If you’re having problems with Linux and cant find any valuable information on forums, social media etc. You feel like you’ve looked everywhere for a solution. Then it’s time to ask about the issue, right?
After all, Linux is made to be problematic and well known to cause divorces among its user-base. (Maybe not.. But it seems like that every now and then.)
Forgot to mention my favorite: When Googling and finally find a thread title with the exact same problem ,and it’s marked “[Solved]”! Then after reading the thread and the solution, I’ll remember to look at the date of the posts and realize that the thread is 20 years old.
OK, enough about that.
In your thread start, remember to include what kind of hardware and software your Linux PC currently is running. It will save time for both yourself and the people trying to help you solve the issue.
inxi, this command/application that will spit out the most important information about your Linux PC.
Open the Terminal and type:
inxi -Fxxxrz
All the info that is personal, that you might not want to share, like MAC addresses, UUID (Universally Unique Identifier), Serial numbers etc. That info won’t show up in the output text, so it’s just to copy and paste it and post it along with your post.
And if you’re having problems with a specific application don’t forget to mention it too. ;)
The output will look somewhat similar like in the screenshot below.
This command should, as far as I know, work on most Linux distributions.
If not, you should be able to install it. The Terminal will often tell you what command you need to run to install it. So just try to execute the command and see what happens.
What does the “Fxxxrz” stuff do? I have no idea, and I’m currently to lazy to find out.
On Reddit there’s many subs that got rules, the list of things to do and not is as long and boring as the bible. And some moderators think they work for the FBI and is annoying as fk.
Some decent subs that you should try out is /r/linuxquestions and /r/linux4noobs . These are active with lots of members that, in most cases are helpful.