Re: Idea: Master Debian FAQ (newbie-centric)
On 23 Oct 2000, Bill Ramsey wrote:
> I think an excellent format is what the Caldera users have done. They
> have put together a "Step by Step" site which Caldera and others
> mirror.
>
> http://linux.nf/stepbystep.htm
>
> It takes one or two dedicated people to hold it all together; and the
> participation of many, many people. Someone who is expert in PPP would
> do a step by step write up on how to do in Debian and then the
> maintainer would post it on the site.
>
> Bill
>
> >Greetings folks,
> >
> >As a newcomer to Debian I, like many since I've joined this list, ask typical
> >newbie questions about the some basic things. If we take a step back and look
> >at the big picture there is a basic group of things new users want to get
> >accomplished.
> --
> Bill Ramsey
> bramsey@concentric.net
>
I agree with this. I think there is also a need for very short answers
to seemingly trivial questions that can be difficult to solve. Over
quite a long time I've compiled a list for my own purposes; it's a
memory jog, because there are certain problems that come up only at long
intervals, at which point you've forgotten what you did last time.
Examples:
When Xauthority won't work, delete .Xauthority, then run xauth -b.
If modem keeps cutting out when you dial, comment out ABORT "NO
CARRIER" in /etc/chatscripts.
When changing hostname, make sure you change the entry in /etc/hosts,
otherwise hostname -s won't work.
All these may be obvious to most people but they've caught me out more
than once. I'm thinking of posting them on my linux website.
Anthony
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