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266571	2004-08-29 05:44:00	FAQ #80 How to . . . in Linux Originally written by Graham L with contributions from others RTFM :D Unlike another OS, Linux is well documented . The documents which come on the distribution disks will get you through most things . For most things you want to do there is a HOWTO file . For just about any major package there is a web site run by the developers . E . g . www . gimp . org, www . apt . org, www . linmodems . org . . . The LDP (Linux Documentation Project) is based at www . ibiblio . org . . . but there are local mirrors . Try the Dunedin LUG ( . lug . net . nz/docs/ldp/" target="_blank">dunedin . lug . net . nz) . Among the Guides, The Linux Cookbook, The Linux User's Guide, Installation and Getting Started, Securing and Optimising Linux Red Hat Edition . . . are all worth reading . There's a couple of online magazines mirrored at the Dunedin LUG, too . Public Libraries have books!!! . All the Linux ones I have seen have been good . . . Any book published by O'Reilly is good . Some are excellent . Good Documents:[/b[ The onepage Linux manual ( . powerup . com . au/~squadron/linuxmanual . pdf" target="_blank">homepage . powerup . com . au) is a list of where config files are, how to do things . Red Hat help for applications ( . redhat . com/apps/support/apps/resources/" target="_blank">www . redhat . com) looks good . . . (includes setting up Samba) . Samba Linux Network Guide ( . sssup . it/pibizza/index . html" target="_blank">camelot . sssup . it) (The alpha release, but well recommended . . . ) Lots of Linux Links ( . fsu . edu/~cpse/linux/" target="_blank">www . fsu . edu) which will keep you reading for a while . A good site . Tricks/problems with PPP: try an faq</font>/faqlist . html]FAQ list ( . winlinux . net/2001/%3Cfont%20style='background-color:#ffff00'>Good" target="_blank">www . winlinux . net Links • Eric Richard's Linux Pages ( . paradise . net . nz/erichard/linux . html" target="_blank">homepages . paradise . net . nz) Note: included as a placeholder - page not found, need to check • Some good links to Linux drivers on the Conexant web site . Got a hsf pci modem going with Mandrake 9 real easy!! . mbsi . ca/cnxtlindrv/" target="_blank">www . mbsi . ca from rmcb • The Simply Linux Book:- http://jetblackz . cjb . net/ One of the best HowTos I've come across for those new to Linux . from mark . p • Jen C's nVidia Drivers for Linux HowTo ( . pcworld . co . nz/thread . jsp?forum=1&thread=42891#231073" target="_blank">pressf1 . pcworld . co . nz) . Note that where teleinit is, should just be init . Tips and Tricks loser:- Another tip: the most useful things I have found are the man command and the --help switch . . . . To find out about xxx try "man xxx" in a terminal, or "xxx --help" again in a terminal . Graham L:- and of course . . . "apropos whatever" . This searches a database for any "help" type file containing the word(s) . Remember that if you don't get an answer, there isn't one . . . *nix is economical with typing, and it isn't classed as an error to find nothing . A useful command when something hasn't appeared to work is "tail -20 /var/log/messages" . Chris Wilson:- Most linux distributions will install in a familiar point and click the icon format . Don't be scared off by the text commands, they can be typed in by first clicking on the shell icon seen at the bottom of the desktop, this will open a wee box, not unlike DOS, where the commands can be typed . This will seem obvious to those experienced with Linux, but had me confused for a wee while at first . Also some things will only work if logged in as user "root", which is the ultimate unrestricted pass to the system . As "root" you have no restrictions, and therefore you can do more damage than any other user! Chilling_Silence:- Vi . . . I can get into it and edit it, but how do I quit? Graham L:- vi . . . or elvis . . . or vim . . . Not the nicest editor in the world . Still it's simpler than Emacs (or TECO) . To get out of vi, Esc, Esc, then ":qq" if you don't want to save the work file, or ":wq" to write and exit . pico and joe are much nicer . I like joe because it's like the WordStar based editor in the Borland Turbo Pascal IDE . The internal editor in mc is a good simple one too . Everyone should use mc . Original FAQ available here ( . pcworld . co . nz/thread . jsp?forum=1&thread=25672&message=90545&q=faq+%2380#90545" target="_blank">pressf1 . pcworld . co . nz) .	-FAQ- (807)
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