3. Frequently-Asked-Questions ( FAQ's)

A list of FAQ's is a traditional accompaniment to Linux-related applications, utilities, and the like. An FAQ is typically provided online by the developer/s of the product in question, and enterprising users sometimes host an "unofficial" FAQ as well. Search for the latter with an Internet search engine.

The FAQ is the first document to peruse when troubleshooting a particular application. In addition, FAQ's exist for Linux distributions, window managers, and the so-called desktop environments ( KDE and Gnome ).

For Linux newbies, I provide links to three FAQ's that collectively address many of the questions posted to the Usenet newsgroups :

1. The Linux FAQ at http://www.fokus.gmd.de/linux/FAQ/Linux-FAQ.html
2. The XFree86 X - Window System FAQ at http://www.xfree86.org/FAQ
3. The Linux Kernel mailing list FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/