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<date>2005-08-06</date>
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<authorinitials>JPG</authorinitials>
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<revremark>
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Added FOLDOC (thanks to Howard Mann for suggesting this).
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Added FOLDOC (thanks to Howard Mann for suggesting this).
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General document update and cleanup.
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</revremark>
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</revision>
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@ -728,19 +729,19 @@ commands and some relevant links.
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<listitem><para>
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The <ulink
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url="http://www.isu.edu/departments/comcom/unix/workshop/unixindex.html">Basic
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Unix Tutorial</ulink> of Idaho State University is a good basic Unix
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course.
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Eric S. Raymond's <ulink
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url="http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/Unix-and-Internet-Fundamentals-HOWTO/">The
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Unix and Internet Fundamentals HOWTO</ulink> is a good document to learn
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about the Unix concepts.
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</para></listitem>
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<listitem><para>
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Eric S. Raymond's <ulink
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url="http://en.tldp.org/HOWTO/Unix-and-Internet-Fundamentals-HOWTO/">The
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Unix and Internet Fundamentals HOWTO</ulink> is a good point to start to
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learn the Unix concepts.
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The <ulink
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url="http://www.isu.edu/departments/comcom/unix/workshop/unixindex.html">Basic
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Unix Tutorial</ulink> of Idaho State University is a good basic Unix
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course.
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</para></listitem>
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@ -785,91 +786,132 @@ Word...</ulink> is another resource suitable for newbies.
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="miscresources">
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<title>Miscellaneous Resources</title>
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<para>In this section, I provide a number of links to websites that I have
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found useful while learning to use Linux. This is an eclectic collection, but
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keep these handy.</para>
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<para>
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In this section, I provide a number of links to websites that I have
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found useful while learning to use Linux. This is an eclectic
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collection, but keep these handy.
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</para>
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<sect2 id="Xwindow">
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<title>Release Notes and Available Documentation related to the XFree86
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X Window Server</title>
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<title>
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<para>This documentation accompanies each version of XFree86, and is
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available at the <ulink url="http://www.xfree86.org/">XFree86 website</ulink>.
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Whenever you have trouble with your X environment, peruse the notes applicable
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to your videocard and chipset. These typically provide details about the
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configuration of the X Window System relative to your card, and will
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enumerate any "options" you have to include in the<filename>
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XF86Config</filename> file that governs X.</para>
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Release Notes and Available Documentation related to the X Window Server
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</title>
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<para>
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Depending on the X Window Server your distribution is using, you will
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need to look at either the <ulink url="http://www.xfree86.org/">XFree86
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website</ulink> or the <ulink url="http://xorg.freedesktop.org">X.Org
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Foundation website</ulink>. Whenever you have trouble with your X
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environment, peruse the notes applicable to your videocard and chipset.
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These typically provide details about the configuration of the X Window
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System relative to your card, and will enumerate any "options" you have
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to include in the <filename>XF86Config</filename> file that governs X.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="gnumanuals">
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<title>GNU Software and Manuals</title>
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<para>Many important programs that are frequently utilized by the Linux user are
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GNU utilities - for example, the <application>tar</application> (archive) and
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<application>gzip</application> (compression) programs. Descriptions of these
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programs are located at the <ulink
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url="http://www.gnu.org/software/software.html#DescriptionsOfGNUSoftware">GNU.org
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website</ulink> where many <ulink
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url="http://www.gnu.org/manual/manual.html">Online Manuals</ulink> may also be
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found.</para>
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<para>
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<para>These manuals typically provide a lot more information than is found in
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the corresponding <application>man</application> page on your system. For
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example , compare the <application>man</application> page and online manual for
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the <application>tar</application> utility. </para>
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Many important programs that are frequently utilized by the Linux user
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are GNU utilities - for example, the <application>tar</application>
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(archive) and <application>gzip</application> (compression) programs.
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Descriptions of these programs are located at the <ulink
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url="http://directory.fsf.org/">FSF Free Software Directory</ulink>
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where many <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/manual/manual.html">Online
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Manuals</ulink> may also be found.
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</para>
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<para>
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These manuals typically provide a lot more information than is found in
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the corresponding <application>man</application> page on your system.
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For example , compare the <application>man</application> page and online
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manual for the <application>tar</application> utility.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="pcs">
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<title>A detailed Guide to Personal Computers</title>
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<sect2 id="FOLDOC">
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<title>The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing</title>
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<para>The Topic Index to the voluminous hardware guide at <ulink
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url="http://www.PCguide.com/topic.html">PC guide.com</ulink> will give you a
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great idea of the contents of this website. I used it quite frequently when
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first installing Linux and configuring the X Window System. I learnt a lot about
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videocards and monitors, including the concepts of screen resolution, color
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depth etc., useful when troubleshooting X display problems.</para>
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<para>
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The <ulink url="http://www.foldoc.org/">Free On-line Dictionary of
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Computing (FOLDOC)</ulink> is a huge encyclopedia of computing terms and
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concepts, maintained by Denis Howe. It has very detailed articles, with
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a lot of cross references. It's a very good reference to understand
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anything related to computing.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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<sect2 id="webopedia">
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<title>An online dictionary of computer and technology terms</title>
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<para>The <ulink url="http://www.pcwebopedia.com/">PC Webopedia</ulink>
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<para>
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The <ulink url="http://www.pcwebopedia.com/">PC Webopedia</ulink>
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consists of a large online dictionary of computer-related terms and a
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search engine that provides links to documents that discuss each item in
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more detail. For example, I used this site to learn the differences
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between <emphasis>ISA</emphasis> and <emphasis>PCI</emphasis>
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buses.</para>
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between <emphasis>ISA</emphasis> and <emphasis>PCI</emphasis> buses.
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</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 id="conclusions">
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<title>Concluding Comments</title>
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<title>
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<para>If you are a Linux newbie, you may want to create a
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<emphasis>Troubleshooting</emphasis> folder in your browser's bookmark list,
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into which you put the hyperlinks I have included in this document, as well as
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those pertinent to the distribution of Linux and the Window Manager
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or Desktop Environment you use. </para>
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Concluding Comments
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<para>As you use these links, you will quickly become adept at troubleshooting
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online.</para>
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</title>
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<para>Cheers and happy searching !</para>
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<para>
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If you are a Linux newbie, you may want to create a
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<emphasis>Troubleshooting</emphasis> folder in your browser's bookmark
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list, into which you put the hyperlinks I have included in this
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document, as well as those pertinent to the distribution of Linux and
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the Window Manager or Desktop Environment you use.
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</para>
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<para>
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As you use these links, you will quickly become adept at troubleshooting
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online.
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</para>
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<para>Cheers and happy searching!</para>
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</sect1>
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<appendix id="openpub">
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<title>Open Publication License</title>
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<subtitle>v1.0, 8 June 1999</subtitle>
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<sect1>
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