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| Revision History | ||
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| Revision v2.1 | 7 April 2002 | Revised by: jee |
| A few minor corrections in layout after seeing the built HTML. | ||
| Revision v2.0 | 7 April 2002 | Revised by: jee |
| Pegged for release. After a major rewrite, and to match the CVS, it's now v2.0. | ||
| Revision v1.0 | 5 April 2002 | Revised by: jee |
| Checked and revised by project editor. Lots of stuff moved around. A lot of text added. | ||
| Revision v0.3 | 29 September 2001 | Revised by: jwg |
| Added info pages. | ||
| Revision v0.2 | 4 May 2001 | Revised by: jwg |
| Added /usr/doc/*, xman, more info on using mailing lists, correction on zless reference, and minor corrections to info gathering progs. | ||
This document is intended to help Debian newbies learn about ways in which they can find information to solve problems they have while using Debian GNU/Linux. Copyright © 2001, Jesse Goerz, NewbieDoc project. Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.1 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license can be found at the Free Software Foundation.
Many thanks to Brian Potkin for his direct and accurate information about /usr/share/doc, man pages, and my error on what package zless belonged to. I would also like to thank Wayne Topa for his excellent contribution for using xman and his advice on the use of the mailing lists.
Many people who use Linux say that Debian is the hardest distribution to use. This is probably true for someone who is trying out Linux for the first time. Don't worry if this describes you. After reading this document, you will learn the basic information gathering skills you will need to find solutions to most of the problems that you will encounter.
This document describes the Debian help system. Debian doesn't really have a formal help system, in that, all the information resides in one place or program. One of the great things about Debian is the multitude of resources which are readily available without cost. It will take some getting used to at first, but once you have mastered how to gather information about your problem, the solutions will come easily.
Note that many of these resources are not specific to the Debian system. Unless otherwise noted, each feature can be found on most Linux systems.
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