Mission Statement for Howto do things in Linux

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Table of Contents for Howto do things in Linux

The Howto has been completed. I am leaving this page here for reference.

One of the most common question a newbie to Linux asks is "How do I do <INSERT TASK HERE> in GNU/Linux?" This howto aims to help users to get acquainted with the tools available and have them up and running on their own. Instead of giving a list of programs you can run, this howto focuses on tasks that you can do and how to get them done in Linux.

The following are the topics which I hope to cover in my howto

• File managers
• Managing files and folders
• Running movies, songs etc
• Recovering from a bad shutdown
• Installing applications using RPMs
• Reading info,man pages
• Zipping and unzipping files
• Searching for Files
• Connecting to Internet
• Using printers
• Fine tuning the linux for your own hardware
• Word processing on Linux
• Working with spredsheets on Linux

• Which GUI/non-GUI tools are availabe for doing the job
• Starting these tools from KDE,GNOME and terminal emulators
• If no GUI tools are available then in a very detailed manner explain how to do it using the terminal and non-GUI tools
• Notes on these tools and their interoperatibility
• Pointers on more tools available

The topics which have been written have been striked out.

Contributing

If you think you can write on any of the topics above let me know. If you think you can write better on topics that have been already written about, jump in! Got a suggestion on how to make this better, that is even better. Send it in, you will get a sympathetic hearing. Virtual beer (praises for the authors) is also welcome.

I have made a mailing list for this project.If you want to actively participate on this howto you may also consider joining the mailing list.Please mail me if you want to join and I will mail you instructions on how to join the list.

Please follow the following guidelines when you contribute

• Try to focus on applications which come with come preloaded with a distribution.
• Try to follow the the mission statement for this howto as closely as you can but do not feel chained by it.
• How to start the application from menu, terminal and run dialog. If possible give guidelines where to locate the program in KDE and GNOME menus.
• How to get additional information about the application. For example if I start emacs how can I access the tutorial, the info on emacs etc. Do not try to write a complete howto, be precise and clear.
• Do not forget to include the name of the distribution you are using.

While submitting please try to follow the following guidelines

• Use plain text for your submissions
• If you need formatting use plain and simple HTML. You can send your submissions as attachments
• Avoid images.

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