Getting Help
This page was last updated on July 18, 2009.
Do some preparation
- Before seeking help, it’s a good idea to look over the How To Ask Questions The Smart Way page. A well-presented request for help will prevent misunderstandings and make it easy for others to give you the answers you need.
Contact the author
- Use the email link in the upper right corner of any page on this blog.
- Use the comment box at the bottom of any page on this blog.
Linux User Groups
- See if you can find a Linux User Group near you. These organizations offer support and education in person and also often online.
- If there is no Linux User Group near you, the Linux User Group HOWTO page tells how to start one in your area.
Newsgroups
- Usenet newsgroups are an incredible resource for information of just about any kind. The Wikipedia Usenet page gives a good overview of Usenet and some excellent follow-up links to get you started in no time. Once you have newsgroup software set up and have chosen a provider, you can do a search for groups by topic (like Linux or Ubuntu, for instance). Usenet is full of people with varying amounts of experience who are more than willing to help those with questions.
Web pages
A few good places to go to look or ask for help are:
- The Kubuntu Forums
- The kubuntuguide Feisty Fawn page
- The kubuntuguide Gutsy Gibbon page
- The kubuntuguide Hardy Heron page
- The kubuntuguide Intrepid Ibex page
- The kubuntuguide Jaunty Jackalope page
- The Ubuntu Forums
- The Ubuntuguide Feisty Fawn page
- The Ubuntuguide Gutsy Gibbon page
- The Ubuntuguide Hardy Heron page
- The Ubuntuguide Intrepid Ibex page
- The Ubuntuguide Jaunty Jackalope page
- The Linux Documentation Project
- The Linux Newbie Administrator Guide
Obligatory Happy Ending
And they all lived happily ever after. The end.
