Beginning Ubuntu Linux, Sixth Edition

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Getting Further Help

So you’ve read through this book and have a good working knowledge of Linux. Ubuntu is running exactly as you want it to, and things are going okay. But then you hit a brick wall. Perhaps you want to perform a task but simply don’t know how. Or maybe you know roughly what you need to do but don’t know the specifics. Although this book tries to be as comprehensive as possible, it can’t cover every eventuality.

You need to find some help, but where do you turn? Fortunately, many sources of information are available to those who are willing to help themselves. Linux contains its own series of help files in the form of man and info pages, and these are good places to start. In addition, some programs come ...