Linux Frequently Asked Questions for Newbies | Linux Today

Linux Frequently Asked Questions for Newbies

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Oct 26, 2009

“Here at TuxRadar, and in the magazine behind the website, Linux
Format, we get a lot of really basic questions from new users.
We’ve taken the most common questions and printed them verbatim
below, providing Plain English answers along the way, trying to
simplify technical information as much as we can. We didn’t write
the questions, so more experienced users might look at them and
think “wow, that’s a stupid question,” but if you’re a newbie
asking Linux questions or if you have friends asking you questions
that you don’t have time to answer, we hope this information will
prove useful.”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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