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Where to get tips and advice for someone new to linux (feddit.uk)
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I would class myself as reasonably computer literate but have always used windows (since win95 so that dates me). I'm looking to get used to Linux and have stuck mint onto an old notebook to get used to the system.

We've been up and running for a couple of months now and I've got the basics going but I'm starting to collect questions on how to do this, best ways to achieve that etc, in times past there would probably be a good forum community I could start posting on to learn but I don't know where to go these days.

Where do you take your open questions to, to learn and improve.

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[–] pelya@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Forums got replaced by reddit and stackoverflow, which both turned to shit after gaining dominance.

Stackoverflow still can answer most of the Linux administration questions that do not involve writing a custom piece of software.