One of the greatest things about Linux (besides being free) is that there
is a wealth of information out there if you are willing to take the time and
read it. Listed below are the various ways/resources that you can use to
obtain information, assistance and hopefully further your
understanding of this great operating system.
| Distribution Mirrors |
Please be sure to use one of the mirror sites below if you plan on
downloading a few packages for your favorite
Linux distribution. Every time you
use a mirror site you help reduce the load/strain on the main ftp/download
site. If you don't see a listing for your favorite distribution please
contact us and we will gladly add it for you.
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| Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) |
The general purpose of a FAQ is to have answers to "Frequently Asked
Questions" about a product or service. The FAQ's listed below are
hosted off-site so if you do come across a broken link, please
let us know!
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| Forums |
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With over a 4200 users and 18800 posts, our
forums is one of the busiest areas of our site.
Several questions are asked and replied to daily by the Linux Help admins
& your fellow linux users. It is definitely a great resource for those
seeking help with a personal touch. You can find our Forums at
http://www.linuxhelp.ca/forums/. Please be sure to
include as much information as possible when you are posting a question in
our forums. This includes your Linux distribution and version numbers,
exact error messages and the make and model of any hardware involved with
the issue. Thanks and have fun!
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| Guides |
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Have you ever tried installing an application and couldn't make heads or
tails out of the INSTALL or README file? We've all been there that is why
there is over 70 personalized guides on our Guides Page.
Our guides common issues such as configuring your internet connection,
setting up a web server, recompiling your kernel, configuring a firewall
and much more. If you've written a guide and would like to contribute
it to the site please let us know.
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| HOWTOs |
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HOWTOs are perfect for those who are looking for indepth and somewhat
technical documentation. Many of the HOWTOs come in different formats such
as plain text, HTML, PDF and postscript making them convient to read
across various systems. The main repository for the 100's if not 1000's of
HOWTO's is maintained by The Linux Documentation Project and can be found
at http://www.tldp.org/. You can find our
local mirror at
http://ldp.linuxhelp.ca which is
updated daily.
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| Mailing Lists |
Mailing lists are a great way to stay informed and up to date. Many
distributions have publically available lists and use them to inform their
users of security advisories, upcoming releases and new products and services.
We highly encourage you to sign up to the mailing list for your
distribution of choice. If none are available for your distribution we
would recommend the
BugTraq list.
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| Linux User Groups (LUGS) |
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Linux Users Groups are groups of Linux users from a certain city/area that
gather regularly to discuss Linux issues among other things.
To find a Linux User Group in your area, please select your location from
the list below. To have your group added to the list please
contact us.
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| Newsgroups |
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Newsgroups can be a valuable place to get information if you can't seem to
find what youre looking for on the web, help forums or in an IRC channel.
You will need to have some sort of newsreader such as Netscape Messanger
installed to visit these groups. Below is a list of the common linux
newsgroups and what kind of information you will find in them.
- comp.os.Linux.advocacy
A non-moderated newsgroup to discuss the benefits of Linux compared to
other operating systems.
- comp.os.Linux.announce
A non-moderated newsgroup that is intended for all announcements that
are relevant for the Linux community. Relevant topics include new software
available for Linux, new documentation, warnings about bugs and security
holes and notices about user group meetings.
- comp.os.Linux.answers
A moderated newsgroup for posting Linux FAQs, HOW-TOs, READMEs and
other documents that answer questions about Linux.
- comp.os.Linux.hardware
A non-moderated newsgroup for questions and discussion specific to a
particular piece of hardware.
- comp.os.Linux.networking
A non-moderated newsgroup for questions and discussion relating to
networking or communications including Ethernet boards, serial
communications and SLIP.
- comp.os.Linux.x
A non-moderated newsgroup for questions and discussion relating to X
Windows System, version 11, compatible software (including servers,
clients, libraries and fonts) running under Linux.
- comp.os.Linux.setup
A non-moderated newsgroup for questions and discussion relating to
Linux installation and system administration.
- comp.os.Linux.misc
A non-moderated newsgroup for questions and discussion relating to
Linux but not covered by a more specific Linux newsgroup.
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