User:Jacks4u

Solving problems with Linux can be an easy learinig experiene, or it can be a real nightmare. I will try to give you usefull information, links, and one methodology that seems to work for me, most of the time. But first, I must explain how Linux software is typically developed so that you will have a better understanding of how to find the information you need to solve the problems you may encounter.

Sotware Development
The main idea is that the Internet is full of information concerning Linux projects. Most Linux applications and even the kernel are developed by people in many different locations. For instance a project may have developers from Mexico, Italy, and Tiawan. These developers need to comminucate with each other quite closely, and use a variety of technologies, from Usenet posts to Email, to Inetrnet Relay Chat (IRC) and project web pages..

What this means to a person trying to solve problems is that there are many sources of information. You could visit a project's web page, and read through the available doccumentation, or perhaps visit the project's IRC channel, and chat with the actual developers that wrote the code you are having problems with.

Usefull Information
Google Has a custom search engine for Linux links:[url www.google.com/linux Search engine]