Online Chat
#LBo on irc.freenode is our online Linux Basics.org chat channel
#LBo-flood is also on irc.freenode This is the area we use to post larger files. It is probably best to log into both channels right away, because if you join a channel after something has been posted there, you miss it.
Where: irc.freenode.net - channel #LBo - channel #LBo-flood
When: 24/7/365
Why: it’s a great resource for exchange of ideas, troubleshooting, or just general chat.
Rules: bring your good manners, please.
How? See this short IRC-tutorial or our Blog post for a quick start.
Getting noticed on irc:
When you go to chat to ask a question or just to chat, you will probably see other people listed as being in the chat with you. Those people may not be actually looking at the chat window. They may not even be at their computers. Here are some tips for what you can do to attract attention and/or get a response:
- Say hello using a user name that you see there: When a user’s name appears in their chat window, it causes blinking in their task bar (at least in x-chat). That alerts them that someone is trying to communicate with them on the chat. If jisao, Lonnie, and stw are there, for example, saying “Hi Lonnie, jisao, and stw would flag all of them that a user is on the channel. They will not be alerted by your simply joining, but might see the blinking if you post. Be sure to spell the names correctly. You can do this easily by using TAB completion: Type ”Lo“ and TAB to complete ”Lonnie“ for example.
- Stay long enough to be acknowledged: You may not want to sit staring at the chat window if no one responds right away. Stay logged in. Do e-mail or something else and look for that blinking on the task bar indicating that someone has responded to you. Those in the know will use your user name to help you know they are talking to you.
- If possible, stay logged in even if you go away from the computer. If you have a question, you can post it and then stay logged in. Much later, one of the people who is logged in and has not been around, might give you an answer. You may come and find it after they are long gone. Note that in some irc clients you will sometimes see a user name will be greyed out. That means they have indicated that they are away. If you are going to be away from your computer for a while, you can mark yourself away and then back again when you return or you can change your user name to indicate that you are ”away from keyboard":
/away
/back
/nick MyName-afk
For further reading on things irc related:
Tutorials and FAQ's you might wish to read are available on the following sites:
IRC programs:
- Windows and Linux - XChat is very good and is open source. It is available for both platforms. Check http://www.xchat.org/about/ for more information and download.
- Linux - There are many clients available. Check what you have installed or what is listed in your Internet programs.
- If all else fails, you can try the web-based IRC at http://www.mibbit.com/ Use your browser to go there and enter:
- Server: Freenode.net
- Channel(s): #lbo
- Nickname: Choose something. If it won’t let you use that, you’ll have to try something else.
IRC Channel Bots
Cutting edge information on a distribution can be obtained from IRC bots in IRC channels.
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Welcome to LinuxBasics.org - The online community that helps people to get Linux installed and running.
During this tour, we will guide you through our website, which has many facets which wait to be explored
The biggest project we are running is our Linux course, based on the LBook.
The book is stored in wiki-format, which enables us to update and correct it as we go.
Discussion for the course is on our Forum
Our Forum is used for discussion of Linux and for questions and answers.
Search the mailing-list that was used prior to the Forum.
The questions and answers from the list are stored in the list's archives in order to help others with the same problems.
Every weekend, we meet to chat in IRC. These meetings are NOT mandatory, but are a nice chance to get to know each other better.
IRC is also a great tool to solve many problems, since it is very quick and easy to ask for more details if you need them.
The tutorials are one of the oldest sections on the LBo-website.
Here you find explanations on how to do specific tasks in Linux. Many of the tutorials were created after a certain problem
has been discussed (and usually solved :) on the mailing-list.
The tutorials are categorized in
In the links section, you find outbound links to other valuable resources.
One of our later additions to the site. We maintain a mirror of the Linux Documentation Project. This is our contribution to the "home of the HOWTOs"
Another later addition is the LBlog which focuses on how to do stuff on the Linux Desktop. It begins with the basics on installing Ubuntu.
Using the integrated site-search, you can search the tutorials, the LBook and all other wiki-pages
Simply type the search term into the box in the upper-right corner of our webpages
As a community, we depend on your feedback and collaboration. So, if you have something to share with others, please contact us. If you have a suggestion for a topic you would like to see covered here, please add it on the Wishlist.
There are many ways to contribute: You can answer questions on the Forum, you can write a complete tutorial or just a step-by-step documentation on how you completed a specific task using linux. Ask questions if the information on this site is not clear, tell us if we got something wrong, spell-check our writings, whatever.
We are looking forward to meeting you at LinuxBasics.org
Anita, Jisao, Sam and Stefan