Click for a PDF of this and four other essential Linux articles. Generally not taught in any formal classes, troubleshooting is one of the things that most of us end up picking up the hard way. How to ...

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Basic Troubleshooting First do some basic troubleshooting to see if the issue may involve something other than your Linux system itself.