Need tips on linux troubleshooting

[Acolapissa]

Need some tips on Linux troubleshooting. It’s hard to disagree that Linux is steady and merely messes up when it is configured or tweaked badly. Is the Linux an Open-Source operating system that is continually gaining in reputation as an alternative to Windows. How can I install and get up and running in Linux. And how can I learn about editing files, troubleshooting, security, networking, administration, and more. I need some help in troubleshooting technique.

[mesterio]

When you are installing your distribution, I recommend that you pay concentration to the details, particularly of partitioning and package selection. If you are recognizable with partitioning, set a divide separation for the /home directory. This determines to permit you to eliminate your distro, install an additional distribution, and still have your user files untouched. You be capable of partition your hard disk by following the wizard that is present in approximately the complete modern distributions’ installation programs.

[DanielV]

Concerning the package selection, I recommend you choose your most important packages at installation time. For illustration, if you desire to install LaTeX and a graphical editor for it similar to Kile, choose the packages during the installation. Otherwise, when you finish installation and desire to begin using your computer, you determine to have to add repositories, download the programs from the Internet with the entire dependencies, and execute additional time consuming tasks. If you choose them during the installation, you determine to merely have to download and install a number of diminutive updates, which is regular.

[Elieis]

I in addition suggest that you to bring up to date your computer frequently. In approximately the entire distributions, there is an update applet which let somebody know the user as soon as updates are obtainable. Install them when they become obtainable and do not leave them for the expectations. A live allocation is a bootable CD/DVD which you pop in to your CD/DVD drive that writes its running files to computer memory (RAM) and works from there. A live distribution does not do several harm to your existing computer, because whatever you do is written to RAM.

[Emiliio]

The Live allocations are the ultimate tools for your computer recovery and, believe me, an significant tool for approximately the entire Windows system administrators, too. Newly a number of Linux distributions come as Live CDs with the alternative to install everlastingly to the hard disk. (Ubuntu and Linux Mint are illustration). A number of distributions have a separate Live CD/DVD which you download and utilize such as openSuSE.

[Enriquee]

The mother of the entire live allocations is Knoppix, and I absolutely recommend you to maintain one Knoppix copy in close proximity. If you desire to try out Linux, but you do not wish for to create any changes to your computer, you be able to utilize live distributions to give Linux a test drive. Download and burn Knoppix to a CD/DVD and boot your system and experience what Linux desktop surroundings looks and feels similar to.