have hardware detection issues, it is a good idea to paste the output of$> lspci$> lsusbalong with the model of hardware you are trying to use.5. If something stopped working suddenly, it is a good idea to try to describe what you did just prior to the start of the problem.6. Last, but not the least (probably most important), please use clear and understandable language. Using little symbols (b4 for before, gr8 for great and others) is nice for mobile phone chats where keyboards and message length are restricted. But using these on online forums and emails is not advisable. In fact, use of these where proper English is appropriate is considered immature and the author is pictured as a "wanna-bee kid".Have fun using Linux.Regards.

 

[Sushubh]

i have to admit that i am impressed at the rate linux is progressing. i have used it as my primary os for 6 months and i never faced any problem what would drive me back to windows. i only moved back to windows because the laptop i ordered came with it and it just worked fine for me.

 

[DrSRQ]

10 months on linux and never felt like going back to Win ever!!!! Few days ago I installed Ubuntu on friends Laptop who was bugging me time and again for issues with windows, he's been on Ubuntu for 4 days and he's just loving it. People have Linuxophobia, they just don't want to try it unless you pursue them really hard. But once they get to know the beauty of it, They will never use windows.

 

[Apoorv Khatreja]

Finally, I am now totally rid of Windows.I used to dual boot on my PC with Windows XP Professional and PCLinuxOS 2008.Now its only PCLinuxOS 2008 and even the partitions are formatted in Linux only file systems (ext3, reiserfs and xfs).On my MacBook, I use only Mac OS X 😀.

 

[siddharth021]

i m jst a newbie to linux.......hope to carry on with it

 

[viralbug]

i mainly use linux.i use windows only for games. 🙂

 

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[siddharth021]

yeah ....there r not many games compatible with linux

 

[essbebe]

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[Nuxer]

A relation of 4 years with Linux. Linux is growing every second.

 

[Bleach]

I finished downloading Fedora but i tried playing with LiveCD but couldn't. Is it because i have all the drives under NTFS file system?

 

[Nuxer]

I finished downloading Fedora but i tried playing with LiveCD but couldn't. Is it because i have all the drives under NTFS file system?

Not the matter what file system you are using, the live cd will boot even without a hard disc. Try burning disc at lowest writing speed or use fedora live usb creator.

 

[Sushubh]

yeah. as long as you can boot from a CD/DVD, Live CD would work fine.

 

[viralbug]

I finished downloading Fedora but i tried playing with LiveCD but couldn't. Is it because i have all the drives under NTFS file system?
check if your bios is set to bot from cd before hard disk.

 

[Bleach]

Not the matter what file system you are using, the live cd will boot even without a hard disc. Try burning disc at lowest writing speed or use fedora live usb creator.
Yeah tried with low speed but still nothing. I will try it with live usb creator.

check if your bios is set to bot from cd before hard disk.
Yes, i did that as well but didn't work.

 

[viralbug]

^ btw you havent used linux before right? why not try out ubuntu instead?