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A.2.1. General Further Reading

This guide is simply a short summary of some of the available tools of a GNU/Linux based distribution. If you find a particular command interesting and useful, you can look up the on-line manual, or/and info page to learn more about how to use this command or check the HOWTO's online at Linux Documentation Project.

The manual/info pages will always be an up-to-date source of information on how to use the command. Also have a look at the documentation installed on your distribution, its normally located in /usr/share/doc.

Check the references section of this document, Google , for some links to useful resources which were used in the creation of this document.

Of course if you are having trouble with a particular command try using a search engine such as Google or AllTheWeb , or search the usenet groups Google Groups. If you still can't find a solution, look for a mailing list which is related to the topic you are having trouble with, or try a forum which is related to the topic.

Readers who would like another reference to commands may want to have at:

If you wish to learn more about GNU/Linux on a variety of subjects also see the various online (free) tutorials published by IBM Developerworks.

If you are looking for a general reference to everything GNU/Linux try the Rute User's Tutorial and Exposition. Or take a look at your distributions documentation, Debian maintains comprehensive documentation, debian documentation site.

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