Linux For The Rest Of Us 12: Troubleshooting And Support

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A podcast for anyone even remotely interested in Linux!  Hosted by Steve McLaughlin and Steve Cherubino.

Highlighting the similarities and differences as it comes to support and trouble shooting.

[05:23] The REAL way to get stuff working.

[12:42] Phoronix Test Suite – The Phoronix Test Suite is the most comprehensive testing and benchmarking platform available that provides an extensible framework for which new tests can be easily added. The software is designed to effectively carry out both qualitative and quantitative benchmarks in a clean, reproducible, and easy-to-use manner.

(http://www.phoronix-test-suite.com/)

[17:56] Looking for support try these links:

[18:18]Official Ubuntu Guide.

(http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Main_Page)

[18:38] LinuxQuestions.org – where Linux users come for help.

(http://www.linuxquestions.org/)

[20:14] LinuxForums.org – Established in 2003, the goal of Linux Forums has been to empower users all over the world and to teach them all about the world of Linux. In addition, Linux Forums has been the place to find answers for various issues, whether beginner or advanced, through our large community of active users and experts.

(http://www.linuxforums.org/)

[21:17] Ubuntu Forums – For Ubuntu specific help.

(http://ubuntuforums.org/)

[22:00] Every single distro just about, has it’s own website or forum based around there operating system.

[23:15] Google Linux Search

(http://www.google.com/linux)

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[27:48] Steve M’s recommendation for new starters to Linux.

[32:00] Prism – Prism is a simple XULRunner based browser that hosts web applications without the normal web browser user interface.

(https://wiki.mozilla.org/Prism)

[32:37] PodBuntu – Tweaked distro featuring Podnutz and Ubuntu.

[37:01] TeamViewer for Linux – TeamViewer connects to any PC or server around the world within a few seconds. You can remote control your partner’s PC as if you were sitting right in front of it.

(http://www.teamviewer.com)

[42:47] Btrfs – Btrfs is a new copy on write filesystem for Linux aimed at implementing advanced features while focusing on fault tolerance, repair and easy administration. Initially developed by Oracle, Btrfs is licensed under the GPL and open for contribution from anyone.

Suse and fedora are the only two distro’s that ship with this were you can format them at the install process.

(https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Main_Page)

[51:12] Anybody have any troubleshooting issues.

[52:10] Emails.

[58:43] Webmin – Webmin is a web-based interface for system administration for Unix. Using any modern web browser, you can setup user accounts, Apache, DNS, file sharing and much more.

(http://www.webmin.com/)

[60:56] Camorama webcam viewer

(http://camorama.fixedgear.org/)

EasyCam

(https://help.ubuntu.com/community/EasyCam)

QuickCam

(http://www.crynwr.com/qcpc/)

SkypeWebCams – Following the recent release of a beta version of Skype that has support for video calling, this page will give a list of webcams that have been tested on Skype, and other details.

(https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SkypeWebCams)

ndiswrapper

(http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/ndiswrapper/index.php?title=Main_Page)

Frontend for ndiswrapper

(http://jak-linux.org/projects/ndisgtk/)

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