How to fix the most common Linux problems

“Of course, Linux distros are not alone in this – a computer
system is a huge, complex collection of interacting software and
hardware, even more so when the basic install includes several
gibibytes of extra software over and above the OS.

“We can’t show you solutions for every problem that might arise,
but we can show some of the common issues people face and, more
importantly, show you how to go about identifying a problem. One
more thing to bear in mind as you’re reading is that even if you
can’t work out the solution yourself, an accurate description of
the problem will be of great help when asking others for
advice.

“The typical distro has more components than a car engine, yet
is open for, and even encourages, user fiddling, which leads the
curious user to indulge in some provocative maintenance. To make it
worse, a computer is often built from bits made by different
manufacturers – motherboard from one, graphics card from another,
soundcard from elsewhere – and an operating system that many
hardware manufacturers pay no more than lip service to, if
that.”

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