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Before starting a new thread, always search first to make sure your question hasn't already been answered somewhere else. The following are some great resources to help you get started:

Google, Linux Style

The Linux Documentation Project
http://www.tldp.org/

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A short, practical pre-post checklist (as advised): searching first is good, but prefer focused, authoritative docs over a single generic link. Many here (for example ) pointed to broad hubs — those help, but check distribution wikis, the Linux man-pages, and active forums before posting. Useful starting references: ArchWiki — Arch Linux Wiki (general, distro-style docs) man7 — Linux man-pages project (command/API reference) LinuxQuestions.org (community forum) . (wiki.archlinux.org)

What to include in a new thread (this saves everyone time): distribution name and exact version, uname -a (kernel), exact error text, a short list of steps to reproduce, what you expected vs what happened, and the minimal commands/output that demonstrate the problem. Useful commands to capture before posting:

uname -a
cat /etc/os-release
dmesg | tail -n 80
journalctl -b -p err --no-pager
lspci -nnk
lsmod
ip addr show
systemctl status <service>

Keep long outputs on a paste service and paste only the relevant lines into the post; include links to full logs when needed. For guidance on constructing reproducible questions and examples, see the Stack Overflow how-to-ask guidance. ()

Practical tips and etiquette: summarize what you already tried (commands, config changes, package versions), avoid “it doesn’t work” posts, and sanitize secrets (passwords, keys, private IPs) before pasting. As observed, pointing someone to a massive site without context feels like “get lost” — when linking to documentation, add the exact section, command, or error string you used so helpers can verify your work quickly. Following this checklist usually gets faster, more accurate replies.

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http://www.google.com/intl/xx-hacker/ l337 g00gle because your cool man !!! :lol:
Some links for the hobby level, just don't dive in thinking it's a secure OS!


http://www.freebsd.org/
http://www.bsd.org/
http://www.openbsd.org/
http://www.bsdtoday.com/
http://www.netbsd.org/

http://slashdot.org/bsd/
http://www.onlamp.com/bsd/
http://www.daemonnews.org/
http://bsdvault.net/
http://bsd.reedmedia.net/

http://www.mckusick.com/beastie/
http://world.std.com/~jimf/papers/sockets/sockets.html
http://www.maximumbsd.com/
http://www.bsdapps.org/db/owa/bsdapps$.startup
http://www.bsdsearch.com/
http://www.bsdatwork.com/
http://www.lemis.com/bsdpaper.html

http://support.daemonnews.org/

http://www.linuxworld.com/

http://new.linuxnow.com/

http://www.linuxsecurity.com/
http://www.bastille-linux.org/

http://www.linux.org/
http://www.linux.com/
http://www.tldp.org/tldp-redirect.php?url=/
http://www.kernel.org/
http://freshmeat.net/

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I understand that repeats are annoying, but pointing someone to the linux site and saying you'll find the answer there is tantamount to "get lost". ; I think the idea of DANIweb is great and this is just an observation of the quality of the references i've seen lately in help responses...they of course will have a low likelyhood of being wrong and probably not expire...but:)

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>pointing someone to the linux site and saying you'll find the answer there is tantamount to "get lost".
Obviously. If everyone found what they were looking for by googling, DaniWeb wouldn't exist. But I don't quite see your point here, because this thread is just supposed to be a general help before you start a new thread...

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cool, there's a world of warcraft add by newegg right here.

when in doubt, google it.

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Well I am just a new comer to the world of linux wanting to learn it, if any one want to give me suggestion that will help me in this learning procedure I will surely accept that .

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