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. 32 Introduction to LinuxPostings to these newsgroups must be approved by the moderators, MattWelsh and Lars Wirzenius.If you wish to submit an article, you simplypost the article as you normally would; the news software will forwardthe article to the moderators for approval.However, if your news sys-tem is not set up correctly, you may need to mail the article directly tolinux-announce@tc.cornell.edu.comp.os.linux.answersFor posting Linux FAQs, How-To s, READMEs and other documentsthat answer questions about Linux.This will help keep the traffic downin other c.o.l.* groups and will leave comp.os.linux.announce for trueannouncements.comp.os.linux.development.appsAn unmoderated newsgroup for questions and discussion regarding thewriting of applications for Linux and the porting of applications to Linux.comp.os.linux.development.systemAn unmoderated newsgroup for discussions about the development of theLinux system related to the kernel, device drivers, and loadable modules.comp.os.linux.hardwareThis newsgroup is for questions and discussion specific to a particularpiece of hardware, e.g.,  can this system run Linux? ,  how do I use thisdisk drive with Linux? , etc.comp.os.linux.m68kThis is to further interest in and development of the port of Linux toMotorola 680x0 architecture.comp.os.linux.miscAll discussion which doesn t quite fit into the other available Linuxgroups.Any nontechnical or metadiscourse about Linux should occurincomp.os.linux.misc.comp.os.linux.networkingDiscussion relating to networking and communications including Ether-net boards, SLIP, and PPP. 1.10.Getting Help with Linux.33comp.os.linux.setupQuestions and discussion relating to Linux installation and system ad-ministration.comp.os.linux.xDiscussion of X Window System features unique to Linux, includingservers, clients, fonts, and libraries.This list is by no means complete.New groups are created when a need for a subdivi-sion of discussion is advisable, and there are linux groups in other hierarchies as well.1.9.5 Internet mailing lists.If you have access to Internet electronic mail, you can participate in several mailinglists, even if you do not have Usenet access.If you are not directly on the Internet, youcan join one of these mailing lists if you can exchange electronic mail with the Internet(for example, through UUCP, Fidonet, CompuServe, or other networks which exchangeInternet mail).For more information about the Linux mailing lists, send e-mail tomajordomo@vger.rutgers.eduInclude a line with the word help in the body of the message, and a message willbe returned to you which describes how to subscribe and unsubscribe to various mailinglists.The wordlistson a line by itself will retrieve the names of mailing lists which areaccessible through themajordomo.vger.rutgers.eduserver.There are several special-purpose mailing lists for Linux as well.The best way tofind out about these is to watch the Linux Usenet newsgroups for announcements, aswell as to read the list of publicly-available mailing lists, which is posted to the Usenetnews.answersgroup.1.10 Getting Help with Linux.You will undoubtedly need assistance during your adventures in the Linux world.EvenUNIX wizards are occasionally stumped by some quirk or feature of Linux.It s importantto know how, where, and when to find help.The primary means of obtaining help is through Internet mailing lists and newsgroupsas discussed in Section 1.9.If you don t have access to these sources, you may be able 34 Introduction to Linuxto find comparable Linux discussion forums on online services, like BBS s and Com-puServe.Also available online are Linux Journal s Best of Technical Support columns,athttp://www.linuxjournal.com/techsup.html.Several businesses provide commercial support for Linux.These services allow you topay a subscription fee that lets you call consultants for help with your Linux problems.Keeping the following suggestions in mind will greatly improve your experience withLinux and guarantee more success in finding help.Consult all available documentation.first! You should do this when you first en-counter a problem.Various sources of information are listed in Section 1.9 and Ap-pendix A.These documents are laboriously written for people who need help with theLinux system, like you.As mentioned above, books written for UNIX are applicable toLinux, and you should use them, too.If you have access to Usenet news, or any of the Linux-related mailing lists, be sure toread the information there before posting.Often, solutions to common problems that arenot easy to find in the documentation are well-covered in newsgroups and mailing lists.Ifyou only post to these groups but don t read them, you are asking for trouble.Learn to appreciate self-reliance.You asked for it by running Linux in the first place.Remember, Linux is all about hacking and fixing problems.It is not a commercial operatingsystem, nor does it try to be one.Hacking won t kill you.In fact, it will be enlightening toinvestigate and solve problems yourself you may even one day call yourself a Linux guru.Learn to appreciate the full value of hacking the system and fixing problems yourself.Youshouldn t expect to run a complete, homebrew Linux system without some handiwork.Remain calm.Nothing is earned by taking an axe or worse, a powerfulelectromagnet to your Linux box.A large punching bag or a long walk is a good wayto relieve occasional stress attacks.As Linux matures and distributions become more reli-able, we hope this problem will disappear.However, even commercial UNIX implementa-tions can be tricky.When all else fails, sit back, take a few deep breaths, and return to theproblem when you feel relaxed.Your mind and conscience will be clearer.Refrain from posting spuriously.Many people make the mistake of posting or mailingmessages pleading for help prematurely [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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