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Thank you for purchasing your Linux Desktop or Laptops. You have joined an alternative group of computer users who believe in the freedom of access in the world of information technology and the benefits these innovations bring. We hope you find this experience as rewarding but less challenging than we did.
The following support information are specific to products tested and sold by Linuxvillage Inc. Deviations from official guides may exist because of local customizations. We apologize in advance for not answering questions beyond the scope of our testing.
This section is provided in the spirit of Free Software - so that end-users can help themselves and their neighbours. It is by no means exhaustive. But as time goes by, we will continue to update and expand this section to improve support. Your patience and suggestions are appreciated.
All material presented are licensed under The GNU Free Documentation License.
Linuxvillage customers are encouraged to check this section prior to contacting us.
Although there are many excellent flavours of Linux out there such Red Hat/Fedora, Novell's SUSE, Unbuntu, Slackware, etc, Linuxvillage have chosen Debian to be install on all our computers. Debian was chosen for its wide selection of prebuild binary packages, stability, non-proprietary/non-bias nature and excellent community support.
The latest stable release of Debian is Etch. For those familiar with Debian, here are the release notes.
We made custom packages to help integrate Debian with our products. Our private repository can be found in the downloads section. All contents in the downloads section are provided at gratis and under the GNU Public License.
We recommend the following websites to further understanding of Linux and FLOSS.
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Updated: 2007-04-11
The GNOME desktop that was installed in your computer package is version 2.14.X. Current version of GNOME runs on Xorg X server.
KDE fans don't dispair, KDE can still be installed and be switch to from the gdm login screen.
The custom patches and desktop entry files are available as General Patches and can be found in downloads.
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Updated: 2006-11-17
There are tons of Linux software application available. Most community versions are available through the Synaptic Package Manager. Increasingly commercial software are also available as a debian binary package for downloads.
To help get started check out the Recommended Software List..
For support, most application software has their own documentation and support forum. Check the Preloaded Software list and the Recommended Software List to find their individual website. Websites will contain the latest information, support forums, future development directions, bug reports, etc...
Debian package usually contain some documentation along with the binaries.
Check the local /usr/share/doc
directory for your application's documenation.
Text base application usually has manpages. They can be accessed via the terminals.
$ man command
Lastly, try googling your help topic. There seems to be no limit on what people can find on the Internet.
Linuxvillage appologize for not supporting these software applications. There are just too many of them and too few of us.
General Resources
Updated: 2006-11-17