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Re: Linux Peeves
- To: silug-discuss@silug.org
- Subject: Re: Linux Peeves
- From: "Scott C. Linnenbringer" <sl@eskimo.com>
- Date: Sat, 17 May 2003 12:07:55 -0500
- In-Reply-To: <20030425023706.GA29384@osiris.silug.org>
- Organization: Southern Illinois Linux Users Group
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On Thu, 24 Apr 2003 21:37:06 -0500, Steven Pritchard wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 24, 2003 at 08:43:09PM -0500, Robert G. (Doc) Savage wrote:
>> It would be nice if there were a TechNet-like knowledge base for Linux.
>
> It's called "Google". :-)
>
> Seriously, Google never fails to come up with useful information when
> I search for a string (or substring) of the relevant error message *in
> quotes*. If you don't quote it, you will search for the words out of
> order.
Yeah, I have to agree. Google seems to archive everything, and by
everything, I one time disocvered an open CUPS print server at Ohio
State when searching for a certain string. But truly, I have found
Google to be useful in almost every case when searching for a specific
error or so. All one has to do is enclose it in quotes and strip out
all the system-specific stuff (for example, don't search with the name
of your home directory listed), and it is almost guaranteed to find an
answer.
--
Scott C. Linnenbringer
sl at eskimo.com
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